Contents. Company history The brand name 'Teisco' was established in 1948, and sometimes incorrectly explained as an acronym of Tokyo Electric Instrument and Sound Company. However, the exact name of company establishing and producing the Teisco brand was not that name, and rather, they had frequently renamed their company. The company was founded in 1946 by renowned Hawaiian and Spanish guitarist Atsuwo Kaneko and electrical engineer Doryu Matsuda. The company was originally called Aoi Onpa Kenkyujo (roughly: Hollyhock Soundwave or Electricity Laboratories). In 1956, the company name was changed to Nippon Onpa Kogyo Co., and changed to Teisco Co. In 1967, the company was acquired by (河合楽器製作所; Kawai Gakki Seisakusho), who discontinued the Teisco brand name for guitars in 1969 (1977 in Japan), but continued to use it for electronic keyboards until the 1980s.
Products Guitars Teisco guitars were imported to the United States since 1959 or early 1960, and then re-badged as 'Teisco Del Rey' after 1964. Teisco guitars were also imported in the U.S. Under several brand names including, Kent, Beltone, Duke, Encore, Heit Deluxe, Hy Lo, Jedson, Kimberly, Kingston, Lyle, Norma, Tulio and World Teisco. Likewise, they were imported in the U.K under such labels as Arbiter, Sonatone, Audition, and Top Twenty.
These brands were typically sold in large department stores, including, (US), and (UK). Similar designs (early 1960s) (ca. 1960) (1960-1962) Teisco SS-4L (1962) (1960s) From 1948 to the early 1960s Teisco products often, like many Japanese products of the period, shared several designs with American and Western European products of the time including and. Original designs (1960s) Teisco MJ-2L (1963/1965) Teisco K4L (1966) Teisco Spectrum 2 (S/N 374919) Teisco Spectrum 2 (ca.1969) However, in the early 1960s Teisco products became increasingly unique. Teisco guitars became notable for unusual body shapes, such as the May Queen design resembling an artist's palette, or other unusual features such as having four (most guitars have two or three). The vast amount of controls; typically an individual switch for each pickup, plus a tone or phase-cancellation switch, along with as many as five tone and volume knobs gave a wide variety of sounds yet were easily switched while playing.
After bought Teisco in 1967, they started to produce all the Teisco guitars, as well as their own brand, Apollo. Famously used a variety of these Kawai-era Teiscos, which he bought at his local department store. Jim Reid of used a Spectrum V. Also, of played a K-2L, which can seen in the music video for as well as the inside of the CD jewel case. Ben Waugh (Scott Campbell), singer & guitarist for Apparition, The Sillies, and Scott Campbell Group played a modified ET-200 onstage and for studio recordings until it was stolen in 1985.
Many Teisco guitars had a primitive in their extended tail bridges with limited when used in an. When the strings are attacked behind the bridge, a 3rd bridge sound is created. This is one of the reasons these guitars became popular again during the 90s among many noise artists as a cheaper alternative for the or, which were beginning to attract collector interest. Teisco TG-64 (guitar version of TB-64) played by Teisco also produced a six-string bass called TB-64 (or ET-320) in 1964, similar to the which was itself an uncommon instrument.
Teisco six-string bass followed an unusual body shape that was used on one of their guitars. It had an off-set body shape similar to a, but with an extended top horn, a 'monkey handle' cutout on the left-facing side of the bridge and a -style headstock with an oversized scroll. This instrument, as well as its regular-scale guitar equivalent, can be heard extensively on 's early albums of the 90's, where they used its wide range to switch between bass and guitar melodies in the course of single songs. Also, 2 or 4-pickup (27 3/4 inch scale) with a tremolo, known as Demian or Orlando VN-2 or VN-4 ca.1964 manufactured by, are often referred as Teisco models. However the formal relations between Teisco and these models are not enough verified yet. The VN-2 is used by The Noble Gasses band of Los Angeles, California. This section needs expansion.
You can help. (February 2009) Teisco basses are easily identified through a unique pickup design exclusive to the Del Rey series. This design consisted of a large rectangular chrome pickup with black plastic holding the four poles in one place. Other designs may vary, but are all easily distinguishable and unique among subsequent bass designs.
Teisco made a short scale bass under the Heit Deluxe name. With a scale length of 23.5', it was a student or beginner instrument. It featured a single pickup, volume and tone controls and a rudimentary bridge/tailpiece. Amplifiers. This section needs expansion.
You can help. (February 2009) Teisco also produced numerous models of guitar and bass amplifiers which were often sold under the Checkmate brand name, but also named Teisco or Silvertone as well as Beltone and Melody. In the 1950s, early amplifier models were very basic 5-10 watt tube/valve designs. During the 1960s, more advanced and powerful models were offered, such as Checkmate 25, Checkmate 50,and Checkmate 100 featuring dual channels, reverb and tremolo effects. Teisco also made solid-state (transistor-based) models, some designed no less radically than their guitars of the time.
The Sound Port 60 (60 watts/RMS) and Sound Port 120 (120 watts/RMS) amplifiers from the late 1960s were copies of 's and. Synthesizers.
(12 December 2006). Teisco Twanger's Paradice. 1948 - The Teisco brand arrives! The brand name was coined by Mr. Atswo Kaneko and does not stand for the 'Tokyo Electric Instrument and Sound Company' as is thought by some. Dregni, Michael; Aldrich, Margret; Murray, Charles Shaar; Voyageur Voyageur Press (19 September 2003). MBI Publishing Company LLC.
'Teisco' was an anagram for the Tokyo Electric Instrument and Sound Company or something along those lines. Wright, Michael.
Vintage Guitar (July 1999). No one has had a bigger impact on the globalization of guitars than Mr. Jack Westheimer — one of the pioneers of global guitarmaking. Among the brands associated with his activities are Kingston, Teisco, Teisco Del Rey, Silvertone, Emperador, Cortez, and Cort.”, “ In late '59 or early '60, Westheimer also began to import Teisco electric guitars made by Teisco in Japan. These earliest Teiscos were plain Teisco-brand (not Teisco del Rey).”, “ A number of key events converged in '64. Also, Westheimer changed the name of the Teisco guitars he was importing to Teisco del Rey, the brand most commonly seen.
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”, “Weiss Musical Instruments (W.M.I.): The forte of W.M.I. Was flash design and marketing. The fancier Teiscos with the striped metal pickguards and colorful finishes generally date from the later 1960s and were done in conjunction with W.M.I., not Westheimer.' .
To solve the questions about the design similarities across the multiple manufacturers, more intensive verifications on the international guitar supplying networks and the role of international distributors at that era, are expected. As one possibility, the involvement of, a sales company of in the United States, may be significant;, and were known to had been supplied to Goya; and Teisco's similar models might have some relations to them. Wright, Michael (July 2003). Archived from on 2012-04-25., ', issued 1967-10-17, assigned to Warwick Electronics Inc. Matsumoto guitars Guitar Manufacturers in Matsumoto City (in Japanese).: Junk Guitar Museum. Summary in English: In the first half of the 1960s, had subcontracted with Teisco, and manufactured models including: J-1, J-2, EB-1 (similar to EB-18), VN-2, and VN-4; And then, their former factory manager had spin-out to establish a Teisco factory in, called (also known as Matsumoto Teisco). Bertram D (22 November 2009).
Mark Cole (December 12, 2006). ID Parade, Teisco Twangers. Mark Cole (December 12, 2006). ID Parade, Teisco Twangers. Models and Catalogs. by., Nihon Onpa Kōgyō, Co.
(テスコ商事). (publisher unknown). (late 1960s), Teisco Shōji, Co. (テスコ商事)., Kawai/Teisco., Kawai/Teisco., Kawai/Teisco Bibliography. OUTPUT: Electric was a Dynamite of New Emotion. Mook (in Japanese).
Tokyo: Player Corporation. Guitar Magazine mooks / Rittor Music mook (in Japanese).
The history described on this book is widely referred (for example,., etc), but this book itself has been discontinued for a long time. Meyers, Frank (2015). Centerstream Publications. Further reading. Wright, Michael. Wright, Michael.
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Moseley, Willie G. (October 2014).
External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to., a site for Teisco collectors., features pictures and descriptions of Vintage Teisco Guitars. Must pay for access. information and photos of vintage Japanese electric guitars at KingofKays.com., with information on various models of Teisco synthesizers., Sequencer.de. Capital transport owner drivers.
Antique Silvertone guitars were manufactured by five guitar makers, Danelectro, Harmony, National, Kay, and Teisco, to be sold by Sears department store from the 1950s into the early 1970s. While all of these guitars bear the name 'Silvertone' on their headstocks, the design of the instruments differs greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer. Many different models of Silvertone guitars exist, but the vast majority of them can be dated via the serial number. In general, the older the guitar is, the more it is worth. Search the guitar for a serial number. Look behind the headstock and on the base of the neck. If there is a four-digit serial number, which the vast majority of Silvertone instruments have, you can use it to find the guitar's age.
Remove the guitar's neck if you cannot find the serial number anywhere else. Most vintage Silvertone guitars have the serial number stamped on the neck pocket, which is the piece of the neck that hugs the body of the guitar. Remove the strings and unscrew the screws at the base of the neck. Carefully separate the neck from the body of the guitar. Look for the serial number in the neck pocket. Read the serial number. The first two digits indicate what week of the year the guitar was made, and the last two digits indicate the year the instrument was made.
Take the guitar to a guitar shop, preferably one that sells vintage guitars, and inquire about dating the instrument if you can't find a serial number.
I recently purchased a Teisco Del Rey ET-200 at an auction for $10. I think this guitar is a cool find. It was made around the late 60s in Japan! It was in pretty sad shape when I got it. I have it almost completely restored.
I am currently (attempting) to rewire it due to the fact that the wiring was pretty rusted out. Fortunately the pick ups are in good order. It has two harmonica looking pickups, two switches, volume and tone.
The bridge is. It has a chrome piece that you can pull off, it kinda looks like an ash tray when you pull it off.
Does anyone know where I can find that chrome piece and a proper wiring diagram for the components. I am more interested in a wiring diagram.
Any suggeestions would be helpful. Books, online resources or anything of that nature would be great. If any one has the chrome bridge cover part and is interested in selling. I am interested in buying.The local guitar shops won't really help me because they feel the Del Rey isn't worth their time. They also tell me it's not worth my time. I really like this guitar for its nostalgic properties.
: I recently purchased a Teisco Del Rey ET-200 at an auction for $10. I think this guitar is a cool find.
It was made around the late 60s in Japan! It was in pretty sad shape when I got it. I have it almost completely restored. I am currently (attempting) to rewire it due to the fact that the wiring was pretty rusted out.
Fortunately the pick ups are in good order. It has two harmonica looking pickups, two switches, volume and tone.: The bridge is. It has: a chrome piece that you can pull off, it kinda looks: like an ash tray when you pull it off.: Does anyone know where I can find that chrome piece and a proper wiring diagram for the components. I am more interested in a wiring diagram. Any suggeestions would be helpful. Books, online resources or anything of that nature would be great.
If any one has the chrome bridge cover part and is interested in selling. I am interested in buying.The local guitar shops won't really help me because they feel the Del Rey isn't worth their time. They also tell me it's not worth my time. I really like this guitar for its nostalgic properties. I have a Teisco?G-30 that I bought in the Philippines Clark Air Base Exchange for $25 in 1962. I have been it playing since then. Recently I broke the neck.
My friend assures me that a neck is a neck any neck will work. It dosent have to be a Teisco. I'm not so sure.
I'm taking the neck off now and am going to take it to the guitar repair shops and found out. I may need to find a Teisco neck. As far as your wiring problem.
I was an aircraft electrician for 4 years in the Air Force and I now have my own TV/VCR repair shop. I am sure I could draw you out a schematic diagram. All I need is a list of all components mounted on you Del Rey body. (I don't know what a Del Ray looks like. A picture of my?g-30 can be found at it's the Teisco citra 65 found on that page.) Back to list of components my guitar has: 3 pick-ups 3 pick-up ON/OFF switches 3 pick-up Volume Controls 1 Tone Control 1 Standard Guitar Jack I need to know the list of your guitar. Also if you have taken off the plate where the Volume Controls are located. I need to know of any discrete components found inside such as a capacitor hooked to the Tone Control.
The mother lode for Teisco parts and service (as well as Eko, Hagstrom, etc) is Subway Guitars in Berkely, CA. The owner, who goes by the name of Fat Dog, has bought warehouses full of bodies, necks, and other parts over the years. You can actually buy a brand new 'old' guitar made entirely of authentic NOS parts from them, and they actually set them up to play, unlike a lot of the original factory models. If you need parts or anything else for yer Teisco, get in touch withg Fat Dog, you won't be sorry. : The mother lode for Teisco parts and service (as well as Eko, Hagstrom, etc) is Subway Guitars in Berkely, CA. The owner, who goes by the name of Fat Dog, has bought warehouses full of bodies, necks, and other parts over the years.
You can actually buy a brand new 'old' guitar made entirely of authentic NOS parts from them, and they actually set them up to play, unlike a lot of the original factory models. If you need parts or anything else for yer Teisco, get in touch withg Fat Dog, you won't be sorry. Can you believe it? Just minuets before I read your followup. I got off the phone with Subway Guitars, (I got the number from a local guitar shop).
Fat Dog was out to lunch. I will be calling hem back in a little while. This is very convenient for me as I live in San Francisxco. Any way thank you very much for your help. Did Christopher ever get his wiring diagram? : I recently purchased a Teisco Del Rey ET-200 at an auction for $10.
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I think this guitar is a cool find. It was made around the late 60s in Japan!
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It was in pretty sad shape when I got it. I have it almost completely restored. I am currently (attempting) to rewire it due to the fact that the wiring was pretty rusted out. Fortunately the pick ups are in good order. It has two harmonica looking pickups, two switches, volume and tone.: The bridge is. It has: a chrome piece that you can pull off, it kinda looks: like an ash tray when you pull it off.: Does anyone know where I can find that chrome piece and a proper wiring diagram for the components. I am more interested in a wiring diagram.
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Any suggeestions would be helpful. Books, online resources or anything of that nature would be great. If any one has the chrome bridge cover part and is interested in selling. I am interested in buying.The local guitar shops won't really help me because they feel the Del Rey isn't worth their time. They also tell me it's not worth my time. I really like this guitar for its nostalgic properties. A great place for you to start on some research would be www.teiscotwangers.com There is a tonne of info there.
I am hoping to be so lucky as to find a teisco myself. A friend of mine has a bad habit of finding them at garage sales and thrift stores for cheap so he buys them.of course he doesn't tell me about them and I still remain with out. One day I will beat him to the punch and find a killer deal on one.
So good luck on the diagrams and feel free to drop me a line.I can likely pull apart one of my friends and create a wiring diagram if you really needed. My first electric guitar, bought for thirty dollars. Guitar and amp together was 69.99 at Ben Franklin's. Surprisingly good neck but the pickups are indeed a joke. I would not put expensive pickups in it. If youre going to buy duncans put them in a better axe, if just a $150 epiphone. The playability just isnt there.
As far as replacing a neck. Just make sure you get the correct scale length - the distance between the bridge and the nut= and any neck will work. It should be a standard scale. I bought a fender replacement from mighty mite, a licensed replacement mfr.