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In the 1970’s Terada had three plants near the Nagoya area and produced more than 10,000 guitars per month for domestic market and for overseas market.
Tokai Gakki Co., Ltd. was founded in 1947. Tokai has produced some wonderful replicas of Gibson and Fender, including the “Love Rock Model” and “Les Paul Reborn” series, the “Springy Sound” series and the “Breezy Sound” series.
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Chushin Gakki was founded in 1948 by K. Miyazawa. Chushin Gakki made OEM guitars for Charvel and Jackson in the early 1980s, as well as their own designs, such as El Maya (EM series).
In the 1970’s, Terada had three plants near the Nagoya area and produced more than 10,000 guitars per month for domestic market and for overseas market.
Kasuga started their own brand of guitars in the 1960’s and in the 1970’s made the Heerby and Ganson brands and partnered with Roland on a guitar synth. They and Tokai made Conrad guitars in the 1970s. In the 1980’s/1990’s they made guitars for Yamaha, Burny/Fernandes and the early Navigator.
Kasuga started their own brand of guitars in the 1960’s and in the 1970’s made the Heerby and Ganson brands and partnered with Roland on a guitar synth. They and Tokai made Conrad guitars in the 1970s. In the 1980’s/1990’s they made guitars for Yamaha, Burny/Fernandes and the early Navigator.
Matsumoku was responsible for production in the ’70s and’ 80s for many brands of electric guitars such as Aria, Electra, Epiphone, Fantom, Greco, Ibanez, Skylark, Vantage, Washburn, Westone and Univox. The factory closed in 1987 and was demolished a few years later.
Dyna Gakki is a factory founded in 1973 in the city of Nagano in Japan. Dyna Gakki has made guitars and basses for major brands like Fender Japan, Greco and, for some time, for Fernandes – Burny.
