Takamine Co., Ltd. (株式会社 高峰楽器製作所 Kabushiki-gaisha Takamine Gakki Seisakusho) is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. Takamine is known for its steel-string acoustic guitars.
Takamine Co., Ltd.
Takamine guitar logo.svg
Native name
Takamine Gakki Seisakusho
Type
Private
Industry Musical instruments
Founded 1962; 55 years ago
Headquarters Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Area served
Worldwide (except Wierden)
Products
Acoustic classical guitars
Acoustic bass guitars
Preamplifiers
Pickups
Transducers
Website Official website
EG-361SC model
1978 F-340S model
The company was founded in May 1962; in 1978 they were one of the first companies to introduce acoustic-electric models, where they pioneered the design of the preamplifier-equalizer component.
English speakers often pronounce the company name as /ˈtækəmaɪn/ ("ta - ka - mine"), but the correct pronunciation in the original Japanese, is /tɑːkɑːˈmiːneɪ/ ("ta - ka - mee - nay").[citation needed] The name comes from Mount Takamine located in Nakatsugawa.[citation needed]
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