Takamine Guitar.

Story of Takamine Guitar.

Jokichi Takamine.

      Takamine began a small family business in Japan, but has since become a market leader in acoustic guitars in the world. Founded in 1962, and globalization in the mid-1970s, Takamine guitars benefit from the growing popularity in Japan and elsewhere in the world.  A series of technological breakthroughs in the development of acoustic guitars make, earn more respect in the world the first acoustic guitar to develop.

      Acoustic guitar is the most important instrument of popular acclaim in 1960, was the paper in Japan. Takamine began a small workshop with tools foot of the mountain. Takamine Gifu, Japan. By 1968, however, when the company thrive in a global society today began.

        A few years after its founding, Takamine should increase distribution and reach out to more artists and designers. Mass Hirado, a talented artist and producer of an instrument, which was known at the time joined Takamine in 1968 to improve the quality of their guitars.

      He led the design and development of Takamine acoustic guitar, which now bears the name of Hirado and remains the most popular decorations Takamine guitars. expand Publisher Hirado, Takamine able to deliver its supplies abroad in 1975, and thrive in a global society.

Birthmark Takamine

      Sometimes in the middle of the year 1970, Hirado president of the company. Decided to launch a global brand Takamine, the team Kaman Music Corporation, headquartered in the United States. They began to international export business, which broke in 1975 to end of the decade.

Check in electro-acoustic guitar

      At the same time, Takamine has become recognized worldwide as a quality product and design excellence with acoustic guitar, folk music is a problem. Concert halls grew, so that the sounds musicians them. But the artists and technicians, create a sound of their acoustic guitars, they played with microphones and speakers, great.

Takamine solve a lot of progress in technology this problem because it developed the first acoustic guitar, electric power, the mid-1970s and in the end. Key technology development was a "pickup Palathetic. Bridge guitar has six sensors, one for each channel, and the vibrations of the plucked strings on the bridge and go straight to the car.

Introduction of the first electric guitar Takamine successfully produced in 1978.

      Not only a successful acoustic sound complete, but to minimize noise and feedback system to produce clearer, cleaner sound that has never played an acoustic guitar amp. Palathetic collection system became the industry standard for acoustic guitars, electric, and still the greatest advance in technology Takamine share the music world.

      Opened in 1978, Takamine acoustic guitar recently, artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne was presented. Eagles also played Takamine acoustic electric 12-string as part of his classic "Hotel California".

In addition, technological developments Takamine acoustic guitar preamp with the invention of a unit for the first time a replacement amplifier for live performances. This latest achievement recognized Takamine, who is now one of the largest manufacturers of acoustic guitars in the world .