(By Jimmy Noise / June 2012)
In 1965 it was published in an advertisement that Teisco Del Rey
was the largest solid body guitar producer in the word. Yet little is know
about them. The Teisco guitar company is one of many that changed the path of
two nations. In the
Currently there is a lack of information for Teisco collectors on
the world wide web. There is really only one out dated dedicated web site, no
books, and no dedicated online forums. Some of the information on the other web
is true and some of it is very misleading, however is accepted as correct
because there is a lack of information to start with. There are even vintage
guitar magazine articles that have been published with wrong information. One of the purposes of the web site is to clarify
what is fact and what is fiction, and try to fill in the gaps. Well the best
they can be.
This web page aims to compile all the information for Teisco
branded lap steels, electric guitars, basses and amplifiers. (ie Guitars that
had the Teisco, World Teisco or Teisco Del Rey Logo.) Teisco made musical
instruments for several other companies using the client’s own brand name.
A lot of the information on this site is from an extensive study
of the Teisco models that started in 2005. Tens of thousands of photos have
been collected, sorted and analysed to re-construct the history of the company.
Changes in construction methods and hardware are compared to determine events
that occurred in the history of the company. Serial numbers are also cross referenced
with models numbers and catalogues, to provide an accurate dating method for
guitars and basses.
The site has been based on the analysis and interpretation of the
data collected. The interruption of the
information can be viewed as objectives sometimes, but it is the most accurate
to date. We try to be as accurate as possible. Other information has been
provided by creditable and reliable sources, as well as interviews with people
that were part of the Teisco history.
Should there be something that you view as being incorrect and can
provide information / documentation to support your claim, we are happy to
review it and update the appropriate section on the site.
We hope you enjoy the site and have some
appreciation to the extensive efforts made to date. We know the site is still
very incomplete and will take many more years to be fully developed to the
extent that is has reached it full potential. However we felt that the last few
years of work should be shared, rather waiting another two or three years until
it is complete. Updates will be slow and generally unnoticed as there is so
many pages that still require work.
Teisco Main Index
The Teisco Organ – Synth Page – (External Link)
Teisco Accessories – Future Page
Teisco Catalogues and
Sales Brochures – Future Page
Help Rediscover Teisco
This is the part were we ask you to help contribute, so
this website can be expand. You can find out more at the Help Re-Discover
Teisco page.
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