They continued building guitars for the Japan market until 1977, so I'm guessing early. Kawai bought Teisco in 1967 and shipped to the US and UK until 1969. In tracking the company history, I was unable to pin down the year manufactured. Maybe your local repair shop can help you to locate parts if they are available. After some research I found a Teisco sunburst 1970 strat copy, same large headstock and strat lines as this. You have to pay $10.00 to access them for a month, but it might be worth it to you. Here is a link to a page of Teisco catalogs from the 60's. You can see another TG-54 exhibited at Yamaguchi Music Store in Yokosuka, Japan, and TN-54 could be found on a blog page. Lastly is a token Airline Bass with a white Gumby headstock. The first guitar seems Teisco TG-54 (1954, gold finish), the first model of Teisco, along with TN-54 (1954, natural finish). I am not sure, however, how the changes that have been made will effect its value.īut this almost HAS to be a Teisco guitar. Vintage 1960s Teisco Electric Guitar (model unknown). These guitars are becoming quite valuable as collector items. The pickups, for example, are not original. My feeling is that your guitar has undergone some customizing during its long life.
That is something I did not find on ANY other guitar. The body shape is similar and most notable is the similarity in the way the neck connects to the body. Now look at the second picture-it is DEFINITELY your headstock. See how on the first one there are those toggle switches set with visible screws? Different switches than yours, but the same location and style of mounting. I found two pictures of vintage 1960's Teisco guitars. under several brand names including Silvertone, Kent, Kingston, Kimberly, Tulio, Heit Deluxe and World Teisco. Teisco guitars were also imported in the U.S. These guitars were sold in the United States as "Teisco Del Rey" beginning in 1964. I think it must be some model of a Teisco guitar.
Some might have a Fender headstock, some might have the Harmony Headstock on them. You really got me going on finding this guitar. Above is the Teisco Del Ray E-110 Tulip guitar from the 1960s. I asked him about information about the guitar, and he doesn't remember because it is an old guitar. Well I got another picture showing the headstock,īut i don't have other information about the guitarīecause someone gave me this guitar and he painted like that.
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