Terada guitars was started in 1912 originally making violins for Toys and around 1955 Terada started to make stringed instruments. They had three plants near the Nagoya area around 1970 and made more than 10,000 guitars per month for domestic and overseas markets. Terada also manufactured guitars for Orville, Epiphone, and Thumb as well as […]

Tokai Musical Instruments was started in 1947 manufacturing harmonicas, started producing classical guitars in 1965, produced the Hummingbird electric guitar series in 1968, started producing the Hummingbird Acoustics in 1969. Tokai guitar dating reference Find Tokai guitars on eBay

Sunlite guitars and drums was started in 1984 in El Monte, Californa. Sunlite guitar dating reference Find Sunlite guitars on eBay

Supertone guitars sold by the Sears and Roebuck company from 1914 to 1941. Supertone guitar dating reference Find Supertone guitars on eBay

Stradivarius (not the famous violins) made by Maton out of Australia made a guitar called the Stradivarius in the 1950s and 1960s. Stradivarius guitar dating reference Find Stradivarius guitars on eBay

Stella guitars operated from 1911 to 1974. Their guitars were made by Oscar Schmidt and in 1939 were bought by Harmony. Stella guitar dating reference Find Stella guitars on eBay

Samick, a Korean company, started in 1958 maqking pianos and added guitars to their manufacturing in 1965. Samick guitar dating reference Find Samick guitars on eBay 1929-1943

Recording King guitars were a house brand of Montgomery Ward from 1929 to 1943, were made by Gretsch, Kay, Regal and Gibson and were reborn in 2005 with a budget range. Recording King guitar dating reference Find Recording King guitars on eBay 1929-1943

RainSong guitars was started by John Decker, Lorenzo Pimental, Chris Halford and George Clayton. Guitars were made from 1985 and 1995. From 1995 to 2001 they were made on the island of Maui and in 2001 the factory relocated to Woodinville, Washington. RainSong guitar dating reference Find RainSong guitars on eBay