Category:Hayashi Guitar

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Hayashi Guitar Factory[1][note 1] was a guitar factory of Hayashi Mokko [Hayashi Woodworking], once existed in Matsumoto, Japan in 1960s. Not to be confused with the Hayashi Gakki (Hayashi Musical Instruments) in Tatsuno (1948-1952)[note 2]

Around 1960 Westheimer Sales Company in the United States, a guitar trading company established by Jack Westheimer, worked with them and developed a new product line called Cortez from which later Cort brand was branched. During the 1960s, Hayashi was responsible for Cortez, Emperador,[2] Custom, and Mountain[3] acoustic guitars. Also in 1968, Hayashi bought out the Zen-On Guitar Factory spinned out from Hayashi Gakki (Hayashi Musical Instruments) in Tatsuno.[3][note 2]

In the early 1970s, Hayashi was bought out by Pearl Musical Instrument Company, and a manufacturer of above brands was changed to Matsumoku in Matsumoto, and then Cort in Korea.[2] In 1977, a master builder Yasuo Momose and his colleague craftsmen in Hayashi Guitar were headhunted to establish a new company Headway Guitars, and it still remains as Deviser Co., Ltd.[1]

See also[edit]

See also categories: Headway Guitars and Deviser Co., Ltd..


Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Sometimes erroneously notated as "Hiyashi factory" (Wright 1999)
  2. ↑ a b Yamaki Gakki [Yamaki Musical Instrument] (in Japanese). YAMAKI解体新書.
    Hayashi Gakki (Hayashi Musical Instruments) in Tatsuno was renamed from Tatsuno Mokko in 1948, and in 1952 eventually merged by Shinko Gakki (Shinko Musical Instruments) formerly branched from Tatsuno Mokko itself. At the same time, Isuzu Gakki spinned-out from Hayashi Gakki by the members who later established the Yamaki Gakki & Daion, and in 1954 or 1957 Isuzu was re-organized as Zen-On Guitar Factory under the Zen-On Music Company Ltd.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ a b Headway Guitar Information (in Japanese). Headway Guitar fansite. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. "会社設立前、現会長の八塚氏は、Riderブランドにて、ギターの販売されていましたが、製造は、他社（林ギター）による委託生産でした。委託生産での限界を感じた八塚氏は、林ギターにてギター製作をされていた百瀬氏を誘い、1ヶ月間掛け説き伏せ、77年に自社 工場としてヘッドウェイ工場を設立しました。百瀬氏を誘ったのは、Riderの生産委託での仕事を通じて、その腕を見込んでと、ギター製作に掛ける姿勢に 共鳴するものがあったからとのことです。"
  2. ↑ a b Michael Wright. "Jack Westheimer — Pioneer of Global Guitarmaking". Vintage Gutiar (July 1999).
  3. ↑ a b Torch Harrison. Hayashi/Zenon. Japanese Manufacturers of Made In Japan Badged Electric Guitars from 1960 to 1980 -- Who Made My MIJ Guitar!?, HubPages.com. "Hayashi was one of the premier acoustic guitar makers among Japanese manufacturers from this time frame. Hayashi bought out small manufacturer Zen-On in 1968 during a period of expansion for the company. Credited with making Pearl badged acoustic guitars, Hayashi was also responsible for making Cortez, Custom, Emperador and Mountain acoustics."

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