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Native name | Takamine Gakki Seisakusho |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1959 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Website | takamine.com |
Takamine Co., Ltd. (株式会社 高峰楽器製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Takamine Gakki Seisakusho, pronounced [takaꜜmine] ta-ka-mee-ne) is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. Takamine is known for its steel-string acoustic guitars.
The company was founded in 1959, being renamed as "Takamine Gakki Ltd." in 1962. In 1978 they were one of the first companies to introduce acoustic-electric models, where they pioneered the design of the preamplifier-equalizer component.
The name comes from Mount Takamine located in Nakatsugawa.