Kiso Suzuki Guitar

[Stickslinger92]

Just picked up a Kiso Suzuki KW250 - sweet looking guitar, mother of pearl inlay on the neck and sounds really nice! From what I can tell I think I picked up for a good price - $300. I have googled just about as much as I can and can’t find a ton of info on it. Anyone know anything about them?

[Gumbo Man]

That’s a nice looking axe you’ve got there. I’m not familiar with them at all but there’s some good info on Acoustic Guitar Forum. You might have a reel gem.

[Bluesman]

Haven't heard of that one.
Reverb.com may have some info

https://reverb.com/item/42729904-kansas-kw-250-kiso-suzuki

You can see some impressive $numbers on reverb. Actual sale price will be significantly smaller in that auction environment.

[Stickslinger92]

Haven't heard of that one.
Reverb.com may have some info

https://reverb.com/item/42729904-kansas-kw-250-kiso-suzuki

You can see some impressive $numbers on reverb. Actual sale price will be significantly smaller in that auction environment.

Thanks! I did see this one earlier. This one looks exactly like mine except mine isn’t the “Kansas” edition. Not sure if that adds value or not.

[Bluesman]

Thanks! I did see this one earlier. This one looks exactly like mine except mine isn’t the “Kansas” edition. Not sure if that adds value or not.

Kansas references a Japanese copy of a Guild D-55.
There was Law Suits involving copies of Guild products at some point in the past. I didn't look up a Guild D-55 because I wouldn't know a serial number. The serial number can be important for quality and manufacturing issues/changes.
If you like it keep it.

[Leonhogboy]

I am just learning about lawsuit era guitars. Takamine and other Japanese makers had Martin and Guild plans for their models, before cease and desist orders. 1970's into the early 80's. I recently picked up a sweet 1977 Takamine F360-S with the square/script style headstock that was patterned after a D-28. It's kicking a Takamine G series made in China to the curb.

Hogboy

[Bluesman]

I am just learning about lawsuit era guitars. Takamine and other Japanese makers had Martin and Guild plans for their models, before cease and desist orders. 1970's into the early 80's. I recently picked up a sweet 1977 Takamine F360-S with the square/script style headstock that was patterned after a D-28. It's kicking a Takamine G series made in China to the curb.

Hogboy

It gets confusing. I think the OP's guitar was made between 1970 - 1980 and it certainly looks like a Guild acoustic.
If you look into the sound hole with a pen light towards the neck that's where the serial number probably is unless it's stamped on the back of the head stock. But the issue becomes who to contact for further information.
I think there are books out there somewhere that can detail that particular brand.
I worked in a music store in the mid 1960's and there were Japanese electric guitars for less than half the price of Fender and Gibson guitars. The main issues with them was typically horrendous humming noises.
To this day you can buy mail order Les Paul look alike for $84. They sure look great but if you read the headstock it isn't spelled Gibson, it's something like Gibshon.
The fact remains if you can play it,
and it sound good, keep it. It just may not be a collectors item of any value.
If I had kept a 1963 Gibson SG special it could be worth 10 times the $350 I paid for it. The value came from a design improvement Gibson did to correct neck breakages. Who would have known?