There used to be a link that displayed images inside Terada but it now appears to be gone. Did anyone save any of those images or know of another link? Thanks I need to clear something up in my head.

They used to be on the Fender website but I could not fnd them. But I did find a set of photos from Mike Lewis' trip in 2003 at the internet archive. (http://web.archive.org/web/...)

Edit Sorry. It looks like only the first photo is viewable in the slide show and most of the rest only as thumbnails.

Here are some of those photos on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gret...

there was a thing on you tube / gretsch terada guitars

on you tube / gretsch guitars terada japan . check it out !

Thanks, I have the video which doesn't reveal what I'm looking for.

I thought I downloaded those images somewhere but I can't find them.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

I never tire of seeing those pics and video's. Terada is doing it right.

HORRAY! sombody saved them.. i was looking for those photo's a couple of months ago

Watching that vidieo made me cringe. Safety is clearly out the window for those YOUNG workers, improper air filters, junk strewn about in the background, certainly not a modern facility. Wanna see a guitar factory done right? Look at Martin in Nazereth, Pa. Amazing clean and safe. Poor workers in Terada! I wonder if the Korean and Chinese factories are also sweat shops. I now feel shame for buying two modern Gretsches. ( I really like them alot too)

Terada looks no different then any small custom woodworking outfit or cabinet maker located in the industrial area in most towns in the USA.

Honestly, I'd rather see a real people in a woodshop crafting guitars rather then machines duplicating 30 necks at a time in a 'cleanroom'. Replacing these individuals with additional machinery would be a far bigger crime.

There is no question that the craftsmen in Terada take pride in their work and it shows in the finished product. I feel no shame in celebrating their work and tradition.

Watching that vidieo made me cringe. Saftey is clearly out the window for those YOUNG workers, improper air filters,junk strewn about in the background, certainly not a modern facility. Wanna see a guitar factory done right? Look at Martin in nazerath Pa. Amazing clean and safe. Poor workers in terada! I wonder if the Korean and Chinese factory's are also sweat shops. I now feel shame for buying two modern gretsches. ( I really like them alot too)

Sacrifices must be made for that Great Gretsch Sound.

Well we don't know if they take pride in their work at Terada but I think they do. Shop conditions are as I expect them to be considering they are third party builders and schedule work according to each manufacturers orders. There are a lot of machines that make the dovetails and all but the finishing work is skilled labor.

ha.. go take a visit to the average small industrial strip cabinet shop or upholstry shop in San Bernardino County in california. None of the employees speak english so I'm sure they're not making much more than min wage, there is no heating or cooling, it looks just like these video shots. I dont think Terada needs to look like the tire bay in the costco service center.

munman, we must have been looking at two different videos. I didn't see anything that jumped out at me as being third-world like. In fact, the workers were safety-conscious, using protective eye wear and breathing masks throughout the video. As previously mentioned, it struck me as looking much like any other busy luthier's shop in the States.

good conditions or bad, Asia, Mexico or USA, people gotta work...

Ever taken a tour of the Gibson factory? Doesn't look much different.

I'm a massive gibson fan but the quality of my terrada 6120 is defo superior- amazing craftmanship

is ti just me the photos of terada i only get the first pic , the rest come up blank ???

munman, we must have been looking at two different videos. I didn't see anything that jumped out at me as being third-world like. In fact, the workers were safety-conscious, using protective eye wear and breathing masks throughout the video. As previously mentioned, it struck me as looking much like any other busy luthier's shop in the States.

Yes, and breathing masks for buffing, not spraying, just buffing.

The rest come up blank. It isn't just you RH. I believe Curt is trying to locate the original photos at a higher resolution.