Matsumoku Photos 1980s +
Originals upscaled, edited, and filtered, and B&W have been colorized. Some AI detail enhancement has also happened - one thing AI is actually useful for, not perfect but getting better all the time. Hopefully the pictures have a time presence vibe. Note: Several employee names are annotated with the photos. More details of each staff member's title and role are provided in the written Timelines for both Matsumoku and Aria.
References: [3, 4, 6, 10, 15, 18, 45, 47, 49, 50, 55, 59, 60, 82]
![mid 1980s, unknown show/location, Akira Takei [centre R]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sitesv/AG8ngQVL0NPWWFx0iY0uIZph7j5P5rmoSKY8LMVvM-ZKkRzGCmh4ze8pdeje4tHnWZqoOQmQ4hycnKXOYR5FGNueKV2m1qxpZM0CbRrdMV3wz6kMIQZ6r4IkJ8k9_LkPD3Z9tO5sUZ31IE1pjw_t6MMFYoQJL9ma2BB7_t3otfY6WBAgKzPsv-dpRdyYrr4btH6Y7I4531r6XcuGPOOYgA5aW_Qh0ql2sNDz3g6CuM71=w1280)
![February 1987, last guitar from the Matsumoku factory was a Fernandes bass with staff posing for a send off, Director Miyoshi [C], Akira Takei [L in navy], Toshio Toshi Owa [top C in navy], Manager Furuya [R in navy]; the exact translation of the sign is unclear but it appears to be in tategaki style and should be turned counter clockwise 90 degress and read in columns right to left, with the first 4 characters literally translating as 'Matsumofu', with 'f' instead of a 'k'](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sitesv/AG8ngQX-kTZ4iyEwYhORuf1PL-gDnr8tR9Mf-ESDz3xpGgyrdP_EWIL00gMUjUOToX92SoGCxTi-JB841nq6FDugerekfgNIuPHe7X2ik0TcLSKcn5cIsnR6NhZX5TsxBrqn0MIRZY5pGeKYCZE3TWthNGTTWfQxtN8o9rsY0DbaUk5Uk2XWfzmK8mpdVpEyh1Igw6ycYTTfSr9EIntb04ATI_uxCGOafOaKsmxRMf1qeAI=w1280)
