Trujo was a banjo brand founded in San Francisco by Harry George and Velma Truett in the 1920s. Harry George was a machinist but also a guitar player and the first Trujo instruments were modified Gibsons that he modified. Soon the Trujo instruments were made entirely by Gibson - but to the Trujo design with deep rims and a complicated tone ring system. There were also Trujo guitars.
Toredo instruments was a brand name of C Meisel Music Co, of New Jersey. Toredo guitars were made in Japan - some at least made by Kiso Suzuki. The range included electric guitars & basses, acoustic guitars as well as folk instruments like banjos and mandolins.
Raffaele Tieri was an Italian-American instrument maker active in New York City from the 1920s to 1940s. He built mandolins, banjos, guitars and balalaikas as well as doing repairs.
The Tennessee brand was founded in the early 1970s by Tut Taylor & his son Mark. On moving to Nashville from Georgia, Tut bought the former Billy Grammer guitar factory and started manufacturing the “Tennessee” line of mandolins, resophonic guitars, banjos, and acoustic guitars. This company continued for several years. In 1977 Tut decided to move to Pigeon Forge, TN where he started a small retail shop. Mark continued to build instruments under the "Crafters of Tennessee" name.
Targ & Dinner Inc. was a musical instrument distributor established in 1920 in Chicago. Their brands included: Marveltone, SS Maxwell, Olympian, Arch Kraft and Biltmore.
Shandong Sunsmile Musical Instrument Inc is a division of Sunsmile Group, which was established in China in 1975. Sunsmile manufactures all type of guitars, including kits.
J.F. Stetson was a brand of W.J. Dyer & Bros of St. Paul & Minneapolis used from the 1880s until the 1920s. There were Stetson branded banjos, guitars and mandolins made for W.J. Dyer by various other companies including: Oscar Schmidt, Washburn, Harmony and Larson Brothers.
Stella was a brand name of the Oscar Schmidt Company of New Jersey - they used it for acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments from around 1899 onwards. The Harmony Company of Chicago bought the Stella brand in 1939 - the Stella brand would have been discontinued around 1975 when Harmony stopped production in the USA.
Sovereign was an Oscar Schidt brand name used for banjos, mandolins and guitars used from 1879 until the late 1930s when Harmony bought the rights to the name. Harmony used "Sovereign" as a model name.
Leroy "Roy" Smeck (1900 - 1994) was an American musician, famous for his skill on the banjo, guitar, and ukulele. His name appeared on ukuleles, mandolins & banjos made by Harmony and guitars made by Gibson.
Sekova was a brand name of U.S. Musical Merchandise Corp of New York who sold Sekova acoustic guitars. electric guitars, basses, folk instruments, amplifiers, effects and accessories in the 1960s and early 1970s.
The Sandlin Guitar Co. was a Florida based company which sold acoustic and electric guitars as well as banjos, mandolins. These instruments were imported. The Sandlin Guitar Co. closed in 2008
Shiro acoustic and electric guitars were made in Japan by Aria in the 1970s to 1980s. The range also included banjos and mandolins. The brand is named after Shiro Arai the founder of Aria Guitars (Arai & Co., Inc).
