Randy, Some additional information supplied by Dale supports what you are saying. Mr. Makino went out on his own after Mr.. Konno's misfortune, but he very well might have continued producing the 3rensho models for a period prior to starting up, or perhaps even when he was independent. Sorry for the misinformation.
Dennis Young
Hotaka, Japan
>
> dennis,
>
> i believe that production continued after his accident, under a mr.
> makino.
>
> also, when i said 'higher-end', i meant within the 3rensho line,
> not relative to other brands.
>
> thanks to those who responded.
>
> cheers,
> randy dugan
> van nuys, ca
>
>
>
> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:55:53 +0900
> From: Dennis Young <mail@woodworkingboy.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]3Rensho
>
>
> One would be hard pressed to find a 3Rensho from a period other than
> the "Yoshi Konno era".
> I believe that he started the marquee, and it ended when a serious
> injury prevented him from continueing. I also don't think he was
> much interested in producing lower end models. Mr. Konno was a bike
> aesthete.
>
> Good luck in your search.
>
> Dennis Young
> Hotaka, Japan