Masaru Kono 1967 No 8 Very Rare

Masaru Kono 1967 No 8 Classical Guitar Very Rare

Cedar Top

Rosewood Back And Sides

Ebony Fingerboard

French Polish

52mm Nut Width

655mm Scale Length

Hard Case Included

Three Minor Cracks which have been sealed and will not affect the sound.

Two on the back and a very small one on the front.

Masaru Kohno (1926-1998) is arguably Japan’s most important luthier, and of course one of the most played, concertized and recorded of the 20th century. Top players of Kohno guitars include Julian Bream, Oscar Ghiglia, Sharon Isbin and Shinichi Fukuda, among others. Although Kohno began building guitars in 1948, it wasn’t until returning back to Japan in 1960, after a 6-month trip to Spain (where he apprenticed with Arcangel Fernandez) that he established his successful workshop. His international debut came in 1967, when he was awarded a Gold Medal at the “Concours International de Quatuor a Cordes et Rencontres Musicales Internationales de Liege” in Belgium (of interest, Daniel Friederich was another of the top winners at this competition). This particular guitar was built right from this period, in 1968. This has the classic sound from this era, clear, woody and mellow when needed.

An excellent guitar for amateurs and professionals alike.

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