Masaru Kohno No. 15 – 1977
Masaru Kohno (1926-1998) er en vigtig skikkelse i historien om japansk guitarbygning og en visionær guitarbygger. Født i Mito City, Japan, begyndte han sin karriere som guitarbygger efter at have afsluttet sin uddannelse fra Tokyo College of Arts and Crafts. I 1959 rejste Masaru Kohno til Arcangel Fernandez’ værksted i Spanien, hvor han opholdt sig i seks måneder for et inspirerende lærlingeforløb. Et vendepunkt i hans karriere var, da han vandt guldmedaljen ved Elizabeths Concourse International Guitar Building Competition i Belgien i 1967, hvilket gav ham verdensomspændende anerkendelse.
Masaru Kohno (1926-1998) is a pivotal figure in the history of Japanese guitar making and a visionary luthier. Hailing from Mito City, Japan, he began his journey as a luthier after graduating from the Tokyo College of Arts and Crafts. In 1959, Kohno traveled to Spain to apprentice at Arcangel Fernandez’s workshop, where he spent six enlightening months. A significant milestone in his career came in 1967 when he won the Gold Medal at the Elizabeth’s Concourse International Guitar Building Competition in Belgium, earning him global recognition.
Denne guitar af Masaru Kohno fra 1977 er et vidunderligt instrument. Det er men Model 15, den næsthøjeste model på det tidspunkt, hvis navn er baseret på listeprisen på 150.000 yen dengang. Den har ryg og sider i smukt indisk palisander, med et smukt åreforløb, samt højkvalitets stemmeskruer og et hurtig reagerende dæk i grantræ. Dens tilstand er meget god, med velfortjente overfladiske spillemærker og en honningfarvet finish.
Lyden er varm, åben med en vidunderlig vintage-fornemmelse, en teksturrig kvalitet og en glød, der er uforvekslelig unik for japanske guitarer fra denne periode.
Mensur 660 mm.
Dæk: gran
Ryg og sider: Indisk palisander
Lamineret hals i mahogni med lamineringer af ibenholt og gribebræt fremstillet af ibenholt.
Nitrocellulose lak på dæk, sider og ryg.
Sælges med originalkasse og dokumentation.
SOLGT
This guitar by Masaru Kohno from 1977 is a wonderful instrument. It is the Model 15, the second highest model at the time, named after the list price of 150,000 yen back then. It features beautiful Indian rosewood with a lovely grain pattern, as well as high-quality tuning machines and a fast-responding spruce top. Its condition is very good, with well-earned superficial playing marks and a honey-colored finish.
The sound is warm, open, and has a wonderful vintage feel, with a texture-rich quality and a glow that is unmistakably unique to Japanese guitars from this period.
Scale length: 660 mm.
Top: spruce
Back and sides: Indian rosewood
Laminated neck made of mahogany with laminations of ebony and an ebony fingerboard.
Nitrocellulose lacquer on the top, sides, and back.
Sold with original case and documentation.