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KISO SUZUKI/ Matao W350 acoustic vintage guitar - $850 (Peachtree City)
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KISO SUZUKI/ Matao W350 acoustic vintage guitar made in Japan 1970s Brazilian rosewood with maple in very good condition with hard case.
This guitar was made in early 1970s by Kiso Suzuki Violin Co., one of the oldest and highest reputable Japanese musical instrument makers. Its construction is based on Martin blueprints. Its sound makes it tough competitor against many highly priced modern era Martin guitars.
At the time it was sold it wasn’t a cheap instrument at all. Being priced 35000 yen in 1972 it was worth 60% of Starting Yearly Salary of Japanese College Graduate. Sold in the West similar grade were priced at least $400 which had the same purchase power as $2500 has today.
Specification:
Top: Solid Spruce/Martin style X bracing with not scalloped braces /lacquer
Back & Sides: “semi-solid” Brazilian Rosewood/ Chestnut/ Brazilian Rosewood/urethane
“Laminated” is quite unfortunate term regarding Japanese made guitars. These plates were made from 2 layers of solid wood glued together with natural resins. They were made so well that they performed as good as solid woods while being far less expensive in guitar production and far more resistant to cracking in regular use. In recent years many guitar makers around the world adopted a new term "semi-solid" to describe these plates.
Neck: Mahogany with 2-way truss rod
Fingerboard: Ebonized Rosewood
Nut width: 43mm