Masaru Kohno No15

1974 Masaru Kohno luthier made classical guitar.

Japan's most famous luthier.

Spruce top with BRZ Rosewood sides and back, 650mm scale length with 50mm nut. 

Bouchet 5 fan style bracing, classic Kohno style headstock.

String action height currently 1st-string 3.1mm and 6th-string 3.8mm with a little saddle room to lower.

Guitar appareance is in very good condition, with no cracks and with a few string marks behind the bridge. 

Masaru Kohno

"Kohno, considered Japan's best maker, studied in Barcelona with Fleta. Upon his return to Tokyo (1960), he buried the western stereotype of Japanese production by not showing the slightest inclination to merely make polite imitations of Spanish guitars. Indeed, he proceeded to challenge them for market supremacy.  He developed his own "Torres" model, with a comfortable neck for hands smaller and less powerful than Segovia's and a strong voice with brilliant trebles and clear bases.  It soon won the prestigious Queen Elizabeth prize for its tone.  By the late 60's Kohno's guitars had won not only a worldwide reputation for consistent excellence at low price, but also a worldwide market for far more than he ever could produce himself.