T. Matsuoka - M20 - - 古典吉他 - 日本 - 1983

Excellent condition T. Matsuoka M20 with solid spruce top and a double plate rosewood body. The frets were just professionally levelled, crowned and polished. The fretboard is ebony, and the frets themselves have very little wear.

The guitar is in excellent condition, with only a few very small blemishes; no cracks, damage or even any significant play wear one would normally expect on a vintage instrument.
The guitar has been kept in a humidified environment.

The tuning machines are new, as the originals simply did not function.
The neck is very modern and the guitar is very easy to play. The sound is incredible, very Spanish, with loud volume and good note separation. Notes in the upper register are loud and clear. The fretboard is very precise and the intonation very good, as one would expect on a high quality Japanese guitar from this era. The headstock design and overall feel of the guitar is reminiscent of Fleta or Ramirez.

The guitar responds well to high tension carbon strings, and can be driven hard with more aggressive classical playing or flamenco repertoire.

T. Matsuoka was a son of RYOJI MATSUOKA, and these guitars are of a similar design.
Bone nut and saddle. The guitar smells of hide glue.

650mm/52mm