Masaru Kohno - The history of his life and his guitars

Masaru Kohno - The history of his life and the guitars

History : Masaru Kohno
1926	Masaru Kohno was born.
1948	He started making guitars.
1960	He went to Spain and studied making guitars.
1967	He awarded the GOLD MEDAL in Elizabeth's Concourse Belgium, international competition in guitar lutherie.
Dec. 13 1998 He died of renal cancer.

About Kohno Guitar Manufacturing
have a worldwide reputation for quality cost performance. Based on a unique structural concept, KOHNO GUITARS realize the highest quality sound.
Special Features
Superior quality woods are seasoned and acclimated on-site for many years prior to them being introduced in the crafting of a guitar. This seasoning and stabilizing continues while the guitar is being made with long settling times designed in between many of the operations. The special emphasis we place on seasoning results in a very stable instrument of long-lasting quality and superior performance.
An original structural design based on the latest theory is used for the sound board and body thus producing a well balanced sound rich in volume and quality,which rises up and spreads out beautifully. For this reason KOHNO GUITARS are well suited for artistic concert performances.
Kohno Guitars use range of fine materials & woods. Tops are Hokaido Spruce, German Spruce, Spanish cedar, Indian Rosewood, Brazillian Rosewood

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Kono, Sakurai guitar is a guitar that "the choice of guitar" of the page, "a good sound ..." with all the conditions of the "advice on the guitar." Since one by one is handmade, you can be made at the hands of magnitude in suits chord length (up to 620mm ~ 660mm) and your choice of design (such as the acoustic properties and the strength is reduced if you refuse There is. For more information, please contact). In addition, alto guitar and Requinto guitar, 10-string guitar, there are a number of achievements also 12-string guitar, and the like. First of all, please contact us.

Kono, your order of Sakurai guitar telephone, postcard, Fax, also offer your order consultation with E-mail and the like. You will receive a latest catalog to those who wish.

Co., Ltd. Kono Guitar Works

Yubinbango171-0021 Toshima-ku, Tokyo Nishiikebukuro 5-27-20
TEL: 03-3973-0927 / FAX: 03-3973-9234
email: msakurai@kohno-guitar.org

It depends also on such specifications, but it will take 10 months before and after. Please contact us for more information.

The balance your order 1 / 3-1 / 2 of the price as a deposit at the time, and upon completion, please remittance in cash registered mail or bank transfer. Goods of your order, will be delivered to the full amount after the receipt.

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Notice of price revisions (price increases)

Because of soaring import raw materials, as follows from August 1, 2015, we revised the price (price increases) do you.
And look forward for your understanding the circumstances, you for your patronage Sakurai-Kono guitar in the future, thank you.

As the demand for the best sounding guitars are growing rapidly, the same thing applies to Kohno guitars. The waiting period to acquire one is approx. 2-5 years and every guitar built is getting sought-after both by collectors as well as advanced players. And the price range is increasing between USD$ 5,000 and USD$ 17,000.

Here are some of best examples of available Masaru Kohno guitars for sale :

1. The Classic Guitars International

SAKURAI KOHNO Maesro \ 1,000,000 (excluding tax) price freeze
SAKURAI KOHNO Special \ 700,000 (tax not included)
SAKURAI KOHNO Professional-J \ 500,000 (tax not included)
MASAKI SAKURAI Maesro-RF \ 1,000,000 (excluding tax)
MASAKI SAKURAI P.C. \ 750,000 (tax not included)
MASAKI SAKURAI Special \ 600,000 (tax not included)
MASAKI SAKURAI Concert-J \ 460,000 (tax not included)
MASAKI SAKURAI Concert-R \ 420,000 (tax not included)