HAND MADE IN JAPAN 1974 EL DEGAS ED180 SUPER SOUNDING VINTAGE CLASSICAL GUITAR

Brand: R.Matsuoka
;Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

HAND MADE IN JAPAN 1974 EL DEGAS ED180 SUPER SOUNDING VINTAGE CLASSICAL GUITAR

Please read my 7 days return policy at the bottom of the page.

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If you are thinking about a purchase of a used vintage guitar you need to accept the fact that such guitars may have cosmetic flaws solely associated with their age, but not related to any particular damage. For example their finishes change their look over the years and are not glossy and crystal clear like on brand new guitar. In addition, such guitars may require fret dressing, new tuners, string action adjustment or a simple repair before they can be fully enjoyed. I see guitars as musical instruments, not as furniture. When I describe guitar as being in excellent condition I don't talk only about its cosmetics but mostly about its structural & functional condition, sound and playability. If you are seeking a perfect looking, low maintenance guitar you should abandon a thought about buying used vintage one, especially from me.

I don't offer "sound samples" because they never reflect true sound of a guitar as we hear it playing in our own room. You can greatly change tonality of any guitar by using different strings.   

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“El Degas” ED180 Classical Guitar made by Terada Factory

This guitar was made in Japan in mid1970ties by Terada Factory. 

These old Japanese “guitar factories” (Gakkis) were nothing but a traditional workshops employing teams of highly skilled luthiers who were making high grade instruments mostly by hand without use any sophisticated machinery. Each of these luthiers was capable of making a guitar all by him/her self. However while working as a team they were helping and supporting each other, as well as double checking the quality of produced instruments. Such Gakkis in the Western World were (are) called “custom shops”.   

Despite its age, this guitar still remains in overall excellent condition. It however has some very minor cosmetic flaws. There are few very small and shallow dents on the sound board, out of which none can be described as conspicuous. Also some very minor marks on it back and sides. They look far more dramatic on the picture then in nature. 

It is exceptional quality student/player guitar, very responsive, with impressive volume, producing clear & colorful treble notes, deep & resonating basses, all well balanced and with great sustain. It is also easy to play instrument.

Specifications:

Top: Fine Solid Spruce with 5 braces fan

Back and Sides: Rosewood Doubleplate

Calling this construction "laminates" would actually be very incorrect and quite misleading. This genuine Japanese invention has really nothing in common with modern era cheap particle-board laminates. This construction is nothing but 2 solid wood plates glued together, hence in fact nothing but reinforced solid woods. Such plates perform no different from solid woods, while don't crack as easily, are much easier to work with, and allow for much lower prices of these instruments. Such guitars have always been and still are a true blessing for all guitar enthusiasts with limited funds.

Neck: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebonized Indian Rosewood

Width at the nut: 52 mm

Scale: 650 mm

Original goldplated tuners were deffective and had to replaced with new ones

String action is 3.5mm under E6 and 3.0 mm under E1.

This guitar will be shipped in new soft gigbag, bubble-wrapped and boxed. 

In order to ship a package with guitar to Australia at affordable rate +/- $150.00 (USPS International Priority Mail), length of such package can’t exceed 42” and its girth (2 x times width + 2 x height) + length can’t exceed total of 97”. If you want original or non-original hard shell case, the size of the package will qualify it only for USPS/Fedex Global Express Guaranteed  at $400.00 price.

Some info about Terada guitars:

Allexperts.com

Terada was one of the top guitar manufacturers in Japan and also made the only Martin guitar ever made outside the US The Martin Shenandoa. Martin were forced by rivals - Cibson, Fender and Guild- to cease production when in Japan when it was pointed out that their advertising specifically stated that all Martins were made entirely in the US. As I understand it, Terada were ultimately 'taken over' by Guild and eventually ceased production of their own models in the late 80's. I have three Teradas including a much lusted after TW18- their hand made top model and she's gorgeous! 

Guitars.co.uk

Terada were established in 1912 at Nagoya and concentrate mostly on making Semi-acoustic and Acoustic guitars and have made guitars for Ibanez, Orville by Cibson, Cibson Japan, Gretsch and other well-known brands as well. At their production peak (in the late 1970s/1980s/early 1990s) they were producing around 10,000 guitars a month using 3 factories, the Higashiku factory, the Kanie factory and the Shirakawa factory. Terada's output is now about an 1/8 of what it was at their peak and they are still actively producing guitars at their Kanie factory.

Matsumoku were established at Matsumoto and built Aria and Cibson guitars and also built guitars for many other well-known brands in the 1970s/1980s. They went out of business around 1986/1987.

Returns

If you are not happy with your purchase you may return the guitar for a refund of a purchase price of a guitar.  The cost of shipping both ways will not be refunded.

All you need to do is to:

1.    Notify me within 5 days after delivery   

2.    Pack guitar the same way I do it, using the same box and materials

3.    Ship it back to me within next 2 days

Another words I expect this “trail” period to occur within +/- 7 days. Naturally guitar has to be returned in the same condition as I ship it to you. This is simply honest offer for honest buyers. My goal is to make your purchase as risk free as possible. I know very well that spending $1000 of hard earned money is not emotionally easy undertaking for majority of guitar lovers. I am sure that reading my feedback can ease a bit your “purchase anxiety” but it still will be there no matter how hard I try.

Victor                                                              

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