HAND MADE IN JAPAN RYOJI MATSUOKA M50 RAMIREZ STYLE VINTAGE CLASSICAL GUITAR

HAND MADE IN JAPAN RYOJI MATSUOKA M50 RAMIREZ STYLE VINTAGE CLASSICAL GUITAR

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HAND MADE IN JAPAN RYOJI MATSUOKA M50 RAMIREZ STYLE VINTAGE CLASSICAL GUITAR

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

HAND MADE IN JAPAN RYOJI MATSUOKA M50 RAMIREZ STYLE 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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               Ryoji Matsuoka M50 New Jacaranda B/S 

All Matsuoka models starting from M70 (MH70) to M180(MH180) are currently made in China. 

Model M50 from 1981 is of equal quality to currently made model M150 (also made in China).

This guitar has been made sometimes between 1979 and 1981. This style labels were used by R.Matsuoka workshop only until late 1970’s. Toshiaki Matsuoka is as great luthier as his father was. Therefore many guitars were labelled with Toshiaki Matsuoka name, long before he became  an actual manager of his father's workshop in 1986. Some of these labels were still signed by his father. 

This guitar has some very minor cosmetic flaws on its top. They may be described as “regular” wear plus few extra tiny dents and minor scratches. All of them are not conspicuous, visible only at certain angles and hard to photograph.

Regarding the sound this guitar is very competitive to much more expensive instruments, made by much more famous guitar makers. Also within R. Matsuoka lineup this guitar with Jacaranda back and sides produces noticeably better sound than regular model M50. This laminated Jacaranda has very similar properties to solid Jacaranda and every honest luthier will confirm this fact.

The guitar has very unique & sweet sound, with clear trebles and deep basses, with great sustain and decent volume. It is definitely comparable with many guitar models available on US market in price range $2500 - $3000.

Real Value of Japanese Vintage Guitars

The key to understand value of vintage Japanese guitars is to acknowledge galloping devaluation of Japanese yen in 1960s & 1970s. This devaluation was somewhat slower in 1980s. The best measure of this devaluation is Starting Yearly Salary of Japanese College Graduate (SYSJCG).

SYSJCG in in 1965 was 19 600 yen, in 1969 – 34 600 yen, in 1970 39 200 yen, in 1972 – 62 300 yen, in 1975 79 200 yen, in 1977 121 200 and in 1980 - 163 000 yen.

During 1960s and most of 1970s model numbers of Japanese guitars were strictly interconnected with their prices in Japanese yen. In late 1970s and during following decades model numbers were no longer strictly associated with their prices. Many Japanese guitar makers introduced model names instead of model numbers. Others were still using model numbers with addition of letter abbreviations or other symbols.  

The best and only logical approach while evaluating real value (real grade) of vintage Japanese guitar is to compare its price in Japanese yen with SYSJCG during the year guitar was made.

Any guitar priced 100 000 in 1970 (labelled usually as No10) would be priced 200 000 yen in 1975 (relabeled to No20 or 2000), 300 000 yen in 1977 (labelled as No3, No30 or 3000). Starting in 1977 Masaru Kohno introduced his model No50 priced at 500 000 (skipping theoretical model 40). Soon other famous Japanese luthiers did the same. By 1983 Kohno started using model names instead numbers and was raising their prices as he was pleased. Naturally soon other Master luthiers did the same.

Knowing all of that, you can bet on that Masaru Kohno No50 made in 1982 is practically the same quality as Kohno No15 made in 1972, or Kohno no20 made in 1975 or Kohno No30 made in 1977. I know it for a fact.

The lowest grade models currently made by Matsuoka workshop are M75 and MH75. They are commonly considered as “beginner guitars”. Matsuoka model M30 made in 1973 is simply far, far better instrument. It is naturally better than model M50 made in 1977, model 80 made in 1982 or model M100 made in 1990. At present, the highest grade Matsuoka models are M300 and MH300. They absolutely stand no chance in competition with model M150 made in 1975… or model M200 made in 1977.

It is very important to mention that if modern era luthiers are using 40 years old woods to make a classical guitar, its price is at least $8000.

All Ryoji Matsuoka models, including lower numbers, are high quality guitars with very good volume and very clean and balanced notes. The fact that the lower models have laminated back & sides is truly of very minor importance. These laminates are made the way that is very hard to distinguish them from solid plates by naked eye and they do exactly the same job. The most important part of Matsuoka guitars is his original bracing of the soundboard which greatly enhances the volume and the sound quality.

Antonio Torres, The Father of Modern Era Classical Guitar, has made a great sounding guitar with cardboard back and sides just to prove their relative irrelevance as the factor influencing overall sound quality of the guitar. 

Description

* Toshiaki Matsuoka M50 New Jacaranda B/S

* Solid Spruce Top with original Matsuoka bracing

* Straight Grain Brazilian Rosewood Doubleplate for back and sides

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.

Brazilian Rosewood doesn't have one universal grain pattern and it depends on the area the tree has grown, as well as on exact location of the individual tree. In 1968 harvesting of true Brazilian Rosewood was banned and luthiers started to look for possible substitutes. There are many other rosewoods growing in Amazon River Basin with very similar to JACARANDA tonal characteristics. They have local names and in general are referred to as Latin America Rosewoods. They are also being described as New Jacaranda. They have different grain patterns and even the greatest expert will not be able to determine what exactly species of tree produced such wood. What is the most important to remember is that term "hand selected" refers to a process of checking tonal qualities of wood plates before construction of a guitar. Luthiers do it many different ways to find out these tonal properties. After such tests luthiers know how any particular guitar will sound. You can find on Youtube a video presenting Masaki Sakurai, who is using salt and rice for that purpose.

 

* Mahogany neck

* Ebonized Rosewood fretboard

* Fine wood mosaic inlay around sound hole

* Hand Polished Nickel Silver Frets

* Rosewood Bridge

* Slotted Ramirez Style Headstock

* Bone nut and saddles

* Nut width: 52mm

* Scale: 650 mm

* String spacing at the saddle: 59 mm

* Gold hardware

The action is set to 3.50 mm under E6 and 3.00 mm under E1mm, with enough of room on the saddle that you could try to experiment with lower action. But the “invisible inscription” on the saddle says “DO IT YOUR SELF”.

This guitar will be shipped in used case of minimal value. You don’t pay for the case. You only pay for the guitar. Please consider this case as a free bonus and don’t expect too much. I will not accept any complaints regarding the condition of the case. 

Message to Australian buyers !!!!!

In order to ship a package with guitar to Australia at affordable rate +/- $100 (USPS International Priority Mail), height of such package can’t exceed 42” and its girth+ length can’t exceed 97”. Therefore I will pack the guitar into a case that is short enough to meet this requirement. 

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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