MADE IN 1978 BY TOSHIHIRO KATO MAGNIFICENT YAMAHA FC6

Description: Yamaha FC6 1978This guitar was made in 1978. It was made and signed by one of Yamaha’s best luthiers ever, Toshio Kato. Toshio Kato, along with Hideyuki Ezaki and Hiroshi Harada, was delegated in 1960s by Yamaha corp. to learn the art of guitar making directly from Spanish luthiers. Later on, by the end on 1960’s and during the 1970s these luthiers revolutionized Yamaha’s classical guitar line and helped to establish this company as one of the best guitar making company in the world. Guitar factory (Gakki) as company name can be quite misleading for many unaware players. These Japanese workshops were no different from any other luthier’s workshops. The difference was that instead of being led by one Master Luthier (owner) they employed a team of equally skilled luthiers, working together and supporting each other to produce a “perfect” product. These luthiers (often not known by their individual names), represented their company (the label), were totally loyal to the bosses (owners) and had to put their egos aside. Only the best of the best were allowed to put their signatures on the labels.If Toshio Kato ever opened his own workshop, he could have been as famous as Masaru Kohno. His guitars offer higher quality that Kohno guitars sold at the same prices. In fact, on Japanese secondhand market, these old Yamaha guitars made in late 1960s and over 1970s, reach higher prices than Masaru Kohno guitars made in the same period. Yamaha GC10 made in 1969 was priced at that time the same 100 000 yen as Masaru Kohno #10. In today’s Japan, used Yamaha GC10 1970 signed by Toshio Kato will always sell at much higher price than Masaru Kohno #10 1970.Although it was a lower end model in Yamaha’s flamenco guitars lineup of that era, this FC6 guitar is yet another perfect example of Kato’s truly exceptional luthier’s skills. It certainly is a true flamenco concert guitar, and may easily challenge many quite expensive (hand made in Spain) guitars currently available on the market. Despite its model number it certainly was priced more than 60000yen. Being all solid woods construction, it had to be priced minimum 80 000 yen. This guitar plays easy and sounds fantastic. It offers very good volume, super response, traditional raspy flamenco basses and beautifully ringing trebles. With its Cedar top it offers a great deal of warmth and plenty of sweetness, but also a high level of transparency and note clarity. In slower pieces it sounds super lyrical. It feels very easy to play. Its current action is set to 3.00 mm under E6 and 2.80 mm, but it can be lowered because there is plenty of extra room on the saddle. Guitars remains in “excellent for its age” overall condition. While its sound board bears few dents and scratches, other surfaces are relatively clean, except for few very light abrasions on the bottom side plate. Very importantly its neck is straight, while fingerboard and frets in still very good shape. It only needs to be played. Specifications:Top: Solid Cedar/5 braces fan/cashew lacquerBack & Sides: Solid Japanese Cypress/cashew lacquerNeck: MahoganyFingerboard: EbonyBridge: RosewoodScale: 660mmNut width: 52mmHardware: Gold plated Gotoh tuners with 35mm peg roller spacing Action is set to 3.00 mm under E6 and 2.80 mm under E1, with plenty of extra room on the saddle. Guitar will be shipped in used in old hard shell case. THE ONLY PURPOSE OF THIS CASE IS TO PROTECT THE GUITAR DURING SHIPMENT. I WILL NOT PROVIDE ITS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OR MAKE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, NOR I WILL ACCEPT ANY COMPLAINTS. IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS CASE YOU WILL NEED TO BUY A DIFFERENT ONE. WHEN YOU BUY ANY GUITAR, YOU MUST ANTICIPATE TAKING IT TO YOUR LOCAL GUITAR SHOP FOR FINAL ADJUSTMENTS CALLED “SETUP”. DEPENIDNG ON YOUR PLAYING TECHNIQUE, THIS SETUP ON USED GUITARS MAY INCLUDE NEW CUSTOM-MADE NUT AND SADDLE. IF YOU HEAR STRING BUZZ IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT GUITAR IS DEFECTIVE. IF YOU PLAY HARD ENOUGH ALL BASS STRINGS WILL BUZZ OVER THE FRETS, UNLESS THEY ARE SUSPENDED VERY FAR FROM THE FINGERBOARD. UNLESS YOU PLAY QUITE GENTLY, YOU CAN’T HAVE LOW ACTION AND NO BUZZES. KEEP IN MIND THAT CELLO-LIKE BASSES ON HIGH GRADE CLASSICAL GUITARS HAVE THEIR NATURAL “BUZZ”.Return Policy Buyer has the right to return purchased guitar within 2 days from receipt. General Terms Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging and no signs of use. Buyer assumes responsibility for all return shipping costs unless the item was not received as described. Fees and Charges Buyer receives full refund in their original payment method, less any shipping costs. Special conditions You have 48 hours of trial after receiving the guitar. 48 hours is enough time to inspect the guitar. 1 hour is usually enough to evaluate the guitar’s tonality and if you don’t like it right away you won’t like it a week later. If you realize that you don’t like the guitar enough to keep it, you have the right to return it. If you find a real problem not disclosed in my description, you are covered by eBay’s Money Back Guarantee. If that problem is damage that likely occurred during the shipment I will file an insurance claim with eBay’s Ship Cover Program. If you decide to return the guitar you must notify me within 48 hours after delivery, pack it and ship it back within 24 hours after "return notification". If you expect to receive a full refund, the guitar must be returned in the same condition as I have shipped it to you. If it arrives back to me damaged, I will not issue any refund but cooperate with you on your insurance claim. It is therefore very important that you ship the guitar fully insured. Victor K.

Price: 1700 USD

Location: Alpharetta, Georgia

End Time: 2024-12-15T17:35:58.000Z

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