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Home / Shop / 1959 Masaru Kono, Rosewood/Spruce

1959 Masaru Kono, Rosewood/Spruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Kono
Product Year
1959
Model
Classical
Serial #
805
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP2323
Condition
Top nail marks at treble side, other play wear on body and back of neck. Three cleated top cracks.
Body Type(s)
Medium, Concert Classical
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Indian
Top
Spruce
Neck Wood
Cedar - Spanish
Neck Profile
C
Bridge
Rosewood
Rosette
Dyed Wood
Top Trim
Violin Lines
Fingerboard
Rosewood
Fingerboard Bindings
None
Fret Markers
Side Dots
Frets to Body
12
Headplate
Rosewood
Headstock Bindings
None
Headstock Inlay
None
Instrument Finish
French Poliish
Body Bindings
Rosewood
Tuners
Nickel
Tuner Finish
Nickel
Cutaway
None
Pickguard
None
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
19.125 in
Upper Bout
11 in
Lower Bout
14.375 in
Body Depth Heel
3.75 in
Body Depth Tail
4 in
Scale Length
25.625 in
Scale Length (mm)
65 mm
Nut Width
1.94 in
Nut Width (mm)
49.2 mm
String Spacing
2.31 in
String Spacing (mm)
58.7 mm
Neck Depth First Fret
0.815 in
Neck Depth Seventh Fret
0.835 in
Weight
3 lb. 3 oz.
Case
Hardshell - Humicase
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Smooth to a T and balanced like a dancer. This 1959 Masaru Kono performs with precision and elegance, with a lovely balance across the registers and a bell-like clarity in the mids and trebles. We love this evenness, which makes this an excellent Classical for recording, or the artist who needs the string-to-string balance to be dialed in. Going strong since 1959, this Kono has had a few repairs and is in great playing shape. Indian Rosewood body with Spruce on top, 650mm scale with a Rosewood fingerboard, and a Spanish Cedar neck that features more of a C-shaped profile than the U shape commonly found on nylon string instruments.

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I have played many Kono guitars over the years, and several from the 1950s and 60s. They all have the same clarity and balance, and this vintage example from 1959 is exquisite.  The Spruce top still has decades of life in it and will surely make you want to play.
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Scale Length 25.625 in
Nut Width 1.94 in
String Spacing 2.31 in
Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian

Smooth to a T and balanced like a dancer. This 1959 Masaru Kono performs with precision and elegance, with a lovely balance across the registers and a bell-like clarity in the mids and trebles

I have played many Kono guitars over the years, and several from the 1950s and 60s. They all have the same clarity and balance, and this vintage example from 1959 is exquisite
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