Ryoji Matsuoka Flamenco Guitar, Japan (1978)

Guitar Gallery is a premium guitar shop in South Africa and we have this beautiful pre-owned Ryoji Matsuoka Flamenco Guitar, Japan (1978) in stock.

Ryoji Matsuoka Flamenco Guitar, Japan (1978). Serial Number - 781115

The inspection was done by Hans van den Berg from Berg guitars.  See the inspection report attached.

Ryoji Matsuoka Flamenco Guitar (1978) Specifications:

• Materials:  Spruce Soundboard, Cypress back and sides, Spanish Cedar neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Scale 650mm.
• Compensation: 1st String 650.5mm, 6th string 650.5mm
• Nut Width: 53mm
• String Spread: At nut 43mm, At bridge 58mm
• Action Settings: At 1'st fret 0.7mm for 1'st string and 0.6mm stor 6'th string.  At 12'th fret 2.2mm for 1'st string and 3mm for 6'th string.
• Structural
  • Soundboard fan strutting and harmonic bars - all good
  • Dome of the top - Good but needs humidification, show signs of very dryness.  Slight indentation in front of soundhole not uncommon for flamenco guitars.  Currently being humidified at RH of 50%.
  • Back braces - All good
  • Dome of the back - Perfect
  • Neck joint - All Good
  • Scarf Joint - All Good
  • Cracks in the top - None
  • Cracks in back - None
  • Cracks in the side - None
  • Binding and purfling - All good
  • Fingerboard - All good, but shows indent marks at 1'st, 2nd and 3rd fret positions.
  • Frets - All good - No wear
  • Frets - All good, no wear
  • Nut - Bone, all good but not glued
  • Saddle - Bone, all good and stable.
  • Bridge - Indian Rosewood, tie block and string holes all good, glue joint perfect.
• Wear and tear
  • Neck - none
  • Soundboard - No wear, 4 mintute dings size of pencil point, near flawless, has transparent tap plate.
  • Sides - no wear, near flawless
  • Back - no wear, near flawless.
  • Head - Face of head flawless
  • French Polish - Very Good, some shrinking into grain visible.
• Tuning Machines
  • Function ok, cheap replacement set was fitted.
• Acoustics
  • Intonation slightly shard at 12'th on G-String only.
  • Sound of open strings - clear, nut grooves perfect.
  • Buzzes - None
  • All notes ring well, no wolf tones
• General
  • This guitar has been well taken care off and is in very good condition.  We can strongly recommend this guitar to the potential buyer.  Action perfect for Flamenco style.