Indeed, when it comes to classical guitars, Japanese luthiers were already building fine instruments and solving technical challenges that would soon make them major exporters well into the 1980s. The actual article in the link have several interesting photos (and also more readable than this block of text)įretwork: A Look at Vintage Japanese Classical GuitarsīY MICHAEL WRIGHT | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITARįor those of you who grew up double-thumbing those marvelous Japanese inventions Nintendo or Sony PlayStation, it may come as a surprise that back in the 1960s and ’70s, Japanese-made products-including guitars-were often viewed with disdain by many American consumers.Ī lot of that had more to do with Pearl Harbor than the items themselves, and in retrospect it was probably unfair.
Came across this interesting article "Fretwork: A Look at Vintage Japanese Classical Guitars"Īpologies if this had been posted or shared before.
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