Yoshiji Matsuoka Special No. 6 All Solid Wood, Beautiful Condition, Late 1960s - Circa 1970 (Estimated) Refurbished & Fully Maintained Top: Solid Spruce Sides: Solid Rosewood (likely Brazilian Rosewood) Back: Solid Rosewood (likely Brazilian Rosewood) Neck: Mahogany Fingerboard: Ebony Scale Length: 652mm String Height at 12th Fret: 6th string = 3.8mm, 1st string = 3.2mm Fret Remaining: 100% Saddle Remaining: 2.5mm String Width: Nut = 42.3mm, Saddle = 57.5mm Fingerboard Width: Nut = 51mm, 12th Fret = 59.5mm Neck Thickness: 1st Fret = 21.5mm, 9th Fret = 24mm Tuners: Good condition Weight: 1543g Neck Condition: Very slight forward bow (actually, this is ideal. The same applies to violins.) Included Case: Used Takamine hard case (some wear and rust) @Maintenance Details * Complete paint stripping and repainting (no paint remover used) Top: Finished with shellac, then intentionally sprayed with 3 coats of 7-分艶 (semi-gloss) lacquer. Other: Urethane used for easy handling, finished thinly with a semi-gloss on areas other than the top. * Fingerboard side, 6th string side crack repair, back patch * Soundhole area, 1st string side top crack repair, back patched (approx. 3-4 cm, 2 places), see images * Top waist area, small crack repair, back patched (approx. 2 cm) * Fingerboard cut 1mm on the nut side for pitch adjustment * Fingerboard adjustment, full refret * Bridge replaced with our original * Saddle and nut replaced with bone * Tuner replacement (used) * Overall pitch adjustment using both nut and saddle @Other: No bracing separation, dead spots, buzzing, or fret lifting/catching. Currently comfortable to use. (There is a shallow 15mm indentation on the left shoulder and about 10 small, non-indented spots. I apologize, but the spots do not show up in the images.) @Sound Impression * Deep, resonant bass and brilliant, "kahn"-like high frequencies similar to Brazilian rosewood. However, it is not a metallic, tiring sound. * Sound with authority. No dead spots. Well-balanced. * The paint is kept to a minimum, so the guitar's original wood-like sound is produced. @This product was the flagship model of Matsuoka's Special Series at the time. @After confirmation of payment, it will be shipped within 3 days in the hard case shown in the images.