Yamaha's guitar manufacturing began in the 1960s. In 1966, the Guitar Research Department was established, and aiming for Yamaha guitars that the world could be proud of, the first Yamaha GC series was born in 1968, incorporating Spanish manufacturing techniques. In 1968, Yamaha invited Mr. Eduardo Ferrer, a guitar maker from Granada, Spain, to Hamamatsu and received instruction on guitar making from scratch. Mr. Ferrer was an extremely skilled technician who, at the time, was producing the A2 line for José Ramírez. After Mr. Ferrer returned to Spain, Mr. Hernández y Aguado was invited again in 1973 to receive technical guidance, and the foundation for Yamaha's high-spec model GC series, which continues to this day, was established. Starting with the establishment of the Yamaha Guitar Research Department and a series of technical instructions, many writers and technicians, including Mr. Suzuki, Mr. Tsuchiya, Mr. Kaneko, Mr. Kato, Mr. Ezaki, and Mr. Harada, who supported high-end domestic guitars, were nurtured. This item is a GC-3, an all-solid wood model made in the Yamaha Hamamatsu workshop in 1970, under the technical guidance of Mr. Ferrer. Other models in the series included the GC-5, GC-7, and GC-10. Furthermore, instruction from Mr. Ferrer began in December 1968, and initially, the labels included the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) mark, but in 1970, with the guidance well-established, the JIS mark was removed from the labels. The guitar's top is a solid spruce top with tight grain, the sides and back are solid rosewood with beautiful straight grain patterns, the neck is hard mahogany, the fingerboard is jet-black ebony, and the bridge is hard rosewood. The tone has a brilliant and powerful sound characteristic of spruce, and a wide range of tones with luster and depth unique to rosewood. More than 55 years have passed since its production, and the top has weather checking and small scratches, so the previous owner had the top repainted. Also, strings for trial playing are strung, so you can start playing immediately. For all guitar enthusiasts, we hope you will consider this commemorative guitar, the Yamaha GC-3 vintage, which was the starting point for Yamaha. Total length: 100 cm Scale length: 65.5 cm String height: Approximately 3.2 mm at the 12th fret, 1st string Approximately 3.8 mm at the 12th fret, 6th string Nut width: Approximately 5.2 cm Body thickness: Approximately 9.6 cm Used hard case The used hard case will be wrapped in bubble wrap for packaging. We will deliver it safely.