M. Sakurai

Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1977

On December 14, 2023 /

The M. Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical guitars, indeed the entire line of Masaki Sakurai models, are under-appreciated gems. The set of guitars with labels reading ‘M. Sakurai Supervised by M. Kohno’ are from the period where Masaki Sakurai was still learning the craft from his uncle, Masaru Kohno.

Vintage

Price: $1,450.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ M. Sakurai No.5 Classical Guitar, 1976

On January 27, 2023 /

Masaki Sakurai is the nephew of the late, renowned Japanese luthier Masaru Kohno, and as customary, is the heir to the Kohno shop. The M. Sakurai No.5 was one of his early instruments designed and built during his apprenticeship beginning in 1976. The M. Sakurai No.5 classical guitar is based closely on Kohno designs, and construction of these early models would have been closely supervised by Kohno himself.

Vintage

Price: $1,000.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Masaki Sakurai Concert-R Classical Guitar Spruce, 2001

On December 16, 2022 /

This Masaki Sakurai Concert-R Spruce top classical guitar from 2001 is a good illustration of the higher ends of Japanese guitar construction. Masaki Sakurai is the nephew of the late, renowned guitar builder Masaru Kohno. After taking an electrical engineering degree, he chose to work at his Uncle’s Tokyo guitar shop.

Used

Price: $4,200.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ M. Sakurai No.8 Classical Guitar, 1977

On November 7, 2018 /

The M. Sakurai No.8 classical guitar was part of a line of guitars built by Masaki Sakurai as he was learning in the workshop run by his uncle, Masaru Kohno. The M. Sakurai No.8 is built using solid Cedar tops and laminate Indian Rosewood for the back and sides, and solid Rosewood for the headplate and bridge. The Mahogany neck carries an Ebony fingerboard, and is joined to the body with a dovetail joint, departing from the ‘slipper heel’ found on traditionally built Spanish guitars.

Vintage

Price: $1,300.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ M. Sakurai No.7 Classical Guitar, 1975

On June 28, 2018 /

This M. Sakurai Number 7 guitar labelled as supervised by M. Kohno, and dating to 1975. It features a solid cedar top, solid Indian Rosewood for the back, sides, headplate and bridge, Mahogany for the neck (and blocks) with Ebony for the fingerboard. The binding is also rosewood. The construction looks like it’s done in the traditional Spanish style, with a ‘slipper heel’ but it is possible that the neck actually attaches with a dovetail joint.

Vintage

Price: $950.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

M. Sakurai

Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1977

❌SOLD❌ M. Sakurai No.5 Classical Guitar, 1976

❌SOLD❌ Masaki Sakurai Concert-R Classical Guitar Spruce, 2001

❌SOLD❌ M. Sakurai No.8 Classical Guitar, 1977

❌SOLD❌ M. Sakurai No.7 Classical Guitar, 1975

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