At a young age, Masaru Kohno developed an interest in classical guitar and travelled from Japan to Europe to learn guitar construction. He may have spent some time in Barcelona studying under Fleta, but certainly spent six months in the Madrid, Spain shop of Arcangel Fernandez before returning to Tokyo where he established his own shop. He quickly gained the respect and patronage of many highly skilled guitarists, and his instruments are regarded as top quality.
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