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Neck：Cedro
Fingerboard：Ebony
Finish：Shellac
Tuning Machine：Jose Yacopi original
String height：1st　2.6 mm／6th　3.5mm

[Profile]
Jose Yacopi (1916-2006). Born in Vitoria, Spain. He joined his father Gamaliel Yacopi's workshop and made his first guitar at the age of 18. In 1949, his family moved to San Fernando, near Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he opened a workshop and continued to make guitars for the rest of his life. At first, he made traditional Spanish guitars based on Antonio de Torres, like his father, but just before he moved to Argentina in 1947, he began to use the unusual radial arrangement of the bars that he and his father had invented. This became a characteristic of this brand. There was a time when many guitars were shipped to Argentina, but only about 10% of the top models were made by Jose himself using high quality wood.
It has a very unique acoustics and tone, with a wonderful balance between the massive resonance of the low to mid-range and the lustrous treble, and the richness of the sound in polyphonic songs is something that no other guitar can match. In addition, the tone has a South American clarity and color, and because it has both classical and modern atmospheres, it has been loved by a wide range of users from classical players to popular music. It has been used by Maria Luisa Anido, Eduardo Falu, and others, and in recent years, it has also been very popular among lovers of bossa nova and South American music.
Although his son, Fernando Jacopi, is now in charge of the workshop, Jose's instruments from the 1960s to the 1990s, before his death, are still very popular among his fans.

[Description]
Made in 1969, this is one of the most popular pieces from the 1960s and 1970s. The carved head design, original tuning machines with pearl shell motif buttons, reddish brown paint for a South American visual, and back and sides made of wild Central and South American rose wood are all photogenic, and the calm appearance is truly unique to Jacopi.
The sound image is very mellow from bass to treble, yet the core sound is also a characteristic of this brand. It is full of South American resonance, but it has a simplicity that is somewhat reminiscent of ancient instruments, and when played in Renaissance and Baroque music, it produces a taste that cannot be found in modern guitars.
The internal construction is unique to this brand and was developed in collaboration with Gamaliel Jacopi, who was a guitar maker and his father. The fingerboard is made of 2-3 mm ebony inserted between the original fingerboard and the neck, probably to repair a warped neck, which makes the neck slightly thicker, but this is within the normal range and does not affect the playability. The bookmatched part of the sound board has been patched for reinforcement (this is the default on Jacopi guitars). There are no cracks or other repairs, and the guitar is in very good condition for a guitar of this age. There are a few scratches around the sound hole, but this is a good example of this brand from the 60's.