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Hiroaki Honma



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Neck:Cedro
Fingerboard:Ebony
Finish:Shellac
Tuning Machine:Schertler
String height:1string 2.6mm/6string 3.7mm

[Luthier]
Born in 1949. He became a disciple of Toshihiko Nakade's workshop in 1971 and learned the basics of production.
After that, he joined Kono Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. in 1977, where he was in charge of the finishing department.
He moved to France in 1978 and studied guitar making at an ancient musical instrument studio for three years.

He has been working as a repairman at a major musical instrument store for 10 years since 1999, and while continuing to make guitars in parallel, he has the opportunity to repair many classic and modern masterpieces.
He is now independent and continues to make guitars at his studio in Tokyo.

[Instrument information]
It is a used custom model made in 2019 made by Hiroaki Homma.
There is a repair history on the neck heel part and the constriction part of the horizontal plate. There are paint repair marks under the sound board bridge and on the horizontal treble side of the bridge.
The label says 1987, which indicates the year of processing the back plate and completed in 2019 as a custom order.

〔detail〕
InstrumentHiroaki Honma
CategoryJapanese Classical Guitars 〔Used〕
Number/ModelNo.12076
Scale length650mm
CountryJapan
Year2019year
TopSpruce
Side&BackSouth American Rosewood
Condition※5
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optionwith Hardcase

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