RARE, COLLECTABLE
1966 Kohno 3
Requinto Guitar
Up for consideration is a near-mint condition,
1966 Masaru Kohno
Requinto classical guitar, with a spruce top and Indian Rosewood
back and sides. This guitar is the Kohno Model 3
Requinto, which was and still is a rare, special-order
item -- built at the time where Kohno was getting strong international
acclaim, and winning the Gold Medal in the international guitar
building competition in 1967 -- where Fleta himself was one of
the judges. Click HERE
for 1270 Hi-resolution photos of this guitar. The current entry-level
Kohno-Sakurai model sells new for $7,500 -- and chances are this
model would coat about the same, so here is your chance to get
this amazing 1966 Kohno Requinto guitar in almost new condition
-- from a year when Kohno was at or near his peak -- and save
about $5,000!!!
Kohno guitars are among the best classical guitars ever
built. He started building in the Fleta style, and Fleta himself
commented said that Kohno guitars sounded just like his. Kohnos
from the late 1960s are the most highly coveted because this
is a time when the workshop consisted of just maestros Kohno
and Sakurai building guitars as a 2-man team, long before they
added the many employees during the boom years of the 1970s when
the operation was more like a factory.
GUITAR SPECS:
* Model: Kohno 3 Requinto
* Scale = 518 mm
* Top: Solid Spruce
* Back/Sides: Indian Rosewood
* Fretboard: Brazilian
* Finish: Lacquer
* Nut Width: 50 mm
* 12th Fret width: 58 mm
* Body length: 410 mm
* Body depth: 94 mm
* Upper Bout Width: 243 mm
* Lower Bout Width: 318 mm
* ACTION
@ String 1 = 3.75 mm
@ String 6 =4.25 mm
* Dot marker @ fret 7
* Hardshell case
* Made in Japan
TONE
This guitar is a small-scale requinto, but has a surprisingly
big sound, and has all the great qualities of a concert Kohno:
excellent resonance, great power and sustain, perfect intonation,
and has very even response across the registers.
SOUND FILES
Here are 14 quick, 1-take MP3 sound files to give you
an idea of what to expect. These MP3 files have no compression,
EQ or reverb -- just straight signal, tracked through a pair
of Blue Dragonfly cardioid condenser mics, into a Presonus
ADL 600 tube preamp into a Rosetta 200 A/D converter.
1
| Intonation Test (Harmonic /
fretted note @ the 12th fret)
2
| Resonance Test (Stopped scales / chords showing sympathetic
resonance)
3
| Packington's Pound (English
Renaissance, before 1596)
4
| Pavan #1 (Luis Milan, 1500-1561,
Spanish Renaissance)
5
| Tanz (Renaissance)
6
| Improv
7
| Brian Boru's March
8
| Bianca Fiore
9
| Improv (Flamenco)
10
| Corn Yards (Scottish)
11
| Improv (Ukulele-style)
12
| Branle Gay (Renaissance)
13
| Improv (Ukulele-style)
14
| Improv
STRINGS
Several string makers make sets for Requinto tuning where 1-6
is tuned (up a fourth) to A, E, C, G, D, A. Strings
By Mail has a nice selection of Requinto sets including
D'Addario, Hannabach, and GHS. La Bella also makes a set.
REQUINTO
The main purpose of the Requinto is to provide a higher pitched
instrument that blends well with the standard guitar in a guitar
ensemble setting. This could be anywhere from a guitar duo, trio
or quartet, up to an entire guitar orchestra. However, the Requinto
offers several advantages for solo playing as well: 1) it is
very easy to play because of the smaller scale, and so it makes
a great instrument for children, women, or people with smaller-than-normal
hands; 2) The small instrument size also lends itself to make
a great travel guitar for airline overhead compartmant storage
or for car trips; 3) the higher pitched instrument is very appropriate
for playing Renaissnace lute music, which was also in a similar
pitch range; 4) folk music that might normally be played on a
ukulele sounds GREAT played on this guitar, and it is very fun
to play, improvise, and compose in that style.
In short, in addition to being a great find for guitar collectors,
this guitar is a very nice Kohno concert requinto and/or recording
guitar for any beginner / intermediate to advanced-level player,
and it would make a great requinto guitar for guitar ensembles
(LAGQ could use one of these!!!), as well as solo concerts, recitals,
local gigs, as well as recording studio projects. It is also
the ideal guitar for getting into the world of short-scale guitars,
as it is an easy-to-play, great-sounding instrument, that will
only go up in value, as it may be the only one of its kind in
existance!!!
SHIPPING & TERMS
Insured USA FedEx Ground is $40, and Fed-Ex 2nd Day Air is $65.
I do accept PayPal (eCheck preferred) as well as all the traditional
forms of payment including barters and trades. Thanks for looking.
Please ask questions before bidding. Satisfaction Guaranteed!!!
If you are not happy with the guitar for any reason, simply return
it within 3 days. This auction is for one Kohno 3 Requinto
classical guitar guitar and case. No other accessories are included.
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my 10-string McBroom and Bartolex Classical Harp Guitars guitars
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