A rare a beautiful Concert Classical Guitar Handmade by Yukinobu Chai in 2000s, Model No 20
Ramirez design. Masary Kohno level of craftsmanship.
The Chai Family Guitar Workshop was founded in 1959 in Tokyo by Yukinobu Chai, one of Japan's leading luthiers, and is now succeeded by his son, Yukihiro Chai.
It appears that the workshop operates as a custom shop, not as a factory that produces a lot of guitars.
This particular guitar shows amazing craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Finest tone woods used to built it.
The tone of this guitar is rich and beautiful with good volume.
Very good balance of frequencies and impressive sustain.
Condition
The guitar is in used showroom condition. It has superficial marks of use in different places, such as dings and scuffs, but no major issues. There is one deeper ding on the top, the rest are light. Please refer to the pictures. Guitar players have different styles and features, so it might need to be set up according to your preferences. This one is set up for high action but still not hard to play. There's room on the saddle to lower it. The neck has a slight forward bow. There is no visible fretwear.
Specs.
Top High Grade Solid Cedar
Bracing Fan
Back / Sides Indian Rosewood
Neck Mahogany, Natural Bone Nut
Fingerboard Ebony
Bridge Rosewood, Natural Bone Saddle
String Length 630 mm
Nut width 52 mm
Action at 12 fret (1st): 4.00 mm
Action at 12 fret (6th): 4.75 mm
Comes with a hard case
