May I request for the translation of guitar label

mdchachi said:

There's info about this maker here:

Japanese Classical Guitar (Lable Translation)

Hi, Thank you for accepting me into the forum, I hope everything is well with you, family and friends. I would like to ask for help to translate a Japanese guitar label that was given to me as a present. Could you help me with this issue? Hope to hear from you soon and best regards from...

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Your guitar was made in June, 1971.

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saw maung gyi said:

Thanks so much for your help. Is there any word that mentioned model number sir.

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mdchachi said:

Maybe it's the part on the left which says "Special #4 63" (特 四 号)
This 1972 guitar from Yahoo Auctions says "Special #3 63" and was made by the same person as yours.

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johnnyG said:

The part of the label that is important here is "ZEN-ON SUWA CO., LTD." The rest of the label is just smoke and mirrors.

Assessing/evalutating a guitar from its label--especially at this level of manufacturing--isn't going to reveal much. This guitar was a (cheap) mass production item, and not hand-made, in spite of what it says. I'd guess that the woods used for the top/sides/back are probably laminate (a polite way to say 'plywood') rather than solid.

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johnnyG said:

The part of the label that is important here is "ZEN-ON SUWA CO., LTD." The rest of the label is just smoke and mirrors.

Assessing/evalutating a guitar from its label--especially at this level of manufacturing--isn't going to reveal much. This guitar was a (cheap) mass production item, and not hand-made, in spite of what it says. I'd guess that the woods used for the top/sides/back are probably laminate (a polite way to say 'plywood') rather than solid.

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