Fightin Engineer Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Anyone care to give a newbie some advice? I found a mid-90s Sakurai No. 10 model classical for sale by owner for $800. It's cedar/rosewood and apparently has a couple of scratches near the bridge. I'm upgrading from a plywood Yamaha and I'm a fairly experience classical player. Anyone have any opinions on Sakurais or whether this sounds like a good deal? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Welcome aboard, Fightin'... is that a school mascot? "Good evening, and welcome to Class C college action as the Northern Delaware Tech Fightin' Engineers take on the Central Iowa Baptist Marauders"... At any rate...sorry, can't answer your question, but welcome...I'm sure someone here can. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Welcome! I haven't ever heard of that brand of guitar. Sorry I can't help. What is the model number of the Yamaha? I've got a CG-101MS (MS = Matte finish, Solid top), but it's been discontinued. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolf by Night Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Yeah, welcome to the Guitar Forum, Fightin Engineer! (You "12-B", by any chance?) Stick around, we need more classical players, here and world-wide! Likewise, I have not run across the Sakurai name before, but there's probably a lot of classical guitar brands and minutae that I'm unaware of. I do know that I love cedar topped acoustic guitars, both steel-string and classical! Something special about a good cedar top, different from the several types of spruce commonly used, that's hard to define in words... Japanese, by any chance? I've liked the Alvarez-Yairi guitars that I've played (beat the snot out of my '84 'Yairi steel-string), and they're a hand-made Japanese make. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fightin Engineer Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 You hit the nail on the head Tedster. It's the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin' Engineers to be exact. As for the guitar, Masaki Sakurai is a Japanese luthier whose new instruments run in the $3K-$7K range, which makes me think that $800 is a good deal on this used one, but I thought I would try to get some opinions before pulling the trigger. I don't have the Yamaha's model # handy, but I'll post it as soon as I can. It's actually a pretty remarkable sounding guitar for not being a solid top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Sorry man, I haven't heard of that brand either. Really though, a $3000 guitar for $800 sounds like a good deal to me, even if I've never heard of the name! Oh, and welcome to the forum! Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I don't know classical guitar, but I know research techniques! Here's a link to the manufacturer website, if you don't have it already. Kohno-Sakurai Guitars Here's a review from the Harmony Central user group Harmony Central I leave it to your own expertise to analyze their materials and assess the value. Hope it works out for you. Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolf by Night Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 You're a good egg, Bill! I was too lazy to do that... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/icons/icon11.gif Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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