Aria 9614, 12 string, Two Tone Sunburst, Made in Japan

About Aria:
Arai & CO INC was found on 2nd august 1956 by Shiro Arai .
It all came from a problem, a problem that Mr Shiro had with buying guitars and strings in 1954. He started to import classic guitars, Augustine guitar strings and musical scores for himself and his students.
Aria has been at the forefront of Japanese guitar building excellence for 60 years, which means a wealth of experience and acquired expertise.

Condition:

• Head – good condition with little scraches and bumps.
• Keys – working good. One screw is not original. See on the photo - 3rd from the bot on the right side.
• Nut – good conditionNeck – very good condition
• Fretboard – good condition with some sings of use on 1, 2 frets. Also there is a little (maybe 1/4 mm high) bulge between 13th and 15th fret which may couse string buzzing. 
• Frets – good conditions - they have been cut and polished by professional luthier.
• Body – very nice condition. It has some typical signs of wear little lacquer scratches. In one place (visible on photo) there is a little crack - it seems that only one layer is cracked. Previous owner tried glue it, so there are some glue signs on the lacquer.
• Lacquer – good with small signs of use.
• Equipment – very good condition
• Addons - new strings - Curt Mangan Fusion Matched, 12 String Medium 11-52
  

Please note this is true vintage instrument - if you want to play it, it may need some setup.