Tsuneyuke Yamamoto Baritone Acoustic Guitar (No. 178) 2017 (Price Reduced!)

This exquisite guitar is one of the last baritones built by Tsuneyuke Yamamoto before his retirement and relocation from California to Japan in 2019.  There's not really much to say -- Yamamoto-san was an absolute master builder and this is a glorious guitar.  I bought the instrument new from Stevie Coyle at Mighty Fine Guitars in Concord, CA, and I have been its only owner.  It's been treated as you would expect and is in mint condition.  I'm selling it only because of space constraints, age (mine, not the guitar's), and the need to begin downsizing the number of instruments I own.  (Please note that the label has an error -- the instrument does not use light gauge E-E strings, but rather can be strung with standard medium-gauge strings tuned D-D or, as shown, with baritone strings tuned either C-C or to B-B.  I have used only baritone strings and keep the instrument in B.)

Specs: 

Top:     Artist grade Adirondack Spruce

Back & sides:  East Indian Rosewood

Lower bout:   17"

Depth: 3-1/2" at neck block,  4-1/2" at end block

"Wedge" body (depth at lower bout): 5" treble side,  3-3/4" bass side

Bevel: figured koa

Body binding: figured koa with BWB purfling

Back Strip: figured koa with Maple strip

Fingerboard: Macassar ebony

Binding: African ebony with Maple strip

Fret wire: Stewmac #149,   18% nickel/silver

Nut:  traditional, 1/4" thick bone

1-13/16" nut width

2-3/8" string spacing at bridge

2-5/16" fingerboard width at 12th fret

Neck: 

 American Mahogany, one-piece, shifted spine, mortise & tenon bolt-on (Cumpiano's hardware-based neck joint, Hex Key:(5/32,9/64))

 Double graphite rod reinforcement

 Two-way truss rod (hex key: 9/64")

 Neck to body joint at 14fret (bass side)   Side position dot:  white plastic @ 3, 5, 7, 9, 12x2, 15

 Headstock:

 Overlay: East Indian rosewood(top), Macassar ebony (back)

 Binding:    African ebony with maple strip

 Decal:    "Y" (MOP)

 Tuners:    SGL510-BL5-C 18:1 ratio

Rosette ring:    koa & paua avalon

Bridge

 African ebony

 Ebony bridge pin

 Saddle:  1/8" thick bone

End wedge, heel cap: figured koa with maple strip

Finish: nitrocellulose gloss lacquer

Hardshell case: Hiscox PRO-II-GJ