1980 Yamaha "Custom Shop" Grand Concert GC-7

Northwest Vintage guitars drug home another gem from Tokyo for your consideration.  This time its a fantastic 1980 Yamaha "Custom Shop" Grand Concert GC-7 hand crafted by Japan's legendary luthier, Hideyuki Ezaki.  

From the web;

This guitar is a great example of Hideyuki Ezaki’s expert craftsmanship. deep basses, clear but colorful trebles, all notes well separated,  Very well balanced and impressive sustain. Guitar is loud and very responsive. IT IS TRULY GRAND CONCERT!

This guitar was priced 70 000 yen in 1980.

Currently internationally distributed Yamahas GC32 or GC32C are simply no match to this “old faithful” GC7 from 1980.

This guitar despite being 40 years old remains in overall very good condition. Its top and back bears several but very small dents and very shallow scratches within the finish. There are few light abrasions on the very tip of the headstock. Everything else remains in excellent condition.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Year(s) Sold: 1979-1984

Original US MSRP: $1,699.00

Top: Solid Spruce/lacquer

Back: Solid Rosewood /urethane

Sides: Non-solid Rosewood

Most likely this is Madagascar Rosewood. In those years Yamaha was importing various rosewoods throwing them all to Palisander category. In later years Yamaha admitted that in fact they used a lot of Madagascar Rosewood on their guitars without even knowing it.      

Neck: Honduras Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebony

String Length: 650mm

Nut width: 52 mm

Guitar’s action is set to 3.0 mm with perfect saddle height.  

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You can rest assured that your guitar will arrive safely. Every guitar is detuned, the fretboard is protected, the headstock is wrapped, and the guitar is securely fixed inside the case.  If a hard case is not included, your guitar will be securely wrapped for shipment. The Aeris packing system keeps it safe inside a new shipping box made for guitars.  Our shipments are fully insured and shipped via UPS Ground.  We are happy to accommodate other shipping options prior to purchase, so just reach out.  We are always able to accommodate will-call pickup for your guitar.  Please message us for International Shipping quotes and be sure to include your complete address and preferred carrier for a quick response.  

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