Kodaira Asturias AST-30L Artist Series Short Scale Classical Guitar (1981) Ryoji Matsuoka This beautiful guitar was handmade

This beautiful guitar was handmade in Japan in 1971

The top has been expertly tuned to the notes of G# and C

Ebony fretboard

The bases and trebles are well balanced

Kodaira Asturias AST-30L Artist Series Short Scale Classical Guitar (1981) Ryoji Matsuoka This beautiful guitar was handmadeThis Wonderful short scale guitar was one of the very first made by the Asturias dream team which included Matano, Hiruomi and Kodaira. It's a true concert guitar, you can tell by the details and the amount of work that has gone into it. It has a very high grade solid cedar top which is thicker than the later models, It has beautiful and high quality rosewood back and sides. The neck has been reinforced with a beautiful strip of solid rosewood to