Takamine Hirade Concert Arte Model Five (USED)

Good condition and gorgeous sound at this price point! Wear and tear one would expect on a well-loved, nearly 40 year old guitar but, plays very well and is ready to perform. Fishman Undersaddle pickup installed in the late 90s. Includes Yorkville hard case.

Designed by master luthier Mass Hirade, featuring breathtaking solid body woods, gold hardware,and a shimmering gloss finish.

The Takamine Hirade Concert Arte Model five classical guitar is crafted using Mass Hirade's original drawings. Takamine classics features a solid cedar top with solid rosewood backs and sides for a brilliant and rich classic tone. The braces are patterned and voiced for today's music.

This Takamine guitar features the classical platform, with a body depth and width providing the optimal sound to let the nylon strings project to their fullest. The solid cedar top with the solid rosewood back and sides produce the ideal punchy sound that responds well to the amount of pressure and drive you apply to your playing. Whether you're performing complex classical movements or dancing over the strings on a searing flamenco rhythm, the Takamine Classical guitar sounds superb.

The Takamine Classical guitar's dovetail neck joint ensures the dedicated tone swelling from this instrument, eliminating any drop-off. The beautiful and highly desired mahogany asymmetrical neck, rosewood bridge, and ebony fretboard present clear tone and lasting sustain.

Dressed in a gloss finish and featuring luxurious gold tuners and hardware, this will be the envy of all who see and hear it. The Takamine Concert Arte guitar is a testament to the impeccable craftsmanship of Hirade, and shows the continuing Takamine tradition of providing some of the finest guitars available today.

FEATURES
 Solid cedar top
    Solid rosewood back
    650mm scale
    Dovetail neck joint
    Mahogany neck
    Ebony fretboard
    Asymmetrical neck shape
    19 frets
    52mm nut width
    Rosewood bridge
    Gotoh Gold classical tuners
    Natural Gloss finish