Extremely rare guitar in almost pristine condition. If you are unfamiliar with TAMA guitars, additional info below. This beauty has been locked and sealed in properly humidified room/case for most of her life and is reviving beautifully. She features one of the tightest grained cedar tops I have ever seen and showcases the beautiful old growth woods TAMA was known for. The back and sides are not only visually stunning, but pair well with the purfling, back strip and what looks to be Brazilian binding. If you know much about Kohno guitars, these are almost identical to the Kohno 15, aside from the bridge, rosette and cashew oil finish. Brand new set of premium Gotoh tuners indentical to original tuners sans the tuning buttons, which the originals are included. This is the cream of the crop for classical guitars made by the most experienced Japanese luthiers alongside Kohno guitars. Many have speculated they were built in the Kohno factory, and I wouldn't be surprised if some pieces such as the neck, were sourced from Kohno and then assembled and finished in the TAMA workskop. But everything from the spanish heel to the unique bracing are identical to the Kohno 15 which sells for double to triple the price in this condition. Comes with hardshell case. Please feel free to ask any questions. I will try to upload a video on Youtube as soon as I can, but if you want sound samples, classical guitar player Guiseppe Torrissi played a TAMA TC 15 in many of his videos, and the Kohno 15 Cedar/Brazilian has a few sound clips and are pretty much identical guitars.
TAMA Info: If you dont know TAMA, here is an introduction. In the 70's Hoshino Gakki was know to have one of the best tonewood stashes in the world. While everyone was trying to copy Martins at the best price in the 70's and 80's, the owner decided he wanted to out due Martin. And according to a lot of enthusiasts, TAMA's were better than their 70's Martin counterparts. The owner set up a dedicated shop in rural Japan with 30 of the best luthiers in Japan and they focused their production on 10 high end guitars a month. Just think of that, 1 guitar a month had to pay 3 salaries and make a profit for everyone involved. They used only the highest grade tonewood and even used a cashew oil finish which was very labor intensive. Needless to say, at the time, people weren't willing to pay the high prices for a "foreign guitar" and they went out of business after a few years and were absorbed by Ibanez, who used up their premium wood stash for the next few years for their premium "Artwood" line. Anyways, happy to answer any questions regarding this lovely and rare guitar.