John Bailey
John Bailey (1931–2011) was a British luthier who became well known for making and repairing guitars and other stringed instruments, particularly during the 1960s English folk music revival. Initially,...
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This John Bailey custom double neck electric guitar was advertised for sale in Guitar magazine in 1976 for £250, by its owner Ralph Denyer - the editor of the magazine. Its a semi acoustic with a 12...
View ArticleHopf JP Professional
The Hopf JP Professional was developed in collaboration with English folk musician John Pearse and made around 1976 - 1977. These were fan-braced like a classical guitar and could be strung with either...
View ArticleHopf John Pearse Professional 1976
The advert reads:THE 'HOPF' PROFESSIONAL by John Pearseguitar report (Jan 76)This is a very handsome instrument, flawlessly finished... a lovely responsive soundboard. Back and sides are Jacaranda, and...
View ArticleRokutaro Nakade
Rokutaro Nakade was a well known Japanese luthier, who played an important role in the development of modern Japanese classical guitar making. Rokutaro Nakade, along with his younger brother Sakazo...
View ArticleLab Series
In the mid-1970s, Gibson introduced a new range of products incorporating Moog electronics, such as the Gibson RD series guitars and Lab Series amplifiers. Although Lab Series was a separate brand,...
View ArticleMasaru Kohno
Kohno Guitars was founded by Masaru Kohno (born in 1926) who began building guitars in 1948 and studied classical building techniques in Spain in 1960 at the workshop of Arcángel Fernández. Masaru...
View ArticleSakurai Kohno
Sakurai Kohno is a world renknowned Japanese brand of classical guitars. Kohno Guitars was founded by Masaru Kohno (born in 1926) who began building guitars in 1948 and studied classical building...
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