Soundboard (Top): Solid Spruce (showing rich amber aging/patina and fine straight grain)
Back & Sides: Solid Rosewood (heavily figured straight-grain Indian or Jacaranda/Brazilian Rosewood depending on specific 1965 batch)
Headstock / Tuners: Hand-carved headstock crown with gold engraved tuner plates and cream buttons
Historical Significance: Made in 1965, just two years before Masaru Kono won Gold Medal at the prestigious Liege Concours International de Guitare in Belgium (1967). Guitars from his mid-1960s "Golden Era" are highly prized by collectors and classical concert players.
