Kiso Suzuki Classical Guitars: 9504 front

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

9504 front

1 comment:

Ondulado said...: I have this guitar, handed down from my mum. Model Number 9504. Serial number 60708.. Which I think makes it a 1960's model. I has an amazing sound. I know very little else about it...; August 17, 2014 at 5:39 AM

Kiso Suzuki Classical Numbering System

The numbering system is still kind of a mystery to me. 'G' series probably stands for the 'Grand Concert' size. 30 versus a 70 or an 80 still probably has more to do with the price...30,000 yen versus 80,000 yen at the time...however in the 60's a series of #10-30 seemed to have been a finer guitar than the later higher numbers. Go figure.
There was a 'C' series - maybe Cedar???
'S' usually stands for spruce top.
'A' and 'T'...I don't know. No one has enlightened me yet.
The '9500' series usually had laminated tops and laminated rosewood sides, and the higher numbers were more ornamented (more expensive).
In my experience, the Kiso Suzuki classicals were more heavily built than the Nagoya Suzuki classicals.