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| Masaki
Sakurai |
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| 1944 |
Masaki Sakurai was born. |
| 1967 |
He graduated from the Sophia Univ., Electronics
Department and entered Kohno Guitar MANUFACTURING. |
| 1988 |
He won the first prize at the 4th International
Guitar Making Contest in Paris. |
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| So Kimishima |
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| 1983 |
Born in Tokyo. |
| 2007 |
Graduated from Musashi Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Systems and Information.
Joined Kohno Guitar Manufacturing, admiring his grandfather Masaru Kohno. He has devoted himself to building guitars under Masaki Sakurai. |
| 2009 - |
He has been in charge of the article "Measurement of Guitar Strings" in the monthly "Gendai Guitar" Magazine, utilizing the knowledge he learned at university. |
| 2019 |
The guitar designed and produced by himself gained recognition from Mr.Sakurai and made his debut as a guitar luthier. |
| 2021 |
Announced his original model STELLA. |
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| Based on the sound of Masaru Kohno's guitar in the 1950s-1960s, he brings together the techniques and expertise learned from
his master, Masaki Sakurai. |
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| Masaru
Kohno |
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| 1926 |
Masaru Kohno was born. |
| 1948 |
He started making guitars. |
| 1960 |
He went to Spain and studied making guitars. |
| 1967 |
He awarded the GOLD MEDAL in Elizabeth's Concourse
Belgium, international competition in guitar lutherie. |
| Dec. 13 1998 He died of renal cancer. |
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