Masaki Sakurai - 2025 - P.C. Cedar
Masaki Sakurai - 2025 - P.C. Cedar
Overview
Overview
About the luthier
Masaki Sakurai, nephew of the legendary Japanese luthier Masaru Kohno, was born in 1944. After earning a degree in electrical engineering from Sophia University, he joined the Kohno Guitar Manufacturing workshop in 1967. In 1988, he was awarded the prestigious first prize at the Fourth International Guitar Making Competition in Paris, confirming his place among the most respected luthiers in the world. Known for his precise craftsmanship and acoustically refined instruments, Sakurai has continued the Kohno legacy while establishing a signature style of his own, particularly appreciated for its ease of play and excellent projection.
About the guitar
This exceptional 2025 “PC” model (Paris Competition) is a direct descendant of the award-winning guitar that secured Sakurai first prize in Paris in 1988. It represents the culmination of decades of experience and refinement and stands out for its expressive power and elegant presence. The cedar top is finely grained and harmonizes beautifully with the dark, straight-grained Madagascar rosewood back and sides, producing a balanced tonal spectrum with strong basses, full mids, and rounded trebles. Its voice is clear, nuanced, and effortlessly projects, making it an ideal concert instrument.
What sets this particular instrument apart is its stunning aesthetic detail. The interplay of the rosette, purfling, bindings, and bridge mosaic reveals a carefully orchestrated visual language that speaks to Sakurai’s artistry and design sense. Each element—from the ornamented bridge to the subtly curved bindings—has been chosen not only for its elegance but also for how it contributes to the unified aesthetic of the whole. The headstock shape is a tasteful homage to both Robert Bouchet and Masaru Kohno. Altogether, this guitar is not only a superb musical instrument but a work of visual art.
Watch the presentation video of this particular guitar below, where you will find a lot of additional information about its playability and sound.
| Luthier: | Masaki Sakurai |
| Construction year: | 2025 |
| Construction: | Traditional |
| Top: | Cedar |
| Back and sides: | Madagascar rosewood |
| Finish: | Cashew |
| Air body frequency: | G # / A |
| Scale: | 650 mm |
| Nut: | 51 mm |
| Weight: | 1745 grams |
| Tuners: | Gotoh |
| Strings: | Knobloch - EDC 34.0 |
| Condition: | New |
| Case: | Hardshell |
Details about GPSR:
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Masaki Sakurai, Nishi-Ikebukuro Toshima-ku, 5-27-20, 171-0021, Tokyo, Japan, https://www.kohno-guitar.org/, msakurai@kohno-guitar.org
Siccas Guitars GmbH, Roonstr. 31, 76137 Karlsruhe, Germany, www.siccasguitars.com, info@siccasguitars.com
Note: For antique guitars, the GPSR does not apply.
Video overview
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