Yamaha GC(5 ) Grand Concert guitar 1979

A remarkable Japanese product is presented here.

A very good instrument at an affordable price. Above

all it is still in near mint condition but read all the

comments here beyond regarding this guitar.

Scale length: 650 mm. Width topnut: 53 mm.

Bodies own frequency: G which means 98 Herz.

Condition: Very good. Price: 1000 Euro's.

This is the real bottom as normally these guitars

are offered at Reverb between 1000 and 3000

Euro's depending on their condition and the

use of Brasilian rosewood on the earlier ones.

A closer look at the Yamaha branded guitar, type GC-5.

However, do not mistake yourself as this one can't be compared 

with the later GC-5 solely factory made guitars from this

company. Just take a look at the label here beyond as that

has been hand signed by the late great Hideyuki Ezaki.

He consulted Eduardo Ferrer, a historic dynasty of

guitar makers from Granada, for a few years.

And the label that has been hand signed by this venerable

luthier who worked for Yamaha until the late eighties of 

the past age. Later he started his own workshop and made 

premium concert guitars starting from 6.000 Euro's onwards.

Being this old this, guitar must have been a part of a 

collection as there is hardly any fretwear to discover.

Axes of the tuners are clinched to their base plate

which is a sign of quality.

Not any comments to give on this guitar so far, apart that 

it surprised me a lot sound wise. Full tone with lots of

volume and a nice even quality tone from the low to the

high registers.

Remarkable maybe as sides and back haven't been made

from solid woods, though rosewood on rosewood and any

comparison with all solid guitars in the 2000 / 3000 Euro

category (new) such as the Alhambra 11C was remarkable

as it simple can easily compete with that model.

The back of the  head is still in an undamaged condition.

The former player has treated this guitar with respect.

But he or she might even have kept it in its' case during

a long period of time.

Neck is absolutely straight with no dings or annoying

scratches. Tasteful edge inlays are there as well. And

let's not forget that the Jose Ramirez 1A guitars were

also veneered on the inside, often done to soften the 

tone a bit. For a lot of Japanese companies the laminated

woods used could in fact better withstand the inter-

national transports with ships and/or airplanes.

Nice rosette and a matching inlay in the string tie block.

The surrounded white binding prevents damage often 

due to the tension of the strings on the string tie wood.

And a closer look, now possible when you click on

this picture.

This 1979 guitar is spruce topped.