Takamine H8 - Guitaras Hirade - Handcrafted Classical Guitar

Right Or Left Handed

Right-handed

Type

Acoustic

Brand

Takamine

Retails for $2,700 *Deeply discounted & priced aggressively to sell at $899, includes Takamine hard case* Excellent condition, like new with no blemishes. Signature model from Takamine legendary luthier, Hirade. Classical guitar master craftsmanship with Takamine Japanese precision. The Takamine H-8 (often designated H8SS) is a well-regarded, all-solid-wood concert classical guitar for intermediate to advanced players, praised for its balanced, transparent tone, excellent sustain, and high-quality craftsmanship. A Solid Combination The H8SS is built from the time-honored tonewood combination of a spruce soundboard and rosewood back and sides, all solid; the neck is mahogany and the fretboard ebony. All of the woods on the H-8 / H8SS appear to have been carefully chosen. The quarter-sawn Indian rosewood has a beautiful deep-brown coloration and the Sitka spruce possesses tight, straight grains and no cosmetic anomalies; the ebony is inky black. With its simple but elegant appointments, the guitar cuts a nice figure. Engraved gold Gotoh tuners with pearl buttons are a classy touch, as is the multicolored marquetry pattern used for the rosette. Solid and well-built - the frets are perfectly seated and smoothly polished, and the bone nut is precisely slotted. The thin polyurethane finish is flawlessly applied, rubbed to a uniform gloss. With smoothly sanded bracing and kerfing and no evidence of excess glue, the interior is just as clean as the outside. Overall, the H8SS’s voice is full and clear, with good projection, likely owing to its spruce-and-rosewood construction. The registers are evenly balanced, from firm lows to solid mids to crystalline trebles. All of the notes on the neck are true and clear, with perfect intonation and a good amount of sustain, and the natural harmonics at all locations are vivid. Because of its balanced, transparent sound, the H8SS doesn’t recommend itself to any style or era of repertoire in particular. It feels equally inspiring to play Matteo Carcassi studies and Astor Piazzolla arrangements as it does for approaches like chord-melody-style jazz and bossa-nova comping. The response and playability are excellent. BODY
Non-cutaway classical; solid spruce top with Spanish fan bracing; solid rosewood back and sides; rosewood bridge; high-gloss polyurethane finish NECK
Mahogany neck with ebony fretboard; 650mm scale length; 51mm bone nut; deluxe Gotoh tuning machines;  high-gloss polyurethane finish EXTRAS
Takamine deluxe hardshell case; polishing cloth