Taurus 1967 NO.59 (Domestic price at the time: 180,000 yen) (Attached photo: List of imported guitars from the mid-1960s, equivalent to Taurus NO.2) Taurus is another lineage of José Ramírez, a long-established workshop in Barcelona, Spain, that OEM-produced the "blue label" guitars. It also had connections with the long-established workshop of Jan Estrich in Barcelona, and both were introduced as Spanish-made imported guitars at major domestic musical instrument stores. While it was said that domestically produced guitars were superior in the 200,000 yen (very expensive) class at the time, Taurus seemed to be in a class of its own and was highly regarded among imported guitars (quoted from online information). Mid-1960s No.1 115,000 yen / No.2 140,000 yen / No.3 185,000 yen Around 1970 No.56 150,000 yen / No.59 180,000 yen / No.96 230,000 yen The materials of the guitar for sale are: the top is solid cedar, the sides & back are solid Indian rosewood, the fingerboard is ebony, and the pegs are hand-carved Fustero pegs. The condition is that the top has many scratches from playing, but there are no cracks. The sound has a good resonance with a core. The current string height is high. Perhaps because the neck is sturdy, it doesn't feel too difficult to play even now (1st string at the 11th fret is 3.5mm), but there isn't much room for saddle adjustment on the 1st string side. I think it has high potential, so much so that I would like to have some work done on the bridge or fingerboard to make it my beloved instrument. TAURUS NO.59 1967, a masterpiece from a long-established Barcelona workshop, highly regarded as being in a class of its own among imported guitars in the 200,000 yen class at the time. Thank you very much. Scale length: 650mm Nut width: 52.5mm String height: 12th fret 6th string 4.6mm 1st string 4.0mm Neck: Slightly forward bow The guitar will be placed in the old dedicated case in the photo, wrapped in bubble wrap, and shipped.