Ryosuke Kobayashi Build Thread

[Aintno]

Your guitar is remarkable Ryosuke. Thank you for sharing the build process.

[Ryo Kobayashi]

Originally Posted by MC5C

A Masterwork. That's all that can be said.

Thank you very much.
I hope this guitar will be a turning point in my career

[Ryo Kobayashi]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Wow, wow, wow, that is a work of art and fittingly so since it is heading to a museum which is good and bad in that it will not be played much?????

I hope you build with the cedar again if it works as a musical instrument also because it is stunning.

Congrats

Thank you so much Tom-san.
This guitar might be temporary exhibition in a museum but I'm not sure yet.
I controlled the stiffness, weight, thickness and the vibration of the back so this guitar actually sounds great.
2 of my dealers in Japan will make demo videos of this guitar.
I'll post them.
Please stay in tune!
Ryo

[Ryo Kobayashi]

Originally Posted by nootis

What a spectacular build Ryo! Just fabulous. Much respect!!

Thank you very much.
I hope you try my guitars in the near future...
Maybe in WILS 2017?!
Ryo

[Ryo Kobayashi]

Originally Posted by jessupe

the headstock and fingerboard are super cool, again just fantastic work!

Thank you very much for your comment.
It took about 6 times longer than my standard models, haha.
But I'm pretty happy with how it turned out to be.
Ryo

[Ryo Kobayashi]

Originally Posted by FLRon

Amazing work Ryo-San. Your skill level is exceeded only by your passion and heart for your work. Much success to you as you go forward.

Wow...
Thank you so much for your kind words.
It's been only about 10 years since I started guitar making but I've spent all of my life... and I think I'm on the right track so far.
I hope you try my guitars someday...
Ryo

[Ryo Kobayashi]

Originally Posted by Aintno

Your guitar is remarkable Ryosuke. Thank you for sharing the build process.

Thank you very much for the comment.
I spent lots of time to design this project and finally made it!
I hope you enjoy this thread.
Ryo

[Ryo Kobayashi]

I had an amazing time at Sound Messe in OSAKA on April 15th and 16th with many of my colleagues whom I admire and respect.
This "Yanase Cedar Project" was one of the guitars I displayed.
And I’m so glad and honored that Jason Kostal introduced me on his Facebook!
(https://www.facebook.com/jasonkostal...05?pnref=story)
I started my guitar making career in Japan under a local maker.
After having made 3 guitars I attended the class at Roberto-Venn school.
Jason was an instructor there at that time.
We had seen each other at guitar shows in Healdsburg and Montreal but I had been an apprenticeship under my great mentor, Sergei de Jonge, back then so finally I could see him at a guitar show as an exhibitor.


-I do not normally find myself to be speechless when looking at guitars, but today is definitely an exception. For those of you who don't know him, this is Ryosuke Kobayashi. Ryosuke is a former student of mine that also apprenticed with Kenji Sugita and Sergei DeJonge. He has been on his own for a few years now and the guitars I saw today made me stop and take notice. Of particular interest was a cedar OO. The top is bear claw spruce, and the back and sides are Japanese Yanase cedar with an Alaskan Yellow cedar neck. The part that blew me away was the craftsmanship and attention to detail. The fingerboard is made completely by hand by inflaying pieces of Yanase cedar into ebony with perfect spacing between the edge of the fingerboard and fret slots. It may sound easy, but I truly cannot comprehend the amount of time that went into doing this to the level he did. Add to it a chip carved rosette, carved multi-demensional headstock, French polished finish and this guitar is beauty redefined. Oh, and did I mention that is it under priced by about $5,000 based on where I think his work should be. If you are in the market for an amazing guitar at a price that I hope is soon to be obsolete, contact Ryosuke and commission a guitar through him. You will not be disappointed.
-Jason Kostal-




Thank you so much Jason for introducing me to the world!

[Ryo Kobayashi]

Blue-G in Tokyo and Guitar Pro Shop Mikigakki in Umeda ,my official dealers in Japan, took very nice photos.
I hope you guys enjoy them.
Yanase Cedar Project is build-to-order (this particular guitar is not for sale since it might be a temporary exhibit in a museum in Japan.)
I'm able to make two of it (one for Blue-G and one forMikigakki.)
Please ask Blue-G or Mikigakki if you get interested in the project.
































Thank you very much for viewing.

[Nemoman]

Absolutely stunning--beautiful work, Ryo!

[iim7V7IM7]

simply stunning work...kudos...

[JonHBone]

Gorgeous-looking guitar...but you already knew that.

[Steve Kinnaird]

Fantastic...bravo!

Steve

[TBman]

Beautiful guitar!

[Guitars44me]

My goodness this turned out even more beautiful than I expected, and I expected it to be mighty pretty indeed.

I bet it sounds as good as it looks, too!

Just lovely!!!

Congratulations

Cheers. Paul