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10-18-2022, 10:20 AM
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Toru Fujii?
I ran into a few of these Somogyi Style Modified Dreadnoughts on Reverb built by Japanese builder Toru Fujii. I'm curious anyone have any info on this builder or these instruments? I noticed Dream Guitars represents a Fujii guitars as well but it looks to be a different person with the same last name.
Here's a link to one, I have no connection with the seller. https://reverb.com/item/33859411-toru-fujii-mdc-2018
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10-18-2022, 11:15 AM
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Bobby, I found this:http://defgabc.livedoor.blog/archives/2004501.html.
The luthier's base price is 500,000 yen, which amounts to about $3350, making that two year old $9980 Reverb listing a bit wacky, unless it is a different builder. David
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10-18-2022, 11:51 AM
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Thanks for sharing that, I hadn't seen that web site David.
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10-18-2022, 12:09 PM
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10-18-2022, 05:41 PM
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Hi Bobby,
It sure looks like a knock off of Ervin’s peg head, bridge, body and cutaway along with Jason’s rosette. The scalloped nut and saddle are also a knock off of Dan Lashbrook’s original design.
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10-21-2022, 03:52 AM
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There are two different Japanese luthiers named Fujii - the orher one is keisuke Fujii who is probably more well known
. I believe that Mighty Fine Guitars uses to carry some guitars made by toru fujii.
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10-24-2022, 07:38 PM
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I took a chance and bought a Modified Dreadnought from this builder. It’s Red Spruce over South East Asian Rosewood. It was built in 2019. It's a fine guitar. I’ve owned and played several mod D guitars from Kostal, Buendia, Somogyi, Doerr, and Kraut and this one is on par with most of them which is saying a lot. His attention to detail is quite impressive. Mine is serial number 74. I’ll try and post a video of it at some point in the near future. It falls somewhere in between Kraut and Buendia tonally to my ears.
I finally had time to put a video up so you can hear the Fujii Modified Dreadnought in action. https://youtu.be/Lw4ve435JdE
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11-29-2022, 11:58 PM
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http://kfguitars.blogspot.com/ As I recall he's a hobby builder with an advanced degree in a difficult field and a day job.
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11-30-2022, 10:48 AM
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