My thoughts about guitar My relationship to guitars goes back 50 years. During that time, I have lived an eventful life with many twists and turns. Even during the difficult times, however, my guitar has always stayed close by my side and sustained me. There was the time I worked as a professional musician, the change in the industry due to karaoke, and then unable to stay away from music, the time I worked as a piano tuner. I believe all of these experiences led me to making bamboo guitars. It’s like the guitar was a crutch my entire life. Passing my 60th birthday, I get to experience the joy of walking the final chapter with my guitar. Since I can’t help but love guitars, I left where I resided in Nagoya to care for my elderly mother and to open a workshop in my home of Nagano. What is so special about the guitar? That is my quest. As a person who can’t help but love guitars, I am aiming to work together to create something that fellow guitar-lovers want would want. I want to build guitars that guitar lovers can’t help but want by becoming one of them.
Masao Nakamura
3-17-4 spa-kamiyamada
Chikuma city, nagano pref. 3890821 Japan
81(90)-3563-1642
masao@creobamboo.com
My thoughts about the guitar: • April 2015
The guitar is a unique instrument that has both acted as a lifelong friend to countless people and continues to evolve and develop today. It is also an instrument that helps convey the emotional stories of people throughout the world. As an advocate of the Japanese guitar, I have spent over 50 years with the instrument, 40 of which I spent in research. And that is how I arrived at the Japanese guitar. It has been 35 years now since the bamboo guitar grabbed my attention. At first it was as simple as wondering how it might sound and then making one. And that is how my bamboo guitar life began.
B.A. Degree in Graphic Design • March 2003
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Senior UX Designer • March 1965 - Present
My relationship to guitars goes back 50 years. During that time, I have lived an eventful life with many twists and turns. Even during the difficult times, however, my guitar has always stayed close by my side and sustained me. There was the time I worked as a professional musician, the change in the industry due to karaoke, and then unable to stay away from music, the time I worked as a piano tuner. I believe all of these experiences led me to making bamboo guitars. It’s like the guitar was a crutch my entire life. Passing my 60th birthday, I get to experience the joy of walking the final chapter with my guitar. Since I can’t help but love guitars, I left where I resided in Nagoya to care for my elderly mother and to open a workshop in my home of Nagano. What is so special about the guitar? That is my quest. As a person who can’t help but love guitars, I am aiming to work together to create something that fellow guitar-lovers want would want. I want to build guitars that guitar lovers can’t help but want by becoming one of them.
UX Designer • March 2007 - February 2010
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It is a modern guitar because it is now the guitar is not a nylon string classical guitar Experience the world of all means new sound and I hope that it want to derive fun new representation world.
Branding, Webdesign
Bamboo back sides & top, Maple neck, 1 3/4" (44mm) nut, 25.4"(645mm) scale, Gotho Tuners, sticks with the glue.
Branding, Web Development
Top may be altered in Spruce or wood there at that time. Side, back bamboo. Truss rod bamboo head to slotted at aim at that time. Usually arch is not too much to say that playing in the unprocessed, if you use it with a pick-up is almost. This is the arch top is considered on the assumption that used in unprocessed, arch shape has become deep arch as violin and cello. Sound has stretched steel strings, but you will hear, such as nylon and steel intermediate. When you play in the play finger will be more sound close to the nylon. There is possible to approach the area of music that was not possible with conventional arch has aim of the arch top guitar.
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PhotographyThe bamboo guitar has taken shape from absolutely nothing to its present form through much trial and error. Every day, every week, every year, I have made new discoveries that are reflected in the sound of my guitars. This blog is dedicated to recording my account of building guitars as well as my thoughts as I live in this wonderful place called Nagano.
Please feel free to contact me. All of the guitars I make are order made. Because you want a specific sounds from your guitar, I would like to hear first about what you are looking for. I also want you to be informed about a bamboo guitar’s features and the sounds it produces. This site has information on the production history, models, sound source etc. regarding bamboo guitars. Please take a look and feel free to contact me with questions or concerns. The best way to contact me is through the contact form. I have also prepared a link to performers currently using the bamboo guitar, in hopes that they might act as a reference to assist in your decision. You may also want to visit our workshop. Nagano is a great place for a visit and you might just want to swing by.
