NOGUCHI HANDMADE MANDOLIN
Minoru Noguchi is a craftsman of finest classic mandolins , from Japan.
Minoru Noguchi (1947- ) began his career of making mandolins in 1962, on
Izu-Ohshima Island, and three years later he established his own workshop
and began producing "Noguchi" mandolin. And also he inheritted
"Ohno" mandolin from Masahiro Ohno in 1990.
After moving to Itoh-city in 1996, he founded the present workshop "Liuteria
Noguchi."
He has been building both "Noguchi"and "Ohno" brands
mandolins of a very high quality. His long experience of making handmade
mandolins makes them sound amazing and sweet. These really are great mandolins
with a big heart and a wonderful tone.
He received award from Japan Culturepromoting
Association in 2005.
NOGUCHI MANDOLIN PRICE LIST
- Noguchi Mandolin - Artist series
- Mandolin（Neapolitan）
ST
Body-Maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Neapolitan
price:￥187,000
(Tax included)
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SB
Body-Maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Scroll
price:￥209,000
(Tax included)
SA
Body-Maple, Fluted ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Scroll
price:￥264,000
(Tax included)
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- Mandolin（Roman）
TypeⅣ
Body-Maple, Fluted ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Roman
Fingerboard-Ebony, 24frets
￥418,000
(Tax included)
TypeⅤ
Body-Rosewood, Fluted ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Roman
Fingerboard-Ebony, 27 frets
price:￥572,000
(Tax included)
TypeⅥbis
Body-High grade class Maple, Fluted ribs
Top-High grade class
spruce
Head-Enbergher's concert model
Fingerboard-Ebony, 27frets
price:￥825,000
(Tax included)
- Mandolin（Neapolitan）
Type SP
Body-Finest selected Maple, SP personal body fluted ribs
Top-Finest selected spruce
Head-scroll(Old mandolin model)
Fingerboard-Ebony, 29 frets
with shell position points
price:￥1,320,000
(Tax included)
- Mandola
ＤＭ （Neapolitan）
Body-Maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Neapolitan
price:￥286,000
(Tax included)
ＴＤ１ (Roman)
Body-Maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Roman (Vinaccian-style)
price:￥506,000
(Tax included)
- Mandoloncello
ＣＭ (Neapolitan)
Body-Maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Neapolitan
price:￥418,000
(Tax included)
ＴＣ１ (Roman)
Body-Maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Roman (Vinaccian-style)
price:￥715,000
(Tax included)
- Noguchi Mandolin-Professional series
- Mandolin
OM-1
Body-Maple, Fluted ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Neapolitan
Fingerboard-Ebony, 24 frets
price:￥308,000
(Tax included)
OM-2
Body-Upper class maple, Fluted ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-scroll
Fingerboard-Ebony 24 frets
price:￥374,000
(Tax included)
OM-3
Body-High grade class maple, Fluted ribs
Top-High grade spruce
Head-scroll
Fingerboard-Ebony, 27 frets
price:￥561,000
(Tax included)
OM-4
Body-High grade class
Rosewood, Fluted ribs
Top-High grade class Spruce
Head-Scroll
Fingerboard-Ebony, 27 frets
price:￥880,000
(Tax included)
- Mandola
OD-1
Body-Maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Neapolitan
price:￥341,000
(Tax included)
OD-2
Body-Upper class maple, Smooth ribs
Top-Spruce
Head-Scroll
price:￥451,000
(Tax included)
OD-3
Body-High grade class maple, Fluted ribs
Top-High grade class spruce
Head-Scroll
price:￥616,000
(Tax included)
OD-S
Body-Finest selected maple, ODS personal body fluted ribs
Top-High grade class spruce
Head-Scroll
price:￥913,000
(Tax included)
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- Mandoloncello
OC-1
Body-Upper class maple, Smooth ribs; rounded body
Top-Spruce
Head-Neapolitan
price:￥539,000
(Tax included)
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OC-2
Body-High grade class rosewood, Smooth ribs; rounded body
Top-Spruce
Head-Neapolitan
price:￥660,000
(Tax included)
OC-S
Body-Finest selected rosewood, Fluted ribs; OCS personal body
Top-Finest selected spruce
Head-Scroll, tuning machines enclosed
price:￥990,000
(Tax included)
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