Эта гитара сделана в Японии по лицензии от Джорджа Лоудена, вот ответ самого Лоудена --
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thanks for your enquiry and it is good to see one of these rather rare Artisan guitars again after all these years!
I was asked by Eikosha music company in Japan to design a new range of guitars for the Kasuga factory ( they were making Yamaha and other brand guitars at the time and business in the early eighties was very much down and the factory needed extra work. I agreed and Artisan guitars were the result. My own Lowden guitars were built for me under license in the S.Yairi factory ( about 13 people ) from 1980 to 1985 during which time about 5,000 were made. I don;t know how many Artisan guitars were made but maybe it was less than 1000.
Nowadays all Lowden guitars are built in my own workshops in Ireland.
I hope this information is helpful and you continue to enjoy your guitar!
best regards
George
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