This vertical logo style was used by a number of manufacturers for their higher-end models. The headstock has gold finished Morris tuners, and a classy Morris vertical headstock logo inlayed abalone, inspired by Martin guitars in the 70s. The neck is a 3-piece mahogony, bound again with ivory and simple position dot markers. The body is bound with ivory and simple abalone pufling - nothing too flashy but with a high attention to detail. The 2nd top model of the MD range, this features a really lovely solid spruce top, one of the best in my collection, and coral rosewood back and sides, with a simple mosaic inlay down the centre of the back. This model, the MD520, was introduced in the late 70s with a retail price of Y35,000. Nowadays, Morris still produce guitars, primarily focussed on smaller bodied, finger-styled guitars that retail for 1000. Morris turned more to their own home market, where the guitar market in the 70s in Japan was hugely competitive, with more than 20 different factories making excellent copies of popular American acoustic models the success of Morris to become the largest next to Yamaha is testament to their quailty and value for money. However, as the 70s progressed, so too the skill and accuracy of the luthiers.
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