1970s Morris W-40 Vintage Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Spruce & Rosewood, Japan

Up for sale, a 1970’s Morris W-40 dreadnought acoustic guitar in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Made at the Terada factory in Japan, this expertly crafted vintage dreadnought has a broad dynamic range and many cosmetic refinements that parallel Martin's D-45 model, with abalone top binding and rosette, hexagonal fretboard inlay, and the Morris name oriented vertically on the headstock face.The tonewood complement includes a solid X-braced spruce top, jacaranda rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, and ebony bridge. Weighing 5lbs 1oz, the guitar offers bold, broad square-shoulder dreadnought muscle, with good kick in the low end, a balanced, rich sound across all strings, and a sparkling and clear treble register. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this Morris W-40 is dialed in with comfortable action and fresh 12-53 phosphor bronze strings.The mahogany neck has a medium V profile carve, measuring .860" deep at the 1st fret and 1.020" at the 9th. The bound rosewood fretboard is a dark and tight-grained cut, featuring hexagonal abalone inlay and original slender frets which retain their full factory height, showing only faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5. The guitar plays easily in every register with a straight neck and responsive, optimally adjusted truss rod. The scale length is a full 25.4", the nut is a hand-carved piece of bone measuring 1 11/16" in width, and string spacing at the bridge is 2 1/8“. The bound rosewood headstock veneer features the Morris name inlaid vertically, with stock Morris-branded Schaller-style tuning machines that turn smoothly and hold pitch well with flawless chrome plating.The ebony bridge sits flush with the top on all edges, and the original saddle has good height for future adjustment. Aesthetic accents include abalone binding framing the top and soundhole rosette, with multi-ply binding and a detailed center purfling strip on the bookmatched rosewood back. The guitar is crack-free, and cosmetic wear on the gloss body finish is limited to light scuffing across the pick path, with light finish scratches and minor marks mostly relegated to the treble side lower bout and back of the body. The gloss-finished neck profile is clean and smooth.The original hardshell case is included.