File:Paul Simon's Custom Yamaha guitar (1988) designed by Michio Seki - MIM PHX (2011-04-09 18.47.55 by ksblack99).jpg

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Paul Simon's Guitar
Musical Instrument Museum - Phoenix, AZ

Paul Simon's Custom Yamaha guitar (1988) designed by Michio Seki - MIM PHX (2011-04-09 18.47.55 by ksblack99) 

Custom model guitar
Hamamatsu, Japan, 1988
Yamaha Corporation, Maker
Designed by Michio Seki

From folk-rock troubadour to world-best visionary, the many phases of Paul Simon's career
all share his unmistakable touch as a songwriter and musical storyteller.

On August 15, 1991, Simon performed a
historic free concert in New York's
Central Park. Part of his "Born at the Right
Time" tour, the show attracted a record
audience of 750,000. Simon took to the
state with eighteen Brazilian, African, and
American musicians, along with this black,
custom acoustic guitar, one of many that
Yamaha has made for him since 1974.

The warm summer evening witnessed a
musical journey through Simon's many
hits, from "The Sound of Silence" to
"The Boy in the Bubble." The event also
formed the basis for Paul Simon's Concert

in the park album and video.

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Author ksblack99
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" Instruments from around the world, located in Phoenix, Arizona "
Flickr tags
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  • Flickr Tags: Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix musical instrument guitar Paul Simon.
References
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  • Paul Simon. hlswilliwaw.com.
  • Paul Simon's Custom Yamaha guitar (photo album). hlswilliwaw.com.
    "​Paul Simon's Custom Yamaha guitar Custom model guitar; Hamamatsu, Japan, 1988. Yamaha Corporation, Maker. Designed by Michio Seki "
Further reading
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  • Ino. Paul Simon's Yamaha Custom Gears (in Japanese). (fun page)
    • Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers (1993), “The Sounds of Simon”, in en:Acoustic Guitar (magazine), issue Jul/Aug 1993
      Abstract: "Paul Simon performs with custom-made Yamaha acoustic guitars.... These guitars come to him with pickups and volume and tone controls installed, but he's been adding internal mikes for amplification."
    • Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Ritto Music Mook), volume 19, Ritto Music, Inc., 2004-01-28
    • Acoustic On My Mind (photo book), Yamaha, 1980s
According to the reference (Acoustic Guitar Magazine vol.19, Ritto Music Mook), Yamaha Paul Simon Models were crafted between 1974 and 2002, totally 14 models of prototypes were proposed. The type #10 through #15 were checked by Simon and returned to Yamaha, and one of type #08 or #09 was auctioned.
Sound boards of all types are sitka spruce or German spruce.
#01 (1974) the downsized version of Yamaha L-52, white pickguard, maple side & back.
#02 (1982) the downsized shape of Yamaha CJ-52, (white pickguard), maple side & back. One of type #02 has special-shape bridge.
  Since the type #02-2, bridges have changed to normal belly type.
#03 (1982) since this type, the shape have been changed to that designed by Simon.
  See also: another photographs of #03, and PS model for Arlen Roth, crafted in 1983-04.
#04 (1988) since this type, the colors of inside of body and pegs have been changed to black, and also the shape of position markers have been changed.
#05
#06, #07 (1990) only on this type, several minor changes were applied temporary; the position markers were dots, abalone trims around the body and the headstock inlay were omitted, and headstock shape was changed.
#16
#17 (c.2002)

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