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A Close-Up Of A Label Inside The Lowden S-10 1980S Acoustic Guitar Reads: Model S-10, Hand-Built In Japan By Irish Custom Builder George Lowden, Featuring His Signature At The Bottom.
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A full view of the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar featuring a reddish-brown wooden body, dark fingerboard, and gold tuning pegs with orange knobs, photographed against a white background.
A front view of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar with a natural wood finish, rounded body, dark circular sound hole, and six strings, isolated on a white background.
A close-up of the upper body of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the sound hole, strings, and part of the fretboard against a white background.
Close-up of the lower half of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, featuring its warm brown wooden body, visible grain, bridge, minor scratches, and a few strings.
The back view of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar with a dark, reddish-brown wooden finish, gold tuning pegs, and orange tuning buttons set against a white background.
The back of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, crafted from polished dark wood, photographed against a plain white background.
Close-up of the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar headstock, featuring six gold tuning pegs with orange knobs. "Lowden" appears in yellow script on the headstock.
Close-up of the back of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar headstock featuring six gold tuning pegs with orange knobs on a wooden finish, set against a white background.
A close-up of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar headstock shows gold tuning pegs with orange knobs and "Jackson" in yellow script, resting on a white surface.
Close-up of the back and neck joint of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its rich reddish-brown wood grain and glossy finish.
A close-up of the back of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its smooth, polished dark wood grain and a single black strap button near the edge.
Close-up of the bridge and strings on a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its wooden texture, bridge pins, and part of the sound hole on the warm brown body.
Close-up of the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar’s wooden body, highlighting the sound hole, strings, and polished wood grain—showcasing the instrument's exceptional detail and craftsmanship.
Close-up of the side of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, featuring its wooden body with a rich reddish-brown finish and visible wood grain, resting on a white surface.
Close-up of the side of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its rich reddish-brown wood grain and smooth curves against a white background.
A close-up of a label inside the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar reads: Model S-10, hand-built in Japan by Irish custom builder George Lowden, featuring his signature at the bottom.
Close-up of a wooden surface from the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, showing black stamped markings "S10" above "256" with visible wood grain and texture.
A full view of the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar featuring a reddish-brown wooden body, dark fingerboard, and gold tuning pegs with orange knobs, photographed against a white background.
A front view of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar with a natural wood finish, rounded body, dark circular sound hole, and six strings, isolated on a white background.
A close-up of the upper body of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the sound hole, strings, and part of the fretboard against a white background.
Close-up of the lower half of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, featuring its warm brown wooden body, visible grain, bridge, minor scratches, and a few strings.
The back view of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar with a dark, reddish-brown wooden finish, gold tuning pegs, and orange tuning buttons set against a white background.
The back of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, crafted from polished dark wood, photographed against a plain white background.
Close-up of the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar headstock, featuring six gold tuning pegs with orange knobs. "Lowden" appears in yellow script on the headstock.
Close-up of the back of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar headstock featuring six gold tuning pegs with orange knobs on a wooden finish, set against a white background.
A close-up of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar headstock shows gold tuning pegs with orange knobs and "Jackson" in yellow script, resting on a white surface.
Close-up of the back and neck joint of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its rich reddish-brown wood grain and glossy finish.
A close-up of the back of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its smooth, polished dark wood grain and a single black strap button near the edge.
Close-up of the bridge and strings on a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its wooden texture, bridge pins, and part of the sound hole on the warm brown body.
Close-up of the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar’s wooden body, highlighting the sound hole, strings, and polished wood grain—showcasing the instrument's exceptional detail and craftsmanship.
Close-up of the side of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, featuring its wooden body with a rich reddish-brown finish and visible wood grain, resting on a white surface.
Close-up of the side of a Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its rich reddish-brown wood grain and smooth curves against a white background.
A close-up of a label inside the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar reads: Model S-10, hand-built in Japan by Irish custom builder George Lowden, featuring his signature at the bottom.
Close-up of a wooden surface from the Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar, showing black stamped markings "S10" above "256" with visible wood grain and texture.

Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar

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Description

Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar – Rare Early Lowden Jumbo with Signature Tone

The Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar is a rare and highly collectible instrument, built during one of the most important transitional periods in George Lowden’s history. While the “S” model name today refers to a small-body size, in the early 1980s it stood for Jumbo. Between 1980 and 1985, Lowden guitars were made in Japan by S. Yairi under license. When acoustic guitar demand dropped, George Lowden decided to return production to Ireland, training new craftsmen and starting serial numbers again from “0” with a distinctive oval green-edged label.

This particular S-10, was built in Japan and has a deep Jumbo body. That alone makes it extremely rare and historically significant, while still showcasing all the hallmarks that define the Lowden sound today: wooden binding and purflings, dolphin-pattern bracing, and meticulous handwork.

Construction & Materials

  • Top: Solid Cedar

  • Back & Sides: Solid Mahogany

  • Neck: Mahogany

  • Fingerboard: Ebony

  • Nut Width: 44.7 mm

  • Scale Length: 650 mm (25.6″)

  • Radius: 16″

  • Bridge: Rosewood

  • Binding: Walnut

  • Tuners: Gotoh Gold (non-original)

  • Frets: 20

  • Finish: Natural

Dimensions

  • Body Width: 418 mm (16.45″)

  • Body Depth: 124 mm (4.88″)

  • String Spacing: 55 mm (2.16″)

This Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar is in good condition for its age, but has some cosmetic wear from decades of use as well as some repaired cracks. The whole guitar has been carefully checked by our luthier and is 100% ready to go. It comes with a sitable gig bag.

Tonally, this guitar is everything you would expect from an early Lowden. The cedar top and mahogany body create a warm, responsive voice with rich overtones and excellent clarity. The Jumbo body offers depth and projection, while still retaining the sweetness and balance that makes Lowden guitars so beloved by players worldwide. With its comfortable C-profile neck and low action, it plays effortlessly across the fretboard.

This Lowden S-10 1980s Acoustic Guitar is not only about enjoying its superb tone and playability, but also about holding a piece of Lowden history. As one of the earliest guitars of Lowden, it represents the rebirth of the brand and the foundation of what has become one of the world’s most respected names in acoustic guitar making.

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