M Suzuki guitars ... righto here goes..... as we know ... est approx. 1953 by Manji Suzuki ( 1887 Nagoya Suzuki 1951 kiso Suzuki = no relation )they are the Suzuki of today, M Suzuki guitars ( the good ones )were made from approx. 1974-1984 in Hamamatsu japan , this info was obtained by speaking directly to Suzuki musical inst MFG japan , I have many Suzuki guitars inc the M Suzuki FW516 - yes a nice guitar... great? not for me , my kiso hummingbird has a much nicer tone ...(comparable to my daions) this is not the case for all Suzuki hummingbirds but certainly mine .... worth thousands for an fw516 .... no . I bought mine for $250 and sold it years later for $350 a fair price . I have two very rare suzukis a 60s classical with diamond cut bracing and a kiso 12 string with tree of life inlays , the fw516 was very pretty with the 3 piece back ... but they are easily found also .... for more info on Suzuki guitars head to the facebook page .