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http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k42156726 the say the serial number is １２８０７. im stumped, ive gotten pretty good at dating tokais from my purchase of a 1973 hummingbird but i cant find this in the catalogs and havent had an easy time using the serial number chart. wouldnt be...

"yes I have that one in my sights as well." a little competition ne! are you in japan also then? either way.... im going to let this one go. if i was collecting guitars right now i would try to buy it but since its a TE50 i will wait for a TE70 or higher. hope you get it if you want it sneakey...

hello tokia lovers. im about to go for a breezysound on an auction site. hers the auction page im bidding on: http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m29875524 seems to me it is a 1982 version of a 50 or 56 replica. the serial number is 0012530 on the back of the neck plate. on the...

thanks for the input luis. so im going to sum it all up. i know this is made before cats eye (1975). it is a model w-300, wich is the top of the medium line in the 1973 catalog. the serail number is 3000259. like i posted i believe that makes this guitar 1973. so...... i feel confident it is...

im here in japan but not reading yet.speaking is enough of a challenge and im still not getting much better! thanks for the link.i couldnt find any info. about my guitar there, it isnt a cats eye so maybe its not included in their database. if anyone has a confirmation about the year based on...

i got really lucky yesterday! i live in tokyo and not far from my house is a good ole junk store, the kind wich im sure many of us love. anyhow........ i go there about once a week just to check out what they might have.of course the pricing is always a little suspicious, some things priced way...