Paladin2019
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Brow said:You can see where it's a proper maple cap, but as for if it's a veneer; I don't think it is as I'd expect more symmetry on the flame if it was, but I'm no expert and I'll admit that! :lol:
All MIJ Tokais have a maple cap, that was never in question. You have to match up the join line and the grain lines in the cavity and on the top to see if it's solid or veneer. The join line looks good on the top picture, and the wiring looks original. That's certainly a long tenon too.
So the question is, what's going on with the lack of fret edge binding? And why is there nothing written where there clearly should be in the cavity? This is all very odd and combined with Fastfreddy's near-fanatical contributions to this thread I'm very wary of the whole situation.