Hi,,New to tokai .
Have an old guitar , bought used around 1978 - 82 for $35, been sitting around in garage since.
It does not have any decals on head stock, nor company markings of any other kind on outside of guitar. Just made in japan on the neck plate. It has an inked serial number (w050675) on back of headstock under the tuners toward neck.
Looking at the old catalogs, it looks like a 1973 or so LS model. It has the 4 triangle and 1 center rectangle inlays on the headstock. Gold top , dark red/brown sides and back. No stampings on fret board. Has the white binding on body, up along fret board and around headstock.
The binding on head stock has a thin black pin stripe in the white.
The pick ups have a single row exposed, cream ring, no markings on the covers. Nothing on the jack plate. Bolt on neck.
I have not opened her up yet. Will get to that cause it needs to be refinished.
Just trying to get a clue if this really is a tokai or offshoot company.
Who ever made it,,,, the neck is straight as an arrow after 20 yrs sitting in unheated garage. One of my kids saw it and asked if he could smash it in a video.
thanks for any clues, tips ,etc
Have an old guitar , bought used around 1978 - 82 for $35, been sitting around in garage since.
It does not have any decals on head stock, nor company markings of any other kind on outside of guitar. Just made in japan on the neck plate. It has an inked serial number (w050675) on back of headstock under the tuners toward neck.
Looking at the old catalogs, it looks like a 1973 or so LS model. It has the 4 triangle and 1 center rectangle inlays on the headstock. Gold top , dark red/brown sides and back. No stampings on fret board. Has the white binding on body, up along fret board and around headstock.
The binding on head stock has a thin black pin stripe in the white.
The pick ups have a single row exposed, cream ring, no markings on the covers. Nothing on the jack plate. Bolt on neck.
I have not opened her up yet. Will get to that cause it needs to be refinished.
Just trying to get a clue if this really is a tokai or offshoot company.
Who ever made it,,,, the neck is straight as an arrow after 20 yrs sitting in unheated garage. One of my kids saw it and asked if he could smash it in a video.
thanks for any clues, tips ,etc