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Emiel
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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:14 am Post subject: School me on Tokai acoustics |
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We all know that Tokai made high quality electric guitars in the late '70s and early '80s.
Are the acoustic guitars from this period as high quality as their electric counterparts? Every now and then, one pops up and the prices seem quite low. |
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Emiel
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| Bumping this one. Any views on these instruments? |
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mdvineng
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| yes very high quality as you go up the number scale, after all they made the original Martin's before Martin moved production elsewhere. |
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Peter Mac
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Hi guys,
Tokai made entry level and high-end acoustics as Cats Eyes.
From 1974 they were building the CF Martin and Co acoustics and had access to the American lumber yards.
Most CatsEyes are replicas of either Vintage Martins (CF) or Modern Martins (CE). As with most things Tokai, the number indicates the retail price in Yen - ie CE600 = 60,000yen. Once you get above the '600' mark, the tops become solid Sitka Spruce, the backs and sides become solid and the fingerboards and bridges start to use Ebony.
Keep in mind Tokai also made original style acoustics also as Cats Eyes, but the vast majority are Martin replicas - mainly D-18, D-28 and D-35.
Hope this helps.
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Emiel
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers Peter.
I've managed to pick up this '76 CE600 for a good price. Lovely guitar!
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eborej
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| Peter Mac wrote: | Hi guys,
Tokai made entry level and high-end acoustics as Cats Eyes.
From 1974 they were building the CF Martin and Co acoustics and had access to the American lumber yards.
Most CatsEyes are replicas of either Vintage Martins (CF) or Modern Martins (CE). As with most things Tokai, the number indicates the retail price in Yen - ie CE600 = 60,000yen. Once you get above the '600' mark, the tops become solid Sitka Spruce, the backs and sides become solid and the fingerboards and bridges start to use Ebony.
Keep in mind Tokai also made original style acoustics also as Cats Eyes, but the vast majority are Martin replicas - mainly D-18, D-28 and D-35.
Hope this helps.
Peter |
Thanks for the info Peter. Where do the TCM series of Cat's Eye acoustics fall in the mix? Seems like the TCM series had similar specs to the CE & CF series. Was there a difference? |
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Loudmouse
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