It looks like Tokai made some Fernandes and Burny guitars for a short period.
In fact, it looks like some of the earliest Tokai Strat and Les Paul copy guitars were made for Fernandes.
The ST examples I have found have the early inked serial numbers.
And the Les Paul's are both:
- the early large font serial number ink stamps (with plain head stock & "Burny" pearloid inlay)
- and later smaller font serial number ink stamps (with stone logo).
Early Inked Les Paul Reborn Examples
From what I can verify with known Tokai characteristics, so far it looks like this relationship may have only lasted a very, very short time and was limited to three models FST50, FST60, FLG60.
Will update that assessment if more verifiable examples pop up, but so far that is all I am seeing.
Serial numbers:
Fernandes
8000352 (FST60)
8000689 (FST50)
8000843 (FST50)
8002111 (FST60)
8002769 (FST50)
8002900 (FST50)
Burny
800020x (FLG60) Truss rod strip & D stamp!
8000357 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
8000430 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
8000437 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
8000908 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
The Burnny's have an odd piece of contrasting colored truss rod filler wood in the neck tenon.
In fact, it looks like some of the earliest Tokai Strat and Les Paul copy guitars were made for Fernandes.
The ST examples I have found have the early inked serial numbers.
And the Les Paul's are both:
- the early large font serial number ink stamps (with plain head stock & "Burny" pearloid inlay)
- and later smaller font serial number ink stamps (with stone logo).
Early Inked Les Paul Reborn Examples
From what I can verify with known Tokai characteristics, so far it looks like this relationship may have only lasted a very, very short time and was limited to three models FST50, FST60, FLG60.
Will update that assessment if more verifiable examples pop up, but so far that is all I am seeing.
Serial numbers:
Fernandes
8000352 (FST60)
8000689 (FST50)
8000843 (FST50)
8002111 (FST60)
8002769 (FST50)
8002900 (FST50)
Burny
800020x (FLG60) Truss rod strip & D stamp!
8000357 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
8000430 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
8000437 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
8000908 (FLG60) Truss rod strip
The Burnny's have an odd piece of contrasting colored truss rod filler wood in the neck tenon.
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