Then again, the gold paint serial number over the paint looks legit.
This guitar is a puzzle and I suspect a one-off or prototype guitar.
A bunch of one-offs have surfaced over the past year or two since Tokai was sold and the new owners, GRACE, were getting rid of this dead stock that included repairs and one-offs.
I know you said you have had it for about 10 years, but there is plenty of evidence of non conforming, custom order, off catalog models out there.
This guitar is a puzzle and I suspect a one-off or prototype guitar.
A bunch of one-offs have surfaced over the past year or two since Tokai was sold and the new owners, GRACE, were getting rid of this dead stock that included repairs and one-offs.
I know you said you have had it for about 10 years, but there is plenty of evidence of non conforming, custom order, off catalog models out there.