Chris- Thanks for a reply! I did go read under "retrospect"- man, there's a lot going on here in the Tokai world!! I can't wait to get my hands on one and see what the excitement is about. I have a room full of 58-59-& 60 Les Paul Historics, and I've been playing them out a lot, in clubs and concert openings, but I was actually getting bored and looing for something diferent to take out and play. If you have a Tokai's for sale or know where I might get a fair price on one, please let me know. My attempt to reach Jannis was a shot in the dark- just hoped Jannis might see this and reply. I also read, a Mike's Music in Canada might seem to have a line on Tokai's; but have found no internet address to look at his guitars. If I could find the perfect one- I'd like to have one as light as possible- around 8 lbs, with a small (60's cut LP type) neck, with no breaks or repairs, and in well used, possibly dented and dinged condition. That's why I was interested when I first saw the Jannis pic in the Tokai files. If you hear of anything, please let me know and I'll send my email addres- Thank you--Bear