It looks like based on the report of one former employee, Norihiro Yoshida, and on serial numbering systems that Cat's Eyes acoustics were produced in two locations with different production methods.
Exhibit 1:
"Raw guitars produced at the headquarters factory in Terawaki were mainly mass-produced products. We produced CE150-CE300 mass-produced products and CE400-CE600 semi-manufactured products.
Luxury handicrafts with a CE rating of 800 or higher were made at the "Terashima Factory" on the south side of Hamamatsu Station."
Norihiro Yoshida's Blog, Tokai Employee 1979-1984
Exhibit 1:
"Raw guitars produced at the headquarters factory in Terawaki were mainly mass-produced products. We produced CE150-CE300 mass-produced products and CE400-CE600 semi-manufactured products.
Luxury handicrafts with a CE rating of 800 or higher were made at the "Terashima Factory" on the south side of Hamamatsu Station."
Norihiro Yoshida's Blog, Tokai Employee 1979-1984
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