Unusual Neck Tenon On Tokai Made 1978 Burny FLG60

[Sigmania]

SN 8000430

Very odd detail on the neck tenon showing a fill piece for the truss rod?

burny / fernandes FLG 60 Les Paul 1978 MIJ w/Fenandes Stone Logo

 

[Puck Luck]

That looks like a Terada truss rod neck detail. My Terada made Fernandes Stone Logo Explorer has that detail. Terada was the manufacturer before Tokai and Chushin took over sometime in 78. They moved back to Terada in 1980 it seems. So I'm guessing this is an early Tokai build with a leftover neck from the Terada run perhaps? I have a Fernandes Flg without that truss rod detail that has the tokai style pickup routes, offset neck tenon and no serial number. They are all over the place in 1978. lol

 

[Sigmania]

From what I found the early Tokais had this same detail. I’m not sure when it disappeared.

Tokai only made a few models for them. ST50, 60 and FLG60. I don’t know which models Terada made.

 

[Puck Luck]

Interesting, I wasn’t aware of Tokai doing the same thing early on.

 

[Sigmania]

I wasn’t either until I saw the Burny’s then looked.

Not sure when they stopped doing it though.

 

[Sigmania]

I started this other thread.

Filler Strip On Early Tokai & Burny Les Pauls