Neck heel construction on late Mint collection (EG-1000D)?

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Hi
Have a -89 Les Paul that was bought as an EG59-1000D model some years ago (http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8292&highlight=eg1000d). It has Seymour Duncan PU's but what makes me confused is the neck heel that looks like it is made of 2 pieces. I've been wondering about this since I bought it, I thought that all high end Grecos had one piece necks or did they change that on later Mint collection models?

Anyone who knows which models had multiple piece necks? Does it indicate that my guitar is a low/middle end model,not a EG-1000D?

Some pics on my guitar:






At the moment there is a similar guitar for sale on Yahoo Japan with the same neck construction.

http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u29051083
http://proxy.f3.ymdb.yahoofs.jp/users/487f0685_1306b/bc/85cd/__hr_/4777.jpg?BC0K8YJB1box0mQ8

Koiz guitars also have a -89 with 2 piece heel.
http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/koizguitar/1989EG59#5177206651089180114


Thanks
Johan
 
You still have a one piece neck there. That scarf joint on the neck heel is typical. All of my Mint Collection examples are like that, whether '82 or '89. I suspect you do have a bone stock EG-1000 or what was called EG59-100 in earlier years of Mint Collection production. Nice axe.
 
There are quite a bit of orvilles and orville by gibsons like that, with scarf joints I didn't know about greco mint collections.
 
Thanks for your answers and sorry for a late reply. Ah yes scarf joint is the correct term (my english could really be better 8) ) So even early Mint collection could have scarf joints, interesting.

Cliff, I'm curious on what you wrote in your deleted comment. Any more good info? I see you have a really nice -89 for sale on Ebay without scarf joint (?). Any idea on model number on that one?
 

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