"1957 Rare Model" LS100S OR Joe Walsh

[settebello]

Ok my friend,here we go.No marks in the cavitys.I think,its a one piece top over a one piece body.

 

[Sigmania]

Ahhh yes. I remember now from the thread on my LS100S ON that yours was 1 over 1 like my ON version and Hunter was saying his were all one piece and the gold top one he shared a pic of and it appeared as one solid piece.

NGD 1981 LS100S ON All Mahogany Love Rock



The mystery continues...

I have 3 of the 1981 LS100S models. Two red and a gold top. All three appear to me as being solid one piece mahogany blanks carved with the archtop.

 

[Sigmania]

And a 2015 version!

Continuing on, next up as a 2015 LS-JW OR. I have no clue what this originally sold for or whether it's a one-off or limited run as I've never seen one like it from a recent run.

My guess is that JW stands for Joe Walsh and OR stands for Old Red finish color. To further that thought, my assumption is that this is a guitar built to be similar to the old 80s LS-100OR. Here's what I know:

• The body appears to be 1 piece of mahogany as there is no evidence of a top/bottom seam in any of the cavities. I wouldn't speculate whether the mahogany is Honduras or African.
  The deep red finish is all over, front to back. I believe the 100OR had a natural finished back, not red.
  The finish is lacquer, though I'm not sure is it's top lacquer or all lacquer.
  The rosewood fretboard is nice, but I would not speculate that it's Brazilian without confirmation. There is no fret edge binding on this one.

Like the Black Beauty above, it plays like a dream and has a nice warm tone. Right now it is all original with the original Tokai pickups, which are fine. But I may drop in my set of Rolph Pretender double creams to see if that makes a difference.

 

[Sigmania]

Looks like it is in really good condition and has the DiMarzio sticker on the PG.

SN 1015764

One digit away from one of Hunter's guitars.

Tokai 1981 LS100S Old Red