Homer J. Simpson
Well-known member
That could be the TJB but the pic shows a skunk stripe and the TJB has a RW fretboard, idk.L10194 must be an 83, that is a spag?
That could be the TJB but the pic shows a skunk stripe and the TJB has a RW fretboard, idk.L10194 must be an 83, that is a spag?
These are (L to R) L10194, L04129 and L02171. I could not find the serial number on the JB. BTW, I am not a seller. I’m just a guy who’s been playing for over 60 years and know what like.Which ones are L02171 & L04129? any chance of a pics of the decals on those?
I can see that, we're just obsessed with serials and codes and decals and you have a gold mine!BTW, I am not a seller. I’m just a guy who’s been playing for over 60 years and know what like.
Oh man.... I see a good topic for a thread....I apologize for roping you in right away, you probably just wanted to share your awesome collection and I wanted to thank you again for this! I hope you understand that there are many unanswered questions about Tokais in general, and trying to find the answers is what we are doing for fun around here - and to us you have the equivalent of a ball pit there.
It's a gold mine indeed, and - for a change - not the kind of gold the other guys have (LPs and Springys) but a substantial number of Breezys to learn from, quite a rarity!
Like MarcoXMarco on the other page chimed in on his quest about neck shapes and measurements - I went ahead and measured my TE70 neck to substantiate the usually subjective statements about thickness and shape, it's around 0.8"/21mm at the first fret, could be considered a 'D' shape and this is roughly what it should be for an early 60s Tele (maybe not for a '64 but that doesn't matter now).
Of course that sparked the question whether or not Tokai's early 50s models replicate the period-correct chunky neck style. MarcoXMarco is right, you can't google these things, there is no resource stating neck measurements, at best there are forum posts throwing around subjective impressions and letters for shapes, with no reference to derive an idea from. So seeing a bunch of data sources like you own is like..
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