Well... It gets more interesting. Seems 1981/82 was the period for all sorts of "rare models" for Tokai.
Just discovered with the help of the Spring ‘82 catalog and Google translate that the LS100S OR is different than the LS100S ON.
The LS100S OR is in fact a one piece body where the top and bottom are one piece, whereas the LS100S ON is a one piece top over a one piece back...
Examples:
1011036
1013422
1013435
1013475
1015764
1015765
1015903
The "1957 Rare Model".
Thank you Google Translate!
1957 RARE MODEL LS10OS OR ¥ 114,000 GUITAR ¥ 100000 VINTAGE HARD CASE ¥ 14,000 The old red special model that is familiar to Joe Walsh as a trademark for guitar freaks. The LS100S is a reproduction of the standard model of this mahogany 1-piece body, which was slightly manufactured from 1957 to 1958, using the original material as it is. We create sticky sustain and exquisite tone nuances that cannot be obtained with maple tops. Southern rock, blues rock, and hard, the mahogany standard that is the envy of the first appearance in Japan.
Just discovered with the help of the Spring ‘82 catalog and Google translate that the LS100S OR is different than the LS100S ON.
The LS100S OR is in fact a one piece body where the top and bottom are one piece, whereas the LS100S ON is a one piece top over a one piece back...
Examples:
1011036
1013422
1013435
1013475
1015764
1015765
1015903
The "1957 Rare Model".
Thank you Google Translate!
1957 RARE MODEL LS10OS OR ¥ 114,000 GUITAR ¥ 100000 VINTAGE HARD CASE ¥ 14,000 The old red special model that is familiar to Joe Walsh as a trademark for guitar freaks. The LS100S is a reproduction of the standard model of this mahogany 1-piece body, which was slightly manufactured from 1957 to 1958, using the original material as it is. We create sticky sustain and exquisite tone nuances that cannot be obtained with maple tops. Southern rock, blues rock, and hard, the mahogany standard that is the envy of the first appearance in Japan.
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