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  東海楽器 5 String Banjo
Tokai Musical Instrument Manufacturing Ltd.
It seems Tokai musical instrument manufacturing Ltd. (Shizuoka Prefecture Hamamatsu City) that they manufactured the banjo from 1971 or 1973 to about middle of 1980's.
  Tokai Flat Top Series T-1200R  1981
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Tokai T-1200R





Specification
Style : Pre-war Flathead Gibson Mastertone copy
Flange : one-piece flange
Neck : mahogany and white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard
Inlay : Hearts & Flowers pearl inlays
Headstock : double cut
Resonator : mahogany and double white-bound resonator, concentric rings of w-b-w purfling on back of resonator
Wood Rim : 5/8inch 3-ply Maple
ToneRing : 20-hole Mastertone design Bell bronze sand cast
Plate : Nickel
Color : Brown

Other Pictures
T1200R PIC01T1200R PIC02T1200R PIC03T1200R PIC04T1200R PIC05T1200R PIC06
 
T1200R PIC07


 

G12W
















Specification
Style : Pre-war Archtop Gibson Mastertone copy
Flange : two-piece flange
Neck : maple and white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard
Inlay : Wreath pattern pearl inlays
Headstock : Fiddle shape
Resonator : maple and double white-bound resonator
concentric rings of w-b-w purfling on back of resonator
Wood Rim : 11-ply Maple
ToneRing : 40-hole Archtop
Plate : Nickel
Color : Natural



Other Pictures
  Tokai Gold Star G12W    1980
  Tokai Hamming Bird Series T-1500R     1975
T-1500R













Specification
Style : Flat head Gibson Mastertone copy
Flange : one-piece flange
Neck : maple and white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard
Inlay : Vine original pattern pearl inlays
Headstock : Fiddle shape
Resonator : maple and double white-bound resonator
4 diagonal cross(?) purfling on back of resonator
Wood Rim : multi-ply Maple (thin rim)
ToneRing : 20-hole Flathead
Plate : Chrome
Color : Natural



Other Pictures
 
T1500R PIC03
T1500R PIC02
T1500R PIC04
T1500R PIC05
T1500R PIC05
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