greystoke 2

Sorry 'bout any tardiness...hav'nt been on site for a while. Yes, I agree! Mine has a sndhle sticker that I.D.s it as made by Minoru? Gakki Co. that I know - is/was well respected for the line of quality Fender electrics they produced that rivaled or even surpassed the domestic output in the mid '90s! Yeah, I've had a hard time finding ANY info on these beautys. Tell me-Is yours fairly ornate like mine[abalone etc.?] Maybe you could send me a pic? Maybe WE could start a data base on these! Also, I had my plastic saddle replaced with a compensated handmade bone effort to match the nut, and had ebony pins w/abalone dot made, and I believe it's made a difference even though it sounded superb before. Greystoke 2

Anybody have experience and/or comments on acoustics built by Maruha Gakki Co. Ltd. that carry the "F. Hashimoto" brand/logo? I think these are early '80s inst.s The one I own is a close clone of a D-41 [mod. W 340] with overtones of a D-35 [3 piece rosewood back-middle piece having lighter wood-could be palo ferro. Abalone top body, and soundhole binding and fretboard 'snowflake' markers/logo inlay. It shows fine workmanship and materials-rosewood sides,fretboard and close grained spruce top. The tone is very good and projecting [loud]. String selection would probably have a big degree of shading of sound on this inst. I'm thinking. Neck is perfect for me-Wide enough for my fat fingers, yet shallow and contoured so I can use thumb. Any comments? Greystoke