Ultra Rare 1950s Harmony No.1007 Archtop "Made in Occupied Japan" by Kasuga with Vintage Guyatone Pickup

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Ultra Rare 1950s Harmony No.1007 Archtop "Made in Occupied Japan" by Kasuga with Vintage Guyatone Pickup

Up for sale is an incredibly rare, museum-quality piece of Japanese guitar history: a 1950s Harmony No.1007 Archtop Guitar, manufactured by Kasuga Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Nagoya, Japan.

What makes this guitar an absolute holy grail for collectors is the original internal label clearly stamped: "MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN" (dating it strictly between 1947 and 1952).

Additionally, it features an extremely early Guyatone (Tokyo Sound) Electronic Floating Pickup system attached. The original metal plate reads "GUYATONE Sound products". The distinct vintage dual-knob control setup (Volume/Tone) remains completely intact, representing the very dawn of Japanese electric guitar development.

【Features & Aesthetics】

• Beautifully adorned with unique, intricate dot/pearloid positioning decorations along the body bindings and F-holes.
• Original 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners with all original buttons intact.
• Distinctive wooden-accented metal tailpiece.
• The headstock logo has faded over the decades, giving it a pure, mysterious vintage look.

Guitar Condition (Fair condition for over 70 years old guitar)

Wavy neck but there is no buzzing or dead point (Dressed, crowned and polished all the frets by the pro guitar tech)
48mm nut width, medium to fat neck profile

It is making a lovely sound with a good low action 3.2mm and 3.2mm@12F, weight: 1.94kg (4.27 lbs.)

{The guitar has play wears and imperfections as below} 

• Body top, back and sides have many minor dings, scuffs and minor scratches
• Headstock LOGO has been missing
• Tuners have some tarnish as in aging process
• Solid wood body has a few cracks which are filled with glue

Ready to play!!
All guitars have been thoroughly inspected which include: detailed cleaning, strings replaced with a new set, cleaned frets and fret board, set up neck, checked playability and polished entire guitar

Check all the photos and feel free to ask any questions BEFORE making any purchases, thank you.

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