Can anyone ID this Japanese Teisco thing?

[mr_goodbomb]

No identifying marks, vibrato, Coronado headstock, lipsticks sort of, sunburst, offset body

[Chankgeez]

Not entirely sure it's Japanese.

The body looks a bit like an EKO Cobra. The headstock looks like it might be Kay.

Where'd you find the photo and do you have any better quality shots of it?

[sylnau]

Why asking anyone... just ask Chank... he know them all!

[Chankgeez]

Not all, Syl, just most of 'em.

[mr_goodbomb]

Not entirely sure it's Japanese.

The body looks a bit like an EKO Cobra. The headstock looks like it might be Kay.

Where'd you find the photo and do you have any better quality shots of it?

I won it in an auction. It hasn't arrived yet.

[Chankgeez]

Nice.

So, that's the only photo from the auction?

If it is Japanese, it'll probably say so on the neck plate.

I may be able to get a better idea once you've got it and can provide better pics.

[mr_goodbomb]

The headstock shape does look like a Kay, but I haven't seen a Kay painted like this.



The bridge looks like an EKO, but the body is a tiny bit different, and the pickguard wraps down on the left side, which the EKO doesn't.



Bound neck, zero fret.

[Chankgeez]

Is that binding on the headstock or just paint made to look like binding?

I've never seen a string guide like that on a Kay either. String guide looks Japanese.

No close up pic of the neck plate?

[John]

I love the kukri shaped headstock.

[mr_goodbomb]

Is that binding on the headstock or just paint made to look like binding?

I've never seen a string guide like that on a Kay either. String guide looks Japanese.

No close up pic of the neck plate?

It looks like binding to me, but I'm not sure. I can take better pictures when it ships.

[Jero]

I love the kukri shaped headstock.

It's certainly chop worthy

[KaosCill8r]

They made a real abortion of the restring. Check out that low E. Nice guitar though. Good score.

[Nelson Instruments]

My vote says 100% japanese guitar. The wood the neck is made out of is a dead ringer for the "mahogany" that MANY cheap asian guitars were made from.
All hardware, the body, truss rod adjustment, everything screams Japanese.

[Chankgeez]

yeah, I'm starting to think it's a Japanese Kay from the Seventies.

I can't tell from the photos, but the neck looks like it may be laminated.

[mr_goodbomb]

It arrived today. The "nut" of the bridge is missing. I removed the wood piece to see how close it was to a TOM, putting a TOM on the posts. It basically has one post pushed into each of the inside corners of the TOM post slots, so the bridge is smaller than a TOM. Where can I get a replacement? It also needs a spring.

The pickups buzz when touched, which I find odd. The output is much lower than the buzz. I will probably rewire it, but want to know if the pickups are problematic. I also noticed the volume seems to work in reverse, on at full when at 0.

What pics should I take?