by VintAxe » Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:50 pm
Hi U18.
Your guitar is undoubtedly Japanese but I've never seen anything exactly like it before. It uses typical Japanese hardware but I must say I've never seen a tremolo unit like that before.
The guitar wasn't built in the late 1950's, it looks more like a mid 1960's build. Value will depend on if it can be played with reasonable intonation. Replacing the tuning peg is no big deal and won't effect value much. I don't see any evidence that it has a trussrod and that will turn some potential buyers off. If I were selling it, I would price it around $200-$225.