1960s Kasuga Mellow Tone Silver hollowbody sunburst

Good condition, 6,5/10, Made in Japan, no case, very worn finish, has been restored and had the fingerboard levelled and refretted (including new binding) by luthier Carl Åberg back in 2019, plays great with perfect action despite the top being a bit caved in, cool model with lots of typical 1960s features, clean top, repaired side and back, more info: Kasuga, (Pronounced KA-soo-ga) Music Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd of Nagoya,Japan, was established in 1935 by Miki Bukichi (who went on to become chairman of the Japanese Democratic Socialist Party in the 1950s). Before going bust, the company was mainly an acoustic guitar brand, although it made a small range of electric guitars too. Kasuga also made lots of bluegrass instruments banjos, mandolins as well as ukuleles, etc. The "Mellow Tone" as well as the Silver Mellow Tone" name brand was also used on Kasuga guitars Kasuga also known for being an OEM manufacturer, usually for Tokai, C.F. Martin and B.C. Rich, among others. Kasuga went out of business in the 1990s