I purchased a Kasuga Gakki KF 860 new back in 1972. It was a trade off of going on my high school class trip to FL. or the guitar. It's a 12 string that still plays & sounds wonderful, not great but very sweet and mellow sounding. It was played for about a year or two constant then put in hebernation off & on until a couple years ago. I've debating on getting new tuners and the bridge replaced due to the tuners are cheap & hard to tune somewhat, and the action is a tad high. I wonder if this is a waste of money but I feel a new guitar of this quatity would cost much more, plus it has been a part of me for 38 years so it's earned it. I have never seen another one like it or anyone who has, odd for such a fine piece of work. Many people who have played it always offered me to buy it, I think I payed $300.00 in 1972. If anyone has ever heard of one please let me know, I would be interested in your comments. Thanks