Hi - New to this forum. I recently came into possession of an 80s Matsumoku-built Emperor Thin. Love semi-hollows and have had two ES-347s, but I'm still 5'7" and now old ... so may need to move this on to someone else. It's in great shape. How it came to me is a very long story involving a former bandmate, a visit in Indiana, and considerable bourbon. Anyhow, the case it came in is not right. I'm looking for a gigbag that fits, or maybe a case. It has a 17" lower bout, but that's not the issue finding a case. The problem seems to be finding a thin-body case that's 44" long inside. 335 cases are about 3" shorter. Any suggestions? The case it came in seems to be a dreadnought case with a bunch of bubble wrap to make up for the guitar's thin body.
Also: I would love some help dating the guitar. The serial number appears to be II21154. The sources I have found seem a bit, shall we say, "indecisive" about serial numbers.
After all this, I may be posting the guitar either here or on Reverb sometime soon, so if you're interested, keep an eye out.
