I bought this a few weeks ago, and have been dealing with getting it from Japan to the U.S.
It seems as though 1978 is fairly early for a Cocobolo Series I:
(https://i.ibb.co/HLVrjnCx/image0.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/0yRTxkVq/image1.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/dsSNqw8J/image2.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/wNW55WKb/image6.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/M58t1Qbj/image7.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/QFtsmcCZ/image9.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/6S9cMJS/IMG-0196.jpg)
Looks a lot like the wood in 78-1100, currently being restored by [elwoodblue].
Pretty stuff.
I'm really looking forward to hearing it in person.
Noice. No shot of the headstock?
Just found some:
(https://i.ibb.co/gMxFwykz/IMG-9862.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/6RNHL2vq/IMG-9863.jpg)
Again: noice!
I'm excited, but they changed the rules for importing musical instruments made from CITES woods earlier this year, and now there's a step that requires a customs broker.
Very nice! Really like the dark wood. Hope you can make some sound samples.
You say it's cocobolo, but the papers say the top is rosewood?
Where did you buy it in Japan?
It was at Guitar Traders.
I showed it to Mica when I first saw it, and she and Susan both said Cocobolo, which was my first impression.
Beautiful bass! I believe cocobolo is a type of rosewood.
Dalbergia retusa.