Repair - 1973 Yamaha FG-360 Neck Reset

The FG-360 is a bit of a mystery model (even by Yamaha standards). Yamaha’s guitar archive says it was made between 1972 and 1974, with a spruce top, coral rosewood back & sides, African mahogany neck, and Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge. And that it was never exported to the US. They also list a FG-360N model, made between 1973 and 1975, with a spruce top, Jacaranda back & sides, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard & bridge, with full body and neck binding. It’s probable the FG-360N was exported to the US, although the “N” isn’t on the label. To add to the confusion, they have either 5 digit or 8 digit serial numbers. Based on the thousands of serial numbers I’ve collected normally the 5 digit numbers were for Japan, and the 8 digit numbers were for export. But in the case of the FG-360’s it seems that was reversed, the 5 digit numbers were exported and the 8 digit number were not. The FG-360 was also made in Japan AND Taiwan. FG-360’s with 5 AND 8 digit serial numbers were made in Japan until July/August 1974, then changed to 8 digit numbers (with the 7 digit serial number on the neck block) and made in Taiwan.

You can read about the repair here.  yamahavintagefg.boards.net/thread/171/1973-yamaha-360-neck-reset