
Nadia Bellingeri
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This guitar was gifted to Rory by Tokai. He used it on his final album, Fresh Evidence, 1990.
Tokai:
In the early 1980s, Japan's Tokai Company produced this model of guitar. The Talbo Blazing Fire began production in January 1982, the 'Talbo' being an acronym for Tokai Aluminium Body. This was cast aluminium alloy AC-4B, commonly used for racing car engines. This new element was combined with the horn cutaways to produce a very distinctive instrument.