It is a glue finish thing. Mid '90s thing on '94-'97 Hamers IIRC. I could ask someone more versed in the know about it. Other than a cosmetic thing it really is a non issue to most. I paid $1000 for mine in 2004. These one piece Mahogany '97s are rarer than the 100 piece run of Korina Standards in '96.
My '97 Mahstand3
Another '97 one piece I had for a while. I was greedy at the time. Had to have two.... :cool2: