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1976 Artist 2606-BS
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The 2606 is an Artist series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1976. It was crafted in Japan.

The 2606 features a dreadnought body with fine grained solid spruce top on selected mahogany back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with beautiful pearl purfling rosette and a tortoise pickguard with a fancy pearl inlay. The hard mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret polished rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl blocks position markers, black side dots and a black headstock. Components include a plastic saddle in a fancy styled adjustable rosewood bridge with fancy pearl inlays, a bone nut, and chrome plated machine heads.

The 2603 is a similar model with rosewood body, fancy star pearl fingerboard inlays, chrome plated smooth tuner machine heads and natural finish. The 2604 is a related model with maple body, fancy star pearl fingerboard inlays, chrome plated smooth tuner machine heads and natural finish.

The 2606 was discontinued after 1977.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 2606
Name: 2606
Year(s) offered: 1976-1977
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$:250.00 (1976)
Finishes: Brown Sunburst (BS)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Solid spruce (fine grained)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Selected mahogany
  Strip inlay: center wood marquetry strip
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
beautiful pearl purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
C profile
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ white binding
Inlays:
Mother of pearl blocks w/ black side dots
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
chrome plated
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood fancy styled / adjustable w/ fancy pearl inlays (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
White w/ black dots
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Tortoise w/ fancy pearl inlay
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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