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1976 York 2842-NT
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The 2842 is a York series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1975. It was made in Japan and it is part of the Vintage series.

The 2842 features a grand concert body shape with a selected fine grained cedar top on selected matched rosewood back and sides. The soundhole is round and trimmed with an intricate inlaid wood rosette. It has a solid mahogany neck with a rosewood reinforcement stripe down the entire neck, a 20-fret polished rosewood fingerboard with white side dots and a fancy engraved headstock. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a polished rosewood bridge with wood marquetry, a bone nut, and chrome plated precise tuning machine with pearloid buttons.

The 2841 is a related model with gold plated precise machine heads. 2840 is a related model with chrome plated precise machine heads.

The 2842 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 2842
Name: 2842
Year(s) offered: 1975–1976
Sold in: USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$:169.50 (1976)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Grand concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19"
  Width: 14½"
  Depth: 3"
Top:
  Material: Selected cedar
  Finish: fine grained
  Binding: black
Back/sides:
  Material: Selected rosewood
  Strip inlay: wood marquetry
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
intricate inlaid wood
Neck
Neck material:
Mahogany w/ reinforcing rod
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood (polished) w/ black binding
Inlays:
white side dots
Frets:
20
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Precise w/ pearloid buttons
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood w/ wood marquetry (11.6mm string spacing)
Saddle:
bone
Hardware color:
Chrome plated
Strings (factory):
nylon
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
1975 York 2842 headstock
Carved design Headstock

Sources[]

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