The 2856S is an Andorra series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1976. It was handmade in Japan.
The 2856S features a concert body shape with a solid fine grain cedar top on rosewood back and sides with intricate purfling. The soundhole is round and trimmed with very intricate inlaid wood marquetry rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a rosewood reinforcement stripe, a 19-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with a fancy layered rosewood headstock. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a rosewood bridge, a bone nut, and gold plated precise tuning machine with white buttons.
The 2855 is a related model with cross grain rosewood back and sides and chrome plated machine heads. The 2856 is a related model with straight grain rosewood on back and sides and gold plated machine heads. The 2857 is a related model with straight grain rosewood on back and sides and gold plated machine heads.