3552

3552 Natural (more images)

The 3552 is an Tama acoustics series classical guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1971. It was made by TAMA Seisakusho Co. in Aichi, Japan.

The 3552 features a classic guitar body shape with selected solid spruce top on rosewood back and sides with pearloid binding. The soundhole is round and trimmed with an intricate inlaid wood rosette. It has a hand-shaped mahogany neck with adjustable steel truss, a 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl snow-flake inlays and a rosewood headstock with Wood marquetry. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a polished rosewood bridge with tie block, a bone nut, and gold plated machine heads with butterfly-shaped buttons.

The 3552 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications

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Specifications for 3552

Name: 3552 Year(s) offered: 1971–1976 Sold in: Europe / USA Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: US$:275 (1976) Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: Classic guitar Dimensions:   Body length: 19"   Width: 14½"   Depth: 3" Top:   Material: Solid spruce   Bracing: hand-shaped   Binding: pearloid Back/sides:   Material: Rosewood Soundhole shape: Round Soundhole rosette: intricate inlaid marquetry	Neck Neck material: 1-piece mahogany Neck finish: Satin Neck joint: Dovetail Scale length: 650mm Fingerboard: Rosewood Inlays: mother of pearl snow-flakes Frets: 19 Nut: Bone (52mm) Machine heads: Classic (gold w/ pearloid buttons)	Components Bridge: Rosewood w/ tie block (11.6mm string spacing) Saddle: bone Hardware color: Gold Strings (factory): nylon Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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• 1971 catalogs (p.2)