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Tama 3555 natural 1975-001
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The 3555 is a Tama acoustics series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1971. It was made by Tama Seisakusho Co. in Aichi, Japan.

The 3555 (also referred to as 3555S) features a dreadnought body with fine close-grained geniune solid spruce top bound with simulated pearl bindig on selected matched indian-rosewood back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with multiple inlaid rings rosette and a black pickguard. The hand-shaped mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and a rosewood headstock. Components include a plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge, a bone nut, and black nylon Smooth Tuners machine heads.

The 3555P is a similar model with a special plywood top. The 3558 is a similar model with abalone hexagones fretboard inlays and genuine jacaranda back and sides.

The 3555 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications

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Specifications for 3555 , 3555S
Name: 3555 , 3555S
Year(s) offered: 1971-1976
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM 777 (1976) / US$:295 (1976)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Fine close-grained genuine solid spruce
  Bracing: hand shaped and sanded
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Selected matched indian-rosewood
  Strip inlay: herringbone
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
multiple inlaid rings
Neck
Neck profile:
hand-shaped
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Ebonized rosewood
Inlays:
Pearl dots
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood / adjustable (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
White w/ black dots
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
black
Strings (factory):
steel
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

1975 Tama 3555-NT rear
1975 3355-NT ( Rear: Selected matched indian-rosewood back with a center herringbone strip joined to a hand-shaped mahogany neck and black nylon Smooth Tuner machine heads ) Red copyright sprite

Sources

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