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1971 TAMA 3555P-NT
3555P Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

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

The 3555P features a dreadnought body with special plywood top bound with a with simulated pearl bindig on 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 Smooth Tuners machine heads.

The 3555 is a related model with a fine close-grained geniune solid spruce top. The 3550P, 3554P, 3556P and 3557P are other models with plywood top.

The 3555P was discontimued after 1972.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 3555P
Name: 3555P
Year(s) offered: 1971-1972
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Special plywood
  Bracing: hand shaped and sanded
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: black and white purfling w/ simulated pearl
Back/sides:
  Material: 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[]

1971 TAMA 3555P-NT rear
TAMA 3355P-NT ( Rear: Rosewood back with a center herringbone strip joined to a hand-shaped mahogany neck and Smooth Tuner machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
1971 TAMA 3555P-NT label
Brand and label

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