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1976 Tama 3568-NT
3568 Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 3568 is a Tama acoustics series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1974. It was made by Tama Seisakusho Co. in Aichi, Japan.

The 3568 also know as the 3568S features a dreadnought body with well seasoned finest close-grained solid spruce top bound with heringbone bindig on selected matched indian-rosewood back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with multiple inlaid rings rosette and a tortoise pickguard. The hand-shaped mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with vintage vine design position markers and a rosewood headstock. Components include a bone saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge, a bone nut, and chrome plated Smooth tuner machine heads.

The 3563 is a related model with gold plated Smooth tuner machine heads and black pickguard.

The 3568 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 3568, 3568S
Name: 3568, 3568S
Year(s) offered: 1974-1976
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM: 1,190 "1976" / US$:595 "1976"
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: well seasoned finest close-grained solid spruce
  Bracing: hand shaped and sanded
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: simulated pearl
Back/sides:
  Material: selected matched indian-rosewood
  Strip inlay: center wood marquetry
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
multiple rings w/ herringbone top
Neck
Neck profile:
hand-shaped
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Ebony w/ white binding
Inlays:
Pearl / Vintage vine design
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth tuner
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood / adjustable w/ fancy pearl inlays (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
White w/ black dots
Saddle:
Bone
Hardware color:
chrome plated
Pickguard:
tortoise
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

1976 Tama 3568-NT USA brochure
1976 Tama 3568-NT USA brochure Red copyright sprite

Sources[]

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