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1976 Ibanez Concord-642-NT
642 Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 642 is a Concord series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1976. It was made in Japan

The 642 features a concert body shape with fine grained spruce top bound with pearloid binding on selected rosewood back and sides. The soundhole is round and trimmed with an abalone rosette and a black pickguard. It has a solid mahogany neck, a 20-fret polished rosewood fingerboard with abalone hexagon position markers and black side dots and a matching headstock. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a polished rosewood bridge with black pins, a bone nut, and gold plated precise tuning machine with pearloid buttons.

The 643 is a related model with pearl dot fingerboard inlays and a slotted headstock.

The 642 was offered only in 1976.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 642
Name: 642
Year(s) offered: 1976
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 14½"
  Depth: 4"
Top:
  Material: Spruce
  Finish: fine grained
  Binding: pearloid
Back/sides:
  Material: Selected rosewood
  Strip inlay: wood marquetry
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Abalone
Neck
Neck material:
Mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood (polished) w/ white binding
Inlays:
abalone hexagons w/ black side dots
Frets:
20
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Precise w/ pearloid buttons
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (11.6mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
black w/ white dots
Saddle:
bone
Hardware color:
Gold plated
Pickguard:
Black
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

1976-ibanez-concord-642-NT rear
Ibanez 642-NT ( Rear: Selected rosewood with wood marquetry joined to a mahogany neck and gold plated precise machine heads with pearloid buttons ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
Concord 642 front
Body (front)
Concord 642 rear
Body (rear)
Concord 642 headstock
Headstock

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