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1976 Concord 643-NT
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The 643 is a Concord series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1974. It was made in Japan

The 643 features a concert body shape with fine grained spruce top bound with black and white binding on selected rosewood back and sides. The soundhole is round and trimmed with a black and white purfling rosette and a black pickguard. It has a solid mahogany neck, a 20-fret polished rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and white side dots and a matching slotted headstock. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a polished rosewood bridge, a bone nut, and chrome plated precise tuning machine with pearloid buttons.

The 642 is a related model with abalone hexagons fingerboard inlays.

The 643 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 643
Name: 643
Year(s) offered: 1974-1976
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: black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Selected rosewood
  Strip inlay: wood marquetry
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
black and white purfling
Neck
Neck material:
Mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood (polished) w/ white binding
Inlays:
Pearl dots w/ white side dots
Frets:
20
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Precise w/ pearloid buttons
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (11.6mm string spacing)
Saddle:
bone
Hardware color:
chrome plated
Pickguard:
Black
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
Concord 643-NT front
Body (front)
Concord 643-NT rear
Body (rear)

Sources[]

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