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Vintage 646-NT
646/12 Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 646 (also referred to as the 646/12) is a 12-string York series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1974. It was crafted in Japan and is also part of the Vintage series.

The 646 features a dreadnought body with a fine grained spruce top with aged matched selected indian rosewood on back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with a black and white purfling rosette and a black pickguard. The mahogany neck has a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl dots position markers with black side dots and a matching headstock. Components include a plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge, a plastic nut, and chrome plated individual machine heads.

The 645 is a similar six-string model. The 644 is a related model with a grand concert body shape.

The 646 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications[]

Related content: York series | Vintage series | Models-icon
Specifications for 646 / 646/12
Name: 646 / 646/12
Year(s) offered: 1974–1975: (as "York series") / 1976: (as "Vintage series")
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 20"
  Width: 15⅝"
  Depth: 4⅞"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (fine grained)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: white trim
Back/sides:
  Material: Indian rosewood (selected)
  Strip inlay: fancy wood marquetry
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
black and white purfling
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
651mm/ 25⅝"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood polished w/ white binding
Inlays:
Pearl dots w/ black side dots
Frets:
21
Nut:
plastic (43mm)
Strings (factory):
steel
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood
Bridge pins:
Black w/ white dots
Saddle:
72mm x 2.9mm plastic (11mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
Chrome plated
Pickguard:
Black

Images[]

Vintage 646-NT back
Ibanez 646/12-NT ( Rear: Selected indian rosewood with fine wood marquetry, a 1-piece mahogany neck and chrome plated machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
12-string-guitar-tuning-standard
Tuning

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