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1978 647-12NT
647/12 Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 647/12 is a 12-string acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1971. It was crafted in Japan.

This model along with others such as: 647, 699, 750, 752 and , 753 are included in the 1974 catalog as part of the Concord series.

The 647/12 features a dreadnought body shape with a fine grained spruce top with binding on mahogany sides and back with a gloss finish. The soundhole is round with a multi-stripe rosette with a black pickguard. It has a satin finished mahogany neck with a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block position markers and it has the "hockeystick" style headstock. Components include a plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge with white Ibanez bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome tuning machines.

The 647 is a similar six-string model.

The 647/12 was discontinued after 1978.

Specifications[]

Related content: Concord series | Models-icon
Specifications for 647/12
Name: 647/12
Year(s) offered: 1971 [1], 1974-1978
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 20"
  Width: 15 ⅝"
  Depth: 4 ⅞"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (fine grained)
  Finish: Gloss
  Binding: black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Finish: Gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Multi-Stripe
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
651mm/ 25⅝"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Pearloid blocks
Frets:
21
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (adjustable) (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
(white w/ black dot)
Saddle:
72mm x 2.9mm plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Black
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Ibanez Concord-647-12 rear
Ibanez 647/12-NT ( Rear: Mahogany body with a 1-piece mahogany neck and chrome machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
Concord-647-12 headstock
Headstock ("hockeystick" style)
Concord 647-12 tuners
Chrome machine heads
12-string-guitar-tuning-standard
Tuning

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