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1974 678-NT
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The 678 is a Concord series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1974. It was crafted in Japan.

The 678 features a dreadnought body with a fine grained spruce top on a 3-piece rosewood and maple back and rosewood sides with fancy wooden inlay strips. The round soundhole is trimmed with a black and white wood marquetry rosette and a tortoise shell color pickguard. The rosewood neck has a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearloid block position markers with black side dots and a matching headstock bound with white celluloid binding. Components include a plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with black bridge pins and white dots, a plastic nut, and chrome plated machine heads.

The 677 is related model with selected rosewood back and sides. The 679 is a related model with jacaranda and flamed maple back.

The 678 was discontinued after 1976.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 678
Name: 678
Year(s) offered: 1974-1976
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$:245.00 (1976)
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: High gloss
  Binding: Fancy black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: 3-piece rosewood and maple
  Strip inlay: 3-piece rosewood and maple w/ fancy wood binding
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black and white
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece rosewood
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ ivory binding
Inlays:
Pearloid block w/ black side dots
Frets:
21 / medium
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Die-cast
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Black w/ white dots
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome (plated)
Pickguard:
Tortoise shell color
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
678-NT front
Body (front)
678-NT rear
Body (back)
678 Label
Label and brand

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