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1974 693-12 NT
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The 693/12 is a 12-string Concord series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1974. It was crafted in Japan.

The 693/12 features a dreadnought body with a fine grained spruce top on rosewood back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with abalone wood marquetry rosette and a tortoise shell color pickguard with floral & dove motif. The mahogany neck has a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearloid parallelogram position markers with black side dots and a black headstock. Components include a plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge with fancy dove shape inlays, a plastic nut, and chrome plated machine heads.

The 693 is a similar six-string model.

The 693/12 was discontinued after 1978.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 693/12
Name: 693/12
Year(s) offered: 1974-1978
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (fine grained)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: 5-ply black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Rosewood w/ rosewood sides
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Abalone
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
651mm/ 25⅝"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ Ivory binding
Inlays:
Pearloid parallelogram w/ black side dots
Frets:
21
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (adjustable) w/ fancy dove shape inlays (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Black w/ white dots
Saddle:
72mm x 2.9mm plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome plated
Pickguard:
Tortoise shell color w/ floral & dove motif
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
1974 693-12 NT front
Front of body
693-12 tuners
Machine heads
12-string-guitar-tuning-standard
Tuning

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