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1977 Vintage 952-NT
952 Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

The 952 is a Vintage series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1976. It was crafted in Japan.

The 952 features a dreadnought body with a selected well seasoned spruce top on a braceless arched mahogany back. The round soundhole is trimmed with black and white marquetry rosette and a fancy tortoise shell colored pickguard. The slim mahogany neck has a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge with white bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome plated machine heads.

The 951 is a related model with a braceless brown maple back and a black pickguard.

The 652 was discontinued after 1978.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 952
Name: 952
Year(s) offered: 1976-1978
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$:195.00 (1976)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 20"
  Width: 15⅝"
  Depth: 4⅞"
Top:
  Material: Spruce selected well seasoned
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: fancy black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black and white purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
C profile
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany slim
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ black binding
Inlays:
Pearloid dots
Frets:
21 / medium
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
White
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome plated
Pickguard:
Tortoise shell colored
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Vintage 952-NT rear
Ibanez 952-NT ( Rear: Mahogany arched back joined to a slim mahogany neck and chrome plated machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
Vintage braceless construction
The Braceless back gives incredibly full, rich natural sound

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