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1976 Vintage 981-NT
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The 981 is a Vintage series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1976. It was crafted in Japan.

The 981 features a dreadnought body with a selected well seasoned solid spruce top on aged mahogany sides and back bound with black trim. The round soundhole is trimmed with a black and white marquetry rosette and a black pickguard. The mahogany neck has a 21-fret polished rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in an none adjustable rosewood bridge with white bridge pins, a plastic nut, and deluxe chrome plated smooth tuner nylon housing machine heads.

The 983 is a related model with selected matched rosewood back and sides.

The 981 was discontinued after 1977.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for 981
Name: 981
Year(s) offered: 1976-1977
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$:199.50 (1976)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 20"
  Width: 15⅝"
  Depth: 4⅞"
Top:
  Material: Solid spruce (selected well seasoned)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany aged
  Strip inlay: black trim
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
black and white purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
C profile
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Pearl dots
Frets:
21 / medium
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner (Deluxe)
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood none adjustable (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
White
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome plated
Pickguard:
Black
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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