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For the other models with the same name, see AW10 (disambiguation).
1983 AW10-NT
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The AW10 is an Artwood series acoustic model introduced by Ibanez for 1983. It was produced in Japan.

The AW10 features a dreadnought body with solid spruce top with shell and white binding on mahogany back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with wood marquetry purfling and shell ring rosette and has a tortoise shell pickguard. The selected mahogany neck has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and a rosewood headstock. Components include Tru-Tune saddle on a rosewood bridge, a bone nut and chrome smoot tuner machine heads.

The AW15 is a similar 12-string model. The AW30 is a similar body with rosewood back.

The AW10 was offered only in 1983.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AW10
Name: AW10
Year(s) offered: 1983
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM: 690 "1983"
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Solid spruce
  Bracing: scalloped
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: shell and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Strip inlay: center black stripe
  Finish: laminated
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
wood marquetry purfling and shell ring
Neck
Neck profile:
hand-shaped
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck joint:
dovetail
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Pearl dots
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner
Components
Bridge:
rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ivory w/ black dots
Saddle:
Tru-Tune
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
tortoise shell
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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