AW15

For the other models with the same name, see AW15 (disambiguation).

AW15 Natural (more images)

The AW15 is an Artwood series 12-string acoustic model introduced by Ibanez for 1983. It was produced in Japan.

The AW15 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 color 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 AW10 is a similar six-string model.

The AW15 was offered only in 1983.

Specifications

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Specifications for AW15

Name: AW15 Year(s) offered: 1983 Sold in: Europe Made in: Japan Price: MSRP: DM: 760 "1983" Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: Dreadnought Dimensions:   Body length: 19¾"   Width: 16"   Depth: 4½" Top:   Material: Solid spruce   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 shel ring	Neck Neck profile: hand-shaped Neck material: 1-piece mahogany Neck joint: dovetail Scale length: 648mm/ 25½" Fingerboard: Ebony 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 color Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

1983 Ibanez AW15-NT ( Rear: Mahogany body joined to a 1-piece mahogany and Smooth Tuner machine heads )

Sources

• 1983 catalogs (p. 19)