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1980 GA100-NT
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The GA100 is an Andorra series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1980. It was made in Japan and it is part of the Andorra Conservatory Classics series.

The GA100 features a concert body shape with a laminated cedar top on mahogany back and sides. The soundhole is round and trimmed with an intricate inlaid wood rosette. It has a nato neck, a 19-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with a rosewood headstock. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a polished rosewood bridge with a tie block, a bone nut, and gold precise tuning machine with pearloid buttons.

For 1985 the top was changed to spruce.

The GA120 is a similar model with rosewood on back and sides. The GA100S is a similar model with solid top, natoh neck and mahogany on back and sides.

The GA100 was discontinued after 1985.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for GA100
Name: GA100
Year(s) offered: 1980–1985
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM 430 (1981-1983)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19"
  Width: 14½"
  Depth: 3"
Top:
  Material: "1980–1984": Laminated cedar
"1985": Spruce
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Strip inlay: center tri-color strips
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
intricate inlaid wood
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece nato
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood (polished)
Frets:
19
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
gold w/ pearloid buttons
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood w/ tie block (11.6mm string spacing)
Saddle:
bone
Hardware color:
Gold
Strings (factory):
nylon
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
1981 Catalog GA100-NT
Catalog 1981

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