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TC15 Natural (more images)

The TC15 (also referred to as TC-15) is an TAMA branded classical guitar model introduced by Hoshino Gakki for 1977. It was made by Hoshino in their in-house TAMA Seisakusho plant in Aichi, Japan. It is part of the TC series line.

The TC15 features a grand concert body shape with bookmatched solid cedar top on solid jacaranda back and sides. The soundhole is round and trimmed with an intricate inlaid wood rosette. It has a reinforced mahogany neck, a 19-fret ebony fingerboard with a rosewood headstock. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a polished rosewood bridge, a bone nut, and gold plated machine heads with pearloid buttons.

The TC8 and TC10 are similar models wiht solid rosewood back.

The TC15 was discontinued after 1979.

Specifications[]

Related content: TC series | Tama acoustics series |
Specifications for TC15 / TC-15
Name: TC15 / TC-15
Year(s) offered: 1977–1979
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM: 1,680 (1978–1979) / US$:720 (1978) / US$:890 (1979)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Grand concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19"
  Width: 14½"
  Depth: 3"
Top:
  Material: Bookmatched solid cedar
  Bracing: hand-shaped and sanded
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: Multi layered wood
Back/sides:
  Material: Solid jacaranda
  Strip inlay: center tri-color strips
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
intricate inlaid wood
Neck
Neck profile:
reinforced
Neck material:
Mahogany
Neck finish:
gloss
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Ebony
Frets:
19
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Gold plated w/ pearloid buttons
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood w/ Tie block (11.6mm string spacing)
Saddle:
bone
Hardware color:
Gold
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

1977 TAMA TC line

Sources[]

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