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1994 TU5-NT
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The TU5 is a Tulsa series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1994. It was made in South Korea.

The TU5 features a grand concert body shape with spruce top on nato back and sides with a natural gloss finish. The round soundhole has a three-stripe black and white rosette and a black pickguard. The mahogany neck has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers. Components include a plastic saddle in an adjustable rosewood bridge with black bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome covered machine heads.

The TU10 is a similar model with gloss finish. The TU28S is a related model with solid top, ovankol body, snow-flake fingerboard inlays and gold die-cast tuning machines.

The TU5 was discontinued after 1995.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for TU5
Name: TU5
Year(s) offered: 1994–1995
Sold in: Europe 1995 / USA
Made in: South Korea
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Grand concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 18½"
  Width: 15"
  Depth: 3¾"
Top:
  Material: Spruce
  Finish: Matte
  Binding: black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Nato
  Strip inlay: center black stripe
  Finish: high gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
three-stripe black and white
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Pearl dots
Frets:
20 nickel silver
Nut:
plastic
Machine heads:
chrome covered
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
black w/ white dots
Saddle:
adjustable
Hardware color:
Chrome plated
Pickguard:
black
Strings (factory):
nylon
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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