Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Takamine ED26SC Acoustic | Part 1

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Introduction and Image Gallery A

Featured in this post is a gorgeous made-in-China Takamine D Series ED26SC-TBS Acoustic-Electric Guitar. The guitar has undergone a partial refret, general servicing and setup with Elixir Nanoweb 11-52 strings. Well, since it's still in the shop, I've snapped some pics for your viewing pleasure. There's also some information on the ED26SC-TBS I'd like to share with you, courtesy of Takamine. And don't forget, there'll be more pics in the next post.

Body
Body Back: Rosewood
Body Sides: Rosewood
Body Top: Solid Spruce
Body Finish: Gloss Tobacco Brown Sunburst
Body Shape: Single-Cutaway Dreadnought
Top Binding: Six-Ply Ivory/Black/Ivory
Back Binding: Single-Ply Ivory
Decorative Backstrip: Ivory
Heel Cap: Ivory
Soundhole Rosette: Abalone

Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Scale Length: 25-3/8"
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 12"
Number of Frets: 20
Nut Material: Polyphenylene Sulfide [PPS]
Fretboard Inlays: Abalone Dot
Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable

Hardware
Bridge: Rosewood
Saddle: Polyphenylene Sulfide [PPS] 
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Chrome Die-Cast
Pickguard: One-Ply Black

Electronics
A Takamine TP-4P Preamp featuring a slider-based three-band EQ (Bass, Middle and Treble), gain control and chromatic tuner. Takamine touts this as "an amazingly transparent, responsive, and easy-to-use preamp." 



ED26SC-TBS. ©2008 Takamine Co., Ltd.

Soundhole Label

Serial Number Sticker on Neck Block

Gloss Tobacco Brown Sunburst Finish

Takamine D Series Label

Chrome Die-Cast Tuning Machines

Rosewood Fretboard

Abalone Dot Fretboard Inlays

Mahogany Neck

Ivory Heel Cap

Truss Rod Adjustment Socket

Single-Ply Black Pickguard

Six-Ply Ivory/Black/Ivory Top Binding

Solid Spruce Top

Solid Spruce Top - Inside View

Top Bracing


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