Dreadnought size guitar with full bodied sound. Select Obankole wood sides and back finish in Walnut shade. Spruce top with eight piece binding. Satin finish mahogany neck with Rosewood fingerboard and adjustable truss rod. Individual enclosed machine heads.
Body | ||
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Top | - | Spruce |
Sides & Back | - | Obankole Wood |
Binding | - | 8 Piece Dark |
Bridge | - | Pin type |
Neck | ||
Material | - | Satin Finish Mahogany |
Fingerboard | - | Rosewood |
No of Frets | - | 20 |
Neck Width at Nut | - | 1 1/16 inch |
Scale | - | 25½ inch |
Neck joins body at | - | 14th Fret |
Size | ||
Length | - | 40¾ inches |
Width | - | 16 inches |
Depth | - | 4 7/8 inches |
F-35 · 1973
The Dreadnought size guitar. Rich, full-bodied sound. Top of natural finish Spruce. Sides and back of select Obankole wood in walnut finish. Eight piece dark binding and pin type bridge. Neck of satin finish Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard and adjustable truss rod. Individually enclosed machine heads. 20 frets; 25½ inch scale. 40¾ inches long, 16 inches wide, 4 7/8 inches deep.
F-35 · 1975
The Dreadnought size guitar. Rich, full-bodied sound. Top of natural finish Spruce. Sides and back of select Obankole wood in walnut finish. Tortoise shell binding and pin type bridge. Marquetry stripe on back. Neck of satin finish Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard and adjustable truss rod. Individually enclosed machine heads. 20 frets; 25½ inch scale. 40¾ inches long, 16 inches wide, 4 7/8 inches deep.
F-35 · 1976
The Dreadnought size guitar. Rich, full-bodied sound. Top of natural finish Spruce. Sides and back of select Obankole wood in walnut finish. Tortoise shell binding and pin type bridge. Marquetry stripe on back. Neck of satin finish Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard and adjustable truss rod. Individually enclosed machine heads. 20 frets; 25½ inch scale. 40¾ inches long, 16 inches wide, 4 7/8 inches deep.
F-35 Specification change
In 1975 a tortoise shell binding and a Marquetry stripe on the back was added.
From 1979 back & sides changed from Obankole to Mahogany
F-35 · 1979 Specification change
The Dreadnought size guitar produces a rich full-bodied tone. The Spruce top features multiple strip binding. The sides are Mahogany, and the two-piece Mahogany back is highlighted by a wood Marquetry stripe. The adjustable Mahogany neck features Rosewood fingerboard and individual enclosed machine heads. Scale length: 25½ inch scale. Size 40½ inches length, 15¾ inches width, 4¾ inches depth.
Year of manufacture |
Recommended retail price US $ |
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1970 |
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1971 |
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1972 |
99.50 Obankole back & sides |
1973 |
129.50 “ “ |
1974 |
140.00 “ “ |
1975 |
140.00 “ “ |
1976 |
145.00 “ “ |
1977 |
160.00 “ “ |
1978 |
199.00 “ “ |
1979 |
215.00 Mahogany back & sides |
1980 |
235.00 “ “ |