TAKAMINE F-340

  • Takamine F-340 acoustic guitar
    Takamine F-340

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1972 to 1999

The Takamine F-340 was introduced in the early 1970s and discontinued in 1999. In the 1976 Takamine catalog the F-340 Dreadnaught is described as: "a Dreadnaught body with a slimmet neck for easy fingering. Features a laminated spruce top; mahogany back and sides; mahogany neck with adjustable tension rod; individual nickel plated tuning gears".  Also available as the F-340S (with a solid spruce top) and the F-340SF (solid spruce top and satin finish).

Specifications (19)

General

Finish colorsnatural finish
Made inJapan
Binding3-stripe body-binding
Number of strings6 strings

Body

Body back materialmahogany body back
Body sides materialmahogany body sides
Body styledreadnought-size body
Body top materialspruce body top
Pickguard materialblack pickguard
Soundholeround soundhole

Neck

Body fretNeck joins body at 14th fret
Neck jointset neck
Number of frets20 fret
Tuner layoutthree-each-side

Hardware

Bridge pinsblack with white dot pins
Bridgerosewood bridge

Fretboard

Fingerboard inlay materialpearl fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard materialrosewood fingerboard
Fingerboard position markersdot fingerboard position markers

Prices (15)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
2014$125.00excellent
1990$125good
1977$450newDave
1976$120new
1976$300excellent
1999$250.00goodAnthony
1975$120newBill
1979$225new
2018$160excellentArtmade in 1992
2018$400good
2000$300goodvestryAmazing guitar
1979$300good
1979$0.00excellentBillWas given to me by brother
1974$315new
1985$200newRossGreat guitar, it was an amazing find, I was looking for something to strum at the campfire but is was much more than that.

Reviews (1)

TAKAMINE F-340 reviewed by Anonymouspaul

4
Average: 4 (1 vote)
Sehr gute Gitarre! Brillianter Klang und sehr gute Verarbeitung.

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3 Comments

F-340 Intro Year

The introduction year you have stated as 1999 is incorrect.   I have a F-340 made in 1975.

F-340 Intro Year

I have a F-340S-F made on August 30 1976 so yeah, the stated intro year of 1999 is off by over 2 decades or so...

Takamine

These were INTRODUCED in 1976
They were DISCONTINUED in 1999!