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).