Yamaha LS-16
Overview
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Product:
- acoustic guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
2004 to 2013
Yamaha introduced the LS-16 in 2004. It was a concert sized acoustic with solid Englemann spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides and ebony fingerboard. In 2013 the LS-16 was discontinued and replaced by the Yamaha LS-16 ARE (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement). The ARE process is a type of torrefaction, whereby the wood is heated to remove the oils and resins, speeding up the natural aging process to improve the tone.
This model was also available with mahogany sides and back as the Yamaha LS-16M
Specifications (21)
General
| Binding | cream binding |
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Finish effects | gloss finish |
| Made in | China |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.6 inches scale length |
Body
| Body back material | rosewood body back |
| Body depth | 4.8 inches body depth |
| Body sides material | rosewood body sides |
| Body style | concert size body |
| Body top material | Engelmann spruce body top |
| Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Neck material | mahogany/rosewood neck |
| Neck width | 1.75 inches wide at nut |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge | ebony bridge |
| Hardware color | gold hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
