TAMA guitar info???
John Daniels
I have a Tama guitar that I purchased in Ithica, NY in the early 70's.
and I am now trying to find information about the guitar.
I have never seen Tama's in any other music store and know little
about it's history...If anyone could tell me where I could find info I
would Appreciate it!!!
Thanks
John
mez...@pacbell.net
had a solid spruce top, and solid mahogany back and sides. It was
identical in every way, including headstock shape, to an Ibanez. They
were really nice guitars. I repeat, solid wood all around, and well
built. Real unsung heros.
Larry McCarty
>I have a Tama guitar that I purchased in Ithica, NY in the early 70's.
>and I am now trying to find information about the guitar.
>I have never seen Tama's in any other music store and know little
>about it's history...If anyone could tell me where I could find info I
>would Appreciate it!!!
> Thanks
> John
>
John,
I also have a Tama that I purchased here in Dallas sometime in the
70's. I took a few lessons at that time but set it aside for the next
20 years until now. I've just started taking private lessons. I
really don't know anything about Tama. I've never seen them anywhere
else. My recollection is that I paid about $400 for it. I think it
has a good sound, but I'm a novice so take that with a grain of salt.
I'd also be interested in any info on Tama if anyone has any.
Larry
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Pekow
jdan...@daniels.microserve.com (John Daniels) wrote:
>I have a Tama guitar that I purchased in Ithica, NY in the early 70's.
>and I am now trying to find information about the guitar.
>I have never seen Tama's in any other music store and know little
>about it's history...If anyone could tell me where I could find info I
>would Appreciate it!!!
> Thanks
> John
Tama acoustics came from the good folks who currently bring you Ibanez
electrics. In fact the name "Tama" is still used on their drum sets. As to
why they labeled their acoustics Tama and not Ibanez I don't have a clue.
Apparently they did put out a quality product under this name. Over the
years I've seen a few Tamas for sale in vintage/used instrument lists,
almost always with a mention of "good tone" or "high quality for the $$$."
That's about all I know. Maybe writing a nice letter to Ibanez will bring
some answers.
Paul
ruediger weissbach
jdan...@daniels.microserve.com wrote:
> I have a Tama guitar that I purchased in Ithica, NY in the early 70's.
> and I am now trying to find information about the guitar.
TAMA was one brand of the Ibanez company. The low-priced line was called
CIMAR in Europa, the mid-priced line was IBANEZ and the high-end line was
TAMA (the same brand as the drum sets).
> I have never seen Tama's in any other music store and know little
> about it's history...If anyone could tell me where I could find info I
> would Appreciate it!!!
TAMA guitars were built as classical guitars and (mostly) as steel
strings. Most TAMAs have a lot of inlays, linings, mother-of-pearl and
other senseless stuff (the Martin D45 was a poor instrument ;-) - but the
guitars were sounding good.
In the mid 70's TAMA built only models with a solid top. At the end of the
70s TAMA sold two lines of steel string instruments (TW and TG) made
completely of solid wood. At the beginning of the 80s the brand TAMA was
taken away from the market in Europe. Similar instruments were sold later
as IBANEZ Artstar.
I own a 12 string TAMA. I bought this guitar in this year for 300US$ wo/c.
I think that TAMA guitars are a good deal - if you like the sound.
The only well-known guitarist I know, who played TAMA, was the dutch
guitar player H. SAKSIONI, who played in the band of Hermann van Veen.
** Ruediger Weissbach / Hamburg / Germany **
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