Tanglewood Brochure 2011
Tanglewood Brochure 2011
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A simple question...
If you walk into any music store these days, you’ll notice that there is no shortage of com-
panies building and selling acoustic guitars. And we know that today, as much as ever,
you deserve to be absolutely certain that your hard-earned dollars go towards a quality
instrument that offers the best possible value.
Well, first, we’re pretty confident that we’ve got our priorities straight. A Tanglewood guitar,
first and foremost, is about playability and tone. Because to a player, how a guitar feels and
how a guitar sounds is more important than how pretty it looks, how many famous people
are playing it, and even how much it costs (although we manage to do pretty darn well in all
of those categories, too.)
Secondly, we give you choices. Tanglewood Guitars offer you a choice of some of the finest
tonewoods available. We give you a choice of body shapes, each with its own unique tonal
characteristics, a choice of stunning finishes and features, and a choice of price points.
Quite simply, we believe we have a guitar for every guitarist.
Be a player. Premier 18
Evolution 20
Roadster 24
Tuners 24
Guitar Packs 25
Bluegrass/Folk 26
Features Chart 28
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MASTER
DESIGN
We asked Michael to consider a collaboration with Tanglewood Guitars that would allow us to bring
his elegant designs and innovative craftsmanship to a larger market. The exquisite MasterDesign
instruments are the result of that collaboration. A range of guitars built to precise Sanden blue-
prints and incorporating some of Michael’s most functional and stylistic handcrafted features, these
instruments take production guitars to a new level.
High-grade, solid Sitka spruce tops are paired with either solid rosewood or solid
mahogany backs and sides. The instruments feature Michael’s trademark “paintbrush stroke”
bridge, an unadorned headstock, a single stylized “T” inlay on the 12th fret of the fingerboard,
and a zero fret. Each model is equipped with a B-Band A1.2 under-saddle transducer and active
preamp, with a volume control tucked discreetly inside the soundhole. An SKB case is included
with each guitar.
TW70-H
NEW NEW
On TW15-H-CB: On TW1000-H-SR-CB:
elec. B-Band A5T elec. B-Band A5T
Our Heritage Series celebrates the art of guitar
HERITAGE
craftsmanship. These handmade instruments are
constructed entirely from solid woods, and each is
characterized by an ebony fingerboard and bridge,
a genuine bone nut and saddle, a reinforcing neck
volute, and tasteful inlays.
NEW
TW45-H-SR-B TW70-H
body Super Folk body Orchestra
TW45-H-B top Solid Engelmann
Spruce
TW55-H-B top
back
Solid Cedar
Solid Rosewood
body Super Folk back Solid Rosewood body Super Jumbo w/ Flamed Maple
top Solid Cedar sides Solid Rosewood top Solid Spruce wedge
back Solid Mahogany finish Natural Gloss back Solid Mahogany sides Solid Rosewood
sides Solid Mahogany elec. B-Band A5T sides Solid Mahogany finish Natural Satin
finish Natural Gloss incl. Hardshell case finish Natural Gloss incl. Hardshell case
elec. B-Band A5T elec. B-Band A5T
incl. Hardshell case incl. Hardshell case Features vintage “V” neck
Profile and 4-ring Abalone
Rosette
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TW15-ASM
LH available
TW15-12-NS-B
TW15-NS TW15-NS-CE-B body Dreadnought 12 str TW15-DLX
top Solid Spruce
body Dreadnought back Solid Mahogany body Dreadnought
top Solid Spruce sides Solid Mahogany top Solid Spruce
back Solid Mahogany finish Natural Satin back Solid Mahogany
sides Solid Mahogany elec. B-Band A3T sides Solid Mahogany
finish Natural Satin finish Natural Gloss
SUNDANCE
lection of guitars, with a wide representation of body
shapes, finishes and woods – including many all-solid
wood models. These instruments feature a one-piece
neck with reinforcing volute, a bone nut and saddle, and
all are strung with Elixir strings. Acoustic-electric models
incorporate B-Band A3T electronics.
TW15-ASM
body Dreadnought TW15-BK-CB TW15-ASR TW15-ASR-CB
top Solid Mahogany
back Solid Mahogany body Dreadnought body Super Folk
sides Solid Mahogany top Solid Spruce top Solid Spruce
finish Natural Gloss back Solid Mahogany back Solid Rosewood
sides Solid Mahogany sides Solid Rosewood
with Deluxe features: finish Black Gloss finish Natural Gloss
- Faux-tortoise shell binding elec. B-Band A3T
- Gold Grover tuners On TW15-ASR-CB:
- Abalone rosette & inlays elec. B-Band A3T
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TW45-ST-AVSB-B
LH available
TW45-DLX-B
body Super Folk
TW45-NS-B top
back
Solid Cedar
Solid Mahogany
TW47-B
body Super Folk sides Solid Mahogany body Super Folk
top Solid Cedar finish Amber Gloss top Solid Mahogany
back Solid Mahogany elec. B-Band A3T back Solid Mahogany
sides Mahogany sides Solid Mahogany
finish Amber Satin with Deluxe features: finish Natural Gloss
elec. B-Band A3T - Gold Grover tuners elec. B-Band A3T
SUNDANCE
TW45-ST-AVSB-B TW45-VS-B
body Super Folk body Super Folk
top Solid Cedar top Solid Cedar
back Solid Mahogany back Solid Mahogany
sides Mahogany sides Mahogany
finish Antique Violin finish Vintage Sunburst
Sunburst Gloss Gloss
elec. B-Band A3T elec. B-Band A3T
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TW60-SC-VS
NEW
TW55-NS-B TW55-ST-AVSB-B
body Super Jumbo body Super Jumbo
top Solid Spruce TW55-12-NS-B top Solid Spruce
back Solid Mahogany back Solid Mahogany
body Super Jumbo 12 str
sides Mahogany sides Mahogany
top Solid Spruce
finish Light Amber Satin finish Antique Violin
back Solid Mahogany
elec. B-Band A3T Sunburst Gloss
sides Mahogany
elec. B-Band A3T
finish Light Amber Satin
elec. B-Band A3T
SUNDANCE
TW70
body Orchestra
TW55-VS-B TW60-SC-VS TW60-SC-VS-B top Solid Spruce
back Solid Mahogany
body Super Jumbo body Grand Auditorium
sides Solid Mahogany
top Solid Spruce top Solid Spruce
finish Natural Satin
back Solid Mahogany back Mahogany
sides Mahogany sides Mahogany
finish Vintage Sunburst finish Vintage Sunburst
Gloss Gloss
elec. B-Band A3T
On TW60-SC-VS-B:
elec. B-Band A3T
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TW73-VS
TW73-VS
TW73 body Parlor TW55-A/BASS-B
body Parlor top Solid Cedar body Acoustic Bass
top Solid Cedar back Solid Mahogany top Solid Spruce
back Solid Mahogany sides Mahogany back Solid Mahogany
(Mahogany on TW73-B) finish Vintage Sunburst sides Mahogany
sides Mahogany Gloss finish Light Amber Gloss
finish Natural Satin elec. B-Band A3T
with Deluxe features:
- Gold hardware w/ ebonite tuners
- Vintage “V” neck Profile
- Maple w/ Herringbone binding
SUNDANCE
Sundance Sundance Sundance
Historic Historic Historic
NEW NEW NEW
TW40-O-AN
TW40-D-AN body Orchestra TW40-SD-VS
body Dreadnought top Solid Spruce body Slope-shouldered
top Solid Spruce back Mahogany Dreadnought
back Mahogany sides Mahogany top Solid Spruce
sides Mahogany finish Antique Natural Gloss back Mahogany
finish Antique Natural Gloss sides Mahogany
finish Vintage Sunburst
Gloss
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TRD-VS
LH available
LH available LH available
On TRD-CE: On TRD-12-CE:
elec. B-Band T35 elec. B-Band T35
ROSEWOOD
We don’t think that price tags should get in the way of
RESERVE
appreciating the finer things in life. Take the Rosewood
Reserve Series, for example. Featuring solid Sitka
Spruce tops and Indian Rosewood back and sides
throughout, this is a sophisticated family of guitars.
Vintage mojo can be found everywhere, from the classic
sunburst finish option available on many models, to
gold tuners, to bone nuts and saddles, to rosewood
rosettes, right down to the sloped-shoulders of the
TRD-VS dreadnought. Affordable luxury all the way.
TRF
TRD-VS TRD-VS-E body Orchestra TRF-VS
top Solid Spruce
body Slope-shouldered back Rosewood body Orchestra
Dreadnought sides Rosewood top Solid Spruce
top Solid Spruce finish Natural Gloss back Rosewood
back Rosewood sides Rosewood
sides Rosewood finish Vintage Sunburst
finish Vintage Sunburst Gloss Gloss
On TRD-VS-E:
elec. B-Band T35
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TRC-CE
LH available
TRP73-VS-E TRP73
body Parlor body Parlor
top Solid Spruce top Solid Spruce TRC-CE TRB-CE
back Rosewood back Rosewood
body Classical body Acoustic Bass
sides Rosewood sides Rosewood
top Solid Spruce top Solid Spruce
finish Vintage finish Natural Gloss
back Rosewood back Rosewood
Sunburst Gloss
sides Rosewood sides Rosewood
elec. B-Band T35
finish Natural Gloss finish Natural Gloss
elec. B-Band T35 elec. B-Band T35
TW145-SC
TW115-ST TW115-ST-CE
body Dreadnought TW115-AS
top Solid Spruce
back Mahogany body Dreadnought
sides Mahogany top Solid Spruce
finish Natural Satin back Solid Mahogany
sides Mahogany
On TW115-ST-CE: finish Natural Satin
elec. B-Band A3T
Our Premier Series takes many of the design features
PREMIER
found on the industry’s highest quality acoustic guitars,
and makes them available at a mid-range price. Featuring
solid spruce and solid cedar tops, an abalone inlaid
headstock logo and position markers, and other fine
appointments, these guitars deliver both sonically and
visually… without breaking the bank.
NEW
TW145-SC TW173
body Super Folk TW170-AS-NS TW170-AS-CE-NS body Parlor
top Solid Cedar top Solid Cedar
back Mahogany body Grand Concert back Solid Mahogany
sides Mahogany top Solid Spruce sides Mahogany
finish Natural Satin back Solid Mahogany finish Natural Satin
elec. B-Band A3T sides Mahogany
finish Natural Satin
On TW170-AS-CE-NS:
elec. B-Band A3T
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TW28-CSN-CE
LH available
LH available
NEW
TW28-CLN
body Dreadnought TW28-12-CLN TW28-CSN
top Cedar TW28-12-CLN-CE TW28-CSN-CE TW28-CSG
back Mahogany
body Dreadnought 12 str body Dreadnought body Dreadnought
sides Mahogany
top Cedar top Solid Cedar top Solid Cedar
finish Natural Satin
back Mahogany back Mahogany back Mahogany
sides Mahogany sides Mahogany sides Mahogany
finish Natural Satin finish Natural Satin finish Natural Gloss
on TW28-12-CLN-CE: On TW28-CSN-CE:
elec. Fishman ISYS elec. Fishman ISYS
EVOLUTION
Our Evolution Series continues to redefine what can
be expected from an entry-level instrument. With their
rich, clear, and loud voice, and featuring maple bind-
ings, bone nuts and saddles, Fishman ISYS electronics
on acoustic-electric models, and other adornments,
these guitars pack a remarkable amount of musicality
and value into the budget price bracket. Whether
you’re a beginner guitarist or an experienced player
who simply desires an exceptional quality-to-price
ratio, the Evolution Series sets the bar.
TW28-CSR TW28-SLBK-CE
body Dreadnought body Dreadnought
top Solid Cedar TW28-SSN TW28-SLN-CE top Spruce
back Rosewood back Mahogany
body Dreadnought body Dreadnought
sides Rosewood sides Mahogany
top Solid Spruce top Spruce
finish Natural Gloss finish Gloss Black
back Mahogany back Mahogany
elec. Fishman ISYS
sides Mahogany sides Mahogany
finish Natural Satin finish Natural Satin
elec. Fishman ISYS
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TSF-CE-R
LH available
NEW
TFA-VS TFA
body Orchestra
top Cedar TAB1-CE
back Mahogany body Acoustic Bass
sides Mahogany top Spruce
back Mahogany
finish TFA-VS: sides Mahogany
Vintage Sunburst finish Natural Satin
Gloss elec. Fishman ISYS
TFA:
Natural Satin
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ROADSTER
TWRT
For the discerning player on the move, we introduce
our NEW Roadster Series of travel size guitars.
Featuring an understated but functional aesthetic,
these guitars are perfectly suited to bring along on
your next vacation, business trip, tour, or other ex-
cursion. They’re also ideal for the smaller hands of
younger players.
TWRT TWRT-E
body Travel Size
top Cedar
(solid on TWRT-E)
back Mahogany
sides Mahogany
finish Natural Satin
On TWRT-E:
elec. Tanglewood
3-band EQ w/ Tuner
NEW
Light” function: The LCD screen turns green
TUNERS
TKT-1
Key-ring tuner
Chromatic with built-in mic
TCT-1
Clip on tuner
Guitar, Bass, & Chromatic Modes
NEW
TD8
We believe that guitarists of every level deserve an
instrument that offers exceptional value. Beginner
GUITAR
players are no exception. Our Guitar Packs pro-
PACKS
vide the novice picker with a quality Tanglewood
instrument and a choice of accessories to suit their
needs.
TD8-ST-PACK
TD8-WC body
top
Dreadnought
Solid Spruce
body Dreadnought back Mahogany
top Spruce sides Mahogany
back Mahogany finish Natural Satin
sides Mahogany
finish Natural Gloss includes Gig Bag, Picks,
Strap and eMedia CD-ROM
includes Hardshell Case
in Vintage Tan color
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TMX
TML-VS
TML-BK TME-AV
TMAS-NAT style A-style Mandolin
style A-style top Spruce
TMX Mandolin TMS-AV back/sides Mahogany
style F-style top Solid style A-style bridge Rosewood
Mandolin Mahogany Mandolin finish
top Solid Spruce back/sides Solid top Solid Spruce TML-BK: Satin Black
back/sides Maple Mahogany back/sides Mahogany TML-VS: Vintage Sunburst
bridge Ebony bridge Rosewood bridge Rosewood TME-AV: Antique Violin
finish Vintage finish Natural finish Antique Violin
Sunburst Satin On TME-AV:
Gloss elec. Piezo pickup
w/ Vol & Tone
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BLUEGRASS/
Sure we may be the Tanglewood Guitar Company…
but don’t let our name fool you. Our banjos, mandolins,
and ukuleles have been overwhelmingly popular in
FOLK
our native UK for several years, thanks to their excep-
tional build quality and attractive prices. This year, we
finally bring a selection of our best-selling Bluegrass
and Folk models to North America!
TU-1
TU-1-CE TU-2
TB18-5 style Soprano style Soprano
TBDLX-PRO TB18-4 Ukulele Ukulele
top Mahogany top Solid
style 5-string style 4-string Banjo/
Banjo TB18-DLX-G 5-string Banjo
back Mahogany
sides Mahogany
back
Spruce
Bubinga
brackets 24 style 5-string Banjo brackets 18 finish Natural Satin sides Bubinga
resonator Solid Maple brackets 18 resonator Mahogany finish Natural
tone ring Genuine 11” resonator Mahogany rim Mahogany On TU-1-CE: Gloss
Bell Brass tone ring Genuine head Remo 11” elec. Pickup w/
rim Maple Rolled Brass Coated 2-band EQ
head Remo rim Maple
Renaissance head Remo 11”
Coated
Finish Top Back Sides
Engelmann Spruce
Light Amber Satin
Model LH Body Style
Avail.
Natural Gloss
Natural Satin
Black Gloss
Mahogany
Mahogany
Mahogany
Rosewood
Rosewood
Spruce
Cedar
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MASTER
DESIGN
TSM-2 Grand Auditorium
TSM-3 Jumbo
TSR-1 Auditorium
TSR-2 Grand Auditorium
TSR-3 Jumbo
TW15-H Dreadnought
TW15-H-CB Dreadnought
HERITAGE
TW1000-H-SR Dreadnought
TW1000-H-SR-CB Dreadnought
TW45-H-B Super Folk
TW45-H-SR-B Super Folk
TW55-H-B Super Jumbo
TW70-H Orchestra Solid Rosewood w/
flamed maple insert
TW15-NS Dreadnought
TW15-NS-CE-B Dreadnought
TW15-12-NS-B 12 str. Dreadnought
TW15-ASM Dreadnought
TW15-DLX Dreadnought
TW15-BK-CB Dreadnought
TW15-ASR Dreadnought
TW15-ASR-CB Dreadnought
TW45-NS-B Super Folk
TW45-DLX-B Super Folk Amber Gloss
SUNDANCE
TRD Dreadnought
TRD-CE Dreadnought
TRD-12 12 str. Dreadnought
ROSEWOOD RESERVE
TW115-ST Dreadnought
PREMIER
TW115-ST-CE Dreadnought
TW115-AS Dreadnought
TW145-SC Super Folk
TW170-AS-NS Grand Concert
TW170-AS-CE-NS Grand Concert
TW173 Parlor
TW28-CLN Dreadnought
TW28-12-CLN 12 str. Dreadnought
TW28-CSN Dreadnought
TW28-CSN-CE Dreadnought
TW28-CSG Dreadnought
EVOLUTION
TW28-CSR Dreadnought
TW28-SSN Dreadnought
TW28-SLN-CE Dreadnought
TW28-SLBK-CE Dreadnought
TSF-CE-N Super Folk
TSF-CE-R Super Folk Red Gloss
TSF-CE-BK Super Folk
TSJ-CE-VS Super Jumbo
TSJ-CE-BK Super Jumbo
TFA Orchestra
TFA-VS Orchestra
TAB1-CE Acoustic Bass
TD8-ST-PACK Dreadnought
PACKS TD8-WC Dreadnought
Legend: Solid Laminated
Electronics Fingerboard Binding Machine Heads Strings
Walnut w/ Herringbone
Maple w/ Herringbone
B-Band A5T (w/ tuner)
Diecast Chrome
Walnut & Maple
Chrome Grover
Elixir Nanoweb
D’Addario EXP
295 mm
B-Band A1.2
Gold Grover
Mahogany
Rosewood
Lower Bout Width398 mm
Body Depth 118 mm
Ebony
Maple
Body Length 505 mm
Overall Length 1040 mm
Super Folk
Upper Bout Width
275 mm
Lower Bout Width377 mm
Body Depth 100 mm
Body Length 480 mm
Overall Length 985 mm
Super Jumbo
Upper Bout Width
310 mm
Lower Bout Width420 mm
Body Depth 115 mm
Body Length 530 mm
Overall Length 1050 mm
Orchestra
Upper Bout Width
295 mm
Lower Bout Width392 mm
Body Depth 95 mm
Vintage White Button
Body Length 495 mm
Vintage White Button Overall Length 1025 mm
Parlor
Upper Bout Width
246 mm
Lower Bout Width350 mm
Body Depth 98 mm
Body Length 498 mm
Overall Length 977 mm
Gold Classical TWD Nylon
TWD Bass
Travel Size
Upper Bout Width
230 mm
Lower Bout Width300 mm
Body Depth 72 mm
Body Length 390 mm
Overall Length 850 mm
Acoustic Bass
Diecast chrome w/ ebonite buttons Upper Bout Width
305 mm
Lower Bout Width420 mm
Body Depth 118 mm
Body Length 530 mm
Overall Length 1240 mm
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