Kronbauer #150 Cocobolo/Bearclaw Sitka
 

I'm commissioning a Kronbauer that Trevor is really making good progress on.

It's a Mini-Jumbo with:
Cocobolo Sides, Backs with sapwood, Headstock with sapwood, Split Backstrap
Bearclaw Sitka top
Flamed Koa Binding, Bloodwood purfling
Koa-bound soundport
Burl Maple Rosette, End Graft with Bloodwood purfling, Burl Maple Logo as well
Florentine Cutaway
5-piece neck with Mahog-Maple-Bloodwood-Maple-Mahog
Gotoh 510s Ebony
Vine Inlay
LR Baggs iMix

I think that's what I can think of on the specs.

Attached are some pics. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Bearclaw Sitka Top:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...earclawtop.jpg

It should look something like this when finished:

http://www.scottallyn.com/images/kronbauer/bearclaw.jpg

Sapwood Cocobolo Back:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...77/Backs-1.jpg

The main body with the bracing complete:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...ideCocoBox.jpg

The headstock:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7.../Headstock.jpg

Another possible headstock setup:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...Headstock2.jpg

Rosette:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...77/Rosette.jpg

End Graft:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...7/EndGraft.jpg

Enjoy!!

Very cool, pangpang! That bearclaw sample photo you posted is of my guitar. I was hoping to have it before Christmas, but now it's looking like it'll be sometime shortly after Christmas. Luthier time is a form of torture. :D

How did you get him to build you a Cocobolo guitar?....he must have stopped recently....i tried to get him to build me one and he said he won't build with coco anymore....

that is a purdy set you got there!

Your guitar looks really nice. Sorry for not getting permission first!

I was quite inspired by the bearclaw. Originally I was going with Adirondack but then I changed my mind. Trevor seems to always prefer Sitka as it's abundant in his area.

Building mine made him stop. He said that Coco is very oily and hard to work with. The oil prevents him from using regular "guitar glue". If not careful, I believe Coco also runs due to the oil. It was a bit of a challenge. He said another Luthier try to sell his whole stash to Trevor because that luthier didn't want to continue working with Cocobolo. Maybe some luthiers here can explain the actual challenges...

Cocobolo also can inflict severe respiratory problems on folks who are allergic...and if you work with it long enough, pretty much everybody becomes allergic. I believe the term is a sensitizer.

You didn't need my permission to post that photo - I wasn't protesting. Here's a link to all of the photos I've received from Trevor to date:

http://www.scottallyn.com/images/kronbauer

Trevor does seem rather fond of his sitka. I trust his judgment on that.

Regarding the cocobolo, in addition to the things that you mentioned, the dust is also quite noxious and can cause some pretty adverse allergic reactions - bad enough to put people in the hospital!

That looks beautiful, pangpang77, I bet you can't wait to see that bearclaw pop out when there's a finish on it. When's it due to be completed?

Fliss

wow, nice choices with the wood combos. very classy. i usually don't go for the "sapwood" thing but with the headstock, rosette and bindings this should be a stunner. you must be feeling great about it.

good luck with the guitar.

bill

Cocobolo is Mike Baranik's (Baranik Guitars) standard wood! He has produced the most magnificent cocobolo guitars I have ever seen, and the build quality is truly 2nd to none. So, if you are craving the amazing sound and looks of cocobolo, check out the one luthier who seems to have truly mastered this amazing sounding and looking wood.

http://www.baranikguitars.com/prices.htm

Scott,
Your guitar is very nice. That ziricote is beautiful and the bloodwood is very different. I look forward to the bloodwood on mine...

Trevor says that this stash of bearclaw is especially nice. I love that it looks like arrows in flight, very cool.

I thin Trevor is shooting for Feb., 08

I love the look of bloodwood binding, especially once it has aged a bit and takes on a deeper, more rust-red color. My Fay has bloodwood binding, too:

http://scottallyn.com/images/fay/front-glam.jpg