S'more Hog & Sonic Sitka for Healdsburg
 

Looks like good ole' mahogany is going to be quite popular this year at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival guitar show and for good reason. Its a proven and wonderful tone wood. So here is our contribution to the mix and the specs are as follows:

LowLander body, which is our interpretation of an elongated 12 fret OOO
Beeswing & Fiddleback Honduras Mahogany (with sapwood) back and "Double Sides"
25.4" Scale length, 12 fret, Madagascar Ebony fingerboard & peg head
Sonic Sitka Project bearclaw top
Brazilian RW pyramid bridge
Brazilian RW bindings
Honduras Hog rosette
Luckenbooth side sound port
French Polished applied shellac satin finish top

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That's some sweet Hog! I really love this shape. It'd be the perfect kick back on the couch and play guitar.

Thanks for sharing!

Joel

Tim,
Great looking OOO. Your other Healdsburg guitars have the 'elegant' look, but I'm drawn to this one; more tradtional look but with killer wood sets and modern features. What are the body dimensions on this model?

Wow, how pretty is that?
Healdsburg really IS going to be inspiring.

Steve

Nice job Tim ... it looks really nice.

How did you like the Sonic Sitka? Follow-up to that, did you do more than one as I seem to remember you having some for Newport? My Sonic Sitka ended up in NYC.

Anyway, nice work, I look forward to seeing it, your others and of course you and Mary in less than a week.

Hi Chuck,
Its a very versatile body size and shape. Equally at home on the couch or jamming with a house full of dreds. Here are the specs off of our site:

http://mcknightguitars.com/models.html

Upper bout - 11.25"
Waist - 9.625"
Lower bout - 15.375"
Overall body length - 20.25"
Depth at tail block - 4.625"

Hi John,
The Sonic Sitka was some good wood to work with and I was fortunate to be able to cherry pick these sets from Dennis' private stash that he was saving back ;) It has the typical Sitka properties; warm, responsive, lots of headroom, etc... + it has some very cool bearclaw figure unlike the standard bearclaw that I have come to expect. It was more of a color variation in the wood rather than concentrated grain wiggle that you commonly see in Sitka bearclaw figure.

Travel safe and we will see you in a week.

My I still do love Mahogany! Great looking guitar Tim. It has a beautiful classic look, clean and elegant. Great job.

Tim

very nice!

i have a 000 and find as you mentioned, it will fit in anywhere, whether on the couch or in a crowd of dreads, and hold its own. A great shape for a guitar, and your aesthetic sense on this one is excellent.

d

Looking good, Tim. I think I may have a sister set to that mahogany on my David Taylor parlor. It's awesome wood.

See you next week!

Kindly,
Danny

Hi Danny,
Agreed, it is some awesome sounding Hog. Its quite possible you may have a sister set because David and I likely share the same wood vendor. See you in a few days.

This guitar is more about simple elegance which is simply elegant.

Tim's not a fan of slotted peg heads. I had to promise that I won't request this style often.

But, but, but, Honey, this one needed that look. :D

It sure looks "right" on this guitar, Mary! Can't wait... :D

cotten