Bill Kraus |
08-23-2019 12:36 PM |
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Originally Posted by Bill R
(Post 6144502)
I've always found Koa, particularly highly figured Koa, to be quite beautiful. I've actually never played a Koa guitar, but hear they can be excellent when build by the right hands.
Bill
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Hi Bill,
I do believe quality koa can be on par with any wood for for guitar making. I made the guitar pictured above for a local musician. Three days after delivering the guitar to him he called me to say "Bill, this thing sounds better than my '35", referring to his comparable sized mahogany 1935 guitar made by that famous large company we all know. I thought it sounded better also, and I can say that because I had his '35 in my shop while I was making this one, and got to compare them for a week side by side. I also had this happen when I received a call from a person who played a koa OM I have consigned in a shop. He asked to play a 1930's mahogany OM. They pulled down the OM for him, but also placed my guitar in a in a stand, and another OM from a well established luthier. He played all three and told me he thought mine sounded the best by far. So there you have two instances of a new koa guitar being very comparable to well aged, high quality mahogany guitars.
Yes I'm sure koa can make a fantastic sounding guitar that leaves nothing to be desired.
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