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The 00 is their prototype they built before building one for a client who commissioned one from them. Since they had not done an 00, they thought it might be best to build one first. I purchased it from them at the Woodstock show 2017. It is a wonderful little guitar with a big boy sound. No thumpy little box sound. I really like it, very comfy to hold and play and yet you don't sacrifice anything in the sound department. It has a quick attack and nice clear notes with plenty of low end as well. I know they have built more since the first two as well. It is a really nice option and I am glad I got it. I am about an hour south of Austin, when your new one is done, maybe we need to have our own little Kinnaird get together!
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Steve, Tom, Ryan, I would be honored if you came by for a visit. I've already extended an invitation to everyone whose name is written in my red gum OM, and I believe all of your names are in there (along with about 30 others). In fact, Austin would be a great place to have a get-together along the lines of Tim McKight's McJam (though I'd be hard pressed to come up with such a catchy name).
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July 5: Setting tuners
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One is John's!
Is one of them a John Kinnaird guitar?!
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Martins 00-21, D12-20, D-45S, 000-21 Custom, D-18S (Ditson Ltd Ed)...yada yada... St. Kinnaird Koa, Af BW, Bubinga, Myrtle, Kauri [Robinson inlay], SR Parlor, RenOvation, Mango Xover, IR/CoBluSpr 00 Santa Cruz Quilt Mah "The Tree" Ltd Ed VA and Padauk Custom F Collings SJ Braz/Ger, 000-42Koa, UC3 Killer Koa Jeffrey Yong's Seismic 2011 Japan Earthquake Tribute and a Quilt Mah "The Tree" Olson |
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Yes sir, that is correct, you win a t-shirt that I don't have!!!! Woot Woot!
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A visit?
Then maybe you just have to come to Colorado for a visit! Is that the cancelation (sic) prize?!
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Martins 00-21, D12-20, D-45S, 000-21 Custom, D-18S (Ditson Ltd Ed)...yada yada... St. Kinnaird Koa, Af BW, Bubinga, Myrtle, Kauri [Robinson inlay], SR Parlor, RenOvation, Mango Xover, IR/CoBluSpr 00 Santa Cruz Quilt Mah "The Tree" Ltd Ed VA and Padauk Custom F Collings SJ Braz/Ger, 000-42Koa, UC3 Killer Koa Jeffrey Yong's Seismic 2011 Japan Earthquake Tribute and a Quilt Mah "The Tree" Olson |
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If that is second prize, I will take that one over the T-Shirt....
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Which guitar gets the most playing time?
So Tom, which of the Kinnaird guitars seem to be getting the most playing time from you these days? I know with mine, I tend to rotate thru them and the 'which' is always changing, but my '00' (by far, likely because it is the newest and my all-time favorite size) and the ancient Kauri SJ seem to be getting the most at the moment, at my end.
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Martins 00-21, D12-20, D-45S, 000-21 Custom, D-18S (Ditson Ltd Ed)...yada yada... St. Kinnaird Koa, Af BW, Bubinga, Myrtle, Kauri [Robinson inlay], SR Parlor, RenOvation, Mango Xover, IR/CoBluSpr 00 Santa Cruz Quilt Mah "The Tree" Ltd Ed VA and Padauk Custom F Collings SJ Braz/Ger, 000-42Koa, UC3 Killer Koa Jeffrey Yong's Seismic 2011 Japan Earthquake Tribute and a Quilt Mah "The Tree" Olson |
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My Ziricote/Port Orford SJ receives the bulk of my attention currently. I am going to list my Honduran/Adi OM on the forum soon and commission a 00 from Steve this fall. That will give me a nice, relaxing on the couch size guitar. Tom has 3 sizes, SJ, OM and 00 so I'm curious to hear which gets the most playtime. Plus getting a 00 started gives me an excuse to make another trip down to the shop and search through their amazing collection of wood which always makes for a great day
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Steve Kinnaird SJ Ziricote/Port Orford Steve Kinnaird 00 Madagascar/Sinker Redwood Rainsong JM1000N2 Martin J-41 Last edited by Daveac; 07-09-2018 at 11:01 AM. |
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Sounds terrific!
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At the time i commissioned it, i thought "am i really sure?!" but now i think: 'Genius!' Similarly, a while back i had my original Martin 00-21's bracing scalloped (a trick performed by Richard Johnston of Gryphon Stringed Instruments, in Palo Alto, CA, with his hand going thru the sound hole carving away while watching TV)...I was nervous having such a seemingly radical modification (and no doubt voiding any Martin warranty on the instrument), but what a smart choice it was. The circa 1974 Martin, built in its 'industrial age' needed a little 'lightening up!' That was the impetus for requesting the super-lightly braced '00'. But i have played Tom's '00' and both are spectacular instruments and i think you'll totally love the 'conversion' or perhaps you'd call it a 'downsize' from the OM to the '00!' [But, honestly, do you HAVE to sell the OM? Tom and i would say you can have both, you know! But perhaps the wallet or wife think otherwise, huh?] Make sure and post us a thread about it, as you go!
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Martins 00-21, D12-20, D-45S, 000-21 Custom, D-18S (Ditson Ltd Ed)...yada yada... St. Kinnaird Koa, Af BW, Bubinga, Myrtle, Kauri [Robinson inlay], SR Parlor, RenOvation, Mango Xover, IR/CoBluSpr 00 Santa Cruz Quilt Mah "The Tree" Ltd Ed VA and Padauk Custom F Collings SJ Braz/Ger, 000-42Koa, UC3 Killer Koa Jeffrey Yong's Seismic 2011 Japan Earthquake Tribute and a Quilt Mah "The Tree" Olson |
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Man, I'd better get a deposit in ASAP for the one I'm discussing with him now!
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Interesting discussion, I would have to say, that the 00 which we need to call the BT model since it was Mr. Tucker who got the boys to build their first 00, which I own, but was merely a practice model for the real one that Bob has, is Verra Nice. I know Christie had one built also, is that it??? It is a perfect size and I do play mine a lot. It has a crisp quick attack with none of that thudding sound of a small guitar improperly built. Very comfy to play also.
However, right now, it is a quilted Maple OM that I purchased used from the forum that I am playing the most. Maybe because it is the newest, but I think it has THE perfect sound. I told Steve just last week when he was playing it, that for whatever reason, I thought that was the perfect Kinnaird. I would not sell it for anything, well, 50 grand would probably take it, but nothing less. What was really fun was placing them all in Steve's capable hands and listening to him noodle away on all of them, like long lost friends. He mentioned he liked my Southeast Asian Rosewood a lot, one of his favorites, but I still think my decked out BRW SJ is right up there for them and me. It was funny also, the maple was tuned to open E and I forgot to tell him about it when I gave it to him. I had forgotten also and he was noodling away for 10 minutes playing this really nice sounding stuff and then says, what is this tuned in LOL! I said how can you be playing it so well with all that cool stuff and you did not even know how it was tuned!!!! Tom
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Thanks for the love, and by all means keep up the conversation. Just posting background pictures here.
July 9: Playing around |
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It took me 65 years to come up with those age spots on the right hand.
Might as well show them off! But this was a fun day. I love getting to play these things! (Whatever tuning they might be in. ) Thanks, Steve |