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Old 05-28-2011, 03:18 PM
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No reason at all koa would not make a very good classical guitar. It's in the same family as Tasmaninan Blackwood (Acacia) which Aussie builders have been using for classicals for a long time. I have a couple of extraordinary sets that I've been hanging on to and will eventually build with, probably with spurce but I see no reason one could not use cedar with koa.

I played a Bob Ruck koa/spruce about 15 years ago and it was a magnificent guitar. Velasquez has used koa. IMO it's far more important how the builder treats the top.
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Old 06-10-2011, 01:11 PM
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Found two custom NS koas while surfing the web:

2010 Taylor Custom NS (Engelmann/Koa with Florentine Cutaway)



Taylor Custom NS (Adirondack/Koa with no cutaway)




Can anyone find a custom NS with the Cedar/Koa wood combo?
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Old 06-10-2011, 07:30 PM
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Very pretty. Adirondack on a nylon string is a very interesting spruce choice. I think englemann goes well with nylon .
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Old 09-02-2011, 02:20 PM
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Found a custom NS with a cedar top and koa back that's pretty close to the specs I would order for a BTO. Argh for the high price though

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/1...Red-Cedar-Top/


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