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John Kinnaird jr
 Post subject: most unusual koa
PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:07 pm 
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Check out this koa. Its on a 0 sized guitar that will soon have a koa neck, as soon as it comes back from Craig Lavin where is is being festooned with shell fish parts. This wood is the most unusual koa I have seen or worked with. the blistered pattern resemples birds eye (kindof) and the wood was every bit as hard as Indian Rosewood, with a rosewood like taptone. I just got the box back from Tony and thought it was interesting enough to show. The binding is cocobolo from a plank that my brother and I found a Cormark in Asheville.
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Dennis Leahy
 Post subject: Re: most unusual koa
PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:31 pm 
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Stunning!

I have a back set with about 1/10th that figure, and have been looking for several years for (affordable) medium blistered/quilted Koa. This was a very lucky find on your part!

I'm glad this wood found its way into your capable hands.

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Mike OMelia
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THAT is beautiful !
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Steve Kinnaird
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Holy cow, bro! That wood is outrageous!
Grain like that had to hurt the tree as it grew, don't you think?
That was nice unfinished, but with a finish it's amazing.



I want some....


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John that is awesome! could you give us a straight on shot of the back?

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John Kinnaird jr
 Post subject: Re: most unusual koa
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I think you are right bro. It must something akin to growing bunions or corns on your toes. Tree probably never gets comfortable. I tried to talk a lot of koa kraving kustomers into this set but couldn't interest anyone until Bob S. came along. I always thought it had potential.
This set came from the Zoot man himself, uncle Bob.
I appreciate all of your comments.

Sorry Ricordo no straight on back shot, but I do have this frontal view showing a cedar top and some cocobolo in the rosette.
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That's just beautiful! As beautiful as it is unusual! What a great look with the Cocobolo.

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