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Exotic Koa

US $2,995.00

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– Exotic Koa Top / Back / Sides
– Beveled Padauk Armrest
– 25.4” Scale Length
– Auditorium Cutaway Body
– Limited Lifetime Warranty
– Includes custom hard case

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Full Warranty

Solid Hawaiian Koa Top, Back & Sides

Beveled Armrest with Padauk inlay

Exotic Koa Back

Exotic Koa with Unique Tonal Range

Description

The Master Class Koa is the flagship in the Prestige acoustic lineup. Featuring a striking solid exotic Koa top, back and sides, the Master Class Koa maintains a completely unique tonal range. It’s best described as an even blend of Mahogany and Maple with plenty of midrange stacking coupled with brightness and top end notes that sparkle. Koa is an exotic, tropical wood, with a much higher density than many of the other commonly used tonewoods. Over time Koa will open up and the midrange comes into its own, developing a very well balanced resonance. The Koa is a great selection for both strummers and fingerpickers alike.

Hawaiian Koa grows only between the 300 and 7,000-foot elevations on Hawaii’s five major islands (the finest instrument-quality Koa trees grow on the Big Island). Like a precious metal, Koa’s desirability is linked to its relative scarcity, but its aesthetic appeal makes it irresistible to lovers of exotic tonewoods. Koa exhibits a wide range of warm brown hues, often accentuated by exciting grain figure. A hard, dense wood, koa produces a tone somewhere between that of maple and rosewood. This rare and exotic tonewood is prized for its stunning golden hues, bold grain figure, and sweet tone.

Specifications

Body

Body: Auditorium Cutaway
Top: Solid Koa
Back and Sides: Solid Koa
Cutaway: Beveled Venetian with Padauk inlay
Armrest: Beveled with Padauk Inlay
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Scale Length: 25.4″

Upper Bout: 11.5”
Waist: 9.25”
Lower Bout: 15.5”
Body Depth: Upper – 4.25”, Lower – 4.5”
Headstock: Ebony Front with Maple Binding

Neck

Neck: C-Shaped Satin Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 16″
Frets: 20
Width at first fret: 1.8”

Neck Thickness at first fret: 0.85”
Neck Width at 12th fret: 2.15”
Neck Thickness at 12th fret: 1”
Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.8″

Hardware & Electronics

Bracing Pattern: X
Bracing: Adirondack Spruce
Tuners: Gotoh 510 (21:1 Ratio) Machine Heads w/ Ebony

Inlay: Mother of Pearl ‘Eclipse’
Bridge: Ebony with Ebony Bridge Pins w/Abalone dots
Optional EQ: Fishman Matrix Ellipse Blend Pickup System

Accessories

Case: Deluxe plush lined hard case
Warranty: Limited Lifetime

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