Well, this is the Koa Addy guitar that I have been working on...the average age of the wood is 113 years old...
Be easy.....it is my fourth and second with a finish on it.....It sounds good.
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| Author: | Brian Hawkins [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:19 pm ] |
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Well, this is the Koa Addy guitar that I have been working on...the average age of the wood is 113 years old...
Be easy.....it is my fourth and second with a finish on it.....It sounds good. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:26 pm ] |
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Be easy on you? Why, it looks great! But what's with these other two without finishes?! I'm going to try that next. Steve P.S.--Is this the Addi from the recycled beam? |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:49 pm ] |
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Fine lookin' guitar, Really gorgeous koa! Great job 
I like that Adi top too!! 
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| Author: | BlueSpirit [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:19 pm ] |
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Great Job. That adi top is striking. Love that Koa. I'm working on a Koa also, but I'm at the Beginning stages. Great Guitar! |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:17 pm ] |
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Nice guitar, Brian. What does it sound like? |
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| Author: | JBreault [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:21 am ] |
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Wow I never knew 113 years could be so kind to something!  Nice looking guitar.
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:29 am ] |
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Fine work! What's the story behind the old wood, Steve K. mentioned something about an old beam...? |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:33 am ] |
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Very nice Brian. Beautiful woods too. |
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| Author: | Brian Hawkins [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:40 am ] |
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Wow, thanks for the encouragements! Steve, Yes, the addy is from the beam. I have three or four more sets of that old RS and the tap is very bell like....I have hundreds of various tops and these really do stand out. I am going to use them on some very old BRW and Koa (from the same stock as this Koa). As for not finishing the others....well I had to finally reach a point that I wouldn't continue on with the three that are in molds until I put finishes on the ones that are strung up.....I love a beautiful finish but finishing is something that is still growing on me. Ken, As for playability and sound, this is a new level for me....for a small guitar it is surprisingly loud and clear. The low end seems to really cut through well, it has alot of punch, good sustain and balance and has a bright sound. Playability is almost like a good Strat, I can't seem to put it down and haven't played anything else since---my Bourgeois isn't happy about that. Overall it is a nice fingerstyle guitar but the next one like this will have a little more body depth as I would like to warm it up just a bit. I put a B-Band XOM 4.2 pick up in it...seems like a pretty good system. |
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| Author: | Brian Hawkins [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:50 am ] |
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The wood: Koa came from a hotel bar (in Hawaii) that was taken down in 1920. It is about 200 yrs old. Top came from a feed mill factory that was in NY. It was built in 1903 and took up about 10 city blocks. The neck stock came from a local Daryl's restaurant bar top that I got when they went out of business....it is Hondo Mahogany. It is at least 25 years old. Binding is fig Myrtle Headplate is the old Koa. |
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| Author: | Mark Laura [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:13 am ] |
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Brian, Very nice guitar! I really love the idea of recycling wood like that. The top is beautiful! Great job! Mark Laura |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:07 am ] |
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Brian, you know you also need some really old tuners to complete the ensemble. Not sure where to look, perhaps ebay? Steve |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:08 am ] |
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And--I've got some really old strings for you if you'd like.... |
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| Author: | Brian Hawkins [ Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:34 am ] |
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Yeah, then it would have a true vintage sound. 
Thanks for the cudos Mark.....I like the top also, some things do look better with Age. BTW the top came from my good friend Steve @ Colonial Tonewoods. |
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