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#26 Jumbo Cutaway

Greg Steele, a Chicago friend of mine, designed the inlay on

K-26's  fingerboard based on my client's desire for something like "wheat stalks" with maybe an Ichthus symbol or a cross also in it.  We went through several versions of the design before hitting on this one... which was what my client said was exactly what he'd seen in his mind.  Then I just had to execute it... in brass and various kinds of abalone.   The sitka top and walnut sides combine for a very even tone -  a sweet, singing high end and full, rich - not too overpowering bass.  I believe this guitar's sound will get richer, fuller over time - a sitka trait.

 

 
 
KINGSLIGHT JUMBO = 16 1/4" Lower bout, 12" Upper bout, 21" body length, 42" overall

Modified X braced top, scalloped tone bars, arched braced back, neck joint bolted with inserts and glued

# 26 body depth =  4 5/8" tapered to 3 5/8" 

Flamed Claro Walnut back and sides

AAA Sitka Spruce top

Ebony fingerboard, bridge, headplate

Cocobolo bindings on body, fingerboard, headplate

Cocobolo back strip with purflings mitered in to back purflings

Honduran mahogany /claro walnut three - piece neck

2-way adjustable steel truss rod (adjusts from soundhole)

Neck width = 1 13/16" @ nut / 2 1/4" string spacing at saddle

25 11/32" scale length

Medium/light gauge strings

Rounded neck contour - thin

Gold Schaller tuners with ebony buttons

Cocobolo with double rings of pau abalone soundhole rosette

Bl/Wh/Br/Wh/Bl top edge purfling

Wh/Bl/Wh side/ back /fingerboard side and headplate side purfling - mitered at all joints

Heart /sun logo on headstock in abalone and gold mop

Custom inlay "wheat" designed by Greg Steele on fingerboard / headstock

White mop side position dots

Bone nut and compensated saddle

Ebony bridge pins w/ pau dot

Clear vinyl pick guard 

Waterborne lacquer high gloss finish

LR Baggs dual-source pickup (with element undersaddle transducer - back mounted condenser mic. - onboard (inside guitar) pre-amp / soundhole controls  -end jack

Hardshell TKL case

 

 

This instrument's sale price would be approx. $4,600.  at current pricing (as of Nov / 05)

           

                                      SOLD

           

                                

       

 

 

 

 
   
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