"Koa Kani"

Curly Koa

Englemann Spruce

15.0"

25.4"

1.75"

2017 Graham Alexander OM, with stunning 5A curly koa back/sides with ebony backstrip and Englemann spruce top.  Sound port is hand-carved fleur de lis. The fretboard and bridge are rare red Kauila wood, native to Hawaii and incredibly tonal.  Honduras mahogany neck with volute under a headcap of curly koa, ebony and Alaska yellow cedar.  A unique yellow cedar and ebony tail wedge design and heelcap complement the head plate.  The rosette is elliptical ebony rings.  Solid body linings are triple-laminated Alaska yellow cedar strips, body bindings are extra wide ebony.  The braces are hand scalloped sitka spruce.  Dual action adjustable truss rod and two carbon fiber reinforcing rods with Evo Gold frets.  Truss rod cover is curly Koa laminated to a solid piece of ebony.  Gold Schaller 18:1 tuners with ebony buttons and bridge pins. 5/32" wide intonated bone saddle/bone nut.  Nitrocellulose lacquer finish.  SKB HSC. **This guitar is an identical twin to Koa Kamea, which has Alaska yellow cedar and ebony bindings.