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Custom K-1 Major Kealakai

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Custom K-1 Major Kealakai

$7,999.00
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Hawaiian musician Major Kealakai, and his custom Martin guitar, helped shape the course of music history. Kealakai was a guitarist and conductor of the Royal Hawaiian Band, and in 1916, Martin made him a unique custom guitar that was wider, deeper, and longer than a 000 to provide more volume and help fill concert halls. That one-off guitar was the precursor to the iconic Dreadnought. Now, Martin is honoring that historic milestone with a new take on his custom 12-fret guitar with a refreshed bridge design to better complement the traditional specifications, as if the company continued to produce it well past 1916. The Custom K-1 Major Kealakai features vintage gloss sinker mahagony back and sides, an Adirondack spruce VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) top, hide glue construction, authentic 1931 X bracing, and a modern, embellished ebony pyramid belly bridge. It blends tradition and innovation, paying tribute to the rich heritage of Martin.

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Overview

Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light
Body Size: K-12 Fret
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Bracing Pattern: Authentic 1931 X Brace
Scale Length: 25.4"
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 7/8''
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Neck Shape: Authentic 1931
Back Material: Sinker Mahogany
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Side Material: Sinker Mahogany
Electronics: No

Top

Top Color: Clear
Bridge Style: Modern Stauffer Pyamid - Drop in Saddle
Binding: Madagascar Rosewood
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16"
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: Ebony
Pickguard: None
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Rosette: Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Back and Sides Color: Light Mahogany
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: None
Back Inlay Material: None
Heelcap: None
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Madagascar Rosewood
Side Inlay Material: None
Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck

Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 5/16"
Neck Color: Light Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: 18 Old Style Authentic 1931
Number of Frets Total: 19
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 12th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: Antique White

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Slotted with Round Slots, 1931 Taper and Diamond
Tuning Machines: Golden Age Relic Nickel Side Mount
Headplate Material: Madagascar Rosewood
Knob: Cream
Headplate Logo Style: Stamped on Back of Headstock
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: None

Misc

Case: Hardshell
Left Handed Availability: true
Label: Paper Label w/Model Name, Numbered in Sequence w/No Total

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