Bob Tedrow Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I haven't put up a set of photos for a while: http://hmi.homewood.net/koa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 That's very beautiful Bob, but then I love the look of Koa... (I always wanted a Koa wood Martin guitar!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 That's very beautiful Bob, but then I love the look of Koa... (I always wanted a Koa wood Martin guitar!) Pardon me, Stephen, but then shouldn't you koa get one?! (Yes, they are beautiful. Yours too, Bob.) Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I always wanted a Koa wood Martin guitar! Pardon me, Stephen, but then shouldn't you koa get one?! Greg, Easier said than done in England, back in the 1970s when there were no specialist dealers and the only vintage American guitars available were a relative handful of ones that had been imported new - like the fabulous (and seemingly very rare - seeing that George Gruhn has never seen one!) 1930 Vega O-size, maple-bodied, cylinder-back-and-top one that I managed to find in East London at the time (and still have ), or the 1931 Martin OM-18 that I bought in Birmingham (England) a few years later (but subsequently sold ). I never dreamed (in those days) of going to the US myself, but by the time I did, and finally had the chance to buy a (dealer-model) Koa Martin, I'd pretty much stopped playing guitar. (Thinks - must dig out the Vega from under the bed! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I haven't put up a set of photos for a while: http://hmi.homewood.net/koa Beautiful as ever, Bob. Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I haven't put up a set of photos for a while: http://hmi.homewood.net/koa How would you describe the impact of the koa on the sound? I know koa guitars are very distinctive in sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Tedrow Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 I haven't put up a set of photos for a while: http://hmi.homewood.net/koa How would you describe the impact of the koa on the sound? I know koa guitars are very distinctive in sound. I just finished a second Koa concertina this morning. Image at http://twitter.com/homewoodmusic Although this is one of the very nicest concertinas I have built, I attribute that to experience rather than the choice of woodwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Worrall Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Gorgeous as usual, Bob. But...what? No pineapples and hula girls carved into the grillwork? You're slipping!!! Best, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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