’59 Koentopp Chicagoan

 

“Danny, there have been so many times in the evening when I’m playing my guitar that I wanted to text you but it was too late… it’s so phenomenal… The neck is unbelievable.  Play is effortless.  Everything about the guitar is a masterpiece. There are too many high-end awesome details to list.  It’s one of the very best decisions I ever made! Your skills are to be marveled at!!  Best of all the guitar is inspiring new directions in my playing! You listened to all my specifications and you made exactly what I wanted…. but way better than my vision.  This is next level!” -Matt K.

 

2024 The ’59 (#086) Specifications

• 17″ Lower Bout, 2.625″ depth
• “Bear River Bridge” Sitka Spruce Top
• Flamed Honduran Mahogany Back and Sides
• Two piece Flamed Honduran Mahogany neck
• Violin style purfling on top and back
• Flame Maple Body Binding
• 1.625″ Bone Nut Width
• 12″ Fingerboard Radius
• 24.75″ scale
• Jescar GoldEvo Fret Wire
• Macassar Ebony Fingerboard
• Elliptical side position markers in MOP
• Rear Headstock veneer in Macassar Ebony
• Carved Macassar Ebony Tailpiece
• Carved and compensated, adjustable Ebony bridge
• Gotoh 510 HAP tuners with Ebony buttons
• Aged Oil varnish finish
• Fitted with a Ron Ellis Bill Frissell humbucker
• 1959 Penny headstock inlay
• Strung with Thomastik-Infeld Bebop strings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 at in Tools.