{"id":1424,"date":"2015-10-20T10:25:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T17:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/?p=1424"},"modified":"2019-10-18T08:57:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T15:57:16","slug":"a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chicagoan Oval Hole with a Unique Vibe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Chicagoan Oval hole was\u00a0 fun to work on. One of my biggest critics (my wife!) says it&#8217;s her favorite guitar that I&#8217;ve made so far. The ebony binding against the lightly stained natural body wood provides such a beautiful contrast. The x-braced Carpathian top features an oval sound hole that is bound with a fine mother of pearl ring and the same purfling lines that outline the body. All the appointments here are carved from Macassar Ebony which help give it a beautiful\u00a0warmth both visually and aurally. In mid-2019 I added a Barbera Saddle pickup as well as a fingerrest with a stealth volume control to give this instrument a lot more versatility for its owner. Here are the guitar&#8217;s specs:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2015 Chicagoan Oval hole\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Select Romanian (Carpathian) spruce top<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Select Romanian Maple back and sides<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Cutaway<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">X-braced<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Flame maple laminated neck with bone nut width of 1.75&#8243; , C Shape profile (.8375\u201d @3rd fret)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Macassar Ebony fingerboard with scale length 25&#8243;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Ebony headstock face veneer<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Macassar Ebony veneer on rear of headstock<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Macassar Ebony heal cap<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Macassar Ebony bindings<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Medium jumbo frets<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Tab fingerboard inlays<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Personal rear headstock inlay, \u201cespresso art\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Ebony bound rossette ring with Mother of pearl detail<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Waverly tuners, nickel, with ebony buttons<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Hand cut compensated, ebony adjustable bridge and fittings<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Finish, gloss lacquer, matte-rubbed finish on neck<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Barbera Saddle Pickup with volume under fingerest<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Custom fit Hoffee carbon fiber case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1427\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/046-series\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1427\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1427\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1427\" src=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/046-Series.jpg\" alt=\"046 Series\" width=\"720\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/046-Series.jpg 1050w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/046-Series-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/046-Series-280x200.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Koentopp Chicagoan Front and Back<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1429\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/dsc_0025\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1429\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1429\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1429\" src=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0025.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0025\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0025.jpg 3008w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0025-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0025-301x200.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heel with Macassar Ebony cap<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1430\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/dsc_0029\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1430\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1430\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1430\" src=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0029.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0029\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0029.jpg 3008w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0029-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0029-301x200.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purfling detail<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1431\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/dsc_0038\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1431\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1431\" src=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0038.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0038\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0038.jpg 3008w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0038-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0038-301x200.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosette and Spruce top<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1432\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/dsc_0051-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1432\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1432\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1432\" src=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_00511.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0051\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_00511.jpg 2000w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_00511-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_00511-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back, Sides, and Ebony Binding<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2054\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/ee529db0-c41d-48e3-8aef-3aa446df7bff\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2054\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2054\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" src=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/EE529DB0-C41D-48E3-8AEF-3AA446DF7BFF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/EE529DB0-C41D-48E3-8AEF-3AA446DF7BFF.jpg 1440w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/EE529DB0-C41D-48E3-8AEF-3AA446DF7BFF-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/EE529DB0-C41D-48E3-8AEF-3AA446DF7BFF-768x960.jpg 768w, http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/EE529DB0-C41D-48E3-8AEF-3AA446DF7BFF-160x200.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barbera Saddle pickup with volume control, hidden and padded wires, and custom side wire clips.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2055\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-oval-hole-with-a-unique-vibe\/img_5271\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2055\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2055\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2055\" src=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5271.jpg 3024w, 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One of my biggest critics (my wife!) says it&#8217;s her favorite guitar that I&#8217;ve made so far. The ebony binding against the lightly stained natural body wood provides such a beautiful contrast. The x-braced Carpathian top features an oval sound hole that is bound with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[6,35,32],"tags":[102,40,50,92,95,106,107,74,10,12,19,38,63,24,105,129,28,13,18,68,20,101],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1424"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1424"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2059,"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1424\/revisions\/2059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}