{"id":2922,"date":"2024-07-09T09:16:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T20:36:00","slug":"085-the-dolphin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/085-the-dolphin\/","title":{"rendered":"#085 &#8220;The Dolphin&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;There hasn\u2019t been a day since that I haven\u2019t picked it up and not been delighted, surprised and inspired. Even this early, it is opening my ears up in ways I hadn\u2019t dreamed of, inspiring me to hear and play lines from \u201cout of nowhere\u201d or Infinity!&#8221;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/the-last-guitar-by-jim-adams\/\"><em>read the full review here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2024 Custom (#085) Specifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">15.25\u2033 Lower Bout, 2.625\u2033 depth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Low Density Sitka Spruce Top<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Romanian Maple Back and Sides<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">One piece Honduran Mahogany neck<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Violin style purfling on top and back<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">1.6875\u2033 Bone Nut Width<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">12\u2033 Fingerboard Radius<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">24.75\u2033 scale<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Indian Ebony Fingerboard<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Elliptical side position markers in MOP<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Rear Headstock veneer in Macassar Ebony<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Carved Ebony Tailpiece<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Carved and compensated, adjustable Ebony bridge<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Gotoh 510 HAP tuners with Ebony buttons<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Oil varnish finish<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Fitted with a Ron Ellis Bill Frissell humbucker<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Strung with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomastik-infeld.com\/en\/products\/guitar-strings\/jazz-guitar\">Thomastik-Infeld<\/a> Swing .013&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2929\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2929\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2929\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Series.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Series.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Series-720x555.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Series-1000x771.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Series-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Series-1536x1184.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#085 &#8220;The Dolphin&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2926\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2926\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2926\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-2-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-2-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-2-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-2-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-2-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close up of Front<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2932\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2932\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2932\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up2.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up2-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up2-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up2-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up2-1021x1536.jpg 1021w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showing of the gorgeous Romanian Maple Back<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2927\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2927\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2927\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Front-close-up-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another closeup of the front which shows the subtle details including dolphin inlays along the fingerboard<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2934\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2934\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2934\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-3.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-3-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-3-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-3-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unbound Fholes- I use quite a bit these days, sometimes I feel tight binding can impart stiffness, not something I want to avoid on a smaller bodied archtop<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2930\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2930\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2930\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-2.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-2-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-2-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-2-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Closeup of back and heel cap with captured purflings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2931\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2931\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2931\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-close-up-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romanian Maple back with violin style oil varnish<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2925\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2925\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2925\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/waist-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/waist-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/waist-1-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/waist-1-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/waist-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/waist-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robust back arch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2928\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2928\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2928\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Head.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Head.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Head-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Head-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Head-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Head-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/085-Head-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Headstock rear is veneered with Macassar Ebony<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2933\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2933\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2933\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-heel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-heel.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-heel-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-heel-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-heel-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Back-heel-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cutaway horn and heel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2935\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2935\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2935\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Neck-rear_-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Neck-rear_-scaled.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Neck-rear_-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Neck-rear_-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Neck-rear_-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Neck-rear_-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Neck-rear_-1361x2048.jpg 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smooth and Satiny Neck in Mahogany. I wanted to lighten this guitar up as much as possible to get everything I could out of a smaller bodied instrument.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;There hasn\u2019t been a day since that I haven\u2019t picked it up and not been delighted, surprised and inspired. Even this early, it is opening my ears up in ways I hadn\u2019t dreamed of, inspiring me to hear and play lines from \u201cout of nowhere\u201d or Infinity!&#8221; read the full review here &nbsp; 2024 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2932,"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":[35],"tags":[102,65,50,92,95,84,107,113,12,41,19,38,63,67,24,77,28,44,18,68,101,97,71],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2922"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2922"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3007,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2922\/revisions\/3007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}