{"id":2940,"date":"2024-07-10T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T17:04:11","slug":"59-koentopp-chicagoan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/59-koentopp-chicagoan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;59 Koentopp Chicagoan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Danny, there have been so many times in the evening when I\u2019m playing my guitar that I wanted to text you but it was too late&#8230; it\u2019s so phenomenal&#8230; The neck is unbelievable.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Play is effortless.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Everything about the guitar is a masterpiece. There are too many high-end awesome details to list.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s one of the very best decisions I ever made! Your skills are to be marveled at!!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>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\u2026. but way better than my vision.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is next level!&#8221; -Matt K.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2024 The &#8217;59 (#086) Specifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">17\u2033 Lower Bout, 2.625\u2033 depth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Bear River Bridge&#8221; Sitka Spruce Top<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Flamed Honduran Mahogany Back and Sides<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Two piece Flamed Honduran Mahogany neck<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Violin style purfling on top and back<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Flame Maple Body Binding<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">1.625\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;\">Jescar GoldEvo Fret Wire<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Macassar 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 Macassar 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;\">Aged Oil varnish finish<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">Fitted with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ronellispickups.com\/\">Ron Ellis<\/a> Bill Frissell humbucker<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">1959 Penny headstock inlay<\/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> Bebop strings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2951\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2951\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2951\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Series.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Series.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Series-720x555.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Series-1000x771.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Series-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Series-1536x1184.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;59 Koentopp Chicagoan (#086)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2946\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2946\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2946\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-Close-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-Close-up.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-Close-up-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-Close-up-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-Close-up-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-Close-up-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-Close-up-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front Close up<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2942\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2942\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2942\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-persp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-persp.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-persp-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-persp-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-persp-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-persp-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-persp-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back lit!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2947\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2947\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2947\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-persp-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-persp-2-scaled.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-persp-2-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-persp-2-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-persp-2-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-persp-2-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Front-persp-2-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">086 Front<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2941\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2941\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2941\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-Persp_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-Persp_2-scaled.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-Persp_2-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-Persp_2-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-Persp_2-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-Persp_2-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Back-Persp_2-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flamed mahogany Back and Sides<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2945\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2945\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2945\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Fhole.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Fhole.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Fhole-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Fhole-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Fhole-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Fhole-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Fhole-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Closeup of bass side fhole, bound in figured maple<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2949\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2949\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2949\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Neck-ext.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Neck-ext.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Neck-ext-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Neck-ext-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Neck-ext-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Neck-ext-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron Eliis &#8220;Bill Frisell&#8221; Humbucker in Ebony ring, with unbound Ebony fingerboard<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2952\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2952\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2952\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-close-up-1021x1536.jpg 1021w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cutaway horn with custom infinity inlay at octave<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2948\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2948\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2948\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-head.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-head.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-head-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-head-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-head-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-head-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-head-1361x2048.jpg 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Macassar Ebony throughout<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2950\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2950\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-neck-shaft-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-neck-shaft-scaled.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-neck-shaft-479x720.jpg 479w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-neck-shaft-665x1000.jpg 665w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-neck-shaft-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-neck-shaft-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-neck-shaft-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rubbed down neck with macassar veneer and special birth year penny<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2944\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2944\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2944\" src=\"http:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Blackbird-shot-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Blackbird-shot-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Blackbird-shot-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Blackbird-shot-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Blackbird-shot-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Blackbird-shot-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-Blackbird-shot-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Blackbird shot of &#8217;59<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;Danny, there have been so many times in the evening when I\u2019m playing my guitar that I wanted to text you but it was too late&#8230; it\u2019s so phenomenal&#8230; The neck is unbelievable.\u00a0 Play is effortless.\u00a0 Everything about the guitar is a masterpiece. There are too many high-end awesome details to list.\u00a0 It\u2019s one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2942,"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":[1],"tags":[65,84,107,113,56,51,12,41,52,19,38,63,67,24,77,100,53,105,42,129,28,44,13,18,68,118,20,57,101,97,71],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940"}],"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=2940"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2981,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions\/2981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}