{"id":3024,"date":"2025-09-18T14:52:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:40:26","slug":"3024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/3024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Koencasters"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 Koencasters (Batch of Five)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2025 Koencasters #089-093<\/p><\/div>\n

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#089- 24.75in Scale, 1.6875in Nut width, Maple top, Honduran Mahogany Body, Roasted Maple Neck, Rosewood fingerboard with Ron Ellis<\/a> Bette Humbucker and 50\/60B SC. Finished in Lacquer<\/p><\/div>\n

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#089<\/p><\/div>\n

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Carved and Profiled heel<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ron Ellis<\/a> Bette Humbucker, Hidden Truss Rod access<\/p><\/div>\n

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089 With reversed controls<\/p><\/div>\n

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#089 Horn<\/p><\/div>\n

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Front and Rear Head with ‘DK’ logo inlayed in flamed mahogany.<\/p><\/div>\n

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#090- 25.5in Scale, 1.6875in Nut width, Lake Salvaged Maple top, Honduran Mahogany Body, Red Maple Neck, Rosewood fingerboard with Ron Ellis<\/a> Bette Humbucker and 60T SC. Finished in oil varnish<\/p><\/div>\n

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#090 Gorgeous Lake Superior Salvaged Maple<\/p><\/div>\n

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#090 with a Honduran Mahagony body from the late Taku Sakashta workshop.<\/p><\/div>\n

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#090 with decorative red line<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another side of Koencaster #90<\/p><\/div>\n

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Back and heel of #090<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ron Ellis<\/a> Bette Humbucker in wood ring<\/p><\/div>\n

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#090 Headstock in Red Maple<\/p><\/div>\n

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1.6875″ Bone Nut in Rosewood<\/p><\/div>\n

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Head to neck transition<\/p><\/div>\n

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#090 Side Profile and heel transition<\/p><\/div>\n

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#090 Imperial Destroyer Profile<\/p><\/div>\n

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#091- 25.5in Scale, 1.6875in Nut width, Lake Superior Salvaged Maple top, Honduran Mahogany Body, Roasted Maple Neck, Rosewood fingerboard with
Ron Ellis<\/a> Bette Humbucker and 50\/60B SC. Finished in Oil Varnish<\/p><\/div>\n

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#091 Lake Superior Salvaged Maple Top with custom “Chicken Head” knobs<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ron Ellis Bette Humbucker in wooden ring<\/p><\/div>\n

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#091 Honduran Mahogany Body from the late Taku Sakashta workshop<\/p><\/div>\n

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#091 Close up of body heel transition<\/p><\/div>\n

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#091 Headstock and Neck in Roasted Maple<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092- 24.75in Scale, 1.6875in Nut width, Maple top, Honduran Mahogany Body, Roasted Maple Neck, Ebony fingerboard with
Ron Ellis<\/a> Frissell Humbucker and 52T SC. Finished in Lacquer<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092 Faded Lacquer finish with fhole<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092 Fhole, and reversed controls<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092 Honduran Mahogany Body transitioning into a deeply roasted maple neck.<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092 Ebony Fingerboard with Ring inlays<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092 Headstock<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092 ‘Rubbed out’ flame maple neck<\/p><\/div>\n

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#092 Reversed controls with inlayed jack plate<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093- 25.5in Scale, 1.6875in Nut width, Flamed Mahogany top, Yellow Pine Body, Red Maple Neck, Rosewood fingerboard with
Ron Ellis<\/a> Bette Humbucker and 50\/60B SC. Finished in oil varnish<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 That Unreal Top with an unreal Ron Ellis P90! What a pairing with the tonewoods!<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 MMmmmm Wood<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 Pine to soft maple<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 More Pine please<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 Love the warmth of these woods together<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 Satin feel round neck<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 Laid out<\/p><\/div>\n

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#093 Rear head<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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