Very good condition, very little wear, one small ding near the maple binding, but otherwise very clean. Some "clouding" of finish on back, only visible at certain angles. Includes original hard shell case. Some more information:
Designed by Steve Klein, one of the premier luthiers of our time. No longer in production. These elegant guitars were built by a few, select, master-luthiers in Japan. Indian Rosewood back and sides with a fine Sitka Spruce top.
There is virtually no heel, which allows access close to the sound-hole. Rosette of Koa, shell and abalone. The neck is Mahogany with a two-way adjustable truss rod and two steel reinforcement bars. Machine Heads are Gotoh gold tuners with ebony buttons. The body and fingerboard are bound in Koa, and the neck joint is the Kiso/Klein design bolt-on with no heel, with the Kiso Crane inlaid into Hawaiian Koa. Ebony fingerboard, strap pins, and bridge, which is made in the Klein acoustic design called "Impedance matching" that is shaped to coincide with the string vibration and assist in an even transmission from the string through the bridge into the top without hindering vibration. The removable tail block was designed and used under license from luthier and guitar designer Abe Wechter. This access door makes the inside of the guitar body almost totally accessible for fine tuning of the bracing, electronic installation and upgrading, and for repairs in years to come. The internal bracing is the Kiso/Klein configuration incorporating Steve Klein's "Kasha"- inspired bracing. The Nut Width is 1 3/4" and the Scale length is 25 3/8".
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