Custom Major Kealakai
Custom Major Kealakai
$7,999.00
Major Kealakai was a guitar, trombone, and flute player trained by the Royal Hawaiian Band and was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 1996. In 1916, Martin made the Major a unique custom guitar that was wider, deeper, and longer than a 000. Designed to be louder to help fill concert halls, this historic guitar was the precursor to the Dreadnought. Martin honors Major Kealakai with this limited edition 12-fret custom instrument. It features a vintage gloss finished sinker mahogany back and sides that are complemented with Madagascar rosewood binding and a vintage gloss finished Adirondack spruce VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) top. It also includes a dovetail neck joint, hide glue construction, an authentic 1931 neck shape and 1931 X-bracing, and a slotted headstock with Golden Age relic nickel side-mount tuners. This limited-edition gem comes with a quality hardshell case.
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Overview
Recommended Strings:
Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light
Body Size:
K-12 Fret
Finish Top:
Vintage Gloss
Construction:
Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
Back and Side Finish:
Vintage Gloss
Bracing Pattern:
Authentic 1931 X Brace
Scale Length:
25.4"
Brace Shape:
Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut:
1 7/8"
Top Material:
Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Neck Shape:
Authentic 1931
Back Material:
Sinker Mahogany
Neck Taper:
Standard Taper
Side Material:
Sinker Mahogany
Electronics:
None
Electronics Options:
None
Top
Top Color:
Clear
Bridge Style:
Custom
Binding:
Madagascar Rosewood
Bridge String Spacing:
2 5/16"
Top Inlay Material:
Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material:
Ebony
Top Detail:
None
Bridge Pin Material:
Ebony
Pickguard:
None
Bridge Pin Dots:
Abalone
Pickguard Inlay:
None
Saddle:
Compensated Bone
Rosette:
Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius:
16"
Body
Brace Material:
Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Back and Sides Color:
Maple
Brace Size:
5/16"
Back Detail:
None
Back Purfling/Strip:
None
Back Inlay Material:
None
Heelcap:
None
Side Detail:
None
Endpiece:
Madagascar Rosewood
Side Inlay Material:
None
Endpiece Inlay:
None
Neck
Neck Material:
Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material:
Ebony
Finish Neck:
Vintage Gloss
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:
2 5/16"
Neck Color:
Maple
Fingerboard Inlay Style:
18 Old Style Authentic 1931
Fingerboard Inlay Material:
Abalone
Neck Joins Body At:
12th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material:
None
Side Dots:
Grained Ivoroid
Headstock
Headstock Shape:
Slotted with Round Slots, 1931 Taper and Diamond
Tuning Machines:
Golden Age Relic Nickel Side Mount
Headplate Material:
Madagascar Rosewood
Knob:
Cream
Headplate Logo Style:
Stamped on Back of Headstock
Headplate Binding Material:
None
Misc
Case:
Hardshell
Label:
None