The Hawaiian music fad of the ss brought farther reaching awareness to this unique and beautiful wood. After WWII, koa instruments started popping up all over the world.
While many believe that the Holy Grail of tonewoods is Brazilian rosewood, Hawaiian Koa just might be in the running. Koa is lightweight and has a wonderfully compressed dynamic range. It combines clarity with warm, thick tone and produces incredible separation for individual notes.
Koa wood is diverse and complex with an incomparable appearance. The color spectrum and swirling grain pattern is as wide as it is breathtaking—from varying reds to cinnamon browns and bold charcoal streaks.
So the sound quality and the look makes koa guitars highly sought-after instruments. Another factor is the scarcity of the wood and the fact that koa guitars will always be in limited supply. Koa forests have been depleted over the years, making the procurement of koa wood more difficult and very expensive.
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The wood is particularly well suited for creating very warm but full-sounding acoustics. The wood used to make this guitar is what gives it its amazing sound. This also means that Koa guitars are extremely durable and can withstand a lot of wear and tear. Due to its reputation for excellence, koa guitar manufacturers are becoming more and more sought after — especially those who use only native Koa woods in their guitars.
Because of this, some guitar makers have started using a smooth coating to help keep the wood from absorbing moisture from the air and allowing for an even tone.
It also has the added benefit of being extremely hardy. While Koa is considered an excellent piece of wood, Myrtlewood is quite a bit sturdier and lasts forever. Bass Bench. Joe Gore's Recording Guitarist. Vintage Vault. Esoterica Electrica. Mod Garage. Bottom Feeder. PG Giveaways. Stay Connected. Enter email address Subscribe. Koa: The Other Wood. If there was another tonewood that does it all for me, and dare I say almost better than any other, it would have to be koa Acacia koa.
Honduras mahogany has been considered a standard guitar tonewood for generations, known for its warmth and fullness. American and European maples have made the grade with all the flame and quilt. Indian rosewood and other more modern, exotic woods have hit the scene over the last years, including ebony, lacewood, ziricote, cocobolo, walnut, cypress, and even mango wood! Yes, the common belief is that the ultimate, Holy Grail of tonewoods is Brazilian rosewood, which toils with tenor and marketing.
This makes it difficult distinguishing the two at times, and I do agree that Brazilian is wonderful. Cut from the stump, it can possess the most striking, dark, shimmery ripples that look as three-dimensional as it sounds More on the Brazilian in future articles.
Only found in, and native to the Hawaiian Islands, this beautiful, fast growing hardwood forest tree has an amazing history. There are three main things that many builders look for in a great tonewood: workability, resonance, and appearance.
In my opinion, koa has it all. Though its density can vary, I find koa to be fairly lightweight with excellent rigidity. It sands well without gumming up or leaving any oily residues. It bends well, and finish adhesion is never a problem. When paired with a nice soundboard, koa has the crispness and clarity of the finest rosewood, but with all the warmth, thick tone, and airiness that mahogany possesses.
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