STANDARD FEATURES
Neck:
- Mahogany with headstock veneer
- Ebony or rosewood fret board and bridge
- Soft V or round profile
- 24 1/2 inch scale length
- 11/16 inch width at the nut
- 2 1/4 inch width at the 20th fret
- 2 1/8 inch string spacing at the bridge
- Bound fret board with 12 to 16 inch compound radius
- Two-way truss rod
- Bone nut and compensated saddle
- Hand rubbed lacquer finish
- Fret marker inlays on both side and top of the fret board
- Mini Schaller tuning machines
- D’Addario strings
Body:
- Solid wood, quarter sawn back, sides and top
- Spruce bracing
- Maple bridge plate and vertical side bracing
- Scalloped X bracing
- Tops are individually tuned to optimize the voice of each instrument and to attain tonal balance
- Vintage-style Tortoise pickguard
- Bodies are finished with multiple coats of hand rubbed lacquer
- Wood Bindings with a variety of purfling combinations
Miscellaneous:
- Each guitar comes with a limited life time warranty to the original owner
- A deluxe hard shell case is included
WOOD VARIETIES
(Many more varieties and custom options are available)
Back and Sides:
- Black Acacia
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Cocobolo Rosewood
- East Indian Rosewood
- Koa
- Madagascar Rosewood
- Mahogany, Honduran
- Maple
- Oregon Myrtle
- Walnut
Tops:
- Adirondack (Red) Spruce
- Engelmann Spruce, Canadian
- Engelmann Spruce, Montana (harvested by Kent Lutherie from wind fallen old growth)
- European Spruce
- Honduran Mahogany
- Redwood
- Sitka Spruce
- Western Redcedar
ORDER AND PRICING INFORMATION
Most Kent guitars are built to the customer’s desired specification. These include body style, neck shape, materials, and tonal qualities, inlay detail, rosette patterns and binding and purfling schemes. The price on each guitar will vary depending on the combination of these items. The base price is $3,000. Please call for a specific price quote on the guitar of your specifications.
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