What's Up With Koa?
People often ask me about the state of the market. And I often respond that there's a split between some dealers aggressively pushing higher prices and other dealers holding the line. Nowhere is...
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I've wondered about this too (nice post by the way). I've monitored the one at Folkway for a time, and was going to put an offer in until I did some comparable shopping and then got distracted with...
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On a related subject, isn't Martin holding a large stock of koa due to low demand for new Ks?
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I reckon 3-4k for an 0-18k in EC is about where they should be. There are a lot at around 5k that are not moving.
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skipster wrote:I think its a bit like Gibson L00's. Undervalued for a long time, followed by a dramatic price rise that peaks then slumps back. The pricey ones just aint selling,unless they are really...
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I have had my 0-28K since 1966. Not interested in selling. It was played hard way back then when I bought it. All the finish is completely gone off the neck. Someone planed the fingerboard dead flat...
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Uncle Dude wrote: and then got distracted with other things (like 000-18's!). How distracting was the 000?
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I'd been looking at value (thx, Chris!) of my vtg 0-18K. Unforeseen tax liability caused review of what's less-played. The wide/flat neck's not my favorite tho' I can and do navigate fine on it....
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Metropro wrote:Now let's get to tone. I've often wanted to buy one of these, but I haven't liked the tone of many I've heard. Mostly they've sounded kind of dead. The one exception was a 0-28k...
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Well, it's possible the strings were old on the guitars that sounded dead. It can also be hard to really hear a guitar in the open spaces of a lot of shops. It's part of the reason I started this...
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Chris,I have a 1924 0-28K, which was built Spanish, and she's all original and crack free with very little wear an no repairs. It's one heck of a little guitar. I much prefer it to a few later 20's...
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First off, I think the 0-28K is scarcer than the 0-18K (though I did not actually check my Longworth) so that would account for the higher price (as does the more elaborate trim). A similar situation...
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David, You're right. There were far fewer 0-28k's built than 0-18k's. 641 vs. 3132. That's about a five to one difference. But I don't really think it's about scarcity. I think there's a mindset that...
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Fortunately for you Chris my guitar is not for sale, so there is no temptation. I have been offered considerably more than I paid for it by a few folks that played it and fell in love with it, and I...
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There is a guitar in pretty rough condition listed on Ebay right now.Listed as a 1926 2-17 but it's actually an0-18K......BIN at $1500....
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I saw that guitar (1926 2-17) and wondered about the funny top color, but I didn't bother to closely look at it. I just put it in my watch list so I could log it later for my price data base. It's too...
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i think some part of the appeal of koa is the huge uke renaissance - just my observation.
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IMO, ukes have absolutely nothing to do with either the attraction for nor the price of the vintage koa guitar market as per the OP question and comments. 0 size koa guitars from the 20's and 30's...
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