The company uses Koa that is sustainably grown and harvested, which is not a new philosophy for the company. In 2020, for instance, the company Taylor Guitars launched its Urban Wood initiative by ...

Once the trees are mature, with good management and selective cutting, this land should produce more than twice the volume of koa wood that Taylor Guitars uses today. Wight was passionate about ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An acoustic guitar made from koa wood produces a musical treat for the eyes and ears, but they’re not so easy to come by. Now, a guitar company is spearheading a ...

Taylor has built a reputation crafting beautifully figured Koa Series guitars,” says Powers. “But a lot of fantastic-sounding koa wood comes from trees that don’t have deeply figured grain. “If a Koa ...

“Throughout their history, Collins’s and Martin’s paths crossed in unusual ways, with Koa-wood guitars responsible for the spread of Hawaiian music and Collins’ island-inspired designs ...

Rieck says the type of wood used in building the guitar can determine how it will sound and look. He is using Koa wood from Hawaii in his next project. “Not all Koa is figured but a lot of the ...

The back and sides on this are Koa," he said while reaching for one resting high on a shelf, revealing an incredibly beautiful wood from Hawaii. Hoffman took a shot building his very first guitar ...

The 38.5mm-thick back wood is lightweight empress (see p28 for more), which ... Having said that, this is a fine, lightweight and characterful guitar. The Carved Koa Top Telecaster is a rather special ...