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.

Stunning guitars, that are also an investment in the envionment. For Andy Powers, these guitars are all about celebrated koa. “I was thinking about these guitars from the outside in,” he explains.

He is using Koa wood from Hawaii in his next project. “Not all Koa is figured but a lot of the stuff we use is figured, said Rieck. Tom: Oh, my it’s almost got a 3-D effect to it.

Taylor Guitars has shifted the body construction of its 700 Series to all-Hawaiian koa. In order to accomplish this, Taylor created an innovative Hawaii-based forest stewardship program. CFO ...

EL CAJON, Calif. – Taylor Guitars has launched its Urban Wood initiative by incorporating ash milled from community trees as the backs and sides of its new Builders Edition 324ce guitar.

He is using Koa wood from Hawaii in his next project. “Not all Koa is figured but a lot of the stuff we use is figured, said Rieck. Tom: Oh, my it’s almost got a 3-D effect to it.

NAMM 2013 PRESS RELEASE: Yamaha adds the AK4 folk body and the AC4K concert models to the hugely successful A-Series guitar line-up, with two limited edition issues constructed using all-solid ...