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McKnight Guitar options
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McKnight Guitars wood selection and options.
Your choice of optimumly voiced soundboards.
Pacific Northwest Sitka Spruce, Western Redwood, high altitude Englemann Spruce, Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, German or Alpine Spruce, Carpathian Spruce, and Appalachian Red Spruce.
We use hot hide glue on all top braces which allows string energy to transmit more efficiently than the more common white and yellow glues.
Your choice of select tonewoods.
Perfectly quartersawn domestic tonewoods include:
Wild Black Cherry, Curly Maple, Birds Eye Maple, Eastern Black Walnut, Figured Sycamore, Hickory, White Oak, & Osage Orange.
Imported Tonewoods:
East Indian Rosewood, Bolivian Rosewood, African Sapele Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany, African Crimson Paudauk, Hawaiian Koa, Madagascar Rosewood, & Brazilian Rosewood.
Osage Orange Hickory
Zircote OM
Black Acacia Slope Shouldered Dreadnaught
McKnight OM with "Waterfall" Bubinga back and sides.
Bindings:
We prefer to use ONLY hardwood bindings. Plastic bindings are synonymous with inexpensive assembly line guitars. We feel hardwood bindings offer better tone transmission of the top plate and more protection for your instrument. We use: Ebony, Curly Maple, Hickory, Cherry, Walnut, Ash, Koa, Bloodwood, and Bubinga.
Rosettes
Rosettes are made of exotic woods, with Green Abalone, or
Pearl rings, diamonds, or teardrop necklace styles.
Spalted Maple rosette with Green Abalone ring
Prices and Options
McKnight Guitars base price
Non refundable $500 deposit is required before starting any commissioned work.
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$3250
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"Imported" Tonewoods
East Indian Rosewood, African Sapele or Khya Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany, Padauk.
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NC
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"Domestic" Tonewoods
Eastern Black Walnut, Wild Black Cherry, Hickory.
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NC
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"Optional" Tonewoods
Curly Hard Maple (with premium high figure grain) or
Western or Canadian Big Leaf Maple.
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$175
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Osage Orange
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$150
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Western Claro Walnut (with premium high figure grain).
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$225
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"Wild Grain" East Indian Rosewood
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$250
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Honduran Rosewood
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$275
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Cuban Mahogany or
Cocobolo Rosewood
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$300
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Hawaiian Koa or Black Acacia (with premium high figure grain)
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$350
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Zircote, Quilted Gaboon or
Striped Macassar Ebony
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$375
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High Figure African Bubinga
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$400
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Madagascar Rosewood (price varies with grades availability)
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$450+
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African Blackwood or Brazilian Rosewood (price varies with grades availability)
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$1000+
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Soundboards
Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar,
Englemann Spruce
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NC
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Douglas Fir
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$75
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Red Wood
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$100
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German or Swiss Alpine Spruce or
Carpathian Spruce
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$200
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Appalachian (Adirondac) Red Spruce or
1959 Sitka Spruce
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$250
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Rosette
Natural wood, herringbone or fiber rings.
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NC
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Mother of Pearl or Abalone rosette
appointments
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$75
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Binding & Purfling
Wood top purflings: Herringbone, Chevron,Rope, or Multi-line
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NC
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Pearl top purfling inlay
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$250
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Pearl backstrip
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$100
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Pearl back purfling inlay
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$250
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Neck
Standard 1-11/16", 1-3/4", or
1-13/16"
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NC
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Custom widths available upon request
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NC
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Genuine Honduras Mahogany
(one piece)
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NC
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Laminated neck of varying woods
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$150
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Bridge
East Indian Rosewood, Bolivian Rosewood (Pau Ferro), Ebony
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NC
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Standard 2-1/8", 2-1/4" or other string spacing available
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NC
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Bridge pins (Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood, plastic
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NC
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Vintage Bone bridge pins
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$35
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Vintage Bone nut & saddle
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NC
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Fretboard
East Indian Rosewood, Bolivian Rosewood )Pau Ferro), Ebony
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NC
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Bound fretboard
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$50
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Bound headstock
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$50
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Amplification
K & K Sound Pure Western pickup
(full size or mini)
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$115
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K&K Sound Power Blend Pure trinity system (with internal microphone)
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$350
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K&K Sound Power Blend Pure trinity system (with no internal microphone)
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$370
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Other pick ups available upon request
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Case
Deluxe Hard shell plywood case is included
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NC
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Additional options
Side sound port
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$50
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Sunburst finish on top
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$150
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Sunburst on sides and back
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$250
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