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Hawaiian musician Major Kealakai, and his custom Martin guitar, helped shape the course of music history. Kealakai was a guitarist and conductor of the Royal Hawaiian Band, and in 1916, Martin made him a unique custom guitar that was wider, deeper, and longer than a 000 to provide more volume and help fill concert halls. That one-off guitar was the precursor to the iconic Dreadnought. Now, Martin is honoring that historic milestone with a new take on his custom 12-fret guitar with a refreshed bridge design to better complement the traditional specifications, as if the company continued to produce it well past 1916. The Custom K-1 Major Kealakai features vintage gloss sinker mahagony back and sides, an Adirondack spruce VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) top, hide glue construction, authentic 1931 X bracing, and a modern, embellished ebony pyramid belly bridge. It blends tradition and innovation, paying tribute to the rich heritage of Martin. Body Size: K-12 Fret Finish Top: Vintage Gloss Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss Bracing Pattern: Authentic 1931 X Brace Scale Length: 25.4" Brace Shape: Scalloped Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 7/8'' Top Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS Neck Shape: Authentic 1931 Back Material: Sinker Mahogany Neck Taper: Standard Taper Side Material: Sinker Mahogany Electronics: No Top Color: Clear Bridge Style: Modern Stauffer Pyamid - Drop in Saddle Binding: Madagascar Rosewood Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16" Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe Bridge Material: Ebony Top Detail: None Bridge Pin Material: Ebony Pickguard: None Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone Pickguard Inlay: None Saddle: Compensated Bone Rosette: Multi-Stripe Saddle Radius: 16" Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS Back and Sides Color: Light Mahogany Brace Size: 5/16" Back Detail: None Back Purfling/Strip: None Back Inlay Material: None Heelcap: None Side Detail: None Endpiece: Madagascar Rosewood Side Inlay Material: None Endpiece Inlay: None Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany Fingerboard Material: Ebony Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 5/16" Neck Color: Light Mahogany Fingerboard Inlay Style: 18 Old Style Authentic 1931 Number of Frets Total: 19 Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone Neck Joins Body At: 12th Fret Fingerboard Binding Material: None Side Dots: Grained Ivoroid Headstock Shape: Slotted with Round Slots, 1931 Taper and Diamond Tuning Machines: Golden Age Relic Nickel Side Mount Headplate Material: Madagascar Rosewood Knob: Cream Headplate Logo Style: Stamped on Back of Headstock Nut Material: Bone Headplate Binding Material: None Case: Hardshell Left Handed Availability: true Label: Paper Label w/Model Name, Numbered in Sequence w/No Total

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