Martin Custom K1 Major Kealakai Acoustic Guitar w/HS

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.

 

Specifications:

 

- 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: Antique White

 

- 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