Laurie Williams Kiwi Guitar
$ 5,595.00 $ 6,495.00
Laurie Williams Kiwi Guitar (used, 2004)
- Special colored Taraire back & sides
- New Zealand Kauri top
- 12th fret abalone kiwi bird
- Ebony fretboard, outlined with a delicate purfling
- Ebony bridge with Ebony pins
- Abalone rosette
- Wooden bindings with purfling lines
- Abalone headstock logo on a colored Taraire faceplate
- Gold Gotoh 510 tuning machines
- SN 04416
- Excellent condition, there is one dent in the binding on the back
- These guitars by Laurie make for excellent studio guitars. The purity of tone is 2nd to none. They are superbly balanced and elegant sounding.
NOW $5595 !
- More about Ancient Kauri wood in Laurie's own words: "Thousands of years ago, for reasons that will probably always remain a mystery, some of the kauri forests that grew over much of the North of the North Island of New Zealand were destroyed. These trees were buried under peat swamps where they have remained undisturbed, and well preserved, until recent times. There are differing theories regarding what caused these events but whatever the cause, these trees have been sealed from the air and have been preserved for thousands of years.
Exactly how many thousands is open to debate but logs have been independently carbon dated from 3,000 to over 45,000 years old depending on the area that it is extracted. It is the oldest workable timber in the world. It is not petrified but can be sawed, planed and turned like many other species, although it can be problematic and experience is required to use it to its full potential in musical instruments."
- Frets to Body: 14
- Scale Length: 25"
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Saddle Spacing: 2 1/4"
