Item 74
Price: $10,500
Appraised Value 2016: $8,000
Appraised Value 2021: $9,000
The soundboard is made from unmatched halves of straight-grained spruce with grain spacing ranging from 20 per inch at the center to 16 per inch at the edges of the lower bout. The rosette has a central lozenge pattern with inner and outer rings. The bridge is rosewood with its tie-block edged with bone. The back and sides are straight-grained Indian rosewood with purfling of natural wood and a natural wood inlay in the center seam of the back. The neck and head are straight-grained mahogany. The face of the head is veneered with rosewood and a center band of natural wood strips. The fingerboard is ebony with medium frets.
This instrument is one of Kono’s early efforts. It is in excellent condition with its original French polish of shellac. Its tone is clear, warm and balanced with medium volume. Execution of design is straightforward and workmanship is clean and precise.
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