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[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

Also, if I recall correctly from another thread, I think Bob said the core wood on this bass was Koa. I know I haven't seen any Smith's with Koa as the core wood.

All of the Koa I have purchased in the past was figured lumber in 4/4 (1") and 8/4 (2") thicknesses. There may have been a couple of pieces with little or no figure on one end of the board. The best way to use that and still make a nice looking bass would be in the Core. I can probably count the Koa Cores we made on one hand or less. I no longer buy Koa. We never had much demand for it in the past and most of the Koa Basses we made were done for stock and sold after.

We have plenty of figured wood in stock and don't need another species. Especially one that costs way more than it's worth.