BIGGEST KOA HAUL EVER - Tommy's Tonewoods

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Жыл бұрын

"I'm in tonewood heaven here" sums this episode up perfectly. I hope you enjoy these beautiful Koa examples! They're available at: www.koaguitarsets.com
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@allanpablo2224 Жыл бұрын

Any of those would make any man's day daaanngg💯

@pauldobberstein5643 7 ай бұрын

I love Koa, it's magnificently beautiful and brings forth some magical resonances. I need to get mine from safe storage where a few of my treasures went after a major disaster of a house fire. My Koa guitars include a Yairi classic nylon string, a Hamer Custom shop double cut, dual humbuckers, and a stellar beauty of my GMP Pawnshop Special.

@TomSandsGuitars 7 ай бұрын

Koa really is wonderful! So sorry to hear of the fire, glad you were able to rescue some things!

@aaronlucasguitars Жыл бұрын

Man I love the nice in depth videos!!!! I can sit in piles of wood all day doing nothing but saying ohhh wow!!! Thanks for another great video Sir!!!!

@stevezelik9535 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video! I bet opening those boxes is like opening Christmas gifts when it's not Christmas. I love koa. Koa is one of the most beautiful tonewoods to look at, and the sparkly tones are just delightful. I am looking forward to seeing what you do with the curly set that you purchased.

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

It was a good day!

@adam_outdoors__ Жыл бұрын

I’ve just discovered your channel and love it! I started learning the acoustic guitar a few months ago and have a bit of a woodwork fascination so your channel is pretty much perfect for me 😂 I’m looking forward to working my way through some past videos

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@andrewbowen6875 Жыл бұрын

Lol what a naughty video Tom😉 Jerry Garcia would of approved of this imo as I’m pretty sure there’s a video floating about of Jerry being interviewed on a boat in Hawaii with him mentioning something about a sustainable source of Koa. I reckon captain trips would of owned and played a Tom Sands guitar were he around today? He seemed to be using the Japanese Alvarez made guitars instead of the equivalent Martins of the nineties

@scottdiller1893 Жыл бұрын

Always lovely! Keep it up, keeping me inspired and educated🙏🤙👍

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@salzguitars176 Жыл бұрын

I've never salivated more watching a KZfaq video...

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

Haha, I know right!?

@devinhgaffney Жыл бұрын

Lookin good!

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dev, hope you’re doing well man!

@devinhgaffney Жыл бұрын

@@TomSandsGuitars I was very pleased when the YT gods decided to recommend this video to me! Thoroughly enjoyed

@Ultratoast01 Жыл бұрын

Hot take: all stollen is luxury stollen.

@johnlind5819 Жыл бұрын

The only word that comes to mind is gorgeous! They are all fantastic, but I must say sets 2, 9, and 12 are absolutely stunning. Tom, is it true that Koa tends to take a longer time & more playing to provide a more mature sounding instrument or is that just a myth? I would think the huge variable would be the quality of the Top set the Koa is matched with. Thanks - this was a fantastic video. John Gig Harbor, WA

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

From my experience, I would say that’s a myth. The top wood is so important, you’re quite right. Glad you enjoyed the video, cheers!

@abydosianchulac2 Жыл бұрын

Can't blame you on claiming set 12, that figure is gorgeous. It makes me wonder, though, I don't think I've ever seen the other crotch figure used in an instrument, the feather figure from where the limbs join. Is that wood somehow unusable?

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

I’m not entirely sure what you mean but if the wood is well seasoned, I don’t see why it couldn’t be used

@abydosianchulac2 Жыл бұрын

Oh, in the actual crotch between tree limbs, the grain forms an overlapping pattern some say resembles a bird feather, from the limbs and trunk growing new cambium at sightly different times. A Google search can show some good examples, but I can't be blamed for what the algorithm thinks of you after searching for "feather crotch wood."

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

Ohhh I see. Ha, yes, I won’t be googling that in a hurry 🤣

@JimB802 Жыл бұрын

Set 80 is a keeper

@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын

They all are… 💸💸💸

@JimB802 Жыл бұрын

@@TomSandsGuitars It’s only money my friend and think about how many people you’re going to make happy! Not to many working bees in this world can say that!!!