Steve Kinnaird Guitar's
This "signature model" guitar was commissioned by J. B. Cody, a not-too-distant relative of Buffalo Bill Cody. The sides, back, neck, bindings and headstock veneers are Koa. The top is Sitka spruce, and the fretboard and bridge are ebony. The inlays were hand cut and inlayed by Craig Lavin of various stones and pearl, as well as sterling silver. Craig is a first class artist and a pleasure to work with. Click! on image to view a close up. More of his work can be seen at www.handcraftinlay.com
Here is another fine example of Steve's recent work. This one was built for Dana Woods owner of "Encore Music" in Nacogdoches Texas. It features an engelmann spruce top, back sides and neck of padauk, the padauk neck is laminated with a purple heart layer between the padauk. The bindings and are also purple heart and it is equipped with gold Schaller tuning machines with ebony buttons.

" I have sold Martin's, Taylor's and Gibson's in my music store business. I can honestly say that I have seen few guitars in my career that rival the sound, tone and beauty of my Kinnaird guitar"

Dana Woods, proprietor Encore Music

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12th Fret Inlay

Here is a matching pair of Steve's guitars, one a 6 string, the other 12. Both taken from consecutive cuts off the same flitch of wood. Koa backs, sides, and tops. As well as Koa necks with Cocobolo center laminations. The bindings are Cocobolo as well. Purflings and rosettes are rippled green abalone. Gold Schaller tuners with ebony buttons. The Alpha and Omega on the heel caps were at the owner's request.

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Above is another fine example of Steve's work. This is a rosewood back and side with sitka spruce top. Note the quality of the shell inlay and the bound fingerboard.

Here is Steve showing his Koa seven string. It has Cocobolo bindings, back inlay, and center-piece in the neck. The outer laminations of the neck are Koa. The top is Engelmann Spruce. It has Waverly tuners.

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Kinard Koa

Yet another example of Steve's excellent work this one is Indian Rosewood back and sides, Western Red Cedar top, curly maple binding.
The neck is mahogany and rosewood, and the whole thing is trimmed out in green abalone.
It features Brazilian, rosewood bridge, pickguard, & peghead, the fingerboard is ebony. Note the mitered purflings in the detail picture below.

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