Leo Kottke Signature Model

One of the most celebrated and popular 12-strings ever made, the Leo Kottke Signature Model incorporates tropical American mahogany back and sides, a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood binding, and special bracing with a Jumbo body shape. Rosewood binding and a thin band of green purfling add subtle accents, while the inlay-free fretboard is profound in its simplicity. The model uses heavy gauge strings and is tuned to C#, which yields Kottke's rumbling, throaty piano guitar sound.

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Specifications

Shape Jumbo

Price $3,398

Back/Side Wood Tropical Mahogany

Top Wood Sitka Spruce

Neck/Heel Tropical Mahogany

Electronics None

Bracing LKSM Bracing

Binding Indian Rosewood

Fretboard Wood Ebony

Fretboard Inlay None

Headstock Overlay Indian Rosewood

Bridge Inlay None

Bridge Pins Ebony

Nut & Saddle Tusq

Tuners Taylor Gold

Truss Rod Cover Indian Rosewood

Back/Side Finish Gloss

Top Finish Gloss

Neck Finish Satin

Cutaway Venetian

Pickguard None

Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

Neck Width at Nut 1-7/8"

Brand of Strings Elixir Custom

# of Frets 20

Scale length 25-1/2"

Heel length 3-1/2"

Type of Joint Scarf

Peghead Inlay None

Fretboard Radius 15"

Buttons Gold

Back Config 2-piece No Wedge

Sound hole binding None

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