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Home / Shop / 2020 Kostal MDW, Figured Mahogany/German Spruce

2020 Kostal MDW, Figured Mahogany/German Spruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Kostal Guitars
Model
MDW
Serial #
167
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP2355
Condition
Like new, only some faint fret wear.
Body Type(s)
Small, Modified Dreadnought
Back & Sides
Mahogany - Figured
Top
Spruce - German
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Neck Profile
C
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
Stained Glass
Top Trim
Violin Lines
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
Ebony
Fret Markers
Side Dots
Frets to Body
12
Headplate
Ebony
Headstock Bindings
None
Headstock Inlay
None
Instrument Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Bindings
Ebony
Tuners
Gotoh
Tuner Finish
Gold with Ebony Buttons
Cutaway
Florentine
Pickguard
None
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
19 in
Upper Bout
11.375 in
Lower Bout
15.125 in
Body Depth Heel
3.75 in
Body Depth Tail
4.5 in
Scale Length
25 in
Scale Length (mm)
635 mm
Nut Width
1.75 in
Nut Width (mm)
44.5 mm
String Spacing
2.313 in
String Spacing (mm)
58.7 mm
Weight
4 lb. 9 oz.
Case
Hardshell - Hoffee
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Jason Kostal plus Michael Watts—the result is delicious indeed. These two have collaborated for a unique take on the Somogyi Modified Dreadnought body: shrink by 15%, then add a 12-fret neck and new bracing scheme, and the result is this piece of magic, the MDW. The smaller body dimensions make for an easy and effortless playing experience, as does the 12-fret neck join and 25” scale. Paired with Fiddleback Mahogany and German Spruce, the result is a combination of a quick fundamental and a sweet warmth in the overtones. It’s exquisite for fingerstyle thanks to those qualities and a crisp, easy balance from string to string and across the registers. This MDW (or MD Watts if you like) was recently finished in 2020 and is like new, but already quite wide awake and singing. Plus, that means this Kostal is only going to get better from this point forward—and it’s already so strong.

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Jason Kostal is one of the great makers to hail from the shop of Ervin Somogyi, one of the true masters of modern fingerstyle guitar. Jason employs the teaching of his master but also adds his own voicing and aesthetic elements, making for exquisite instruments. 
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Scale Length 25 in
Nut Width 1.75 in
String Spacing 2.313 in
Woods Spruce - German, Mahogany - Figured

Jason Kostal plus Michael Watts—the result is delicious indeed. These two have collaborated for a unique take on the Somogyi Modified Dreadnought body: shrink by 15%, then add a 12-fret neck and new bracing scheme, and the result is this piece of magic, the MDW

Jason Kostal is one of the great makers to hail from the shop of Ervin Somogyi, one of the true masters of modern fingerstyle guitar. Jason employs the teaching of his master but also adds his own voicing and aesthetic elements, making for exquisite instruments. 
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