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Home / Shop / 2003 Klein M43 Cutaway East Indian/Spruce

2003 Klein M43 Cutaway East Indian/Spruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Klein & Kauffman
Product Year
2003
Model
M43 Cutaway
Serial #
S-5/074
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
5100
Condition
Excellent
Body Type(s)
Large, Jumbo
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Indian
Top
Spruce
Neck Wood
Rosewood
Bridge
Ebony
Top Trim
Violin Lines
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
None
Fret Markers
Side Dots Only
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Ebony
Headstock Inlay
None
Body Bindings
Maple
Tuners
Schaller
Cutaway
Selmer Style
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
20.625 in
Upper Bout
12.5 in
Lower Bout
17 in
Body Depth Heel
3.875 in
Body Depth Tail
4.5 in
Scale Length
25.4 in
Scale Length (mm)
645.2 mm
Nut Width
1.75 in
Nut Width (mm)
44.5 mm
String Spacing
2.13 in
String Spacing (mm)
54.1 mm
Weight
0 lb. 0 oz.
Case
Original - Calton Flight Case
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A guitar from luthier Steve Klein is an experience unlike any other. An instrument like this 2003 Klein M43 has stepped outside the land of traditional construction, and explores a new (and curvaceous) realm of possibility. Accordingly, the bass response has a depth and scope to it which speaks in clear, articulate sentences about what a low E string can sound like, if given the opportunity. Folks, Klein has most certainly given this guitar the opportunity, both to express itself with an enormous, enveloping voice and to maintain a focused, precise tone. Trebles which sing confidently, accompanied by subtle shimmering overtones, and a middle register perfectly attuned to the overall balance of the voice–these features help establish this guitar’s incredibly complex, defined tone. For such a large instrument, it’s effortless to play, thanks in no small part to Klein’s delicately thicknessed Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood back and sides, and lightweight bracing system. More than capable, this M43 is an opportunity to explore new textures and plumb new acoustic depths–and the Highlander IP-2 Pickup and Internal Mic allows those explorations to spill into electric territory with amplification that’s 100% faithful to the M43‘s acoustic range.

You can speak any guitar language with this M43--Jazz, Blues, Fingerstyle, Percussive Taps--and the result is mesmerizing. I wish there were more builders today like Steve.
A great example of the Klein aesthetic with the addition of a cutaway. This is one of the better ones I've played.
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Scale Length 25.4 in
Nut Width 1.75 in
String Spacing 2.13 in
Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian

A guitar from luthier Steve Klein is an experience unlike any other. An instrument like this 2003 Klein M43 has stepped outside the land of traditional construction, and explores a new (and curvaceous) realm of possibility

You can speak any guitar language with this M43--Jazz, Blues, Fingerstyle, Percussive Taps--and the result is mesmerizing. I wish there were more builders today like Steve.
A great example of the Klein aesthetic with the addition of a cutaway. This is one of the better ones I've played.
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