Instrument Details
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- Status
- In Stock
- Brand
- Klein & Kauffman
- Model
- 457
- Serial #
- 457-118
- New/Preowned
- Preowned
- SKU
- TMP1677
- Condition
- Excellent
- Body Type(s)
- Large, Jumbo
- Back & Sides
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Top
- Spruce - Engelmann
- Neck Wood
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Neck Profile
- C
- Bridge
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Rosette
- Abalone
- Top Trim
- Abalone
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings
- None
- Frets to Body
- 14
- Headplate
- Ebony
- Headstock Bindings
- None
- Headstock Inlay
- None
- Instrument Finish
- Gloss
- Body Bindings
- Pearwood
- Tuners
- Gotoh
- Tuner Finish
- Gold with Ebony Buttons
- Cutaway
- None
- Pickguard
- Clear
- Pickup
- None, we can install one, ask about options
- Body Length
- 20.875 in
- Upper Bout
- 13.25 in
- Lower Bout
- 18 in
- Body Depth Heel
- 4 in
- Body Depth Tail
- 4.375 in
- Scale Fan Treble
- 25.125
- Scale Length
- 26.25 in
- Scale Length (mm)
- 667 mm
- Nut Width
- 1.75 in
- Nut Width (mm)
- 44.5 mm
- String Spacing
- 2.188 in
- String Spacing (mm)
- 55.4 mm
- Neck Depth First Fret
- 0.87 in
- Neck Depth Seventh Fret
- 0.874 in
- Weight
- 5 lb. 3 oz.
- Case
- Hardshell - Ameritage
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- Description
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Taking this 2018 457 for a spin, and you lose track of time right out of the gate. This big boy fills your lap and vibrates your chest at first strum, and quickly sets the room to vibrating with the force of its voice. This 457 is a fantastic example of the expansive, enveloping, sonorous Klein sound—with some top shelf upgrades to set it apart. Mouth-watering gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood back and sides (chocolate-dark and black ink lines) with Spruce on top and a multiscale setup oof 26 1/4” on the bass and 25 1/8” on the treble. Moreover, the neck, bridge, and fingerboard are all also Brazilian Rosewood—this neck is a special rarity, and adds smooth sustain to the midrange that really helps fills out the voice. The expansive 18” lower bout loves, loves, loves to tune down to altered tuning territory (Cadd9) is a particular sweet spot.
Ready to land this big slice of lutherie life? Give us a shout!
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Steve Kaufman continues to bring to life Steve Klein's innovative designs that help to push the guitar world and inspire builders to explore and create. The 457 is a big body guitar and crafted here with Brazilian Rosewood you get all of its benefits, warm around the base clarity despair and power that brings beauty along with it.
Sometimes you just have to go big. So why not add a multiscale rig to the already powerful Klein & Kauffman 457 model? This beauty sings, screams, and whispers with equal definition. - Accessories
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