KEPMA GUITARS ALL SOLID SERIES - A1 GRAND AUDITORIUM NATURAL acoustic guitar

The Kepma A1 Grand Auditorium and A1 OM feature an all-solid construction: HTT (High Temperature Torrefied) AA+ solid Sitka Spruce for the top and solid African Mahogany for the back and the sides. Each top is custom tapered and patiently hand tap tuned" (*) for perfect frequency response and tonal balance. This entirely solid construction ensures natural projection and a balanced, warm, rich sound that is difficult to achieve with other types of guitars.   Every A1 is meticulously crafted with the highest degree of precision to yield one of the finest playing guitars in the world. In addition, it is set up using the PLEK™ Fretboard dress & nut system. Latest innovation and state-of-the art technology in guitar manufacturing, PLEK is an entire process that helps achieve the optimum playability of each instrument: with the help of a computerized machine which scans the whole fretboard (all the work performed on an instrument is done under simulated string tension to reproduce exact playing conditions), it files and cuts the frets accordingly, resulting in precise intonation and buzz free playing right out of the box!   Once it passes the final hand inspection test, the A1 is settled in the vibration room for 14 days (that's 336 hours: "playing equivalent" of just over 1 year). This process settles the instrument and provides a warm rich tone and stable performance. In fact, the favored balance, resonance and tonal range of vintage guitars come from hundreds of hours of actual playing time. Kepma's custom designed simulators vibrate the instrument at a prescribed range of frequencies to bring out the tone of the guitars natural wood.   The acoustic-electric A1E Grand Auditorium and A1E OM models are equipped with the Award-winning LR Baggs Anthem Stage Pro Preamp, which received the Player's Choice Award by Acoustic Guitar magazine. Coming standard with a TKL Custom Deluxe ABS case, the Kepma A1 is simply... perfect. Every Time.   (*) Hand "Tap" Tuning Each top is hand "tap" tuned to measure the overall balance and frequency response of the top. If the frequency profile is not precisely "matched" to the desired profile, then the top is put back into the tapering CNC for additional refinement until the response perfectly matches the desired response profile of the instrument.   Specifications:   BODY Body Style: Dreadnought or Grand Auditorium with cutaway Top: HTT Solid North American AA+ Sitka Spruce HTT treatment: High Temperature Torrefied top = increased strength + stability Back & Sides: Solid African Mahogany Finish: High gloss Sound hole Rosette: New Zealand shell Binding: Maple Bridge: African Ebony Bridge pins: Ebony Saddle: Graphtech Tusq, Triple compensated Pickguard: transparent   NECK Neck: African Mahogany Thickness: 21 mm - 22 mm (1st Fret - 9th Fret) Width at Nut: 43 mm / 1.7" Neck Finish: Smooth Satin Neck Binding: Maple Neck Reinforcement: Dual Carbon Fiber rods Truss Rod: Bidirectional Nut: Graphtech Tusq, 43mm x 6mm Fretboard: African Ebony, 400 mm radius Fretboard Inlay: New Zealand abalone (dolphin motifs) Number of Frets: 20 Plek®: computer-assisted setup for optimum fret dressing Scale Length: 647.25 mm / 25.48"   OTHER Strings: Elixir Acoustic Phosphor Bronze NANOWEB® Coating (.012-.053) Tuning Machines: Gold K High-Grade Series 18:1 Electronics (A1E models only): LR Baggs Anthem Stage Pro Preamp TRU-MIC + Element undersaddle pickup Onboard Chromatic Tuner Controls: MIX, bass, treble, notch, phase Case: ABS TKL Custom Deluxe"