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Serial #: AT-15

Body size at lower bout: 14 1/2" Body depth: 2 1/4" Scale length: 24 3/4" Nut width: 1 11/16" Neck depth, 1st/10th frets: .78/.95

Materials: Solid handcarved bookmatched quartersawn Sitka spruce top; handcarved AAAA tiger flame maple back,sides and neck; solid ebony fingerboard; curly maple body binding.

Hardware: Gold hardware includes Bartolini PBF humbucking pickup; Gotoh 510 18:1 tuners with ebony keys; solid ebony pickguard, tailpiece, and compensated adjustable bridge; volume and tone controls, phase switch, and endpin jack; adjustable truss rod.

Notes: Now celebrating 50 years of fine custom luthiery in his Vancouver, BC workshop, master builder Mike Kinal has supplied several generations of professional players with top-flight tools of their trade. His innovative Mini Voyager model offers pro-quality performance in a comfy, compact package, with its fully carved, slimmed depth 14 1/2" body.

Crafted of presentation grade tonewood of breathtaking figure and depth, the instrument features a hand graduated, fine grained Sitka spruce soundboard with a honey blonde finish, and back, sides and neck of AAAA tiger flame Bigleaf maple.

Fully hollow in construction, the Mini Voyager weighs in at a mere 5lb 5oz, and is nimbly balanced on the lap or the strap, with a lightweight open headstock and tailpiece design. The X-braced soundboard is carved with D'Aquisto style cat's-eye soundholes, and fitted with a built-in Bartolini PBF humbucking pickup, including a 3 way phase switch.

From tailpiece to tuner buttons, all hardware is hand crafted of solid ebony, matching the fingerboard, which joins the body at the 16th fret, for enhanced access to the uppermost range. With smooth low action over an elegant D profile neck, the guitar is a delight to play, with truly impressive acoustic tone when unplugged.

Rarely seen south of the border, Bill's custom archtops take maximum advantage of the staggering bounty of British Columbia's world-class tonewood. Carefully maintained in 100% original condition, the guitar has a fresh high precision setup, with excellent bridge height and neck angle, for optimum playability. Apart from some scuffing on the pickup cover, the instrument shows few signs of playwear altogether.

A wonderful sound clip of our pal Bill Coon playng his Mini Voyager is here.

The ideal companion for the player on the go, the Kinal Mini Voyager delivers big guitar tone in a size that's truly easy to love. One only: call now.

Setup: This instrument is strung with medium gauge nickel flatwound strings. The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. String action is set at 4/64" to 5/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic playing with medium strings. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.

Case: Original deluxe plush lined hardshell case.

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