korina/limba h150s

[eor]

the thought just came to me. then i dug around and saw that this actually happened. i know there are a few out there, so tell me:

 

-is the sound that much different? is it more like a custom lp, and their ebony boards, or something else entirely?

 

-can the extra middyness/highs be balanced out by a darker set up pickups? what's a good match?

 

-could i expect one to be a little lighter than the average h150? say, under (or close to) 9 lbs?

 

-do they cost extra from the custom shop?

 

thanks, fellas.

[FredZepp]

The Korina 150's that you may have seen are possibly the "Class of '59" models that were made for a specific dealer . ( He no longer sells them)

You'd have to contact the plant or a dealer to find out availability of Korina ... I'd assume a slight up charge.

 

If you order one made to your specs, you can specify weight range, neck size, etc. My 150/ 157's are all around 9 lbs or under with no weight relief. But they aren't Korina , just nice Honduran Mahogany.

[Spectrum13]

Korina goes real well with P90s and Wolfe has Korina137s in stock. If you need the maple cap that would be a custom order or wait for a class of 59 to come up for sale.

[Dasherdave]

Hmmm, a Korina H-150...you are putting ideas in my head!

[eor]

i didn't know you could specify a weight range. that would be really helpful, as i prefer not to venture north of about 9.5 lbs or so. the heavier lps i've dealt with didn't really sound better. korina popped into my head because i heard it was lighter, prettier and similar sounding.

 

funny you bring up the h137s. i never once thought of it that way, but if you took the cap off the h150, it becomes an h137, more or less. but i don't recommend that mod, nor the inverse of it.

[Assumer]

Is korina brighter then mahogany?

[pcovers]

 

-do they cost extra from the custom shop?

 

thanks, fellas.

 

There is no custom shop.

 

I tried to order a korina 137 and the dealer I was working with got a no go response from Kalamazoo. I think it depends on who answers the phone and what mood they are in when they take the call.

 

Ivwle played quite a few korina/limba guitars and I think if your eyes were closed you'd not hear any particularly uniqe tones. Most sounded like tones I generally get from mahogany.

[tulk1]

I tried to order a korina 137 and the dealer I was working with got a no go response from Kalamazoo. I think it depends on who answers the phone and what mood they are in when they take the call.

I've often thought that, myself. .................

[eor]

given the way that neither heritage nor the dealer i was in negotiations with (if you could call it that) returned any of my emails, i'm apt to agree. :/

 

that aside, this has been helpful. if there isn't a crazy markup, or i can source a nice piece of korina myself, maybe i'll roll the dice. if not, i won't. no big deal.