Hooper D-18 2013 Adirondack/Mahogany

Handmade almost brand new condition 2013 Hooper D-18 guitar serial #43 made by Ken Hooper of Elkin, North Carolina.Built like a 1937 Martin D-18 & even has the black cloth reinforcement strips inside.If you want a Henderson or Hooper guitar buy this one instead of getting on Wayne Henderson or Ken Hooper's waiting list.This guitar is like brand new & has been aged & un-played for 4 years!Comes with brand new L.R. Baggs Lyric pickup installed with commercial-grade foam tape.1 3/4" neck.Hide glue constructed.Custom low action bone saddle by Ken Hooper.Very little fret wear & very little playing time.Adirondack top with Mahogany back & sides.Custom hand-shaped forward-shifted scalloped braces for loud midrange.Ebony: fretboard, bridge, & un-slotted custom-shaped bridge pins.Very thin coat of lacquer finish allows more volume & tone.Brand new Waverly gold tuners & Ivoroid Butterbean buttons & Ivoroid strap button with gold screw.Beautiful Tortoise binding.Long bone saddle & bone nut.Stored in humidity controlled smoke-free home & never played out.Ready to go on the road backing up Tim McGraw{or anyone!}; or to play & record with.Ships to USA only with free shipping and insurance.Many videos available on hooperguitars.com & youube.com searched under Hooper D-18.Below is a video of this actual Hooper D-18. Comes with Hooper TKL hard shell case. New Hooper D-18 will cost you $5200 w/no pickup.    I prefer all offers/messages after 3pm eastern standard time so there is no waiting time.