Rathbone No.2 - Double Top - Koa

Traditional aesthetics meet 21st Century technology.

The R2K Rathbone Orchestra Model 'Double Top' features a technologically advanced sound-table made of two super-thin layers of Koa with a Carbon Fibre lattice in-between.

This ‘Double-Top’ construction enables the sound-table to be a little thinner than a single solid piece of koa but remain strong and ultra-responsive. The result is a super-resonant and voluminous guitar with bags of both character and all-out power.

The all-Koa tonewoods offer stunning exotic visuals while delivering a smooth and focused tone with a good level of high end chime.

Due to the environment in which it was initially designed to be used, the 'OM' was not a large-bodied guitar. In fact, few of the early 'modern' guitars would be considered large today. So, the 'OM-sized' Rathbone No.2 is not a large bodied guitar either, but the neck joins the body at the 14th fret, so the scale length is one that we would recognise from most modern guitars. When first used, this 'long' scale length was found to help deliver a remarkably, and some may say disproportionately, powerful and dynamic tone. The tuned strings are under greater tension than on shorter scale guitars, so they give a far greater tonal response and 'punch'.

Top: Solid Koa (Double Top Construction: 2 outer layers of wood with an inner layer of carbon fibre)

Back & Sides: Koa

Neck: Mahogany

Fretboard: Rosewood

Bridge: Rosewood

Binding: Wood

Nut / Saddle: Bone (Nut 42mm)

Strings: D'addario EXP-16

Machineheads: Open-Gear Chrome

Finish: Gloss Lacquer

GUITAR DIMENSIONS:

Upper Bout Width: 290mm

Lower Bout Width: 392mm

Upper Bout Depth: 83mm

Lower Bout Depth: 105mm

Body Length: 491mm

Guitar Length: 41” / 1041mm

Soundhole Diameter: 100mm

Fingerboard Radius: 400mm

Scale Length: 25.5” / 650mm

Specification

Commodity Code 9202903000

Manufacturer Rathbone

Country of Origin China

Barcode 5036678117240

Master Carton 4

Back / Side Wood Koa

Finish Type Gloss

Guitar Style Acoustic

Right / Left Handed Righthanded

Top Wood Solid Koa (Double Top Construction)