“Hollow Be Thy Name: Bear Creek's Bill Hardin and the allure of the Weissenborn-style guitar”
Featured in Issue 8:
“Bill Hardin has a healthy respect for the original Weissenborn design, but he's also found ways to improve on it ... with a combination of great sound, gorgeous woods, and excellent craftsmanship.”
The Bear Creek Kona Rocket is our updated version of the Kona steel guitar of yesteryear. The Kona Rocket has a shorter, deeper body than the hollowneck, and a beautifully carved V neck joining the body at the 7th fret. The short 23 1/2″ scale allows for higher tunings, and creates a very quick, responsive guitar with awesome volume.
The Kona Rocket can be made from a variety of exotic tonewoods, such as Honduran Rosewood, African Mahogany, Sapele, Avodire (an amazing tonewood) and the traditional Hawaiian Koa. It has Sitka Spruce bracing, Style 4 Mother-of-Pearl inlays, traditonal ‘Rope’ binding (made from alternating strips of rosewood and maple or beech), and a high gloss Lacquer finish.
$4,900
