I happen to really like rope binding. In fact, a few years back I saw one of the National Reso Koa Concerts with rope binding top and bottom, and all around the fretboard. It was love at first sight! Then I started searching for one. I called the factory, i called all the dealers, I searched high and low online, ....nothing. It simply wasn't to be had. So, I put a tickler on my eBay and Reverb accounts, and waited. And waited, and waited, and ....well you get the picture. Then, out of the blue, I received an unsolicited email from a musical instrument seller listing one of the National Koa models. I couldn't believe it. So, I immediately called and spoke to the sales clerk who assured me that it was actually there. He had it in his hands. And now, I have it in my hands. It is a sweet instrument. The rope binding looks even better to me in person than it did in the picture. I'm definitely a happy camper.
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And that's an "in your face" rope binding. Can't miss it!