Dennis, I do like my all mahogany sunburst Kinnard tenor. It is velvet smooth and warm in tone, and gorgeous - exactly what I wanted. So, yes I would recommend an all mahogany. Lucky me, I was also able to acquire a koa body Kinnard tenor, with the RTU style bracing. It has that same wonderfully tone, with some brighter treble, but it is still opening up slowly. Both sound great ,but I favor the mahogany.