There's just no other wood that dazzles like a set of koa with real nice tight curl, and if you thin that top properly, it makes one heck of a fine instrument. Christoph's Baritone will have a koa top as well as koa back and sides, with bloodwood trim. Gosh, I've been getting a lot of orders from Europe lately! I'll be sending Ben's Concert Nylon to London on Monday. Tom's Concert Nylon will be headed to France next, and then Christoph will be coming here to pick up his baritone and take it back to Austria.