Oklahoma's roots spread as far and deep as any other state, and the wood used in the Kiowa County guitar bears witness to that.
The wood comes from the childhood home of the owner's paternal great grandmother. His great-great grandparents immigrated from Russia via Germany and settled in Kiowa County shortly after statehood. They moved into a one-room home that was built around 1906, where Olinda Lipps was born in 1915.
In 1936, she married her husband Garley Coakley whose family had been farming in Kiowa County since about 1901 where they primarily grew wheat and raised cattle. As with most folks during that time, faith was foundational to their lives, and they not only served their family, but their community as well. And Olinda devoted her life to caring for her family not just spiritually, but also practically through her talents as a seamstress, cook, and gardener, continuing those pursuits until the week before her passing at age 92.
The wood preserved in this guitar carries a tangible piece of this family's Oklahoma story — a history that starts with an initial expedition from Europe to settle in rural Kiowa County where faith, family, and gratitude remain part of the heritage.
Here are the specs:
- Pine body from original homestead
- 5-piece maple/wenge neck
- Maple fretboard
- Kluson tuners
- Wilde noiseless pickups (L280TN neck, L48 bridge)
- Kluson bridge
- Bone nut
- CTS pots
