Wow, looking thru these posts is like going thru my Santa wish list....I was at a music store today and played a BTO Koa model which was listed for $PSXX. It had an armrest and was solid koa back/sides with spruce top that was so silked it was crazy!! (sorry mods if that's not ok to post the price - it was the price on the wall of the store). They are going to get one of the guitar/amp builder's Reserve sets but not the uke.
This BTO had some of the most beautiful Koa I've seen and it played like a beaut! I was there to drop off my 516 for some adjustments and was like hmmmmmmm, this is a really nice guitar
Speaking of Koa - we need Koaguitarman's list - those guitars he has are awesome!!!
numbers edited, but the $ is the same