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Walker (Kim) Guitars

Kim Walker guitars are evolutionary designs inspired by American guitars that were constructed during the classic pre-World War II era. Rather than being copies of guitars from that period, they are refinements or interpretations of those designs. Perhaps, variations on a theme would be more accurate.

“Each one of my guitars comes standard finished with a gloss varnish. This fabulous finish is very durable, has a warm glow and helps impart that dry vintage tone. All my guitars are made with an adjustable truss rod in the neck which helps maintain proper playability. I use an “advanced” scalloped bracing system for the tops. More importantly though, I tap tune each guitar for maximum tone, volume, and presence. My guitars have good dynamic range, good clarity with good separation of notes, and are warm, vibrant, and with thick singing trebles.” – Kim Walker

Available: 2016 Walker SJ Master Model #257

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
German Spruce Top
Abalone Top Border
Slight Wedge to the Body, 4 3/8″ on Bass side & 4 5/8″ on Treble side.
Flamed Maple Bindings & Back Strip
Small Vine Inlay on Fretboard & Headstock
Gold Waverly Tuners
Black Hoffee Carbon Case
Nut Width: 1 3/4″
Saddle Spacing: 2 3/8″
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SOLD: 2003 Walker SJ #174 - SOLD

Old Growth East Indian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Ivroid/Tortoiseshell Rosette
Tortoiseshell Bindings
Ebony Fretboard & Bridge
“Haircut” Headstock w/Ebony Veneer
Nickel Waverly Tuners w/Ebony Buttons
Nut: 1.76″
Saddle: 2.41″
Scale: 25.5″
This guitar is in mint/new condition.

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SOLD: 2006 Walker OM #201 - SOLD

Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Maple Top Border
BRW Bindings
Style “42” Fretboard Inlay
Simple Maple/Ebony/Maple Rosette
Nickel Waverly Tuners
Nut Width: 1.80″
Saddle Spacing 2.42″
Scale Length: 25.4″

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SOLD: 2005 Walker 00 - SOLD

Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Top Border
BRW Bindings
Flamed Maple Rosette
“Haircut” Headstock w/Ebony Veneer & Abalone Vine Inlay
Nickel Waverly Tuners w/Ebony Buttons
1 13/16″ Nut Width
2 3/8″ Spacing at the Saddle
25.4″ Scale Length

Contact for Price

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SOLD: 2010 Walker L-00 - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides from Kim’s Private Stash
Adirondack Spruce Top
Loar Sunburst Varnish Finish on Top
Ebony Fingerboard & Bridge
Kim’s Special Stash Mahogany Neck
42 Style Abalone Top Border
42 Style Abalone Fingerboard Inly
Grained Ivoroid Body Bindings
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Veneer w/Flowering Vine Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners w/BRW Buttons
Calton Flight Case

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Available: 2006 Walker L-00 - SOLD

Mahogany Back and Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Sunburst Finish on Top
Ivoroid Bindings
“Haircut” Headstock w/Ebony Veneer
Chrome Waverly Tuners w/Ivoroid Buttons
Nut: 1.76″
Saddle: 2.24″
Scale: 25.4″

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SOLD: 2001 Walker 000-42 12 Fret - SOLD

Cocobolo Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
“42” Style Abalone Appointments around Top, Bottom of Neck & Rosette
“42” Style Fretboard Inlay
Ivroid Bindings
12 Frets to the Body
BRW Slotted Headstock Veneer w/Abalone Torch Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners w/Ivroid Buttons
Calton Case
SOLD

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1999 Walker 000 12 Fret - SOLD

Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Maple/Ebony Rosette
Flamed Maple Top Border
Rosewood Bindings
12 Fret Slothead w/Rosewood Veneer
Nickel Waverly Tuners
25.25″ Scale Length
1.75″ Nut Width
2.38″ Saddle Spacing

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2002 Walker L-00 - SOLD

Mahogany Back and Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Sunburst Finish on Top
Ivroid Bindings
Ebony Fretboard & Bridge
“Haircut” Headstock w/BRW Veneer
Nickel Waverly Tuners w/Ivoroid Buttons

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2007 Walker OM - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Loar Sunburst Finish on Top
42 Style Abalone Top Border
Vine Fretboard Inlay
BRW Bindings
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Veneer w/Flowering Vine Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners w/BRW Buttons
Calton Case

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2003 Walker 00 14 Fret - SOLD

Flamed Maple Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Neck
Ivroid Bindings
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Veneer w/Flower Inlay
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2006 Walker OM - SOLD

Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Maple Top Border
BRW Bindings
Style “42” Fretboard Inlay
Simple Maple/Ebony/Maple Rosette
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2005 Walker Style “A” Special OM - SOLD

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides
Alpine Spruce Top
Brazilian Rosewood Body Binding
Flamed Maple Top Border
Amber Water Buffalo Horn Bridge Pins
Abalone Rosette
Brazilian Headstock Veneer w/Vine Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners w/Black MOP Buttons

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2005 Walker OM - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
BRW Bindings
Maple/Ebony Rosette
Small Diamond Inlay on Fretboard
BRW Headstock Veneer
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2003 Walker L-00 - SOLD

Mahogany Back and Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Sunburst Finish on Top
Tortoise-Shell Rosette
Tortoise-Shell Top Border
Ivoroid Bindings on Body & Neck
Headstock w/Ebony Veneer & Walker Logo
Chrome Waverly Tuners w/Ivoroid Buttons

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2008 Walker 000 12 Fret - SOLD

Flamed Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Top Border that Extends around Neck
Flamed Maple Rosette
Snakewood Bindings on Body & Neck
Abalone Vine Fretboard Inlay
Slotted Headstock w/Flower Vine Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners

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2001 Walker 000 12 Fret - SOLD

Cocobolo Back & Sides
Sitka Spruce Top
Ebony Bindings
Flamed Maple Top Border
Snowflake Fretboard Inlay
Simple Maple/Ebony Circle Rosette
Slot Head w/ Gold Waverly Tuner

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2014 Walker OM – Style A Special - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Italian Spruce Top
Style 41 Abalone Top Border
Flamed Maple Purflings and Back Strip
Brazilian RW Bindings
Style 40 Fretboard Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners

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2015 Walker Master Model OM - SOLD

Curly Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
25 Year Old Aged Italian Spruce Top
Style 41 Abalone Top Border
Flamed Maple Purflings and Back Strip
Brazilian RW Bindings
Style 40 Fretboard Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners w/Black MOP Buttons
Hoffe Carbon Case

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2010 Walker OM - SOLD

Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Maple Top Border
Ebony Bindings
Simple Maple/Ebony/Maple Rosette
Gold Waverly Tuners
1 3/4″ Nut Width
2 3/8″ Spacing at the Saddle
25.4″ Scale Length

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2005 Walker SJ - SOLD

African Blackwood Back & Sides
Bear Claw Sitka Spruce top
Cutaway
BRW Bindings
Flamed Maple Top Border
Simple Maple/Ebony/Maple Rosette
Ebony Headstock Veneer w/MOP Walker Logo
Nickel Waverly Tuners
15.75″ Lower Bout
1 3/4″ Nut Width
4 15/16″ Depth @ Butt End

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2003 Walker SJ - SOLD

Birdseye Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce top
BRW Bindings
Flamed Maple Top Border
Simple Maple/Ebony/Maple Rosette
BRW Headstock Veneer w/MOP Walker Logo
Fossilized Nut, Saddle & Bridge Pins
Nickel Waverly Tuners
Calton Case

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2002 Walker 00 14 Fret - SOLD

Mahogany Back and Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Sunburst Finish on Top
Tortoiseshell Bindings
“Classic” Headstock w/BRW Veneer
Nickel Waverly Tuners w/Ivoroid Buttons

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2002 Walker 000 12 Fret - SOLD

Indian Rosewood back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Simple Violin-Cello Rosette
Flamed Maple Top Border & Bindings
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2001 Walker SJ - SOLD

Cocobolo Back & Sides
Sitka Spruce top
Cutaway
BRW Bindings
Flamed Maple Top Border
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Veneer w/MOP Walker Logo
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2005 Walker OM - SOLD

Quilted Maple Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Ebony Purfling around all Bindings and Headstock
Vine Inlay on Fretboard
Ebony Peghead Overlay w/ MOP Walker Logo & Abalone Flowering Vine
Quilted Body Binding
Quilted Maple Wood Purfling around the Top and on the Back Strip
Abalone Rosette
Gold Waverly Tuners w/Ebony Buttons
Calton Case

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2009 Walker OM – Style A Special - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
European Spruce Top w/Bear Claw
Sunburst Finish on Top
40 Style Abalone Top Border
45 Style Fretboard Inlay
BRW Bindings
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Veneer w/Flowering Vine Inlay
Gold Waverly Tuners w/Black MOP Buttons

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2004 Walker SJ - SOLD

Cocobolo Back & Sides
Alpine Spruce top
Cutaway
BRW Bindings
Flamed Maple Top Border
Simple Maple/Ebony/Maple Rosette
BRW Headstock Veneer w/MOP Walker Logo
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2008 Walker OM - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Sunburst Finish on Top
42 Style Abalone Top Border
42 Style Fretboard Inlay
Ivroid Bindings
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Veneer w/Flowering Vine Inlay
Gold Engraved Waverly Tuners
Calton Case

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2005 Walker OM - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
BRW Bindings
Maple/Ebony Rosette
Small Diamond Inlay on Fretboard
BRW Headstock Veneer
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2008 Walker 00 12 Fret – Nick Walker - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Sunburst Finish
Flamed Maple Bindings
Abalone Top Border & Rosette
Flower Inlay on Fretboard & Headstock done in Abalone
Gold Waverly Tuners

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2005 Walker SJ - SOLD

Flamed Maple Back and Sides
Alpine Spruce top
Cutaway
Flamed Maple Neck
Flamed Maple Bindings on Body, Neck & Headstock
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Overlay w/MOP Walker Logo
Gold Waverly Tuners w/Snakewood Buttons
Walker really does something special with Maple.

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2010 Walker OM - SOLD

Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Top Border
Rosewood Bindings
Diamond Fretboard Inlay
Fossilized Ivory Bridge Pins
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2003 Walker L-00 - SOLD

Maple Back and Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Soundboard Border
Ivoroid Bindings
“Classic” Headstock w/Ebony Veneer
Chrome Waverly Tuners w/Ivoroid Buttons

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2008 Walker L-00 12 Fret - SOLD

Cocobolo Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Soundboard
42 Style Fretboard Inlay
Brazilian Rosewood Bindings
Flamed Maple Top Border
Abalone Rosette
Slotted Headstock w/Torch Inlay
“Walker” Logo on back of Headstock
Waverly Tuners

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2009 Walker OM - SOLD

Ribbon Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Top Border
BRW Bindings
Diamond Fretboard Inlay
Fossilized Ivory Bridge Pins
Nickel Waverly Tuners

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2005 Walker Style L-00 Custom - SOLD

Maple Back and Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Soundboard Border
Ivoroid Bindings
“Classic” Headstock w/Ebony Veneer
Chrome Waverly Tuners w/Ivoroid Buttons

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2006 Walker Style “A” Special SJ - SOLD

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides
Alpine Spruce Top
Brazilian Rosewood Body Binding
Flamed Maple Top Border
Black Water Buffalo Horn Bridge Pins
Abalone Rosette
Brazilian Headstock Veneer w/Vine Inlay
Gold Waverly tuners w/Black MOP Buttons

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2002 Walker OM - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides
Master Grade Adirondack Spruce Top
Very Fine Maple Purfling around all Bindings and Headstock
Ebony Fingerboard
Ebony Peghead Overlay with MOP Walker Logo and Abalone Flowering Vine
Brazilian Rosewood Binding on Body and Fingerboard
Deluxe Curly Maple Wood Purfling around the Top and on the Back Strip
Abalone Rosette
Gold Waverly Tuners

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2003 Walker L 00 - SOLD

Flamed Maple Back and Sides
Adirondack Spruce top
Flamed Maple Neck
Ivoroid Binding on Body, Neck and Headstock
Abalone Rosette
Ebony Headstock Overlay w/Abalone Floral Inlay
Nickel Waverly Tuners
Come with Calton Case

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2000 Walker OM - SOLD

Old growth, dark chocolate brown Brazilian Rosewood back and sides
Master grade Adirondack Spruce top
Ebony fingerboard
Ebony peghead overlay with Mother of Pearl
All edges are bound in Ivoroid including body, fingerboard and peghead
Deluxe curly maple wood purfling around the top and fine black/curly maple on the back
Abalone rosette with deluxe curly maple black and white wood strips
Waverly gold tuners

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1999 Walker 000 12 Fret - SOLD

Mahogany Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Flamed Maple Top Border
BRW Bindings
Simple Violin-Cello Rosette
Slotted Headstock
Waverly Tuners w/Ivroid Buttons

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