2026 Raymond Kraut Ironwood Mod-D Model + Cutaway

What does a dreadnought look and sound like when a restless innovator gets his hands on it? Something like the Mod D + cutaway — master luthier Raymond Kraut's largest-bodied instrument, its waist shifted forward toward a classical silhouette, its bracing and sound ports unlike anything else on the wall. Trained at the Robert-Venn School of Lutherie and apprenticed under the legendary Ervin Somogyi, Kraut builds super-responsive guitars that give players back exactly what they put in: rich, piano-like tone with extraordinary dynamic range.

With an astonishing architecture that recalls Frank Lloyd Wright more than a traditional dreadnought, this guitar looks like it should be in a museum, but it sounds and plays like an instrument by a renowned, world-class luthier should. Premiered at the Fretboard Summit in 2026, this guitar was the belle of the ball. And pictures do not do it justice.

Build & Materials

• Top: Swiss Moon Spruce
• Back & Sides: Desert Ironwood
• Fretboard, Bridge & Peghead Veneers: Desert Ironwood
• Nut & Saddle: bone
• Finish: nitrocellulose lacquer

Design Features

• Architectural sound port design with an additional elongated sound port and baffle
• Bold cutaways and modern bracing in the upper bout — no two Kraut guitars are exactly alike

Size & Feel

• Scale length: 25 1/4" | Nut width: 1 25/32" | String spacing at bridge: 2 1/4"
• EVO fretwire | GOTOH tuners

The Details

• Includes Visesnut case
• Handcrafted by Master Luthier Raymond Kraut (Mod D), trained under Ervin Somogyi

In stock now at Wood & Wire. Come hear what happens when a dreadnought stops playing by the rules!