Like George and John, I like it. If you were going to fill the grain, darker would be better. Seal the maple with shellac and mask off before the grain filler? I might go with just straight lacquer but I can see toned or tinted working. 'Course I like the blue or black 4001 that Foxton uses. But covering the Koa would be a sin.
Shawn
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