17" archtop
The most popular instrument I build, this design has been carefully refined and modified for the past four years to suit the professional gigging musician.

Destinctive Features include:
Slim sides, deep body contour provides full air capacity in the box for acoustic sound and comfort while playing.
Full size, hand-built PAF style humbucker 'floats' above the body.
Internally laminated neck is super-strong and straight.

Typical specifications (many substitutions available):
70mm (2.75") body depth
Venetian cutaway
Carved German spruce top
Carved North American maple back
28-29mm soundboard depths
Solid maple sides
Spruce X brace
Ebony/rosewood binding with custom herringbone purfling
Internally laminated neck;
2-way adjustable stainless steel truss rod
Ebony fingerboard, 12" radius, 25" scale, 22 frets
42mm width nut, polished bone
Adjustable bridge with proper string-compensation
One-piece solid ebony tailpiece
Full-size suspended humbucker, hand-wound by Aaron Armstrong with custom made extra-slim wooden bobbins
Master volume / tone controls mounted to pickguard
Wooden control-knobs
Open-back, light-weight tuners (Grover/Waverly)
Gloss lacquer finish
Custom colours include: warm/pale blonde; deep brown; chestnut brown; violin burst; vintage-style sunburst
Set-up with D’addario Strings - gauge 012 or 013
Solid woods used throughout

price: from €6000

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