Archtop Jazz guitar

Building Archtop jazzguitars is truly a pleasure. I’ve built this one for Belgian guitarist/producer Frederik Segers as a first of a series. The solid woods are carved by hand. A time consuming manual labour but worth every minute as the top is voiced to resonate at its best ability. Building Archtop guitars reminds me of the years that I studied Violin making. What makes the guitar even more special is that she’s finished with French polish. This is a very fine layer of handrubbed finish that is usualy on concert guitars.

Custom options are:

• Sunburst nitro finish

• Scale lenth

• Nut width

• Electronics (pickups and controls)

• Tuners

• Rosewood or Ebony fingerboard

• Bracing pattern X or parallel

• Inlays

• etc..

Specifications

Model: Handcarved 17“ archtop

Top wood: Spruce

Back and Sides: Flamed Maple

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Ebony

Bridge: Ebony archtop bridge

Bindings: Maple, Ebony, Walnut handmade (check the f-holes)

Scale length: 25 1/8”

Nut Width: 1,75” Bone

Tuners: Standard Locking

Finish: French Polish Shellack

Strings: 013 Flatwounds

Electronics: Blending Passive Piezo bridge with Armstrong pickup and an added master volume thumbwheel below the pickguard.

Inspired soundwise by ISANA (50’s Archtop) vs Bob Benedetto’s design

Custom shaped neck in accordance with hand and requests of customer

Dove tail neck joint

No dots on fB by request

Scratch plate custom designed

Custom handcut MOP logo Gringhuis

Hand carved 17“ archtop

Parallel bracing (x bracing also possible)

Shellac French Polish Finish