Posts Tagged archtop

Taylor T5-S 2005 (Consignment) SOLD

On April 12, 2011 / SOLD

Tags: archtop, electric, guitar, made in USA, solidbody, Taylor acoustic, The Twelfth Fret, thinline, Vintage

Serial Number… 20050621516 circa 2005 Pricing…$1265.00 Canadian Dollars (approx.$1324.US$ as of April. 11/2011) Neck… Mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, 1 3/4″ nut width, 25.5″ scale length, low profile neck shape, white binding. Frets… Very minor wear. Body… Hollow body thinline, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, white top binding. Finish… Honey Burst in great shape with only very minor play wear. Hardware/electronics … Taylor ES and humbucker pickups, Taylor tuners. Playability/Action… Case… Original Taylor hardshell

Two Guitars, In White SOLD

On March 27, 2011 / SOLD

Tags: archtop, electric, Gibson, Gretsch archtop & thinline, guitar, Kalamazoo, made in USA, Michigan, Nashville, semi-hollow, tennessee, The Twelfth Fret, thinline, Vintage

These two guitars seemed to share a visual theme, so I thought I’d take some pictures of them together.

Hopf Saturn 63 (Used) – SOLD

On March 21, 2011 / SOLD

Tags: archtop, electric, guitar, Hopf, made in Germany, The Twelfth Fret, thinline, Vintage

This is a Hopf Saturn 63, made around 1963 in Germany.
It has a carved maple back, carved spruce top; the original metal strip covering the join, and a patented EverStraight neck (multiple laminations). This neck technique was also used by Framus.

Miller Barncaster ELT134 – SOLD

On March 9, 2011 / SOLD

Tags: archtop, electric, guitar, independent luthiers, made in USA, miller, solidbody, Taylor acoustic, The Twelfth Fret, thinline, Vintage

There’s nothing quite like the elegance and “no nonsense” simplicity of a nice Tele. Especially when you are holding one as wonderfully made as Alastair Miller’s latest Barncaster guitar! Using a piece of 150-year-old Pine, Miller has gone with a 1 9/16″ body depth, making the guitar feel more streamlined than a standard Tele. It also helps make the guitar very lightweight, at just over 6.2 lbs! The bridge pickup is taken from a 50’s Fender Lap Steel, and the neck pickup is custom wound by Miller himself. The neck is carved into a beautiful Fender 50’s “U” profile, with a vintage 3-brass-saddle bridge and “relic” niro finish completing the package. This guitar absolutely screams mojo from top to bottom. Well done Mr. Miller!

Gibson Les Paul Studio 60s Tribute SOLD OUT

On February 27, 2011 / SOLD

Tags: acoustic, archtop, electric, Gibson, guitar, Kalamazoo, Les Paul, made in USA, Michigan, Nashville, solidbody, studio, tennessee, The Twelfth Fret, Tribute, Vintage

There’s very little that needs to be said about the new Les Paul Studio 60s Tribute model. They are built 100% in Nashville, USA. Weight relieved mahogany body with a maple cap, P90 pickups. Satin Nitrocellulose sealer. Gig bag is included.

Epiphone Zephyr Emperor 1951 (consignment) SOLD

On February 15, 2011 / SOLD

Tags: acoustic, archtop, electric, Epiphone, Guild, guitar, Hollowbody, made in USA, new york, rhode Island, The Twelfth Fret, thinline, Vintage, Westerly

Epiphone Zephyr Emperor 1951 (consignment) SOLD

This is a great older piece. It’s in good shape and has a number of interesting features that show up in much later items. The pearl/abalone V block markers and extra binding inlay on the fingerboard appear on later and higher-end Guild guitars, such as the 1970’s Starfire VI. And the pusbhutton selector appears on many items, from Italian instruments to the 1950’s Dodge Torqueflite transmission. This is a big guitar from a time when volume was really needed, and the Emperor was the top of the heap. As a Zephyr, it’s an electric model, and the Vari-tone refers to the pushbutton selector.