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17" ARCH TOP ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC GUITARS The 17" arch top is an "X" braced traditional instrument, descendent from the D'Angelico school of instruments. This guitar features carefully hand carved and graduated top and back. In most cases the back is of bigleaf maple, but current inventory includes silver maple and birdseye maple. Tops are either Sitka spruce or Englemann spruce, depending on the desired results. Necks are constructed from matching maple and feature the same quality construction method detailed for the semi-hollow type; they are shaped to suit the customer. F-holes are available in traditional or modern shape and several peghead designs are also offered, which are bound in wood. Scale length, inlay, body depth, pickups and finish are all arranged to achieve a particular performance goal. Hardware is the best available quality and tailpiece is ebony and graphite. Single cutaway is standard; binding is plastic or wood. Pickguard, bridge and fingerboard are ebony. Two models are available: The Monterey features a cascade type peghead design and the Homage which has a peghead design that resembles a D'Angelico's. There is also a seven-string variant. Archtop Pricing |