16" Acoustic
Archtop Guitar
This guitar measures 16 inches across the lower bout.
Standard scale length is 24.75 inches with other scales available on a special order
basis.
Full bodies or cutaways are options.
Bracing options are "parallel" braced for a punchy traditional big band type
sound or "X" bracing which is a more modern type providing a warmer and more
even response.
This is an example of of a cutaway 16" archtop guitar.
This instrument is equipped with a tailpiece made of maple/ebony/capped with bookmatched figured cherry, adjustable bridge, curly maple/mahogany binding.
The back, sides, and necks are Curly Maple.
The top is European Spruce.
The fingerboard is ebony.
The headstock is Black Cherry burl.
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Maple is typically used for necks, back, and sides while spruce is used on the
top. Other species of tone woods can be used as well which is a variable that
affects esthetic as well as tonal characteristics of the guitar.
The top and back are both individually carved and graduated by hand for the
optimum voice.
One version is styled like a traditional instrument with metal "trapeze
tailpiece, adjustable bridge, plastic binding (in simple or elaborate styles.
Another version is more modern having wooden tailpiece and one piece bridge.
Binding made of figured or contrasting woods provide a natural conterpoint to the
traditional plastic.
All these details are variable on a case by case basis.
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