BC Kingston CR Series

Features of the CR series: 17” body, 25.0” fret scale, 3” deep, Nut 1 21/32," Custom suspended ebony finger rest, bound in ebony/maple with stealth volume and tone controls and Bennedetto B6 floating humbucking pickup or Kent Armstrong floating adjustable polepiece humbucker, Custom ebony “torch” tailpiece,(with etched definition on CR-P), 0.200 carbon fiber rods extending from neck, through the peghead on each side of the LMI two way adjustable truss rod, Multiple solid wood ebony/curly maple bindings (fabricated in shop) around the f-holes, body, fret board and peghead...

Hopkins Contessa

The Contessa is the distilled essence of the classic archtop guitar. Unadorned and understated, it's elegant simplicity, sensuous edges and purity of form allow the senses to appreciate the downright sexiness of a hand carved archtop guitar. It's visual purity is echoed by the purity of tone. Clean, rich tonality springs forth in both acoustic and electrified configurations.

Hopkins Marquis

The Marquis is the distilled essence of the classic archtop guitar. Unadorned and understated, it's elegant simplicity, sensuous edges and purity of form allow the senses to appreciate the downright sexiness of a hand carved archtop guitar. It's visual purity is echoed by the purity of tone. Clean, rich tonality springs forth in both acoustic and electrified configurations.

Hopkins Monarch Regal

The Monarch Regal makes a bold visual statement to match the boldness of its tone. Dramatic art deco tailpieces and pickguards feature 5-ply fine line binding and gloss lacquer finish.

Hopkins Tessa Nova

Peter Hopkin's Tessa Nova is a beautiful contemporary interpretation of the traditional archtop's timeless lines. The graceful sweeping forms of pickguard, tail piece, sound holes and pickup, intersect and merge in a rhythmic flow. The Tessa Nova's tone is unmistakeably archtop, but with a clean, open and percussive voice that lends itself well to chord, melody, and solo playing...

Koll Archtops

Bridgetown: The Bridgetown archtop is a 17" art deco beauty. Bridgetown-7: The Bridgetown-7 top is parallel-braced select Alaskan Sitka, hand carved. Rose City: The Rose City arch top features an x-braced fine Alaskan Sitka carved top, Pacific Northwest BigLeaf Maple back and sides. Honduran Mahogany neck with Ebony fingerboard. Rose City-7:The Rose City arch top features an x-braced fine Alaskan Sitka carved top, Pacific Northwest BigLeaf Maple back and sides. New Rose: This is the latest incarnation of the Rose City.

Koll RE7/6 and RE7F

The RE7 or 6 and RE7F is an asymmetrical, ergonomically designed, carved top, headless wonder. The original was made for Ron Eschete. He had played a Klein electric owned by one of his students. He loved the neck angle and how it sat on his leg. He wanted Saul Koll to make him something like it, only in a 7 string. At this time he was playing large traditional arch tops.

Myka Archtops

Top: Lutz Spruce, Back and Sides: Madagascar Rosewood, Fingerboard: Ebony, Headstock and Tailpiece Veneers: Cocobolo, Ebony Pickup Rings and Knobs, Binding: Ebony with black and white purfling, Scale Length: 24.625", Fretboard radius: 12", Frets: 22, Nut width: 1-23/32", Neck carve: .Medium C-carve, Pickups: Handwound Jason Lollar Imperial humbuckers, Switching: 3-way, 1 Tone, 1 Volume, with series/single/parallel knob per pickup, Logo: Pearl...

Myka Custom

Myka offers both electric and acoustic instrument designs. The styles in this gallery can be used as a starting point for a new instrument or modified to fit your particular needs or something entirely new can be designed..

Ribbecke Guitar Corp. 15cc Halfling™ Guitar

This guitar is truly remarkable. At just 15" it's small and compact but has an amazing sound due to it's Halfling™ top. It's similar in size and style to a Les Paul. The 15cc is named after DAG's own Cliff Cultreri. RGC wanted to honor Cliff because "he is an amazing man and a great friend to all of us at RGC."...

Ribbecke Guitar Corp. 16" Halfling™ Thinline Guitar

The 16" Thinline design is based on Ribbecke's original Jazz Guitar. This guitar offers all of the same wonderful qualities, but at a skinny 2” wide it offers even greater versatility!..

Ribbecke Guitar Corporation Halfling™ Jazz Guitar

If you are looking for a true crossover instrument, you want the Halfling™ Jazz Guitar! Playing this guitar, you will experience superior separation of course (the ability to hear individual notes and complex chords in individual strings). As well as outstanding multi-dimensional acoustic imaging. It has great feedback suppression with an enhanced bass response not found in any other archtop guitar...

Ribbecke Guitar Corp. Halfling™ Pin Bridge Guitar

Ribbecke has applied their revolutionary Halfling™ technology to the world of the Steel String! With their characteristic sustain and energy storage in the top as well as enhanced dimensional acoustics this is the Steel String guitar for the discriminating player...

Ribbecke Guitar Corp. Testadura Halfling™ Thinline Guitar

Taking inspiration from the classic Ribbecke Testadura RGC is building the highly anticipated Testadura Halfling™! This guitar is a combination of their Thinline guitar and Tom's double pickup Testadura. Its the ultimate cross between a Traditional Ribbecke Testadura, a Halfling, a 335 and a Les Paul...

Ribbecke Guitar Corp. Halfling™ Thinline Guitar

"THIN IS IN!" We are so pleased to present the Thinline Halfling™ Guitar! The Thinline design is based on Ribbecke's original Jazz Guitar. This guitar offers all of the same wonderful qualities, but at a skinny 2” wide it offers even greater versatility...

Thorell FV Premier

Originally commissioned by Frank Vignola, the FV Premier model is the perfect instrument for guitarists seeking versitile and clear acoustic tone not offered elsewhere in the market. Equally at home in a New York jazz club or on stage with David Grisman, this guitar offers an exclusive convergence of gypsy, archtop, and flattop sounds. The Spuce soundboard is hand-carved from a thinner plate than is typical for an archtop guitar, allowing for a lower break angle tension at the bridge and a unique hybrid bracing style (also used on the Thorell Gianina models). . .

Thorell Gianina

This beautiful model was born out of a commission and a desire to create a guitar that combines the drive and thump of an archtop, the warmth and depth of a nylon, and the breathy throaty sustain of a Selmer-Maccaferri. The result is amazing! With a unique bracing and graduation technique that Ryan developed, the tone is an exciting extraction of the above guitars. The top is of an aged hand-selected spruce, the back and sides are European maple. The aesthetic is very striking with the rich, dark cocobolo against the black ebonies and white soundboard and maples. The neck is slightly narrower then a classical guitar at 1 7/8”. The action and playability is very smooth. It works great for fingerstyle or plectrum playing.

Thorell Legato

Walnut and Cedar bring their warmth and depth as a starting place for this fresh take on the archtop guitar. More full bodied and open sounding like an acoustic guitar, yet it still has the meaty thumpy tones of an archtop. The Cedar and Walnut contribute a certain darkness to the tone that sounds fantastic with bronze strings. Aesthetically this guitar has a very organic and contemporary look yet still relates to and plays off of the archtop tradition..

Thorell Sweet E

This is a traditional archtop guitar, descended from the great makers of the genre. The Sweet E has a traditional x-brace, is fully acoustic, and has a floating pickup. Built to withstand feedback issues, each guitar is voiced around an individual's particular needs and desires. Players typically describe sound and physical parameters, and Ryan designs the guitar to suit those requirements and goals...

Thorell Frank Vignola Model

This groundbreaking guitar brings the beautiful clarity and immediacy of the Viennese guitar tradition into contemporary archtop design. This guitar was designed in collaboration with guitarist Frank Vignola to showcase the unique vision and style he is renowned for.

Thorell Wysteria

The Wysteria is uncompromising elegance. Aesthetically, this guitar pays homage to the great lineage of the archtop jazz guitar. From its hand-crafted Loyd Loar era inspired sunburst finish, to it’s contemporary bocote and ebony natural wood appointments, this is an unapologetic and pinnacle guitar.