Ribbecke HJG Thinline

"THIN IS IN!" The Thinline is an offshoot of the HJG-1 "Halfling Jazz Guitar" which is the result of over 25 years of Tom Ribbecke's unique understanding of carved top design. True crossover instruments, they combine the sensitivity of steel string guitars, with their flatter soundboard on the bass side, and the articulate sound of true jazz guitars.

Ribbecke "Pin Bridge Halfling" Steel String

Folks, it's with great excitement that we introduce the Pin-Bridge version of the Ribbecke Guitar Corp's "Halfling". This is no ordinary guitar but rather one that takes the incredible Halfling sound and technology and shifts it's focus one step further to the Flat-Top side of the tracks. We are expecting the first, limited run of 5, to be ready for a late June / early July delivery.

The Kiso-Ribbecke Archtop

Built by the highly skilled master luthiers of Kiso, using only the finest woods and world class build techniques, the Kiso-Ribbecke is possibly the greatest value ever in an archtop guitar. There is absolutely no compromise or cutting back on anything but the price. We finally have a world class archtop within reach of the performers, students and players who so deserve to have one.

Ribbecke Guitar Corporation's Halfling

Picture a guitar that could replace a gypsy jazz box, a D28 Flat-top AND an L5, an instrument where your hands and pick attack, as well as your string selection, be it flatwounds, roundwounds, electric or bronze and combinations thereof.