Klepper Single Cut

"Every guitar I build is a one-of-a-kind, custom instrument. I have no standard model names or numbers. I work slowly; my output is about 10 guitars each year. I build as much as possible from raw materials, including making parts that many builders buy ready-made, such as liner blocks, fretboards, bridges, strap buttons, and purflings. I design and make my own marquetry purflings (the well-known "herringbone" is one example of marquetry). Your Klepper guitar will be truly handmade, by one set of hands: my own." - Howard Klepper

Model: Klepper Single Cut basic model specs

- single cutaway with chambered mahogany body
- hand-carved solid AAA curly or quilted maple top
- top binding with black/white purfling
- nitrocellulose lacquer finish with honey toned top
- 5-piece neck with bound ebony fretboard
- jumbo frets, brass, bone, or graphite nut
- dot pearl position inlays
- side dot markers
- pearl “Klepper” logo
- black front and rear headstock veneers
- single action truss rod with two carbon fiber rods
- two DiMarzio humbucking pickups
- three potentiometer controls for volume/volume/tone with pullout switches for series/parallel coils, single coil tap, and phase reverse
- 3-position toggle switch, shielded wiring compartment, star grounding and separate electronic and shock resistant hardware grounds
- “Nashville” style tuneamatic bridge
- stop tailpiece
- strap buttons
- “speed” knobs
- black pickguard
- Sperzel tuners
- hard case.

Price Basic Model: $3250

Options:

- Special figured maple tops with burl or very high curl or quilt figure: $250 and up
- Walnut burl top $500 and up
- Burl or bookmatched exotic hardwood headstock face $100
- Custom top colors and sunburst tops $200
- Sunburst back or neck $100 (each)
- Bound and b/w purfled headstock $150
- 6-ply b/w/b/w/b/w top purfling $125
- B/w or other purfled fretboard $75 and up
- Brazilian rosewood fretboard $100
- Diamond pearl fretboard inlays $100
- Block pearl fretboard inlays $175
- B/w side purflings on body and neck $200
- Triple backstrapped headstock $250
- Hand turned hardwood control knobs (3) $100
- Hand turned hardwood strap buttons (2) $75
- Multi-ply or wood pickguard $75
- Double cutaway body $200
- Third pickup (single coil) w/ 5-position switch $225
- Custom Cedar Creek case $150
- All others custom quote