Not Your Father's Archtop

[Mark Langner]

Just strung up my 11th (official serial #, that is - I built two without #'s), and though it still needs finish work and a other things (a little string buzz, etc), I thought I'd post a video link so y'all can hear it as well as seeing a few images. Walnut sides, neck and back stripe; curly cherry back (wings), Englemann spruce top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQz8e4a ... e=youtu.be

More will follow.

[Mike Wilson]

Nice!

[Chris Richards]

Very nice!..... I watched the video clip and I really like the sound, I've just finished my first archtop, it's posted a few below this post, I built it mainly for the challenge of making one as I'm not a huge fan of the typical jazz guitar sound (which mine sounds like). Excellent work and keep rockin'!

[Beate Ritzert]

The sound reminds me to some clips of vintage german archtops not trung with flatwounds.

Strings would make a large part of the difference to the traditonal sound, wouldn't they?

BTW: beautiful instrument!