Fine Archtops | Everything Archtop Guitars

Connecting lovers of archtop guitars to custom archtop luthiers. A one-stop destination for blues and jazz guitar players and collectors to find guitar makers.

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Top-of-the-line Kalamazoo carved deluxe archtop by Ned Whittemore. It's inspired by the classic electric archtops built in Kalamazoo in the 50s and 60s. 

https://www.finearchtops.com/archtop-luthiers/ned-whittemore-2/

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Unique guitar designs by Swiss luthiers Claudio & Claudia Pagelli. 

https://www.finearchtops.com/archtop-luthiers/claudio-claudia-pagelli/

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The Orchestra Archtop by Gary Zimnicki. This guitar was inspired by the classic design of a 1938 Gibson L7 that was in his shop for repairs a few years ago. It has the quintessential tone of an old archtop guitar, whether playing solo lines or chords.

https://www.finearchtops.com/archtop-luthiers/gary-zimnicki/

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The Ivy/Rose custom archtop by Bill Comins. Check out the detail work! See more of his custom archtops: https://www.finearchtops.com/archtop-luthiers/bill-comins/ http://www.cominsguitars.com/

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Evolution of Archtop Guitars Part Three: Tomorrow

This is part three of a three-part series about archtop guitars: their past, present and future. The future of archtop guitars and professional luthiers looks bright. Music is more popular than eve…

This is the third and final part of our blog series on the Evolution of Archtop Guitars. 

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Evolution of Archtop Guitars Part Two: Today

This is part two of a three-part series about archtop guitars: their past, present and future. Archtop guitars have been a staple of the American music scene for more than a century. Known for thei…

Part Two of our three-part blog series on the evolution of archtop guitars.

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Evolution of Archtop Guitars Part One: History

Archtop guitars have a long and interesting history. They’ve been a popular instrument for more than 100 years, and they are incredibly versatile. While most people think of them as a jazz instrume…

We are covering the evolution of archtop guitars. This is part one of a three-part blog series. 

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Want a guitar custom made for you? Contact one of our luthiers and make your dream come true!

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Unique guitars built by Sigmund Johannessen.

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DELAHAYE ARCHTOP

Luthier: Mark Lacey

All features of the guitar are taken from the 1937 Delahaye 135MS Roadster. Mark chose black to contrast with the chrome. The tailpiece is the front grille of the Delahaye. The cars front fender is depicted in the pickguard and is made of anodized brushed aluminum trimmed with figured maple.

Aluminum volume and tone knobs are made to look like engine pistons. The cars unusual door handle is featured in the headstock and made from three pieces of aluminum.

Fingerboard inlays are various knobs in the dashboard and the engine side vents are also featured. Mark used different types of shell and brass for these. The sound holes are a profile of the simple hood ornament. The binding trim is figured maple.

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Chuck Thornton has personally and passionately crafted more than 250 guitars in the past 20 years.

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Our Mission:

Fine Archtops is devoted exclusively to the archtop jazz guitar.  We bring together the archtop buyer with these exclusive archtop guitar luthiers who have devoted their lives to the creation of their magnificent custom instruments. We celebrate the archtop as the pinnacle of this art.

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Hello.  My name is Steve Wagner. For more than 35 years as both a player and collector of archtop guitars I have owned or played hundreds of these magnificent instruments. To me the hand-carved archtop guitar is a work of fine art. I long felt the need for a venue unlike any other where these artisans and their guitars could be showcased and made easily accessible to archtop buyers and enthusiasts.

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So many Mark Bailey archtops to play...so little time.

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Fall in love with a Baker guitar like this over and over by making one yours.

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