American Archtop News

2008

Archtop Building Seminars

Class photos posted for April 2008 building class.

  • January 26 to February 2, 2008 - FULL
  • April 19 to 26, 2008 - FULL
  • July 19 to 26 2008 - FULL
  • October 11 to 18, 2008 - FULL
  • November 8 to 15, 2008 - Last classes before price increase
  • January 17 to 24, 2009

See the Building Class page for more information.

2007

Archtop Building Seminars

  • January 20 to 27 2007
  • April 21 to 27 2007
  • July 14 to 21 2007
  • October 13 to 20 2007

Guitars For Sale

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Features of this model:

  • American Legend 7 String
  • Honey Blonde Finish
  • 17" X 3" Body
  • 25" Scale Length
  • 21 Frets
  • 7 String 2 1/16" Nut Width
  • Hand Voiced Solid German Spruce Top
  • Solid Highly Flamed Maple Back and Sides
  • Ebony Fingerboard,Bridge,Tailpiece and Fingerrest
  • Black Schaller Tuning Machines with Ebony Knobs
  • Suspended Kent Armstrong Mini Humbucking pickup
  • Hard Shell Plush-Lined Case

Price: $5950.00

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Features of this model:

  • One Of A Kind Custom Beautiful Highly Flamed Aged Tiger Maple Back,Sides and Neck
  • Highly Figured Headstock Front and Rear New Design
  • New Designed Floral pattern
  • Acoustic 6 String
  • 16" Body 3" Depth
  • 1 3/4' Ebony Nut
  • 25" Scale length
  • Black Schaller Tuners with Ebony Knobs
  • Mother of Pearl Inlay lower rim and Tailpiece
  • Hard Shell Plush Lined Case
  • Stunning Sound,looks and feel

Price: $8500

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Features of this model:

  • 7 String Custom Legend
  • Oval Hole
  • Solid German Spruce Top
  • Solid Highly Flamed Maple Back
  • Blonde Finish
  • Armstrong Floating Pick Up
  • Special Headstock Inlay

Price: $5950.00

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Shows American Archtop Attending

  • The Classic American Guitar Show (Philly)
  • The Long Island Guitar Show (Philly)
  • Fall Philly Guitar Show (November)

2006

American Dream Spruce 6 String For Sale

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Features of this model:

  1. American Dream Spruce 6 String
  2. 17" Body Width X 2 1/2" Depth
  3. 1 3/4" Nut
  4. 25" Fingerboard Scale
  5. Gold Schaller Tuning Machines
  6. Violin Finish
  7. Built in Pickup
  8. Hard Shell Plush Lined Case

Price: $4850

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Archtop Building Seminars

  • April 22 to 29 2006
  • July 22 to 29 2006

    Photos of class added to Building Class page.

  • October 14 to 21 2006

See the Building Class page for more information.

Shows American Archtop Attending

  • The Classic American Guitar Show (Philly)
  • TheLong Island Guitar Show (Philly)
  • Fall Philly Guitar Show (November)

2005

Archtop Building Seminars

  • January 8 to 15 2005
  • March 19 to 26 2005
  • July 16 to 22 2005
  • October 15 to 22 2005

Shows American Archtop Attending

  • The Classic American Guitar Show - May 21 - 22, 2005
  • Fall Philly Guitar Show (November)

September 2005

5 - New guitar for sale. Visit the For Sale page for more information.

Features of this model:

  • 14 1/2" Body 2 1/4" Depth
  • Seymour Duncan pickups
  • 25.4 scale length
  • New Designed F Holes

Price: $5300

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April 2005

18 - Added a few new images to the Players Gallery.

5 - New American Collector Series guitar for sale. Visit the For Sale page for more information.

American Collector Series

This is a an American Collector Series guitar - not built to fill an order, but to create a completely original work of art that plays like a dream when you pick it up.

Sometimes I work on special projects such as this and then offer them to the guitar community.

Features of this model:

  • Beautiful Highly Flamed Top, Back and Sides
  • Highly Figured Headstock Front and Rear New Design
  • New Designed F Holes
  • 14 1/2" Body 3" Depth
  • Built in Pickup with Coil Tap
  • Gold Schaller Tuners with Ebony Knobs
  • Mother of Pearl Inlay 12th Fret and Tailpiece

Price: $8,000

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November 2004

New Collector Series Mahogany Oval Hole Special Edition guitar for sale. Visit the For Sale page for more information.

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American Dream Spruce 7 String Dark Violin Finish guitar for sale. Visit the For Sale page for more information.

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October 2004 Nazareth Guitar Institute opens

Nazareth Guitar Institute opens.

June 2004

C. F. Martin & American Archtop Guitars
Unveil A True Player's Archtop Colaboration

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7 - New guitar and player images added to gallery (link...)

7 - This News page added to site to keep all informed on the latest American Archtop news and site changes