The St. Charles Avenue Thinline Archtop Guitar
Available in 6-string & 7-string guitar configuration
The St. Charles Avenue archtop guitar is a hand carved 15-inch or 17-inch archtop guitar that is capable of producing a clear acoustic sound with great volume while delivering a classic mellow tone with excellent sustain when amplified. The St. Charles is a versatile performer with a lightweight and compact design, which makes it ideal for concerts, travel, and studio work. This jazz guitar is priced with minimal appointments and a long list of options which will allow The St. Charles Ave. to be the customized guitar of your dreams. This archtop is availble as a 6-string guitar or a 7-string guitar.
Price starts at $5,000
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Standard Features:
- Hand Split Carved Cedar Top with X bracing
- 15″ Body Width (17″ width optional)
- Select One Piece Mahogany back and sides
- One Piece Mahogany neck joined at the 15th fret
- Single white body binding
- Venetian Cutaway
- Adjustable Steel Truss Rod
- Solid Ebony Tailpiece, Pickguard, Bridge, Fingerboard, Headstock, Truss Rod Cover and Heel Cap
- Beautifully Chamfered F Holes
- Custom Kent Armstrong Built In Pickup with Volume and Tone Controls
- Gold Plated Tuners
- High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- 6-String or 7-String Configuration
- Custom Hardshell Case
Options:
- Block Inlay – $275.00
- Fleur De Lis Inlay (Finger Board – $600.00) (Head & Tail Piece – $500)
- Elite Style Head and Tail Piece Inlay – $300.00
- Inlays on the Heel, Truss Rod Cover, and Bridge Base – $75.00 each
- Rear Headstock Veneer – $175.00
- 17″ Version – $500.00
- Floating Pickup with Fingerboard Extension- $600.00
- 25″ Scale – $150.00
- Ebony Tuner Buttons – $50.00
- Coil Tap Switch – $60.00
- Body Binding – (5 ply – $350.00)
- Bound Fingerboard (single white) – $275.00
- Bound Pickguard (single white) – $75.00
- Bound F Holes (single white) – $250.00
- Sunburst Color Choice – NC
- 5 Piece Mahogany Neck – $300.00
- Wood Binding – Please Inquire
- Exotic wood appointments – Please Inquire
- Cedar Creek Custom Case – $350.00
- Solid Carved Sitka Spruce Top – $150.00
- Solid Carved European Top – $500.00
- One Piece Maple Back and Sides – $500.00
- Left-Handed Version – $1000.00