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