Unusual archtop

[GGJaguar]

It has a mahogany neck and maple body (pretty normal), but with a maple fingerboard and cedar top (unusual!). I would love to hear the acoustic tone of this one.

Carl's Guitar 17" Electric Archtop Cedar/Maple Cutaway Electric Archtop

<p>A unique & homespun 17" archtop from the workshop of Carl Cavuoto. Cavuoto builds interesting yet classic sounding acoustic instruments having had a large personal collection of various builds as inspiration. <br>This one of a kind instrument is expertly built, featuring a very nice American...

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[Default]

Cedar is much cheaper than spruce. I can buy a pair of cedar wedges for $50, spruce is six times that for second grade or lower.

 

[twocorgis]

I love cedar topped guitars. I had a wonderful Bourgeois J(umbo)OM that was cedar over mahogany, and it had such a unique, mellow sound. Was light as a feather too. I foolishly sold it to my old guitarist, who wouldn't quit begging to buy it, and I'd buy another if I could find one!

 

[walrus]

Can't get a much simpler headstock logo than that! Love it!

walrus

 

[kitniyatran]

Attractive

 

[bobouz]

Yes, it would be very interesting to hear how cedar effects the acoustic properties of an archtop. Neat stuff!

 

[awagner]

Looks totally "unfinished" to me.

 

[bobouz]

Looks totally "unfinished" to me.

I’m not a fan of satin sunbursts, but a well done satin on natural finish instruments can look really nice, imho. Example - a 2010 Breedlove ‘A’ mandolin:

 

[Rusty Chops]

It has a mahogany neck and maple body (pretty normal), but with a maple fingerboard and cedar top (unusual!). I would love to hear the acoustic tone of this one.
Love

Carl's Guitar 17" Electric Archtop Cedar/Maple Cutaway Electric Archtop

<p>A unique & homespun 17" archtop from the workshop of Carl Cavuoto. Cavuoto builds interesting yet classic sounding acoustic instruments having had a large personal collection of various builds as inspiration. <br>This one of a kind instrument is expertly built, featuring a very nice American...

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Love it!
Makes sense to me.
I wouldn’t get along with its neck (I prefer shorter scale length, and a fatter handful),
but I’ll bet it sounds great.