CHICAGOAN ARCHTOP GUITAR

About the Chicagoan Archtop Guitar

Koentopp's standard 17" carved archtop is clean and modern while maintaining a traditional design that was developed over a century ago. Your choice of highly figured American or European tonewoods, modern style f-holes, 3" depth, 25" scale length, and 22 frets, solid ebony fittings, and your choice of finishes. Custom additions also available.

Model Specifications

• 17" arched-top body
• Hand carved and graduated, Select top of Engelmann, Sitka, or European Spruce
• Hand carved and graduated Select American or European Maple Back with matching sides
• 3" side depth
• 25" scale
• 1 11/16” - 1 ¾” nut widths
• Modern Style F-holes
• Parallel or X-Braced Top
• Figured maple binding and purfling
• 3-piece figured maple neck
• Ebony veneer headstock
• Ebony Fingerboard with 12" radius and 22 frets
• Standard or Classic Curved Fingerboard Extension
• Unadorned fretboard with side position markers
• Hand carved Ebony adjustable/compensated Bridge, Tailpiece, and Finger-rest
• Schaller Tuners
• Custom Koentopp Guitar hard shell case

Options/Finishes

• Cutaway
• Ebony binding on fingerboard and headstock
• Fingerboard inlay
• Kent armstrong pickup with controls
• Fhole plugs
• Waverly Tuners
• Finish color
• French polish

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