The top or belly (and often the back) of the archtop guitar is either carved out of a block of solid wood, or heat-pressed using laminations, and the belly normally has two f-holes, the lower of these partly covered by a scratch plate raised above the belly so as not to damp its vibration. The renewed interest in rockabilly music has led Guild to introduce a "Rockabilly" model electric archtop with single-coil DeArmond 2000 pickups. Currently, many brands, such as Yamaha, Epiphone (owned by Gibson), Eagle, and Jay Turser produce affordable archtop guitars. Most of the accessories ( pickguard, bridge, tuner buttons, knobs, etc.) are made of wood (ebony or rosewood) instead of metal and have a clean acoustic look. The Benedetto style of acoustic/electric archtop has been copied by luthiers such as Dale Unger, Dana Bourgeois and others. Borys, the understudy of D'Aquisto, builds his guitars in a small shop in Vermont and authentically recreates the beautiful aesthetics and tonal qualities of his mentor's instruments. Interest in archtops has been revived by luthiers such as Roger Borys and Bob Benedetto. In 1958, the L5CES was redesigned with humbucking pickups Most but certainly not all subsequent archtop guitars conform loosely to the pattern set by this model. This innovation was immediately popular, and while purely acoustic archtop guitars such as the Gibson L-7C remain available to this day, they have become the exception. In 1951, Gibson released the L5CES, an L5 with a single cutaway body and two electric pickups, equally playable as either an acoustic guitar or an electric guitar. Archtop guitars were particularly adopted by both jazz and country musicians, and in big bands and swing bands. Perhaps the most revered instrument from this period is the F5 mandolin, but probably the more broadly influential was the L5 guitar, which remains in production to this day.Īrchtop guitars were subsequently made by many top American luthiers, notably John D'Angelico of New York and his student Jimmy D'Aquisto, William Wilkanowski, Charles Stromberg and Son in Boston, and by other major manufacturers, notably Gretsch, Epiphone, and Selmer of Paris.
Although the new instrument models flopped commercially and Loar left Gibson after only a couple of years, Gibson instruments signed by Loar now are among the most prized and celebrated in stringed-instrument history. The L5 introduced a number of innovations, the most striking being the violin-like f-holes. In 1922, Lloyd Loar was hired by the Gibson Company to redesign their instrument line in an effort to counter flagging sales, and in that same year the Gibson L5 was released to his design.
The archtop guitar was invented in the 1890s by Orville Gibson, founder of the Gibson Guitar Corporation, who was primarily a mandolin builder and had previously built archtop mandolins. * F-holes similar to members of the violin family.
#Hoyer archtop guitar full
“ Excellent condition throughout except for the side wall and base which some Wally tried to spray Black and used the wrong paint spoiling the original finish.This has been covered with a Carbon fibre,plastic sheet.This cosmetic repair is the only blemish on what is a beautiful example of Arnold Hoyer's work,built for the 1960 Expo to show the Quality of the materials and workmanship.An archtop guitar is a steel-stringed acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with blues and jazz players. See all condition definitions – opens in a new window or tab
See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. This item may be a floor model or an item that has been returned to the seller after a period of use. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended.
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