Archtops

The BearCub is a mini archtop guitar with a 17" scale length, tuned B-B (like having a capo at the 7th fret).  This one is serial #100 and has a hand...

Bayard Guitars offers this 2024 Archtop Multi-Scale Octave mandolin #0303.  Constructed with Old violin stash Sugar Maple back, sides and one piece neck and Brazilian Rosewood Multi-Scale fingerboard, headplate, and bridge.  Italian spruce carved...

From the Bayard Guitars workshop is a freshly-fabricated, hand-carved Archtop Octave Mandolin.  Constructed with Sugar Maple back and sides and Engelmann Spruce top and a Honduras Mahogany neck.  Comes with Ebony fingerboard, headplate, bridge...

16" Archtop build Starts with a pressed back and top and 3" depth and a floating adjustable neck. From there you can choose the wood type or carbon fiber for...

This Carbon fiber archtop has a one piece back and sides made from 100% Twill weave carbon fiber, the top is carbon fiber and Jute supported with an X bracing...

This 17″ archtop guitar closely follows the design on my very successful L7 style, except for some obvious differences like the cutaway, pickup and ebony tailpiece. The guitar uses master...

This 16″ wide, 3″ deep archtop guitar was built with the first generation of the Gibson L5 in mind.  The carefully carved, X-braced soundboard is made from 40 year old...

This guitar was inspired by the classic design of a 1938 Gibson L7 that was in my shop for repairs a few years ago.  It is 17″ wide and 3...