Hot or Not? SCHARPACH

[wok]

Vienna Traditional Brown

Price: $arm + leg

incredible instrument though

 

[Gary Blanchard]

It's okay, but not an arm and leg's worth.

 

[Dogsinplastic]

One of my gripes with archtops is the tendency towards overly large or ornate headstocks. I actually like the style of this headstock, but it's too damned big. Beyond that, a really nice example, but definitely out of my league (on several levels).

 

[Deep Eddy]

Which arm? I'm left handed.

 

[Mark Wein]

I like that.

 

[jelloman]

Would they settle for a couple toes and a tooth?

 

[Gorgon90]

So I don't get a second strap button included for an arm and a leg? So how many internal organs extra does that cost?

Lovely looking guitar but not my cup of tea.

 

[Packerbacker]

Like it!

 

[reverend1]

no

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

Well, it's lovely. But I'm kinda partial to cheap, ugly guitars.

 

[Scott_Abene]

The finish is a little too much for me but damn the specs are amazing

Specs
Top: German Spruce: Old Stock Lang Collection, custom bracing
Sides and back: Selected old European Cello Wood
Colour: Several options to be discussed
Headstock: Slotted Head Design
Headplate: On back and front; Maple in Matching Colour or ebony
Fingerrest: Optional at no extra costs
Machines: Custom Scharpach with engraved sculpted, gold-plated cover and handmade massive silver knobs; gold-plated

Tailpiece: Engraved sculpted design, Carved out of solid Brass, gold-plated
Cutaway: Standard
Pick-up: Optional Scharpach humbucker at no extra costs

Bridge: One Piece Acoustic Maple Bridge or adjustable Ebony type

Neck: Selected piece of 50 years old Madagascar Cedrela Odorata
Fingerboard: Ebony with dots on sides only & custom 12th fret inlay
Compound Radius: 12 inches – 22 inches, perpendiculum 0.5 mm
Number of frets: 20 – 24 frets depending with humbucker

Scale: 643 mm
Nut width: 46 mm
String spacing: 37 mm (nut) : 46 mm (12th fret)
String spacing bridge: 55 mm
Neck Thickness: 21-21.5 mm at 1st fret, 23-24 mm at 12th fret
Fret wire: Van Gent (18% Nickel/Silver): Width: 2.5mm, Height: 1.3mm
String set up: Thomastik GeorgeBenson
Fretwork: PLEK setting

http://www.scharpach.com/guitars/vienna-archtop-jazz-guitar/sound-video-samples/

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Ah luvs me some archtops, and these are some beautiful instruments. Unfortunately, custom built archtops cost a bundle (just look at the prices that Benedettos are going for).

 

[Scott_Abene]

The sad part is... If I had the $8,000-$20,000 laying around to buy a handmade Archtop I would be all over it.

 

[Jbird]

Holy Toledo!

drool0

Dr. Flamencology should get one of those Preferably the darker one posted in the OP.

 

[LeftyTom]

Wow, an upright six-string!

 

[BEACHBUM]

Beautiful but I'm certain I could never live up to its reputation.

 

[Coralkong]

I quite like the OP.

Super hot.

 

[DFB]

Smoking Hot!

 

[Guitar Heel]

drool0

 

[Stratguy]

If money wasn't an issue - for me, not them - I'd be all over that. If it played great, awesome! If not, I'd hang it on the wall and point to it whenever anyone came by, to affirm my great taste in finer things.