Apollo Archtops
Apollo Archtop, 17”, standard 3A flame maple, inlaid purfling in lieu of binding, dark amber finish.
- Cutaway styling
- X-braced, hand-carved, aged spruce top
- Hand-carved AAA, highly flamed maple back with matching sides
- Body binding: Wood bindings of highly figured walnut, mahogany, koa, etc.; or no outside body binding: with inlaid purfling instead
- Body rim depth of 3?
- Cello style f-holes
- Figured-maple neck, with graphite reinforcement and adjustable truss rod
- Solid-ebony fingerboard, bridge, pickguard, and front & back peghead overlays
- Choice of scale length and nut width
- Mother-of-pearl nut
- Mother-of-pearl dot side position markers
- Precision-machined brass tailpiece construction with ebony overlay
- Handmade knurled brass height adjusters on bridge
- High-gloss nitro-cellulose, natural, lacquer finish
- Gold Schaller tuning machines with ebony buttons
- 24K gold-plated metal parts
- Five-ply Cedar Creek plush, fitted hard shell case with keyed lock
- Seven string
- Left handed
- Body rim depth of 3-3/8?
- Non-cutaway body style
- Wood custom choices:
- Quilt AAA, AAAA, or AAAAA
- Flame AAAA or AAAAA
- Custom finish options
- Kent Armstrong pickup: floating or built-in
- Inlayed purfling, top & back
- Fingerboard inlays of tapered MOP diamond
- Peghead inlay of tapered MOP diamond/abalone
- Tone control
- Side port
- Burl appointments
Gallery of Apollo Archtop Guitars
Apollo Archtop, 17”, 7-string, 4A flame maple, inlaid purfling in lieu of binding, light amber finish
Apollo Archtop, 17”, 4A quilted maple, cocobolo trim, sunburst blue finish
Apollo Fullbody Archtop, 17”, 4A flame maple, koa binding and inlaid purfling, tapered mother-of-pearl/diamond inlays, natural finish
Apollo Archtop 17”, 5A quilted maple, koa binding and inlaid purfling, tapered mother-of-pearl/diamond inlays, side port, blonde finish
Apollo Archtop 17”, 4A flame maple, koa binding and inlaid purfling, thuya burl trim, light amber finish
