Maker of acoustic and electric archtop guitars.

Apollo Archtops

Apollo Archtop, 17”, standard 3A flame maple, inlaid purfling in lieu of binding, dark amber finish.

Ernie Burkhardt guitar

Back view burkhardt Apollo Archtop Represent

  • 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
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Gallery of Apollo Archtop Guitars

Apollo Archtop, 17”, 7-string, 4A flame maple, inlaid purfling in lieu of binding, light amber finish

Custom Apollo, 17”, 4A flame, oval soundhole, sideport, snakewood fingerboard and trim, inlaid purfling in lieu of bindings, custom peghead design, amber finish

Apollo 7-string back

Apollo Archtop, 17”, 4A quilted maple, cocobolo trim, sunburst blue finish

Apollo, blue cocobolo, front

Apollo, blue cocobolo, back

Apollo, blue cocobolo, detail

Apollo Fullbody Archtop, 17”, 4A flame maple, koa binding and inlaid purfling, tapered mother-of-pearl/diamond inlays, natural finish

Apollo Fullbody Archtop, 17”front

Apollo Fullbody back

Apollo Archtop 17”, 5A quilted maple, koa binding and inlaid purfling, tapered mother-of-pearl/diamond inlays, side port, blonde finish

Apollo with side port, quilted, front

Apollo with side port, quilted, back

Apollo with side port, quilted, detail

Apollo Archtop 17”, 4A flame maple, koa binding and inlaid purfling, thuya burl trim, light amber finish

Apollo, of thuya burl, front

Apollo thuya burl, back

Apollo made with thuya burl, peghead,