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From Stephen Raphael Marchione on his Archtop -My Archtops have tremendous projection and give you a broad, pleasing voice at full acoustic volume. My detailed work and experience consistently give you a neck that’s stable, reliable and easy to play. The design and construction of my instruments is strongly influenced by the great guitars of the past, which I examined at length, from D’Aquistos to D’Angelicos, from Fletas to Contreras. I invite you to discover for yourself the difference that quality and experience really makes. For the original owner, I guarantee materials and workmanship for the life of the instrument.Perfectly crafted guitars and delighted customers are my passion. I build each Archtop to be the Ferrari of Archtop guitars. When you play a Marchione Archtop, you’ll find that playability, acoustic sound, and beauty are my focus.This Archtop is a fully Acoustic/Electric carved Archtop guitar with a floating pickup and all premium solid wood construction.The back is European Flamed Maple and the top is European Alpine Spruce. The 25.5″ scale length neck is American Sugar Maple, and the finish is Nitrocellulose Lacquer. All fittings, the binding, and the fingerboard are African Ebony, and the pickup is a hand wound, very warm, full output PAF Humbucker. For increased durability and on stage reliability, the 16″ Modern Archtop also features Stainless Steel Fretwire, locking Sperzel Tuners and Schaller Strap Locks."This 16" Modern Archtop is the evolution of decades of work on my most beloved design built with a fabulous set of Swiss Maple and Swiss Spruce that were cut for a high end Cello." - Stephen Raphael MarchioneOther specifications include:Swiss Spruce TopSwiss Maple Back & SidesAmerican Sugar Maple NeckAfrican Ebony BindingsAfrican Ebony Floating BridgeAfrican Ebony FingerboardAfrican Ebony Floating Pickguard - Volume & ToneStainless Steel FretsSperzel Locking Tuning MachinesThin Nitro Lacquer FinishAll Joinery is done with Hot Hide GlueFloating Custom Hand Wound Marchione PAF Humbucking PickupCustom Calton Flight Case1 11/16" Nut Width2.125" Bridge Spacing25.5" Scale Length5 lb 12 oz#111722For more information about the Marchione 16" Modern Archtop, please contact us.