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Options and Pricing Acoustic flattop guitars Pricing can vary greatly depending upon the choices made but I can say that typically my acoustic guitars sell in the $4000-$5000 range. I use a dovetail neck joint and hide glue. All acoustic guitars have scalloped bracing and the tops are tap tuned to bring out the woods full potential. All backs, soundboards and sides are bookmatched solid wood. You can choose Mahogany, Indian Rosewood, Brazilian Cherry, Bubinga, Maple, Myrtle, Padauk, Wenge, Lacewood, Ovangkol, Purple Heart, Zebrawood back and sides. Some woods like Ziricote, Cocobolo, Highly figured Koa, and Malaysian Blackwood require aditional charge. Soundboards are choice, Sitka spruce or Carpathian red spruce. Adirondack spruce, Sinker Redwood, Lutz spruce, Torrefied spurces and other soundboards are optional, prices and avaliability vary. Red spruce bracing is used on all acoustic guitars.
Neck and headstock binding with purfling is included in this price. (same binding choices apply) Black/white/black top, back and side purfling on the body is included. Choice of Indian Rosewood or Ebony fingerboard and headcap, and Indian Rosewood, Ebony or African Blackwood bridge.
Gloss lacquer finish A hard shell case and lifetime warranty are included in the base price. Changes to nut width, neck thickness, scale length, string spacing, fingerboard radius are no charge.
Acoustic Guitar Upgrades
Many other options are possible, please inquire. (Price quotes given on custom orders are good for 30 days).
Archtop Guitars Solid carved archtop guitars are around $6000. My standard archtop guitar has a 17" Venetian cutaway body Scale length is 25" Solid carved European flame maple back and sides European flame maple laminated neck Solid carved European spruce soundboard Rosewood or Ebony fingerboard with pearl inlays Rosewood binding and tailpiece Two way truss rod Gold Gotoh or Grover tuning machines Maple binding on the neck and headstock with an ebony head cap The bridge is also rosewood with a bone saddle It comes with a suspended pickup that is hand made by Kent Armstrong. There is a volume and tone control An amber toner and gloss lacquer finish Hard shell case Upgrades include: Abalone purfling, Quilted Maple back and sides, sunburst finish, more inlays, Ameritage case.
Ukuleles Hand made custom ukuleles are around $1700. I currently make a tenor ukulele model with a 17" scale length. All of my ukuleles have a carbon fiber reinforced neck. The bracing pattern is a fan brace, much like a classical guitar. Many of the same acoustic guitar options apply for binding and other wooden parts. Gotoh tuning machines and an Ameritage case are included in the base price. A cutaway or a resonator cone are options as well as custom shell inlays.
Electric guitars and Basses Electric guitars and basses are around $2000. Mahogany, Basswood or Alder body Maple or Mahogany neck Rosewood, Ebony or Maple fingerboard Jumbo frets and two way Hot Rod truss rod Gotoh, Grover or Schaller tuning machines Your choice of two Lindy Fralin, Seymour Duncan or Lollar pickups Hipshot hard tail bridge or a tune-O-matic style bridge and tail piece Pearl marking dots and bone nut Clear or solid color lacquer finish hard shell case You can also choose the scale length, fingerboard radius, nut width, neck thickness, headstock shape at no additional charge. Upgrades include neck or body binding, gold hardware, Buzz Feiten tuning system, custom pearl inlays, Ameritage case, ATA flight case, Kahler or Floyd Rose tremolo with locking nut, quilted or flame maple drop top, neck through design, semi-hollow bodies, piezo saddles, baratone neck, carve top, active electronics, Fan frets, lighted side dots, on board tuners, seven strings or twelve strings, double necks, custom graphics, Abalone purfling, mammoth ivory nut, etc. There are simply too many options to list.
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Ebony bridge pins with abalone dots, bone nut and saddle and Ebony end pin with abalone dot is included. 
Mother of pearl marking dots, and pearl or abalone headstock inlay are also included
Gotoh 510 tuning machines are included as well as a two way truss rod.
Venetian cutaway +$200
Florentine cutaway +$200. 
Demi cutaway + $150
Arm bevel +$200
Scalloped or other custom designed rosette +$80 
Custom made inlays can be very simple or they can be very eleborate, prices vary.
Fan frets +$350 
Gold Evo fret wire +30
Sunburst finish +$200
Gold tuning machines+$50
Acoustic pickup + $200 - $500 depending on the system chosen. 
Mammoth Ivory nut, saddle and bridge pins +$300