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Options and Pricing Acoustic flattop guitars Pricing can vary greatly depending upon the choices made but I can say that my acoustic guitars sell in the $5000-$10000 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, Bubinga, Maple, Myrtle, Padauk, Wenge, Lacewood, Ovangkol, Purple Heart, Zebrawood back and sides. Some woods like Cocobolo, African Blackwood, 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.
Abalone rosette or Helix rosette is included. (many other rosettes styles avaliable) 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 $6500. 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.
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The neck is a five piece laminate of Mahogany, Maple and Walnut.
The headstock is attached with a scarf joint to make it withstand impact.
Ebony bridge pins with abalone dots, bone nut and saddle and Ebony end pin with abalone dot is included. 
Mother of pearl or abalone marking dots, and headstock inlay are also included
Gotoh 510 tuning machines are included as well as a two way truss rod.
Abalone purfling on the front and back + $800 
Venetian cutaway +$400
Florentine cutaway +$400. 
Demi cutaway + $300
Arm bevel +$400
Custom made inlays can be very simple or they can be very eleborate, prices vary.
Fan frets +$400 
Gold Evo fret wire +30
Sunburst finish +$500
Slotted Headstock +$350
Gold tuning machines+$30
Acoustic pickup + $200 - $500 depending on the system chosen. 
Fosilized Mammoth Ivory nut, saddle, bridge pins, strap button and end pin +$400