Carl Barney Jazz Custom Archtop Guitar #61 - Used From Other

A very lovely archtop from small builder, Carl Barney. Appointed with Birdseye Maple, Flamed Maple, Macassar Ebony and a DeArmond Rhythm Chief Pickup this Custom pulls out all the stops.

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Condition: Used, Very Good (some small finish imperfections, typical of a guitar of this age)

Beautiful stuff! This is the first we've seen of Carl Barney's work and we couldn't be more impressed by this soulful, just-eccentric-enough jazz box. A focused, organic acoustic voice takes on an airy, smokey quality when amplified perfectly suited for various approaches, be they rhythmic or melodic. A special piece fit to either start or round out a worldclass collection!

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I started building classical guitars in 1968, and built my first archtop guitar in 1972. Two years later, I built a guitar for jazz legend Sal Salvador - and began a long friendship and collaboration with Salvador (I later created the Sal Salvador Artist model for Salvador in 1980).

All guitars are handcrafted by me in my workshop. Since the mid-1970s, I have been searching and stockpiling fine instrument woods. In 1976, I purchased a good-sized quantity of Gabon ebony, as well as Brazilian and Indian rosewood. I currently uses figured woods for all models, and I have a supply of figured maple for special commissions.

I began using Adirondack (American Red) spruce for guitar tops since 1993, which is whiter in appearance than the Sitka spruce that is also available. Since mid-1996, I have built over eighty archtop guitars. Although archtops have been my main focus since 1974, I have also built over one hundred classical, flat-top acoustics, and solid body electrics since the mid-1970s

- Carl Barney

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