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08-07-2014, 10:58 AM
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My understanding is not often. There's an archtop at Gruhn (1979) made by John David Morse, who later worked for Santa Cruz:
http://www.gruhn.com/inventory/ar419...-santa-cruz-ca And Carmel Music had this 17" Santa Cruz archtop: http://www.carmelmusic.com/gallery/s...uz_FJZ17_F.jpg Those are the only two that I can remember seeing in the past, although I did just find this third photo of one: http://retailupmusic.com/shop/produc...r=27967&priv=0 I imagine you could contact them and they may make one for you if the price was right. I also imagine that price would be out of my range though!
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08-07-2014, 02:01 PM
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I've heard they are pretty rare. I wonder how many they have made all total. I remember seeing a brand new one a few years back at Sylvan Music. I would imagine they would be pretty killer.
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08-08-2014, 08:38 AM
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Jerry Garcia had one, pictured on some of the disks he produced with David Grisman.
These are even more scarce than Bill Collings archtops and would most likely command a very high price.
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08-08-2014, 10:36 AM
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If you really want one you should call the factory. There has been a real nice maple body with a faceted top and a beautiful recurve floating around the office for a while. It is/was in the white waiting for someones custom neck specs. Worth a try.
Good Luck Tim
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08-13-2014, 09:23 AM
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Total of 22 Archtops according to Mr Hoover. One in the shop right now.
Dan Roberts may have made a few when he was shop foreman.
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08-13-2014, 11:21 AM
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Thanks for the info. I saw you asked the main man on the SCGPF. Very rare indeed. I bet they sound great!!
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