While echoing many of the sentiments expressed by Mr Emerson can I add that there are a few arch top makers currently building guitars that come close to what you require that aren't quite so expensive as the makers he mentioned.
The Collings AT16 is one, but hard to find, Andrew Mowry builds X braced 16" archtops that he can voice to what the customer requires and his instruments are about $7000 for a custom built guitar. I've also been lucky to play a couple of early 16" Epiphones with, I think walnut back and sides, which were quite sweet and a round hole 30's Gibson L4 which a bloke brought to an Irish session once........and surprised everyone, it looked like it had been around the world in a wheelbarrow but sounded fantastic.
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