Can an archtop sound like a flattop?

[archtopGeek]

Thank you all for your responses, especially luthier friends for your insights. I will keep searching on this and may the need arise, will revive this thread in future .

Thanks once again.

aG

[zombywoof]

About the closest I have found are some small body, round soundhole archtops which tend to exhibit a bit more of the fatness of an acoustic.

[dberkowitz]

Ken Parker's new archtops have a very acoustic presentation.

[Howard Emerson]

Originally Posted by usb_chord

According to Mr. Emerson, a John Monteleone archtop sounds like a flattop when played acoustically.

Ribbecke's Halfling probably does, too.

Actually John's guitars encompass the best of both: You won't find a flattop that projects like an archtop, and it's a rare archtop that has flattop-like sustain. John's do.

HE