If you're reading this blog post, chances are, you're a big fan of archtop guitars. So are we, and we're always looking for ways to bring more interesting archtop guitar-related content to the Fine Archtops website, as well as our communities on Facebook and Twitter. One interesting suggestion came in from a user on Facebook, suggesting that we have an "archtop of the day/week/month" feature.
We love the idea, and we're going to run with it.
So here's what we're going to do. Each week, we'll put out a call to our friends on Facebook and Twitter to provide us with a photo or two of an archtop guitar they own, as well as a bit of backstory on how they ended up with the guitar. Then we'll publish the story on our blog as "Archtop of the Week!"
Interested in getting started today? You can post on our Facebook timeline, send us a private Facebook message, or tweet us to tell us more about your archtop.
Back in about 1999 or so, I was at Mandolin Bros guitar shop in Staten Island. Someone was checking out what looked like to be a D'Aquisto Excel or, at least one of the other last models he made before he died. before the salesman put it away, I asked him if i could play it. The guitar was priced at $125,000. Let me tell you; it was worth every penny if not more! to this day, it was the most amazing guitar I have ever played! The smell, wood quality, craftsmanship, and above all, sonic colors and dynamics have not been matched by any other archtop (or any other guitar for that matter) I've played since.
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