Now, visitors are able to find information of some of the
most prominent archtop guitar dealers. The three we’ve added so far have a
great deal of experience in the custom archtop market, and has an excellent
track record in selling custom archtops.
Many of the luthiers at Fine
Archtops have had long-standing relationships with individual dealers, and
new archtops may be commissioned and sold through these vendors.
Here are the dealers now featured on FineArchtops.com:
Larry has over the past 25 years gained notoriety for
being an expert with vintage and luthier-built guitars from D’Angelico,
Stromberg and D’Aquisto to the finest, modern luthiers. Larry has always had a
passion for archtop guitars, which can be seen by taking a visit to his
website, which is a cyber journey into his Manhattan shop. Additionally, he
done freelance consulting for Christie’s Auction House, evaluating acoustic
guitars in Eric Clapton and Richard Gere auction sales.
For over 50 years, George Gruhn has made himself known as
the one to see if you’re looking to buy a stringed instrument: new, used or
vintage. Customers to Gruhn Guitars have included some of music’s heavyweights,
including Clapton, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney and many, many more. Visiting
his website will take you to diverse inventory of luthier-built archtops,
vintage guitars and other, fine fretted instruments.
As a world-renowned expert and collector of custom and
vintage archtop guitars, Dr. Thomas Van Hoose is well known among archtop
guitar fans for his expertise in custom and vintage instrument history,
assessment and valuation. In 1991, he founded Van Hoose Vintage Instruments,
which is dedicated to bringing the finest guitars in an open, friendly and
honest manner.
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