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6 String Oval Hole Archtop

February 15, 2011 By Jeff Letain 2 Comments



This 17″ hand carved arch top guitar has an engleman spruce top and flame maple back and sides. The 25″ scale fret board
finger rest, headstock veneer and tailpiece are individually crafted in ebony.

This instrument boasts tasteful walnut bindings. This finely tuned engleman spruce top has parallel bracing.

The “Letain” signature fret markers are mother of pearl and exquisitly inlaid into fret board.

This stunning fully acoustic arch top is very light weight and lends itself beautifully to the manouche playing style.

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6 String Archtop Guitar – Blue Africa

February 15, 2011 By Jeff Letain Leave a Comment



This Guitar is a hand carved arch top made with an Englman spruce top. The sides and back are figured maple. The inlaid rose on the upper bout is made of ebony and mother of pearl. The signature “Letain” fingerboard markings are inlaid with mother of pearl on the ebony fingerboard. The tail piece and truss rod cover are handmade of ebony. This archtop guitar has a blue laquer finish.

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7 String Archtop Guitar

February 15, 2011 By Jeff Letain Leave a Comment



This guitar has a handcarved sitka spruce top, maple back and sides. The fingerboard, tailpiece and pickgaurd are ebony.

This 7 string arch-top guitar is also made with a sitka spruce handcarved top. The flame maple back and sides are accented with the ebony pick gaurd and tail piece. The subtle inlay is wenge on the ebony fingerboard. A custom requested. Letain Guitars can be seen at Classic Guitars in Victoria BC Canada.

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