Timothy Bram Mahogany Thin Line Tribute Archtop Model # 15, near Mint condition, 14 1/2" Lower Bout
Tim Bram Mahogany Thin Line Tribute Archtop
From Timothy Bram Guitars:
"This 2 inch deep hand carved archtop features a European spruce top, a bookmatch mahogany back, mahogany sides and neck and a Gaboon ebony fretboard, tailpiece and bridge. This guitar features a 25.5" scale. The top is specially carved to reduce feedback and the smaller, lower bout offers excellent comfort and playability while the shallower depth still delivers a full, rich sound."
Tim Bram is a revered archtop Luthier, based in Maryland. Every Tim Bram guitar is completely hand-built by him in his workshop. Each instrument is a custom work of art, with its own unique tonal qualities and handmade appointments.
Tim has developed an Archtop design that blends the best qualities of both a traditional fully hollow, carved-top Archtop and a smaller bodied thinline "ES style" guitar. The lower bout of this model is only 14 1/2" but it sounds huge both unplugged or amplified with its single floating hand-wound Kent Armstrong Mini-Humbucker Pickup. The body somewhat resembles a Tele as does the 25.5" scale neck with its six in a row tuner headstock design.
The top of this particular guitar is hand-carved European Spruce with a hand-carved Mahogany Back and Sides. All other ornamental wood appointments are Gabon Ebony. This brilliant instrument doesn't feedback like most Archtops do; due to its specially carved top. The guitar is X-Braced with the braces also being made from genuine high-grade Mahogany. Acoustically this Tribute Archtop model is open and rich sounding with complex highs, slightly scooped mids and a beautiful punchy low-end. It is perfect for both flat-picking and finger-picking, the latter which is super comfortable with its 1 11/16" nut width and beautifully rolled fret ends. The tangs of the frets aren't visible from the sides, for an incredibly clean feel and look. Plugged in this guitar can cover so much ground with just it's single neck pickup and Volume and Tone controls attached beneath the pickguard, from classic warm Jazz tones to Western Swing and much, much more with its specially designed reduced feedback top. (Only musical feedback here) All in all this is a heirloom quality Luthier built Archtop Guitar; with incredible playability, unique design implementation and a beautiful voice.
Specs:
• European Spruce Top (Hand Carved)
• Mahogany Back and Sides (Hand Carved)
• Ebony Fret-board, Headstock, Fingerboard, Bridge & Tailpiece
• 25.5" Scale
• 1 11/16" Tusq Nut
• Martin Retro Strings 12-54 (Light)
• Hand Wound Kent Armstrong Floating Mini Humbucker/P.A.F. Made in Vermont
• Large C Neck Profile .875"-1"
• 14 1/2 Lower Bout
• Weight: 4lbs 13.4oz
• Schaller Tuners
• Comes with Guardian Hard Shell Case; fitted for this guitar.
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