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ALMA ARCHTOP GUITAR
New in 2021, the first hollow body Jayemar guitar!
While reminiscent of classic mid-century jazz boxes, this model stretches the Alma shape to a 15 inch modern take on the archtop.
Available as a 6-string guitar and 4-string short-scale bass : starting at $4795

The Alma Archtop model includes:
Body:
  • Laminated maple top and back plates with a “Jay” soundhole.
  • Chambered western red cedar or poplar core.
Neck:
  • 1- or 2-piece bolt-on cherry neck with 2-way adjustable truss rod (headstock adjustment), carbon fiber reinforcement, scarfed headstock, and a North Indian Rosewood fingerboard.
  • 16 inch fingerboard radius.
  • 22 nickel frets with stainless zero fret.
  • Fret markers: Skur Composites glow-in-the-dark side dots, one 12th fret fingerboard dot.
  • 1-11/16 inch nut width.
  • 24-1/2 inch treble to 26 inch bass multi-scale fretboard on guitar, neutral fret at the 7th.
  • 30-1/2 inch treble to 31-1/2 inch bass multiscale fretboard on bass, neutral fret at the 12th.
Finish:
  • Hand-rubbed sunburst on top, back, and headstock.
  • Black painted body core.
  • OSMO Polyx topcoat.
Hardware:
  • Graph Tech 3+3 chrome, open-back, skeleton-knob tuners.
  • Rondo Music Cepheus chrome multi-scale tune-o-matic bridge with hand-carved rosewood base.
  • Hand-carved rosewood finger rest, tailpiece, control cover, and truss cover.
Electronics:
  • One Jayemar humbucker pickup.
  • One 500k Bourns volume pot with 100k+.001mf treble bleed circuit.
  • One 500k Bourns tone pot with .022mf capacitor.
  • Switchcraft jack.
Other accoutrements:
  • MONO Creators Vertigo soft gig bag. 
  • Custom M7 Straps leather logo strap and tool kit with three hex wrenches for adjustments.
  • 5 year limited warranty
  • Shipping to US lower 48 included​ ​
​** All guitars are built to order in 120 days or fewer.  Payment options are available. **
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  • Guitars
    • Iris Guitar
    • Alma Guitar
    • Jessie Lynn Guitar
    • Alma Archtop Guitar
    • Custom Line
    • Essential Line
    • Oil & Vinegar Line
    • Order Now!
    • Available Now
    • Gallery
  • About
    • How I Build Your Guitar
    • Multi-scale?
    • Testimonials
    • Charitable Giving
    • Events and Press
    • The Luthierist Podcast
    • Lutherie Resources and Links
    • Warranty
  • News
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