1995 Buscarino Monarch archtop guitar, made in USA; Body: 17...

Hammer

£6,500

1995 Buscarino Monarch archtop guitar, made in USA; Body: 17" wide and 3" depth body, AA aged and seasoned flame maple back and sides, AA aged and seasoned sitka spruce carved top, natural/amber lacquer finish, one very small lacquer scratch to front, otherwise very good; Neck: three piece laminate maple neck; Fretboard: ebony with pearl and abalone block inlay; Frets: mild wear but generally good; Electrics: working, Benedetto floating humbucker pickup installed with volume control installed to pickguard; Hardware: good; Case: fitted hard case; Weight: 2.59kg; Overall condition: good

*Constructed using the finest quarter sawn seasoned instrument woods as with every archtop guitar made by Buscarino. This Monarch is meticulously assembled and tuned. The Monarch headstock face, which is constructed from solid ebony with ornate inlay, was originally designed for John Buscarino by master archtop builder Robert Benedetto. Buscarino guitars are highly regarded within the archtop world, with prices for new Monarchs today starting at $18,000

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Generally in very good condition and in our opinion lovely to play. See demo on you tube of the guitar in action. The guitar has a few minor dings and marks, including to the binding, which we have tried to illustrate as best as we can. See images via the following link for general condition guidance: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1042dRsxZkYlChNCdWJ2zujFQjxICJhYf