Little Chute, WI USA

The Milwaukeean

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The Milwaukeean Archtop Guitar

List Price: $7,500

(Model shown includes the Artist Trim Package upgrade for an additional $4,000)

Also available in the Wood of Wisconsin Series.

Custom Hand Crafted Archtop Guitar

Hand carved and tuned for the maximum sound of the Sitka Spruce and Maple tonewood.  All appointments use white plastic. Unbound f-holes. Ultra-Gloss Waterborne Lacquer finish. The acoustic sound of the guitar is loud, with a good bass response matched with ringing trebles.

Hardshell case included.

Milwaukeean
  • Body:                       Right or Left Handed, 17", Deeper-Cut Single Cutaway
  • Body Depth:           3"
  • Top:                         Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Back:                       Solid Maple
  • Sides:                      Solid Maple
  • Bracing:                  X-Bracing
  • Binding:                  White or Black ABS
  • Neck:                      One Piece Flame Maple
  • Fingerboard:         Ebony-plain, 12" radius, with black side markers, carbon fibre support in extension
  • Linings:                   Kerfed
  • Neck Block:            Mahagony, Spruce, or Basswood
  • Heel Block:             Mahagony, Spruce, or Basswood 
  • F-Holes:                   Unbound
  • Heel Cap:                Maple
  • Nut Width:             1-3/4", bone or ebony 
  • Scale:                       25"
  • Frets:                        21
  • Bridge:                     Ebony, adjustable with silver hardware
  • Tailpiece:                Ebony, Sacconi tail
  • Endpin:                    Ebony strap and tailpiece button
  • Pickup:                    Kent Armstrong, Silver humbucker, Finger rest mounted
  • Controls:                 Volume/Tone controls mounted to top
  • Tuners:                    Grover Silver, 18:1, U.S.A.
  • Finger Rest:            Ebony
  • Truss Rod:               Double Action Adjustable, U.S.A.
  • Truss Rod Cover:   Ebony
  • Finish:                      Gloss Waterborne Lacquer
  • Color:                        Natural-Crystal Clear
  • Glue:                         Titebond
  • Strings:                     D'Addario Round Wound Jazz Light Gauge 12-52
  • Case:                         Hardshell
  • Weight:                     5lbs., 14oz.
  • Length:                     42-3/8"
  • Total Depth:            3"
  • Lower Bout:            17"
  • Upper Bout:            12-7/8"
  • Waist:                       10-11/16"
  • Body Length:           20-3/4"
  • Endpin Length:        3/4"