Gypsy Elite™
Bob is no stranger to the fiery Hot Club of France style. After all, he personally crafted Stephane Grappelli’s violin, along with guitars for Grappelli’s accompanists, Bucky Pizzarelli and Martin Taylor. But when Bob decided to make a Gypsy style instrument without restriction he used his 43 years of experience to create a masterpiece. Handcrafted from select European Flamed Maple (back, sides and binding), European Spruce (top) and an American flamed maple neck, this instrument has a 15 3/4″ X 3 1/4″ body and Bob’s traditional 25″ fingerboard scale. Fashioned with a unique ebony tailpiece and bridge, it has an elongated oval hole and is super lightweight.
$20,000*
Includes Your Choice of Custom Hoffee or Calton Flight Case
*Prices subject to change without notice.
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Specs:
Body:
Archtop 15 ¾" lower bout, 3 1/4" body depth, oval hole
Top:
Carved, hand-graduated and tuned, master grade European spruce
Back:
Carved, hand-graduated master grade European flamed maple
Sides:
Master grade European flamed maple
Bracing:
X-braced European spruce
Binding:
American flamed maple
Neck:
Select American flamed maple
Fingerboard:
Ebony, 12" radius, with 12th fret abalone floral inlay
Width at Nut:
1 11/16", ebony
Scale:
25"
Frets:
22
Bridge:
Ebony, adjustable with black wheels and posts
Tailpiece:
Ebony with Benedetto tail adjuster
Tuners:
Gotoh gold with ebony buttons
Finish:
Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Colors:
Claret, Antique Burst, Honey Blonde, Opulent Brown, Natural
Strings:
Phosphor bronze (.012 - .052)
Colors:
Claret
Antique Burst
Honey Blonde
Opulent Brown
Natural
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