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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Customization available on all models!

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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)

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