The Premier

The Premier 17 inch was my first archtop model. The elegant design and comfort has made this my most popular model. Chosen by Leo Kottke for recording due to its distinctive tone and ease of playing, this instrument is adaptable to many styles of music.

Standard Features

• Highly figured maple back & sides
• Two piece figured maple neck with ebony center stripe
• Close grained sitka spruce top
• X bracing
• Ebony fingerboard, bridge & tailpiece
• Ebony headstock veneer front & back
• Multiple bindings
• Mother of pearl inlays
• Amber blonde finish
• Grover Imperial tuners
• 17 inch body width
• 3 ¹/8 inch body depth
• Scale:      25 inches
• Nut width:  1 ¹¹/16 inches

Available Options

• Gold plated hand engraved brass tailpiece
• Floating pick-up
• Sunburst finish
• Custom scales and nut widths at no extra charge