2011 Amati (Refinished and updated in 2023)
In 2023 I restored an Amati archtop, which I originally made for myself in 2011. I used this guitar to show people my work, including Julian Lage, Adrien Moignard, George Petit, and many others. The guitar developed a truss rod buzz years later and I was never comfortable selling it because of this, so I decided to fix it. I stripped the original dark finish, removed the fingerboard, replaced the truss rod, made a new stiffer fingerboard, installed one of my new modern tailpiece saddles, refinished the guitar with an oil varnish and made all new fittings. The guitar plays like a dream with the very sweet, warm voice it originally had. The guitar gives me vibes of an older guitar but with a lot of sensibility, balance, and clarity. The guitar responds very well to player dynamics.
2011(23) Amati Specifications (#024)
- 17″ Lower Bout, 3″ depth
- Romanian Spruce Top
- Romanian Maple Back and Sides
- One piece flame maple neck
- Fine line purfling on top and back
- Flame Maple Body and Neck Binding
- 1.6875″ Bone Nut Width
- .85″-.95″ 1st to 10th fret
- 12″ Fingerboard Radius
- 25″ scale
- .100″ x .050″ Fret Wire
- Indian Ebony Fingerboard
- Elliptical side position markers in Ebony
- Rear Headstock veneer in Ebony
- Carved Ebony Tailpiece
- Carved and compensated, adjustable Ebony bridge
- Waverly tuners with Ebony buttons
- Oil varnish finish
- Fitted with a floating handmade Kent Armstrong Johnny Smith Humbucker
- Strung with Thomastik-Infeld Bebop Strings .013″s
- Guitar is fit with a custom Hoffee carbon fiber case
#024 Front and Back
Front of #024 Amati with updated bridge, tailpiece, and tailpiece saddle
Flamed European Maple, what a lovely set. I’m so happy to see it shown off under this varnish!
Full view
Upper back with silky smooth neck
Front bass side fhole
Treble side F with sculpting
Side view with floating pickup and beautiful woods
Another comfy neck shot
The way I used to make my Amati head stocks!
A good picture to reference playability and neck setup
A perfect case fit by Hoffee Cases, the best!
A perspective showing endpin jack location
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