Andre Instruments Multi 3 Archtop w/sympathetics (pre-order) 2025 - Opalescent Metallic

* This instrument SOLD on April 18th 2024 from the Andre Instruments website. Thank you!
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Multi 3 by Thierry André : A 20 string Acoustic Archtop hollow-body type harp-guitar

• Strings layout: 6 main strings, 12 sympathetic and 2 sub-bass

  Coming from Thierry Andre's workshop, Multi 3 comes in continuum with the creative loop that gave birth in 2015 to the -Iconic Series- of Andre Instruments.

The presentation video above shows us Multi 1 (silver top, 2015) and Multi 2 (graphite finish, 2017) made according to the same template. Multi 3 completes this series of 3 harp guitars that are both responsive, user-friendly, and what's more, totally unique. i.e. In the stratosphere -There are no other instruments of this type - combining refinement, tonality, and creative hand to this extent.

Currently at the start of construction, several pre-order customization options are still available for Multi 3, including:

• Neck specs
• String spacing
• Colour
• Finish type

Model Overview:

• Scale length: 25 and 1/4 in.  
• Raised fingerboard with EVO Gold frets
• 16" low bout Archtop / Monocoque contoured body (average thickness 3 in.
• Hand-carved construction to approx. 4mm thickness
• Projected weight (total): 7.5lbs

Materials:

(picture gallery on website)

• California Redwood top, 150 year old +
• American Black Willow body, cut in 1980
• Gabon ebony fingerboard, 50 year old + w/aluminum markers
• Carbon fibre neck inserts
• Half weight titanium 2 way truss rod
• Ebony hollow bridge (Parker)
• Bone nut & saddle
• Choice of binding materials (if desired), w/ Dyed Sycamore purfling lines
• 20 Gotoh stealth tuners (the most lightweight tuners on the market) in cosmo black
• Custom tailpiece / Control box unit made in-house out of aluminum, rosewood, stainless steel, carbon fibre and ebony
• Lindy Fralin split-blade pickups (other choices upon request)
• High gloss traditional nitrocellulose laquer (top) hand polished
• Satin epoxy and oil (body, neck) finish - natural, oxydized, or dyed.
• Custom flight case made by Multi-Caisses (Quebec city, Canada)
  

Warranty:

• Lifetime limited warranty to original owner

Shipping:

• DHL

Serial number/label :

• Andre Instruments / Thierry André no. 122 , 2025

* Please DM for exact Delivery timeline to MULTI 3 Expect a full year wait till completion.

Pre-order terms:

• Please DM for exact Delivery timeline to MULTI 3
• Since this pre-order offer is for a unique handcrafted instrument, consider a production and turnaround time of 10-12 months to receive such a one-off instrument at your door.
• As such, no refund will be issued before the date scheduled with buyer for the completion & delivery of Multi 3.

Thanks for looking. Don't forget to Visit the Andre Instruments website for more options.