Sampo Archtop Sunburst Finish 1950s made in Germany by a master luthier. As with many German archtop guitars of this period this guitar was built by a master luthier for a distributor - in this case branded by Sampo.

This guitar features all solid woods and fine craftsmanship - a spruce top, beautifully carved maple back and maple sides, 7 piece maple and beech wood neck with rosewood fretboard, harp nickel plated brass tailpiece and beautifully appointed matching headstock and pickguard. The neck is U shaped and removable with the parallel German single screw/bolt at the heel mount for easy adjustment.

There are a few scratches and dings on the top and back. Also there are a couple places where the sides of the guitar are slightly bulging from the top. It looks like this has been this way for a long time but should be noted.

The guitar has a nice tone acoustically as these old archtop do - being maple is bright and loud.The guitar does not come with a pickup but whoever buys this should mount one as this is a fine example of a vintage archtop and sounds great with a pickup.

Check out the video for the acoustic sound. I may post a vid with a PU at a later date.

This guitar was previously owned by Randy Bachman.

A fine piece of music history to pass on and enjoy.

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International inquiries welcome.

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Listed2 years ago
ConditionVery Good (Used)
Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more
Brand
  • Sampo
Model
  • Archtop
Finish
  • Chocolate Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1950s
Made In
  • Germany
Pickup
  • None
Body Shape
  • Archtop
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String

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