🎶 FOR SALE: RARE 1975 CARL BARNEY HAND-CARVED 17" ARCHTOP 🎶

🎶  FOR SALE: RARE 1975 CARL BARNEY HAND-CARVED 17" ARCHTOP 🎶 

Master-Luthier Handcrafted • Early Connecticut Solo Era • Breathtaking Curly Maple & Sunburst

🌟 THE LUTHIER & HISTORIC PEDIGREE

For the serious jazz player, session musician, or collector, this is an extraordinary opportunity to own a piece of elite American guitar history. Hand-signed and dated internally in 1975 by master luthier Carl Barney, this stunning 17" acoustic-electric archtop comes from his highly coveted early solo-building period (having only begun his legendary archtop line in 1972).

Carl Barney’s hand-carved instruments are famous for their unmatched acoustic balance, projection, and mature wood profiling. Barney custom-built instruments for legendary jazz icons like Sal Salvador and Bucky Pizzarelli. This specimen represents his finest mid-70s boutique output.

✨ PREMIUM SPECIFICATIONS & APPOINTMENTS ✨

• Top Wood: Master-grade, hand-carved solid Spruce top—beautifully aged, structurally perfect, and offering rich, open acoustic resonance.
• Back & Sides: Incredibly figured, premium book-matched Curly Flamed Maple back and rims (the dimensional grain patterning is magnificent).
• Neck: Rigid, multi-piece rock Maple neck with a comfortable, fast jazz profile.
• Fingerboard: Premium dark Ebony board featuring stunning, immaculate Mother-of-Pearl block inlays.
• Aesthetics: Breathtaking, traditional multi-ply cream binding on the body, neck, headstock, and inside the f-holes. Finished in a rich, warm, masterfully applied traditional Violin Sunburst.
• Hardware: Floating pickguard with a seamlessly mounted pickup, custom premium tailpiece, and a carved Ebony bridge.

🔍 CONDITION & PERFORMANCE

This 41-year-old heirloom jazz box is in Excellent, Collector-Grade condition.

• Acoustic Tone: Incredibly warm, woodsy, and articulate. The hand-carved spruce has matured beautifully, offering a fast acoustic "bark" and remarkable note separation.
• Amplified Voice: Smooth, fat, round jazz tones that perfectly capture the physical resonance of the body without muddying the low end.
• Playability: Straight neck, low, responsive jazz action, perfect intonation, and plenty of fret life. Completely stable and ready for the stage or studio.