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We
make six standard models of archtop guitars including the
newest addition to the range, an affordable professional-level
instrument designed with jazz gigs in mind - The Jazz Bird features
high quality materials throughout and the same top level of workmanship Hancock archtops are known for at an
amazingly low price.
The
'James Sherlock Classic' is a traditional acoustic archtop
with everything a great jazz
guitar should have. It is a handmade, all solid-timber instrument
with a tone and volume equal to our higher model at a very affordable
price.
Our
three other acoustic models are named after prominent
Australian towns and cities, Bendigo, Hobart and Adelaide. The differences between these
models comes from the use of different timbers and varying
degrees of ornamentation.
Our
Jazz Electric model is a
fully electric 17 inch archtop guitar designed for playing
live jazz without the problem of feedback normally
associated with amplifying an archtop.
Each
model comes with standard specifications, but with a range
of options such as timber selection, inlays, scale length
and neck width. You have the opportunity to order
a custom instrument which is just right for you.
Customers can also buy a ready
made guitar for immediate shipment. The prices listed
below include a deluxe hardshell case and priority freight to
most countries. Australian customers should email
us for special prices in Australian Dollars.
Our
standard models are -
The
Jazz Bird
The Bendigo
The
Hobart
The
Adelaide
The
Jazz Electric
The
James Sherlock Classic
The
Jazz Bird
This
archtop is the perfect guitar for jazz gigs.
The Jazz Bird has a custom laminated top and back
with a bridge log to keep feedback to a minimum and
results in a very robust instrument
.
The
sound is delivered through a single hand-wound Kent
Armstrong PAF humbucker, with a body-mounted volume and
tone control.
An electronically earthed ebony tailpiece, ebony finger
rest and fully adjustable bridge combine modern design
with adjustable intonation and hum elimination.
The option of single neck pickup or neck and bridge pickup
is available.
The
aesthetics of this guitar are along modern standards, with
a traditional electric archtop sound.
This model exhibits bound S-holes and fingerboard. The Jazz Bird also features Mother
of Pearl insignia and Art Nuevo emblem.
This is a stunning modern handmade archtop, perfect
for gigs and available at a very affordable price.
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The
Bendigo
Inspired
by the guitars of James D'Aquisto, the Bendigo model comes
standard with a Sitka Spruce top and Flamed Queensland
Maple Silkwood back sides and neck. This combination of
materials gives the Bendigo a brighter voice than
instruments built from traditional materials. The Bendigo
features unbound S - holes like those used on many
D'Aquisto instruments or an optional oval soundhole.
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The
Hobart
A
stylish archtop guitar designed for the serious jazz
musician. The combination of the hand carved European
spruce top and European Maple back and sides give the
Hobart model the warm, sweet sound that archtop jazz
guitars have become famous for.
The
aesthetics of this model are in a classic archtop style.
Triple-A grade European timbers are used throughout the
Hobart. Available with either traditional White
Celluloid or Ebony bindings, this model exhibits bound S -
holes, fingerboard and headstock as standard
features. The Hobart also features Mother of Pearl slashed
block inlays and a 3-piece Mother of Pearl Art Nouveau
emblem headstock inlay.
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The
Adelaide
The
combination of the finest aged European timbers and
elaborate binding and inlay work make the Adelaide the tot
of the line Hancock model. The top of the Adelaide model is
carved from an aged European cello soundboard blank while
the back and sides are of the finest flamed European
Maple.
With
aesthetics reminiscent of the famous D'Angelico
instruments from the 1950s-60s, the Adelaide is
distinguished from our lower models not only by its
superior quality materials, but also the elaborate
bindings and inlays which adorn the body and neck. It
features as standard intricate bindings of either white
celluloid or black ebony on the body, F - holes,
headstock, fingerboard and pickguard. Other features
include a 15-piece Art Deco emblem headstock inlay, Mother
of Pearl truss rod cover and Mother of Pearl inlays
embellishing the rear headstock veneer and bridge. Truly a
work of art, with a sound to match.
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The
James Sherlock Classic
The
James Sherlock Classic has everything a great archtop jazz
guitar should have at a very affordable price. Designed in
collaboration with James, this signature model is a
professional level instrument with a warm and loud sound
equal to that of the Hobart and Adelaide models.
This
model does away with elaborate ornamentation in favour of
a focus on sound and playability. The aesthetics are based
on James D'Aquisto's classic models with simple and
elegant appointments including flamed maple bindings, a
bound African Ebony fingerboard and an Ebony Headstock
veneer with 3-piece mother of pearl Art Nouveau
inlay.
Solid
European timbers are used for the top, back and sides. The
amplified sound is delivered by a floating Kent Armstrong
hand-wound humbucking pickup with a volume control and
endpin jack.
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The
Jazz Electric
The
Jazz Electric is a model for those players who want an
archtop jazz guitar to play electrified without the
problem of feedback which often comes with playing an
acoustic instrument through an amplifier. The Jazz
Electric has the look and feel of an acoustic archtop jazz
guitar but has a rigid core running through the center of
the body which eliminates the vibrations in the top and
back plates, which are the source of feedback. The
electric sound is almost identical to that of an amplified
acoustic archtop and is delivered by two body-mounted Kent
Armstrong humbuckers.
The
aesthetics of this model are simple and elegant, being
based on D'Aquisto's classic models. Its beauty is based
to a great extent in the timbers used including solid
European timbers in the top, back and sides, Flamed
European Maple bindings and Macassar Ebony headstock
veneer and tailpiece.
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