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The New Standard Concerto Signature

15” & 16” Acoustic Archtops

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Description:

This Hand Carved Standard Concerto Acoustic Archtop Serie is the latest addition to Rancourt Guitars instrument models.

We went for an elegant and subtle finish, on a very wonderful choice of tonewoods that makes for a really expressive and responsive, versatile instrument that shines in many styles of music and guitar playing. It is, like every Rancourt Guitars Archtops, completely assembled like a String Quartet Instrument and carved by hand.

The braces are Rancourt Guitars own original design, hand carved in the top to enhance the harmonic response & complexity, it’s power,  to reduce loosing vibration through glued straight joints and to give a more balance natural  tone and resonance to a wider frequency range throughout the top. It is a very well balanced & rich sounding, high-end  true Acoustic Archtop.

The result is a highly responsive instrument with a very large dynamic range and a beautiful articulate voice

Starting at 5750$

Specifications choices: 

Top Options:

  • Hand carved Spruce

  • Hand Carved Western Red Cedar

Hand Carved Back & Sides Options:

  • Lightly Figured Maple (+150$)

  • Black Walnut

  • Claro Walnut (+475$)

  • Honduran Mahogany (+225$)

Neck: 25’’ or 25.5” Scale

Neck Material:

  • Sapele

  • 3A Maple with Centre Stripe (+275$)

  • Honduran Mahogany (+175$)

(All necks are reinforced with 2 Carbon Fiber Rods and a Dual Acting Truss Rod)

Frets: Medium-High Jescar Stainless Steel (or other options)

Fretboard Radius: 12’’ or 16″

Fretboard Material:

  • Ebony

  • Rosewood

Sides dots

Nut: Bone

Bridge:

  • Rancourt Guitars Designed Compensated and Adjustable Ebony archtop bridge (+275$)

Tailpiece Options:

  • Rancourt Guitars Design Ebony Tailpiece with Cello Gut Retainer

Pickup Option add-ons: (+375$)

  • K&K Big twin internal piezo pickup with volume control

  • Vintage Vibe Pickups DS-6 Jazz Floating Pickup with Vol/Tone controls (comes with a custom Ebony Pickguard)

Tuners: Gotoh Chrome tuners

Finish:

  • Natural Blonde Gloss Lacquer

  • Vintage Burst lacquer finish (+1250$)

  • Violin Varnish and French Polish (+1750$)

Lower Bout Width: 15” or 16”

Body Thickness: 3’’ to 3-1/4″

Nut Width Options:

  • 43 mm

  • 44.5 mm

  • 47mm

String Spacing at the bridge: 52 to 54 mm

(Florentine and Venetian cutaway versions also available for a 750.00$ Upcharge)

Ameritage Custom Case (Or others with additional Fees) – Shipping Fees & Duties applies

(All prices are in USD)

Photo Gallery:

Concerto Signature 15" Acoustic Archtop - Single Notes Demo

Darn that dream - Arrangement by Olivier Laroche