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    Standard Hollow body 6-strings   

          
   The Hollow-body Standard adds a different dimension to the Giffin Standard.  Because of the unique internal structure which allows the bridge to mount on a solid block which is part of the body wood, these guitars have the open airy sound of a pure hollow-body while still retaining the power and sustain of a solid-body.  They are available with or without F-holes which in my experience is a purely visual preference as there is no discernable difference sound-wise between these guitars whether they have F-holes or not.

   

       
Standard Hollow-body, Broad Flame, Clear gloss

Standard HB, Broad Flame, Clear gloss

 

       
Standard Hollow-body, Quilt top, Rich Amber burst

Standard HB, Quilt top, Rich Amber burst

 

       
Standard Hollow-body, Golden Orange over Multicolored Flame

Standard HB, Golden Orange over Multicolored Flame

 

       
Standard Hollow-body, Curly Koa top, Oil&Wax finish

Standard HB, Curly Koa top, Oil&Wax finish


 

       
Standard Hollow-body, Curly Maple top, Flame Mahogany back, Clear gloss finish
Standard HB, Curly Maple top, Flame Mahog. back, Clear gloss


 

 
Standard HB, Red Quilt top

 Standard HB, Red Quilt top

   



Standard HB, Lemon-Drop Quilt top
Standard HB, Lemon-Drop Quilt top

 
 

 
Standard HB, Walnut crotch, Oil finish

Standard HB, Walnut crotch, Oil finish
 
Standard HB, Walnut crotch, Clear gloss

Standard HB, Walnut crotch, Clear gloss

 

 
Standard HB, Flame top, Watermelon finish

Standard HB, Flame top, Watermelon finish

Standard HB, Spruce top, Cherry red

Standard HB, Spruce top, Cherry red

 

 
Standard HB, Flame top, Tobacco burst



Standard HB, Birds Eye top, Lemon drop finish

Standard HB, Birds Eye top, Lemon drop finish

 

 
 
General specifications for Standard 6-string Hollow Bodies:
 

Standard Hollow-body - basic model price:  $5,150
 

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All instruments ordered directly from me are "custom orders" even if they fit within basic specs.)

Any custom guitar ordered using parts and materials from this light blue box section should fall within the basic model price (will not add to the price).  Any custom option from the dark blue box below will add to the price by the amount shown.

Materials used on a Standard 6-string hollow body (basic model):

Wood:                                                                                                             
The Wood Pile       
Body:  Honduras Mahogany, Swamp Ash, Walnut
Neck:  Mahogany and Maple
Body top:  S (Standard) Figured Maple, Sitka or Englemann Spruce  (please check "The Wood Pile" for examples of available wood)
Fingerboards:  Rosewood, Ebony, Ziricote

(Please note that Black Limba (body and neck wood) is now a $150 upgrade, due to increased difficulty to obtain suitable material.)

Hardware:
Tuners:  Grover Rotomatic, Gotoh 510 Delta series, Sperzel locking, Schaller, Hipshot Ultralight, Kluson
Bridge:  TonePros, Wilkinson, ABM, Pigtail, Schroeder
Pickups:  Amalfitano, Wolfetone, Lindy Fralin, Kent Armstrong, Razor, Gibson, TV Jones. 
Guitar controls: 1-volume, 1-tone (CTS or DiMarzio pots), 3-position pickup selector (Switchcraft). 

Neck dimesions: 
Scale Lenth:  24 3/4 inches
Width at nut:  1 11/16 inches, width at 22nd fret:  2 1/4 inches.
Neck thickness at first fret:  .890 inches to .910 inches.  Thickness at 12th fret:  .990 inches to 1.000 inches.
General neck shape is based on a 50's Gibson  which is a 'C' shape at the body end tapering down to a slight
'V' shape at the nut end.
Neck/body joint:
 
Neck joins body at 20th fret.  Heel is cut away to an unobtrusive but safe minimum.
Inlay options:  Standard vertical lines, pearl dots

 

 
 
Additional options for Custom orders: 
 
(Upgrades)

Body and neck wood:  White Limba (Korina) - Add $250,  Black Limba - Add $150

Neck material:  5-ply Curly or Bird's Eye Maple - Add $100

Body top materials available:  UG (upgrade) - UG+ (upgrade plus) Maple - curly, quilt or Bird's eye, Redwood burl, Redwood curl,  Figured Walnut, Curly Bubinga, Curly Koa -
Add $125 - $450,  please call for quote and/or check "The Wood Pile" for examples of available wood.
 
Optional Fingerboards  -  please call for quote.
 

Optional fingerboard inlays:  Snowflakes or Mother-of-Pearl blocks - Add $100
Abalone Pearl binding: Guitar fully bound with multiple laminates and Abalone Pearl - Add $600

Custom inlays - please call for quote.

Other scale lengths available:   25 1/2 inch, 26 1/4 inch  - call for quote

For any other custom details - please call or write for quote

Hardware:  For hardware options other than standard (from light blue box above please call for quote.
 

 

 
 

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