A truly legendary guitar we have here, this 2017 Monteleone Speciale in Maple and Spruce. What a gorgeous instrument, sonically and visually–ample evidence for why John is compared to the likes of Stradivari and DaVinci. Sports a Kent Armstrong pickup, with stunning figured ebony appointments throughout. This guitar belongs on the stage, the studio, even the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This guitar is about as close as one can get to the musical equivalent of Excalibur.
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It's always a thrill to have a Monteleone in the shop. John has set the bar for the modern archtop and hearing just a few bars you can see why. There is a real depth and breadth to every note on a Monteleone guitar. It's amazing to me one single note can sound like a choir. Magic. 
It's an honor to spend time with a masterstroke from such a living legend as John Monteleone. I first learned about John from Mike Marshall's mandocello compositions, so this is such a treat. Full 17 inches across the lower bout, but this feels light in hand, like it's supposed to be there. | Scale Length | 25.625 in |
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| Nut Width | 1.718 in |
| String Spacing | 2.125 in |
| Woods | Spruce, Maple |
A truly legendary guitar we have here, this 2017 Monteleone Speciale in Maple and Spruce. What a gorgeous instrument, sonically and visually--ample evidence for why John is compared to the likes of Stradivari and DaVinci
It's always a thrill to have a Monteleone in the shop. John has set the bar for the modern archtop and hearing just a few bars you can see why
It's an honor to spend time with a masterstroke from such a living legend as John Monteleone. I first learned about John from Mike Marshall's mandocello compositions, so this is such a treat 