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Looking to build an alternative to modern 6 string flattops, Martin Keith took his years’ experience working with Joe Veillette’s shop and applied it to a synthesis of flattop and archtop design: the Auriole. These are big guitars with a great, balanced tone and crisp articulation. Keith achieves this with a wide fan braced Sitka Spruce top, radial braced Curly Maple back, and a Mahogany neck with carbon fiber core (rendering the neck sturdy and lightweight). Add to that a zero fret on the Katalox fretboard and a fully adjustable neck, courtesy of the included allen key, and you have a robust instrument capable of performing equally well in a variety of applications. The Auriole is definitely a flatpicker’s heartthrob.


Scale Length | 25.5 in |
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Nut Width | 1.72 in |
String Spacing | 2.22 in |
Woods | Spruce - Sitka, Maple - Figured |
Looking to build an alternative to modern 6 string flattops, Martin Keith took his years' experience working with Joe Veillette's shop and applied it to a synthesis of flattop and archtop design: the Auriole. These are big guitars with a great, balanced tone and crisp articulation

