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1998 Lewis Archtop Walnut/Redwood

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Status: Sold
Brand: Lewis, Michael
Product Year: 1998
Model: Archtop
Serial #: AC 134
New/Preowned: Preowned
SKU: 3697
Condition: Good. Light play wear, two dark dings on bass-side lower bout of top, various small dings. Minor buckle rash and scratches on back, small dings on binding all around. Excess glue squeeze-out on fret ends.
Body Type(s): Large, Archtop
Back & Sides: Walnut
Top: Redwood
Neck Wood: Walnut
Bridge: Ebony - Adjustable
Rosette: F Holes
Top Trim: Wood Lines
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings: Ebony
Fret Markers: MOP Dots
Frets to Body: 14
Headplate: Walnut

Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
Body Bindings: Ebony
Tuners: Grover
Tuner Finish: Gold
Cutaway: Single
Pickguard: Walnut
Pickup: Bartolini with Volume & Tone Controls
Body Length: 20.25 in
Upper Bout: 12 in
Lower Bout: 16.063 in
Body Depth Heel: 3 in
Body Depth Tail: 3 in
Scale Length: 24.75 in
Scale Length (mm): 628.7 mm
Nut Width: 1.63 in
Nut Width (mm): 41.4 mm
String Spacing: 2.13 in
String Spacing (mm): 54.1 mm
Weight: 0 lb. 0 oz.
Audio File: lewis_archtop_ac_134.mp3

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Here we have an excellent archtop guitar in Redwood and Walnut from builder, Michael Lewis. It's obvious this one's been played, judging by the openness of the voice. It's remarkable how sweet this instrument sounds played acoustically, but when plugged-in, the true beauty of it's voice, as well as the quality of the Bartolini pickup, really shines through. Sweet, fat, and mellow are all apt descriptors, and surely this guitar has seen many a late-night jazz club jam session. Additionally, the satin-finished walnut neck feels superb in-hand.

This is a great, played-in archtop by Michael Lewis. It sounds so sweet, even acoustically, and has tons of warmth and strength in the bass. The gorgeous walnut neck really adds to the sustain, and the narrower nut width would be ideal for someone with smaller hands, yet it doesn't feel cramped either. I also think Redwood is an excellent choice paired with the Walnut back and sides. This is just a wonderful player all around.

This is one of the best playing archtops I've had the pleasure of demoing. The neck is a perfect size and shape for soloing and the tone is absolutely perfect both amplified and acoustically.

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SCALE LENGTH	24.75 in
NUT WIDTH	1.63 in
STRING SPACING	2.13 in
WOODS	REDWOOD, WALNUT

Here we have an excellent archtop guitar in Redwood and Walnut from builder, Michael Lewis. It's obvious this one's been played, judging by the openness of the voice.

This is a great, played-in archtop by Michael Lewis. It sounds so sweet, even acoustically, and has tons of warmth and strength in the bass.

This is one of the best playing archtops I've had the pleasure of demoing. The neck is a perfect size and shape for soloing and the tone is absolutely perfect both amplified and acoustically.

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