This guitar is a commission sale. If you have a high-end or vintage guitar you are interested in selling please contact us.
Due to the value & fragility of this instrument, it is offered as COLLECTION ONLY from our Ashton-under-Lyne store. Specialist courier delivery is available from £55 - please inquire.
Here for sale we have a very special Excelsior Super 17 Archtop guitar in Gloss Natural finish. Handmade in the UK in 2008, Excelsior Guitars was started by Luthier Richard Fill and is the product of his passion for fine handcrafted instruments, 60 years of experience and fine eye for detail. This Super 17 exudes quality and displays the utmost care for craftsmanship and excellence. An all-solid construction is featured, and comprises a AAA Spruce top, Flamed Maple back and sides, Figured Maple neck and 22 fret Ebony fingerboard embellished with Mother Of Pearl block inlays. Gold hardware is featured including a unique hand-made brass tailpiece along with a Ebony adjustable bridge also adorned with Mother Of Pearl inlays and a set of three-a-side Grover Imperial tuning machines. A floating Mini-humbucker is fitted, and is wired to a discreet pickguard-mounted volume control.
The Figured Maple neck plays beautifully, with what might be described as a fairly substantial 'C' shape profile that feels particularly unique to this guitar. The broader 'shoulders' of the profile sit exceptionally comfortably in the hand and provide a smooth and responsive playing experience in any register. The Ebony fingerboard is effortlessly smooth under the fingers and adds a real sense of luxury- especially with the binding and Mother Of Pearl inlays which perfectly suit this beautifully made instrument. The 16” radius provides a nicely flat and consistent playing surface right the way up the register, facilitating both chordal and melodic styles of playing very well. The body design is on the larger side, measuring 17” at the lower bout. Despite this large design, the body sits comfortably against the body without being cumbersome and offers the player a fatigue-free playing experience, making this beautiful guitar enjoyable for longer periods of playing.
The acoustic voice of the Super 17 is rich in harmonics yet remarkably well balanced. The lows are understated yet accurate, whilst mids and trebles are more prominent, helping each note to ring out with a crystal clean clarity. The hand-made nature of this guitar and wood selection results in a lively and resonant playing experience, whilst the AAA Spruce top projects very well and provides a wide and sensitive dynamic range. This makes chords sing proud whilst single note lines produce rich and luxurious tonality. This is a beautifully hand-made instrument from one of the UK's most underrated luthiers, displaying a perfect example of a master craftsman.
This guitar is a commission sale. If you have a high-end or vintage guitar you are interested in selling please contact us.
Due to the value & fragility of this instrument, it is offered as COLLECTION ONLY from our Ashton-under-Lyne store. Specialist courier delivery is available from £55 - please inquire.
Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.