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The Gold Standard evolved from a one-off prototype known as the SilverLine. Now built using 14k gold wire in place of silver, the Gold Standard tops the Andersen archtop line.

Construction details include a unique design using a gold wire inlay to divide the deep black ebony and striped macassar ebony in the peghead, fretboard and tailpiece, as well as bordering the macassar ebony pickguard. The body is built with our highest grade German spruce and maple, and bound in wood. Pictured here in a violin finish: a rich blend of red and amber coloring under high gloss lacquer.

Standard features:
  • Highest grade German spruce top
  • Highest grade German figured maple
  • 3" body depth
  • 14k gold inlaid wire
  • Macassar ebony detailing
  • Scale length: 25.4" or 24.9"
  • Gold plated Schaller tuners
  • Available in 16", 17" or 18" body width
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Borrowing its moniker from a popular nickname for Seattle, the Emerald City is among the most ornate of the Andersen archtop guitars. It's curvaceous lines are stylistically inspired by the Art Deco movement of the early 1900's. Careful attention to detail and timeless elegance combine to make the Emerald City an object of beauty, as well as a remarkable sounding guitar.

Construction details include engraved mother of pearl inlays, ivoroid binding around the body, f-holes, neck and peghead, and the most highly figured domestic maple for back, sides and neck.

Standard features:
  • Premium Engelmann Spruce soundboard
  • 3" body depth
  • Scale length: 25.4" standard, 24.9" optional
  • Schaller tuners
  • Available in 16", 17" or 18" body width
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A limited edition of the Emerald City, built with premium European spruce top and premium European maple back and sides. The European woods combine with the natural lines of the Emerald City to produce a of guitar of unparalleled magnificence. The Emerald City Reserve embodies the highest expression of my abilities as an artist.

Construction details include engraved mother of pearl inlays, ivoroid binding around the body, f-holes, neck and peghead, and the most highly figured premium European maple for back, sides and neck.

Standard features:
  • Premium European Spruce soundboard
  • Engraved mother-of-pearl tuner buttons
  • 3" body depth
  • Scale length: 25.4" standard, 24.9" optional
  • Schaller tuners
  • Available in 16", 17" or 18" body width
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Developed in collaboration with vintage guitar enthusiasts John G. Stewart and K. C. Wait, this is an archtop steeped in the New York City school of guitarmaking - yet designed with the modern player in mind. Whether being played purely as an acoustic instrument to drive a rhythm section

Construction details include engraved mother of pearl inlays, ivoroid binding around the body, f-holes, neck and peghead, and the most highly figured domestic maple for back, sides and neck.

Standard features:
  • Engelmann spruce top
  • Highest grade domestic figured maple
  • "Imperial" style mother of pearl tuner buttons
  • 3" body depth
  • Scale length: 25.4"
  • Schaller tuners
  • Body Width: 17"
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