{"title":"Monteleone","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"monteleone-il-bambino","title":"Monteleone 'Il Bambino' Mini Archtop #225","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Il Bambino\" (Italian for \"the baby\") is a one-of-a-kind guitar, a small masterpiece by John Monteleone. With a slightly higher tuning, it has a very sweet sound and is a joy to play. It was built with a spruce top and flame maple back and sides, and has a Macassar ebony fingerboard, finger rest, bridge, tailpiece and headstock veneer. Flame maple binding. Gorgeous abalone inlays. Serial #225. Comes with a deluxe hardshell case.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore specs:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBody diameter = 11 3\/4”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide depth =  2 3\/4”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNut width =  1 3\/4”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScale length =  19 1\/4\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTuning = 3 to 5 half steps above standard tuning (we keep it in A-A)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eString gauge = .012” - .053\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling,\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661217231015,"sku":"210000048041","price":100000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/products\/p-305.jpg?v=1673382880"},{"product_id":"monteleone-mandola-round-sound-hole-159","title":"Monteleone 1992 Mandola Round Sound Hole, made for Elizabeth Taylor #159","description":"\u003cdiv id=\":2yd\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":2y9\" class=\"Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-owns=\":30v\" aria-controls=\":30v\" style=\"direction: ltr; min-height: 329px;\" tabindex=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"m_-6711500468852224606gmail-:rs\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\" id=\":2yd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr; min-height: 329px;\" aria-controls=\":30v\" aria-owns=\":30v\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-multiline=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" class=\"Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" id=\":2y9\" tabindex=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000;\" id=\"m_-6711500468852224606gmail-:rs\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mandola is a very special piece: it was commissioned personally by the late actress Elizabeth Taylor as a gift for her son. This mandola features John's incredible craftsmanship, with its orange stained spruce top being incredibly resonant, along with the highly flamed back, sides, and neck, balancing out the tone for a warm, present, poppy sound that would sit well in any mix but still allow the player to be heard in any situation. This mandola can do anything from Bill Monroe to Bach. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSerial #159. Comes with deluxe hardshell case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling,\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37337704005799,"sku":"210000048048","price":149000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/products\/IMG_2827_6db4e66e-ab75-42a7-a878-2c0f707af3b3.jpg?v=1606256931"},{"product_id":"at-rudys-house-monteleone-grand-artist-mandola-40","title":"Monteleone 1979 Grand Artist Mandola #40","description":"\u003cdiv id=\":rs\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":16b\" class=\"Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-owns=\":4vp\" aria-controls=\":4vp\" style=\"direction: ltr; min-height: 255px;\" tabindex=\"1\" contenteditable=\"true\" hidefocus=\"true\" g_editable=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"gmail-:rs\" class=\"gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis gorgeous instrument features a spruce top and highly flamed maple back, sides, and neck. This F style mandola features John's proprietary scroll design, a more modern choice, differentiating his mandolins from the others. John's years of experience at Mandolin Brothers has allowed him to capture the Loar tone, but add a sense of modern clarity that stands above many builders. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA mandola, tuned like a viola, comes with a longer scale, the length of which is something that varies between manufacturers. This particular mandola has a 16\" scale, allowing for bright, punchy tone, and has a nut width a hair under 1 1\/4 (or 32mm), a common nut width for mandolas of this size. The neck shape, like many Loar adjascent instruments, is a softened V even burgeoning on C at points.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSerial #40. Comes with deluxe hardshell case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling,\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37436250325159,"sku":"210000048047","price":69000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/products\/p-303.jpg?v=1673382726"},{"product_id":"c-monteleone-radio-volante-251-w-ohsc","title":"Monteleone 2010 Radio Volante #251","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\" id=\":rs\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" tabindex=\"1\" style=\"direction: ltr; min-height: 255px;\" aria-controls=\":4vp\" aria-owns=\":4vp\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-multiline=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" class=\"Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" id=\":16b\" contenteditable=\"true\" g_editable=\"true\" hidefocus=\"true\" data-mce-style=\"direction: ltr; min-height: 255px;\" data-mce-tabindex=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" class=\"gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao\" id=\"gmail-:rs\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Radio Volante, featuring a slanted oval hole, has a punchier, more mid heavy sound that other archtops, due to the slightly less concentrated sonic nature of an oval hole over the traditional F holes. This guitar, like most of John's archtops, features an X braced spruce top, highly flamed Maple back and sides, along with a maple neck, and ebony appointments. This particular instrument features hand inlaid Italian flags, celebrating John's Italian heritage. Gold Schaller tuners. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSerial #251. Comes with deluxe hardshell case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling,\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42880192446679,"sku":"210000056612","price":150000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/products\/p-302.jpg?v=1673382667"},{"product_id":"c-monteleone-1995-radio-flyer-deluxe-168-w-ohsc","title":"Monteleone 1995 Radio Flyer Deluxe #168","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\" id=\":rs\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003eThis 18\" Radio Flyer was completed in January of 1995. It a spruce top and flame maple back and sides. The guitar features a beautiful Macassar ebony fingerboard, bridge, heel cap,  pickguard\/finger rest, and tailpiece - all handmade by Monteleone. Schaller tuners with ebony buttons. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSerial #168. Comes with deluxe hardshell case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling,\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43215840018647,"sku":"210000061940","price":75000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/products\/hj3-11810.jpg?v=1664386743"},{"product_id":"monteleone-2021-grand-artist-mandocello-211-w-case","title":"Monteleone 2021 Grand Artist Mandocello #211","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars, and this 2021 Grand artist Mandocello, one of only 5 ever made, is absolutely an example of that reputation being upheld. \u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMonteleone, having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers, started building mandolins as early as the mid '70s and quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mandocello, an instrument dating back to the late 1800s, has never had the popularity of its higher tuned cousin, but has had a steady place in the hearts of 8 string lovers since its invention. Tuned like a cello, in four courses of unison strings like a mandolin, the mandocello has been used in Irish folk, Americana, classical, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned for its incredible lows, rich chord texture, and unsurpassable build quality, the Monteleone Mandocello is owned by an exclusive club, its most famous user being mandolin phenomenon Mike Marshall, who owns an earlier example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example, like most of the mandolin family, features a spruce top, incredible flamed maple back and sides, as well as a solid flame maple neck, an ebony fretboard, bridge, and tailpiece, and a gorgeous, hand sprayed sunburst finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scale length measures 25\" inches, with a neck shape closest to a rounded V, almost a scaled up version of the normal Loar style neck shape. The nut is just under the common and comfortable 1 9\/16ths, familiar for many guitar players. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSerial #211. Comes with a hardshell case.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43636135821527,"sku":"210000063342","price":169000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/products\/j-304.jpg?v=1675533078"},{"product_id":"monteleone-1977-hexaphone-17-flat-top","title":"Monteleone 1977 Hexaphone 17\" Flat Top #6","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Monteleone is considered the modern patriarch of the world of archtop guitars, but when he started building in the mid-1970s, it was fresh off a stint as a repairman at the famed Mandolin Brothers in Staten Island. John had spent the last few years taking apart, repairing, and sometimes improving everything from vintage Martins to Lloyd Loar mandolins. This experience gave him a wealth of knowledge and a burst of energy that organically led to creating his own mandolins and guitars, instruments that quickly became famous in the guitar playing world, making the name \"Monteleone\" synonymous with quality build and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar, Hexaphone #6, was originally John's personal guitar, was the first Hexaphone John ever built, his flat-top model that originated as a fusion between the jumbo size of the Gibson SJ-200, and the beauty and the crisp tone of the Martin OM-45. With the body size of 17\" and a scale length of 25.5, this guitar is both loud, present, and crisp, with a bell like bloom that's hard to replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top is spruce (Sitka, per John himself), and the back and sides are Indian rosewood, both woods taken from John's even then world-class selection. The neck is mahogany, with the nut width just shy of 1 3\/4. The profile is a lovely C, a little thinner than most '70s guitars. The headstock features a gorgeous hand-inlaid \"Hexaphone\" shield and John's name, both in Mother-of-Pearl. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe headstock features banjo tuners, somewhat of a rarity for John's work, though not unheard of. The bridge, headstock overlay, truss rod cover, and fretboard are all wonderfully dark pieces of ebony.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed the Hexaphone, John saw the guitar as a \"six string speaker cabinet.\" This guitar, a prototype made for John's personal use, was eventually sold to a friend and early supporter of John's work, after a good amount of persuasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar, like a number of pieces of John's work, was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition \"Guitar Heroes\" which ran in 2011 with Rudy's direct involvement, so we're incredibly familiar with this historic instrument, and we've got it playing as good as it's been in years. The guitar comes with the original Met paperwork, as well as reference material from the show. Now's your chance to own a piece of Monteleone (and Met) history!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSerial #6 comes with a hard shell case.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44336964763863,"sku":"210000066005","price":69000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/files\/L-874.jpg?v=1706031589"},{"product_id":"c-monteleone-70s-eclipse-112-w-ohsc","title":"Monteleone 1983 Eclipse #112","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are fortunate to have an array of guitars made by master luthier John Monteleone, but this one in particular is very special as it is one of the earliest examples of his archtops: the 12th guitar he ever built, and the 3rd Eclipse model. He was still working out of his first shop in Bay Shore, where he built instruments from 1976 to 1990. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seller of this guitar is the original owner; he ordered the Eclipse directly from John. He was studying guitar with Myron Weiss at the time, who was originally a classical player and thus was used to guitars with no position markers. Weiss had two guitars that he ordered from Jimmy D’Aquisto - an archtop and a flat top - and both were without position markers. His idea was that anyone else who picked up one of his guitars would find it hard to play and would give it right back because they couldn’t tell where they were on the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck on this Eclipse is a little wider and flatter that typical archtop necks; this was in part to give it more of a classical feel. It’s still a steel-string neck, though, and we find it very comfortable to play. The guitar originally came with a jazz Zoller pickup made in Germany by Shadow Electronics, but the owner had it removed a long time ago as he preferred to play it acoustically with acoustic guitar strings. Pickup and pickguard are included in case the new owner would like to switch this back to an electric setup. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSerial #112. Comes with its original hardshell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**************************************************************************************\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(83, 83, 83); font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island (sadly, no longer in existence), Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling,\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45476412293335,"sku":"210000067872","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/files\/g-766.jpg?v=1722457967"},{"product_id":"c-monteleone-1999-grand-artist-mandolin-182-w-ohsc","title":"Monteleone 1999 Grand Artist Mandolin #182","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"gmail-:rs\" class=\"gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work (including another Grand Artist mandolin) is featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis mandolin has a soft V neck shape that's accentuated by its comfortable nut width of 1 1\/8'' making for easy playing and chording. It features a mandolin scale length of 13 7\/8\", spruce top with highly flamed maple back, sides and neck. This F style mandolin features John's proprietary scroll design and ebony pickguard, fretboard, bridge and headstock veneer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eIn 2024, this mandolin was featured in a wonderful exhibit of John Monteleone's work at the Long Island Museum. The description from the museum:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #535353; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Monteleone's Grand Artist mandolin was the culmination of many years of the luthier's recreations of the Lloyd Loar F-5 mandolins. After producing nearly 30 of those instruments, Monteleone made modifications and designed his own instrument, one that offered its own signature look and improved its playability for the musician: the abbreviated ebony pickguard no longer obscured the treble sound hole, the arched fretboard was a more natural fit to the fingers, the elongated hollow scroll offered a more resonant quality and both the cast tailpiece and the ebony tailpiece permitted improved bridge performance.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSerial #182. Comes with a deluxe, custom hardshell case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46858753081559,"sku":"210000071466","price":69000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/files\/g-8372.jpg?v=1753908230"},{"product_id":"c-monteleone-2022-midnight-special-320-w-ohsc","title":"Monteleone 2022 Midnight Special 12-String #320","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"298\"\u003eWe are grateful to offer an extraordinary and historically-significant instrument: the 2022 Monteleone Midnight Special, the final guitar in John Monteleone’s celebrated \u003cem data-end=\"476\" data-start=\"462\"\u003eTrain Guitar\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"298\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA MONTELEONE UNLIKE ANY OTHER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1037\" data-start=\"502\"\u003eHandcrafted by John in his one-man workshop in Islip, New York, this super rare 12-string archtop stands alone as both a masterwork of contemporary lutherie and a deeply personal homage to\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e some of John's biggest inspirations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Designed to be tuned a whole step below standard pitch, the Midnight Special delivers piano-like depth with shimmering harmonic complexity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1764\" data-start=\"1345\"\u003eMonteleone’s innovations, including his refined bracing concepts and acoustic responsiveness, give the instrument remarkable clarity, projection, and tonal balance across all twelve strings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1764\" data-start=\"1345\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2206\" data-start=\"1795\"\u003eThe Midnight Special was showcased in the 2024 Long Island Museum exhibition celebrating Monteleone’s life’s work, \u003cem data-end=\"1931\" data-start=\"1910\"\u003eMusical Masterworks\u003c\/em\u003e — a testament to its artistic and cultural importance. Monteleone’s instruments are widely regarded as fine art with examples residing in the permanent collection of the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and multi-year wait lists for new commissions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eRich, orchestral, and deeply evocative, this 12-string produces a rolling low-end bloom paired with pristine upper harmonics. Tuned down a whole step, it captures the haunting, locomotive pulse that inspired its name — a sonic landscape that feels at once vintage and timeless. It is a rare instrument that carries both the weight of tradition and the forward vision of a living master. Straight from the builder's mouth:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003e\"I prefer most 12-string guitars at this lowered tuning. They have more of that deep husky growl on the lowbasses. There is already lots of sparkle with those octave strings to make it jangle like it should. And the lower tuning is easier on the hands and the tension on the guitar. I’ve always loved a good 12string box. Now go play some Lead Belly on it. Goodnight Irene works good.\" ~ John Monteleone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eBody - 18\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eTop - Italian spruce \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eBack \u0026amp; Sides - Italian Red maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eNeck - Domestic Red maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eFingerboard - Madagascar ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eInlays: Mother of Pearl \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eBridge - Gabon ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003ePickguard \u0026amp; tailpiece - Macassar ebony, flame maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eBinding, body \u0026amp; neck - Flame maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eConfiguration - 12-String, Archtop \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eTuning - Whole-step down (D standard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eSerial #320. Comes with a deluxe, custom hardshell case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e**********************************************************************************************************\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monteleone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48329920544983,"sku":"210000073206","price":349000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/6148\/4199\/files\/DSC01663_7ee4abfb-ebf0-4e71-9c3a-5c013e7da0ec.jpg?v=1773156826"},{"product_id":"c-monteleone-2011-hexaphone-199-w-ohsc","title":"Monteleone 2001 Hexaphone 17\" Flat Top #199","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Monteleone is considered the modern patriarch of the world of archtop guitars, but when he started building in the mid-1970s, it was fresh off a stint as a repairman at the famed Mandolin Brothers in Staten Island. John had spent the last few years taking apart, repairing, and sometimes improving everything from vintage Martins to Lloyd Loar mandolins. This experience gave him a wealth of knowledge and a burst of energy that organically led to creating his own mandolins and guitars, instruments that quickly became famous in the guitar playing world, making the name \"Monteleone\" synonymous with quality build and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere at Rudy's we are fortunate to have a small collection of John's works of art. All Monteleone instruments are very special, and this one is no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his extensive knowledge collected through years of repairing vintage flat tops, John set out to distill the best specs and features of these classic acoustic guitars into a design of his own. Combining the power and size of the Gibson J-200 with the articulation of a Martin OM-45, the first Hexaphone was built in 1977. John saw the guitar as a \"six string speaker cabinet.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example was made in 2001 and is in great shape. John confirmed that this is the only Hexaphone he made with a cutaway. It is also noted in his log book as having a special headstock in that it was a new design for that particular feature. He would produce this head plate in succeeding guitars, but this was the first of its design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Monteleone always uses exceptional tonewoods for his builds. The top of this guitar is of the highest grade of cross silk figured Sitka spruce, while the back, sides and head plate are of old growth Indian rosewood. The fretboard and bridge are of African Gabon ebony. The neck is Honduran mahogany, and the bindings are of curly red maple. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with an elliptical \"Hot Club\" style soundhole and an asymmetrical bridge, this instrument looks as good as it sounds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar is sold with its original leather-bound hardshell case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-0a15fbd2-7fff-cc00-2065-2f1778a20799\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSPECS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eTop: Highest grade of cross silk figured Sitka spruce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBack \u0026amp; sides: Old growth Indian rosewood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eNeck: Honduran mahogany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eFretboard \u0026amp; bridge: African Gabon ebony\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBinding: Curly red maple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eNut width: 1 3\/4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eScale length: 25.4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; 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