Ribbecke Guitar Corporation Launches Thinline Halfling Jazz Guitar

February 08, 2008

The Thinline is an offshoot of the HJG-1 "Halfling Jazz Guitar" which is the result of over 25 years of Tom Ribbecke's unique understanding of carved top design. True crossover instruments, they combine the sensitivity of steel string guitars, with their flatter soundboard on the bass side, and the articulate sound of true jazz guitars. These instruments have far superior separation as well as outstanding multi-dimensional acoustic imaging. They also have an enhanced bass response and a level of feedback suppression not found in any other archtop guitar.

The Thinline brings the Halfling series one giant step over into the land of the Jazz/Blues guitar, not only allowing it to perform like an electric L5 but by now allowing it to perform like the dynamic L5-CTs as well as the ES175 and ES335 style guitars. The option of having a single top mounted neck position humbucker opens up a great many new dimensions in sound for the Halfling. This coupled with it's significant level of feedback suppression allows the Thinline to bridge the gap between jazz and blues like no other archtop ever before.

Body:

Body Size: Carved Arched Top: 17" Lower Bout With Single Venetian Cutaway, 2" Deep
Back: Hand Selected Western Big-Leaf Maple
Sides: Hand Selected Western Big-Leaf Maple
Top: Hand Selected Western Red Cedar
Bracing: X Bracing
Scale: 25"
Binding: Black And White Purfling

Neck:

Material: Birdseye Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony
Frets:22
Width At Nut: 1-3/4"
Width At 12Th Fret: 2.2"
Strings: Jazz Light Gauge 12 — 52 D'addario Xl Nickel Electric
Heelcap: Ebony
Nut Material: First Quality Bone

Hardware:

Bridge: Ebony
Tailpiece: Ebony
Pickguard: Ebony
Pickup: Kent Armstrong Floating Pickup

Finish:

Top: Light Amber Burst Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Back And Sides: Light Amber Burst Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck: Light Amber Burst Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Case: Custom Hard Shell Case

Price: $6300

Ribbecke Guitar Corporation is currently booking orders for this remarkable new instrument with delivery of initial orders being approximately 5 to 6 months from date of order. Please contact Cliff at Destroy All Guitars ( http://www.destroyallguitars.com/) for more information.

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For more information, visit their web site at http://www.ribbecke.com/.

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