Grez Guitars & R.C. Allen Archtop Construction Part 1 of 2

Barry Grzebik of Grez Guitars demonstrates the traditional method of building laminated archtop guitars using R.C. Allen's original tooling. Part 1 of 2. Music by Mitch Polzak

[@byronsmall2077]

Do you have a price sheet for your guitars, or should I email you?

[@GrezGuitars]

Shoot me an email and I'll give you the lowdown. [e-mail]

[@fermisparadox01]

How much for the templates and jigs

[@GrezGuitars]

Sorry but the templates and jigs are not for sale at this moment.

[@frontbum420]

no heat or steam used for bending?

[@GrezGuitars]

+JJ JJ , These are laminated guitars. Each ply is about .024" thick so they are very pliable and bend easily into shape without heat/steam. For the acoustic guitars and semi-hollowbody guitars I build, I use solid wood about .080" thick and in this case, it is the classic process, a little moisture and a hot bending iron. I bend by hand using a template as a reference and a cooling/drying fixture.

[@gitmantube]

These are surely well built and versatile guitars but I just don't get the marketing : All I hear is one-dimensional, reverb and echo drenched pickin' - are these instruments solely meant for retro rockabilly fiends who'd normally only look at Gretsch guitars ? Please showcase them with a player who can demonstrate their different tones using an amp that everybody is familiar with !

[@GrezGuitars]

Watch part two of the video with a different artist playing the guitar with a traditional jazz tone and style.