DC42 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Hello, Is Gibson still producing archtops such as the Byrdland, Super-400, and or the L-5? The customer service submit form at the Gibson site is currently not functional. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I don't believe they are making any carved archtops, or any plywood archtops for that matter. When I was at the Gibson Garage in October, the gentleman I spoke with said he didn't know of any plans to begin again. That sounded worse than I meant it. He stated there was not a plan in place to begin production again, with (my injected) caveat that things can change with a phone call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC42 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Sign of the times unfortunately. Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I think it's been going downhill for a few years due to lack of demand. In 2014, I wanted a Mandolin F5 and had to order it. In 2014, I bought an L5P. It was one of 10 they built that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC42 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 I was thinking about the demand topic in addition to what the prices would now be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 It seems they left all the original archtop equipment at 225 Parsons, and I doubt Gibson could compete with those prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) Even Heritage has dropped all the carved tops. At least they haven’t listed any for a couple years. Edit: they do list the Eagle Classic but that must be a very recent change in the lineup. Edited April 18 by ksdaddy Added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC42 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Received this from Gibson support today (via e-mail): Thanks for being in touch with us. We are making a very limited number of archtop guitars. I'd recommend contacting any of our Custom Shop dealers to check on availability. I know they are quite backlogged due to limited production, but it might be possible to put in an order. I hope you're able to get one of these singular instruments! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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