"John designed and built this 12-string archtop acoustic to combine his love of archtops and 12-strings, a sound he's been smitten with since 1963. The body shape pays homage to the viol family, and features a Sitka spruce tp with European maple back and laminated maple sides. It has a multi-layer walnut veneer binding, cello-style tailpiece, and 25"" scale American hard maple 14/21 neck."