Monteleone 1977 Hexaphone 17" Flat Top

John Monteleone is considered to be the modern patriarch of the world of archtop guitars, but when he got his start building in the mid 1970's, it was fresh off the heels of a stint at the famed Mandolin Brothers in Staten Island as a repairman. John had spent the last few years taking apart, repairing, and sometimes improving everything from vintage Martins to Lloyd Loar mandolins, and had a wealth of knowledge and a burst of energy that organically led to the creation of his own mandolins and guitars, instruments that within a short amount of time, became famous within the guitar playing world, and the name "Monteleone" became synonymous with quality of build and of sound. This 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 gui