FS: Campellone Deluxe Jazz Guitar

[guitarman]

Mint condition cherry sunburst Mark Campellone Deluxe Archtop with
built-in Gibson classic '57 pickup.
Venetian cutaway body with hand graduated top of select spruce, hand
graduated back of 4A figured maple with matching solid maple rims,
multi-bound top, back, fingerboard and peghead, single-bound f-holes,
multi-bound tortoise-shell style pickguard, figured maple neck (one
piece or laminated with dark center strip), ebony fingerboard with
side dots and three-piece 'keystone' mother of pearl position markers,
ebony bridge with full contact base, Deluxe Series peghead inlay,
Deluxe Series tailpiece of gold plated brass with ebony appliqué, gold
Grover tuners with keystone buttons.
Body: 17” Rim: 3” Scale: 25” - asking $4400

This is a beautiful gutar - here are links to pictures:
http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq213/darrenh/Marty/Body_Front3.jpg
http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq213/darrenh/Marty/Back_Angle17.jpg
http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq213/darrenh/Marty/Headstock8.jpg
http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq213/darrenh/Marty/Whole_Front.jpg

[Carl]

Those are wonderful guitars. I own the same model, but mine has an oval hole
(I go for things with non-traditional characteristics - as a matter of fact,
I'm in the process of buying a Solomon, also with an oval hole, and own a
couple of other jazz boxes designed that way).

In any case, my point is that Mark makes wonderful guitars, that they are
well underpriced imho for what they are and how they are built, that Mark is
one of the nicest luthiers I've personally met, and that guitarman's asking
price is probably close to 1/2 of what a new one would cost, and without the
1-year waiting period.

I am curious though, as to how you got a Classic '57 pup in that? Is that
something Mark did for you as a custom request or did you swap it out
yourself? Mine came with what is probably a KA pup in it, though at this
point, I forgot what Mark uses as a standard.

[guitarman]

> point, I forgot what Mark uses as a standard.- Hide quoted text -
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Hi Carl -
Mark put in the Classic '57 when he built the guitar.... The
guitar was custom-built this way and it sounds great,
I've never changed a thing or wanted to change anything about it,
- Marty

[contracto...@gmail.com]

is this still for sale? where are you located?

[Mark Kleinhaut]

That's what if like to know.

[thomas]

But, isn't this his plywood budget model (no disrespect intended)?

[martin....@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 2:57:37 PM UTC-4, Mark Kleinhaut wrote:
> That's what if like to know.

Thanks for all the interest, but the Campellone was sold last April -

Currently have a D'Angelico EXL-1SH for sale....
Email me for quicker response -

[Carl]

I don't think the Deluxe is a budget model. It's close to his highest end
model. I own a Deluxe. it's a solid carved top, solid back and sides guitar
with the best quality tuning machines and inlay work.

I'm pretty sure this model's new starting price is $6k. It was $8k a couple
of years ago before the bubble burst. There is currently up to a 10 month
waiting period.

Here: http://www.mcampellone.com/Models/deluxe.htm

Prices here http://www.mcampellone.com/pricing.htm

Where would you get that idea?

[thomas]

On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 12:48:01 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:
> thomas wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:52:23 AM UTC-5, Carl wrote:
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> >> guitarman wrote:
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> >>
>
> >>> Mint condition cherry sunburst Mark Campellone Deluxe Archtop with
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> >>
>
> >>> built-in Gibson classic '57 pickup.
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> >>
>
> >>> Venetian cutaway body with hand graduated top of select spruce, hand
>
> >>
>
> >>> graduated back of 4A figured maple with matching solid maple rims,
>
> >>
>
> >>> multi-bound top, back, fingerboard and peghead, single-bound
>
> >>> f-holes,
>
> >>
>
> >>> multi-bound tortoise-shell style pickguard, figured maple neck (one
>
> >>
>
> >>> piece or laminated with dark center strip), ebony fingerboard with
>
> >>
>
> >>> side dots and three-piece 'keystone' mother of pearl position
>
> >>> markers,
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> >>
>
> >>> ebony bridge with full contact base, Deluxe Series peghead inlay,
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> >>
>

> >>> Deluxe Series tailpiece of gold plated brass with ebony appliqu�,

Usually "select spruce" means plywood. Again, no disrespect intended--I'm just trying to learn. Mark's guitar's have a great reputation.

[Carl]

thomas wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 12:48:01 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:
>> thomas wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:52:23 AM UTC-5, Carl wrote:
>>
>>>> guitarman wrote:
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>>>>
>>
>>>>> Mint condition cherry sunburst Mark Campellone Deluxe Archtop with
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>>> built-in Gibson classic '57 pickup.
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>>>>
>>
>>>>> Venetian cutaway body with hand graduated top of select spruce,
>>>>> hand
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>>> graduated back of 4A figured maple with matching solid maple rims,
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>>> multi-bound top, back, fingerboard and peghead, single-bound
>>
>>>>> f-holes,
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>>> multi-bound tortoise-shell style pickguard, figured maple neck
>>>>> (one
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>>> piece or laminated with dark center strip), ebony fingerboard with
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>>> side dots and three-piece 'keystone' mother of pearl position
>>
>>>>> markers,
>>
>>>>
>>
>>>>> ebony bridge with full contact base, Deluxe Series peghead inlay,
>>
>>>>
>>

>>>>> Deluxe Series tailpiece of gold plated brass with ebony appliqu?,

>>
>>>>> gold
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>>>>
>>
>>>>> Grover tuners with keystone buttons.
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>>>>
>>

>>>>> Body: 17? Rim: 3? Scale: 25? - asking $4400

Well, no disrespect to me taken, but misconceptions like those posted on
wide-ranging newsgroups can hurt small luthiers like Mark

It is interesting because I take the word "select" to mean that the luthier
takes the time and patience not only to choose the better woods, but to
bookmatch the two halves as closely as possible.

I think the term "select spruce" may be abused by mass-marketers of guitars
and I have read other posts where players thought it meant "laminated" also.
So you're not alone. But there is a difference in how mass-marketers apply
semantics to sell things to the public, and how an independent builder uses
those same words, where their meaning is more exacting.

Here are copies of the better of the posts I found on the subject, from the
jazz guitar forum:

"Luthier (sic) SELECT the pieces of spuce for each archtop individually,
selection mostly depend (sic) on customer's tone requirement. As you all
know, ofcourse, no similar pieces of the wood exist. So, selection of the
spruce is quite important part of the building of handmade instrument. After
selecting the spruce for top, luthier start the carving process."...

I liked this one also:

"My understanding of the term "select" is that the luthier went out of his
way or really spent time searching for the best possible sounding and best
looking piece of wood for a top of the line, responsive acoustic
instrument."...

There is a difference in all sectors between dealing with chain stores and
mass-producers, than there is with the one-shop private person.

Nothing personal is or was meant by any of these posts. It is, after all,
all just for the sake of discussion and educating each other.