Stromberg G-1 Archtop guitar – U.S.A. – 1937

Stromberg G-1 Archtop guitar - The Guitar Database

TYPE

Acoustic Hollow Body Archtop guitar

FEATURES

Spruce top, layered hardwood back, maple neck

Ebony fretboard

INFORMATION

In the 1930s, luthiers tried to design louder-sounding guitars that could rise above the sound of ever-growing ensembles and orchestras. Before electrical amplification existed, this had consequences for the acoustic guitar bodies; getting bigger and bigger.
Charles Stromberg and his son Elmer from Boston manufactured the archtop G-1 in 1937 with a body over 40cm/15.7 inch wide. This was the cheapest model of its kind and had a laminated hardwood back. The bracing construction consisted of two parallel beams which were reinforced by three laterally placed beams.

Last updated on 27 April 2020
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