1940 Majestic Aristocrat Archtop

This is 1 of the coolest unknown guitars we have ever unearthed. This guitar was made in the 1930s by Czech Bohemian master luthier Franz Hirsch for the Schuster company in Markneukirchen in Saxony. It’s in exceptional condition, and Czech archtop collectors will be delighted to see it. They are super rare. Hirsch was the Stradivarius of Bohemian archtops which were sold around the world. He built all archtops for the Roger company until 1947. This is a very unusual Top of the Line c.1940 Majestic Aristocrat Archtop Jazz Guitar made along the lines of many Gibson & Epiphone guitars of the period. Its Dark Sunburst finish is in fabulous shape for an 85 year old having a wonderful patina. It’s very similar in size to an L-5 with Super 400 appointments. Its gorgeous multi laminated bound body has a matching bound round sound hole along w/a pair of single bound F-holes. Its huge 7-piece maple & walnut neck has a delightful bound Ebony fingerboard & headstock reminisant of Gibsons past w/a Super 400 headstock pearl inlay & some very ornate multi-piece block inlays on its fingerboard. It’s sporting its original bound Tortoise’gard, an Ebony bridge & a set of open back Gold war time Kluson tuners. Its last interesting trait is its cool tailpiece w/a pair of matching F-holes cut into them. We’ve never seen one like this & it’s very exciting to see. She sounds simply amazing great for any type of Jazz. It’s crack free & ready to enjoy. Comes in its original Majestic logo’d brown tolex/purple lined hard case.