The Loar LH-650-NA Hand-Carved Archtop Cutaway Guitar

Product Review

The Loar's new hand carved, nitrocellulose-finished archtop cutaway guitar offers an excellent option for traditional jazz guitarists who want to make the classic archtop sound heard clearly for ensemble playing. The Kent Armstrong floating pickup amplifies the sweet natural tone of the hand-carved spruce top, while the Florentine cutaway allows unrestricted access to the upper frets, making the LH-650 perfect for either soloing or accompaniment. The Loar Hand Carved Archtop Cutaway Guitar is assembled with a solid hand carved spruce top and solid figured maple back and sides. The bone nut and compensated adjustable ebony bridge let the sound of the select tonewoods resonate clearly, and the bound rosewood fretboard is both beautiful and durable. The bound pickguard with a single volume knob adds to the vintage look and feel. The archtop is finished with a meticulously inlaid mother-of-pearl “Fleur-de-Lys” headstock design and a hand-buffed nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Available in vintage sunburst, natural or black finishes.

Product Features

Solid Hand-Carved Arched Spruce Top
Solid Hand-Carved Figured Maple Back and Sides
One-Piece Mahogany Neck with Vintage "V" Profile
Hand-Buffed Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Treble Side Florentine Cutaway and Kent Armstrong Humbucking Pickup

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(2 customer reviews)

Made in China, May 11, 2012

Joel Smith "EveryMan" (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Loar LH-650-NA Hand-Carved Archtop Cutaway Guitar, Natural Finish (Electronics)

I returned the guitar. I loved the concept of the instrument but its production was poorly executed. The electronics had a very poor signal to noise ratio and the craftsmanship was sloppy (the woods were quite beautiful, though). Out of the box, the guitar played poorly but that condition may have been serviceable, though I didn't think it would be worth the effort due to the other shortcomings.

Looks like a piece of art, February 24, 2012

Paul "Berserker" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Loar LH-650-NA Hand-Carved Archtop Cutaway Guitar, Natural Finish (Electronics)

The quality and sound of this thing is great. The action could have been set up a little lower as it plays more like an acoustic guitar but it fills the room with sound if you lay into it. It looks beautiful!