The Jazz - Arched Top By Jaydee

This is one instrument I have always wanted to make but never found the time. Until someone came along and commissioned me to do so. Then it was made possible for me to try out different ideas, which has produced the current model.
It is a small body, single cutaway 3" in depth from front to back with a 22 fret neck. Joining the body at the 16th fret, giving maximum access to the top register. The top is carved from solid spruce and the back from book matched Brazilian mahogany with mahogany sides.
The prototype had only one pick-up, which was a micro humbucker, neatly housed inside the end of the fingerboard giving it a natural uncluttered look. Connection to the pick-up was made via a minature jack socket on the lower side of the neck. The jack plug was connected to the scratch plate on the upper edge, and by inserting the jack ,it also secured the scratch plate and made the connection to the pick-up and output socket. The tone and volume were concealed finger tip edge controls on the lower side of the scratch plate, so it was an all acoustic look but with the electric sound The bridge is fully adjustable for height and octaves. Made from ebony with bone bridge inserts. The tailstock (Trapeze) is a custom design, carved from solid brass, giving the best optimum string angle over the bridge.

Features

• Solid Brazilian mahogany / maple neck - 1 11/16" at nut
• Solid spruce hand carved arched top
• Solid Brazilian mahogany book matched arched back
• Brazilian mahogany sides
• Bound ebony fingerboard and Headstock
• Grover / Schaller machine heads
• Concealed pick-up in the end of fret board
• Volume and tone control mounted on fingerplate, which plugs into the side of neck
• Fully adjustable ebony bridge
• Original design tail anchor for correct angle of string onto bridge
• Old 30's sunburst finish, for that vintage look