Build me an acoustic guitar



Some of the many hand built options are listed in this section
Scroll to bottom for list of available back sides and top woods.



Are you dreaming of a custom guitar? You can consider having A. R. Savino build one for you. We are building one off acoustic guitars, so let us build one ofor you. Luthier A. R. Savino has produced multiple guitars including one lefty, many right handed acoustics. Currently we have two right hand guitars in stockk, and two in process. We do not mass produce to ensure the highest quality.


Our maximum number of units being made is three at a time. This allows for us to work on crafting one of our instruments while the others need to rest from curing of adhesives and resting between some stages, or our hand rubbed blonde shellac to set.


Your custom guitar will be made with woods you pick out, and you will determine what types of strings and tuners you would like to have on your instrument. We currently have several high quality brand names in stock. You can inquire on brands, materials, and colors. We have options for fretboards, heel caps, and head plates. We currently are using Honduran mahogany necks.


We hand craft our bridges. Bone Saddles and Nuts are utilized. Beautiful Rosettes are inlayed around the sound hole, and we add endcaps. Bindings used contrast the soundboard, and back and side sets. At this time we offer OM and Dreadnought style in left hand or right hand versions. Lead times currently in the eight to twelve weeks range.





PERFECTION IS ACHIEVED NOT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO ADD, BUT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO TAKE AWAY.



The image shown above is a left hand Dreadnought style guitar. Black Walnut back and sides, Engelmann Spruce Top, Mahogany neck, Rosewood fretboard, Maple bindings, complete with scalloped bracing. The guitar is being held by a custom Mahogany stand built by us. You can make a selection from our current list of tone woods. We currently have a choice of 11 different types of soundboard material, and over 20 options of different types of back and side sets.

-------------------------------------As of Noveber 22, 2023--------------------------------------

Soundboard woods in stock: most varieties have multiple sets in which to choose.


Sitka Spruce Float Log Reclaim (beautiful light blue coloring)

Sitka Spruce Float Log Reclaim with Bear Claw Figuring (stunning blue piece)

Sitka Spruce Straight Grain

Sitka Spruce Bear Claw


Sitka Spruce Light Curl

Sitka Spruce Light Curl with Bear Claw

Sitka Spruce Tempered (heated drying method to age the wood for an aged sound)

Engelmann Spruce


European Spruce

Lutz Spruce

Red Cedar

Red Spruce (From the Appalachian Mountains)


Back and Side sets in stock: most varieties have multiple sets in which to choose.


Ash

Black Walnut

Bubinga

Buginga, Curly


Cherry, American

Chechen

Grandadillo

Koa


Honey Locust

Honduran Mahogany

THE TREE Honduran Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla (OM SIZE 1 pc back)

Machiche


Mahogany

Maple

Ovangkol

Padauk


Padauk Bariole

Rosewood, Brazillian

Rosewood, Madagascar

Rosewood, East Indian


Sapele

Sapele Quilted

T'Zalam


Current builds for stock:

#011 Rosewood back and sides with Sitka Spruce (early stages of building)

#014 Brazilan Rosewood back and sides with Sitka Spruce top loaded with Bearclaw pattern.


Top woods we have used on our builds:


Aspen

Sitka Spruce

Engelman Spruce


Back and Side woods used on our builds:


Brazilian Rosewood

Indian Rosewood

Mahogany

Maple

Padauk Bariole

Sapele (Exhibition Grade Quilted)

Black Walnut

Zebrawood


Text, Email or call us if you would like information when additional guitars (dreadnought or OM models) become completed and available. tony@arsave.comtext us at 262-629-0628




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A. R. Savino



Member of the Guild of American Luthiers

Contact Us
262-629-0628


tony@arsave.com
Open by appointment give us a call.
A. R. Savino Guitar Company is located in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Conveniently located between Milwaukee, WI, and Chicago, IL. We are only open by appointment however, we will accomodate your schedule.
When a custom guitar is ordered, we will send (email or text) updates as to the progress your custom guitar. Have a special neck you are in love with, bring the guitar along, so we can template the neck and duplicate on your Wisconsin custom built hand crafted guitar.


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