GREETINGS GUITAR PLAYERS!
MY NAME IS HAROLD GORDON ARCHAMBEAU, BUT MOST PEOPLE CALL ME HAL. I BUILD CUSTOM, ONE-OF-A-KIND ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITARS BASED ON THE DESIGNS OF MARTIN, GIBSON, AND FENDER. WHY MESS WITH SUCCESS? I'M NOT OUT TO RE-INVENT THE WHEEL, I JUST WANT TO BUILD AN INSTRUMENT I KNOW WILL SOUND AND PLAY AS GREAT AS THESE COMPANIES HAVE DONE FOR DECADES. I ADD MY OWN COSMETIC TOUCHES, BUT THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN, BRACING, BODY SHAPE, AND BASIC DIMENSIONS ARE SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL MODELS. I ALSO OFFER REPAIR SERVICES AND PRE-BUILT SETUPS IF THAT IS MORE TO YOUR TASTE.
I AM A GRADUATE OF THE ROBERTO VENN SCHOOL OF LUTHIERY IN PHOENIX, AZ., CLASS OF 1978. THOUGH I SPENT MY WORKING CAREER IN CUSTOM WOODWORKING AND NOT INSTRUMENT MAKING, I GAINED MANY SKILLS WHICH I NOW APPLY TO MY CRAFT. I RETIRED AND BEGAN BUILDING + REPAIRING GUITARS IN 2022 AND HAVE SOME FOR SALE NOW! MY PRICES AT THIS TIME ARE USUALLY HALF THE COST OF NAME BRANDS. THE ELECTRICS ARE EVEN LESS BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT IN HIGH DOLLAR ELECTRONICS, WHICH ARE USUALLY A PERSONAL TASTE ANYWAY.
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AND SPECS, AND CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS THROUGH E-MAIL, FACEBOOK, OR TEXT. FOR SERIOUS INQUIRIES, PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TITLED, "GUITAR INQUIRIES." I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AND CREATING SOMETHING UNIQUE TOGETHER.
REMEMBER,
"WHERE WORDS FAIL, MUSIC SPEAKS"
HAL
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