Two new archtop guitars have been released by The Loar: the LH-300 and the LH-350. These new guitars feature tops hand-carved by the expert luthiers at The Loar Hand Carved Workshop.

Based on the company's LH-600 and LH-650 guitars and modeled after historic 1920s designs, the all-new Loar LH-300 and LH-350 set a new standard for quality and price (starting at $449.99), according to The Loar.  Both instruments feature hand-carved solid spruce tops, along with a maple back and sides that help provide the bright, percussive sound typical of an archtop. Each instrument's mahogany neck is finished with a bound rosewood fretboard and the strings lay across a compensated ebony bridge. With a 1-3/4-inch nut width and a 24-3/4-inch scale length, these guitars are said to stay true to their classic design origins.

The LH-350 has a Florentine cutaway and a floating humbucker for amplified playing. Both guitars are offered in a vintage sunburst finish.

Features for The Loar's LH-300 and LH-350:

• Hand-carved archtop guitars
• Design based on the LH-600 and LH-650
• Modeled after 1920s designs
• Hand-carved solid spruce tops
• Maple back and sides
• Mahogany neck
• Bound rosewood fretboard
• Ebony bridge
• 1-3/4-inch nut width
• 24-3/4-inch scale length
• Bright, percussive sound
• Florentine cutaway and a floating humbucker for amplified playing (on LH-350)
• Vintage sunburst finish

Excellent archtops have been difficult to find at an affordable price, notes The Loar, so the company has taken all of the historic design elements of these classic instruments and made them available in the LH-300 (shown below) and LH-350. The hand-crafted LH-300 is now available for $449.99 (MAP) and the LH-350 is available for $599.99 (MAP).

For more information about The Loar's new LH-300 and LH-350 archtop guitars, please visit the company's Web site at theloar.com.