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“The “Phaeton” name has always been synonymous with class and luxury in the automobile history.

The models from the 30’s & 40’s are the most striking examples with the likes of Cadillac, Chrysler, Cord, Packard…

After several brainstorming sessions, and the drawings that resulted, we could finally take to our workbenches with heart. As mentioned earlier, we decided to build the guitar as were built Orville’s style 03 : hand carved out of two solid slabs of wood, spruce for the top & mahogany for the back (most of Orville’s were in walnut).”

For sale (never owned - has been to shows) - $18,500