This appears to be the same guitar George Benson was pictured with at the New York guitar show. (See menu “Miscellaneous Archtop Images”)
SPECS – Flamed Maple and Spruce. Unique touches include a Birdseye Maple center piece on the back, a 3 piece flamed Maple neck, a custom F-Hole inlay on the Walnut backplate.
Back/Sides: Flamed Maple
Top Wood: Spruce
Fingerboard: Ebony
Neck Wood: 3 Piece Figured Maple
Bridge: Ebony Adjustable
Rosette: F Holes
Binding: Ivoroid
Fingerboard Bindings: Ivoroid
Headplate: Walnut Burl
Headstock Bindings: Ivoroid
Back Strip: Birdseye Maple
Fret Markers: MOP Block
Tuners: Schaller
Tuner Finish: Gold
Measurements
Body Size: Archtop
Scale: 24.9 in. (632.5 mm)
Nut Width: 1 3/4 in. (44.5 mm)
String Spacing: 2 3/16 in. (55.6 mm)
Body Length: 21 1/8 in.
Upper Bout: 12 3/4 in.
Lower Bout: 17 1/2 in.
Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 in.
Body Depth @Tail Block: 3 in.
Frets to body: 14
Extras
Cutaway: Venetian
Pickguard: Ebony Bound in Ivoroid
Pickup: Bendetto
