Custom Guitars available at:

The Music Cafe, 105 Fox St., Mukwonago, WI 53149

Classic ViolinS, 403 Main St., Racine, WI 53403

At Savino Guitars In Sturtevant, WIsconsin by appointment

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.

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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 for you. Luthier A. R. Savino has produced multiple guitars including left-handed, and right-handed acoustic models. Currently we have two right hand guitars in stock, and a few in process.


Our maximum number of units being made is four 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 mahogany necks, and have other neck options.


We hand craft some of our bridges depending on client requests. 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 sixteen weeks range.





PERFECTION IS ACHIEVED NOT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO ADD, BUT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO TAKE AWAY.
(Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)



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 over 10 different types of soundboard options, and over 20 options of different types of back and side sets.


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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

Bois de Rose (Rosewood - Dalbergia maritima)

Bubinga

Bubinga, Curly


Cherry, American

Chechen

Grandadillo

Katalox

Koa


Honey Locust

Honduran Mahogany

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

Machiche


Mahogany (African - Khaya)

Mahogany (Honduran)

Maple

Ovangkol

Padauk


Padauk Bariole

Pau Ferro

Rosewood, Brazilian (OM Size)

Rosewood, Madagascar


Rosewood, East Indian

Sapele

Sapele Quilted

T'Zalam

Zebrawood


Back Only in stock

Indian Laural


Sides Only in stock

Bubinga

Koa

Kyaha (African Mahogany)


Current and next orders:

#016 EI Rosewood Back & Sides, Engelmann Spruce Top (for my granddaughter Teddy - She is helping)

#018 EI Rosewood Back & Sides, Mahogany Top (for my grandson Cash - He is helping)


#024 Honey Locust Back & Sides Sitka Spruce (Dreadnought)

#025 African Mahogany Back & Sides Engelmann Spruce (OM)

#026 Curly Pomelle Sapele Back & Sides / Engelmann Spruce (Dreadnought)

#027 Quilted Sapele Back & Sides / Sitka Spruce (000)


#028 Padauk Back and Sides / Engelmann Spruce Top (Signature Model)


#029 (Custom Order (Dreadnought) Padauk Bariole / Bearclaw Sitka Spruce

#030 Signature Size Machiche / Sitka Spruce

#031 OM Size


Top woods we have used on our builds:


Aspen

African Mahogany

Sitka Spruce (Straight Grain, Old Growth)

Sitka Spruce (Bear Claw)

Sitka Spruce (Figured)

Engelman Spruce

European Spruce


Back and Side woods used on our builds:


Brazilian Rosewood

East Indian Rosewood

Koa

Madagascar Rosewood


Mahogany (African)

Mahogany (Honduran)

Mahogany (figured Honduran)

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.com text us at 262-629-0628



Custom Stands, too!



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Built for a Customer

This Oak stand was built to the customer color specs. He wanted the stand to resemble the Rosewood Guitar. The stain selected was a very close match, and the stand turned out beyond his expectations.





Call or text to inquire about stands.

262-629-0628




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A. R. Savino



The places some guitars have gone:

Abrams,WI
Atlanta, GA
Burlington, WI
Kenosha, WI
Lake Geneva, WI
Mesa, AZ
Mt. Gilead, NC
Mukwonago, WI
Ordfordville, WI
Owatona, MN
Philadelphia, PA
Racine, WI
Vernon, WI
Winnebago, IL

Are you in the Sturtevant, Racine WI area and need a set of strings, and you don't want to drive to Milwaukee or Kenosha? Give us a call or text. I have a limited amount of string that may help. 262-629-0628

Member of:
The Guild of American Luthiers
American Numismatic Association
Racine Numismatic Society

We plant trees around the world as part of our sustainablity progam. We have plated 43 trees so far with more plantings as our guitar building grows.

Contact Us: 262-629-0628


tony@arsave.com

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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.


Guitars available at:


The Music Cafe (currently 1 in stock)

105 Fox St., Mukwonago, WI 53149


Classic Violins (currently 2 in stock)

403 Main St., Racine, WI 53403


We are only open by appointment however, we will accommodate your schedule. (currently 4 in stock, and 4 in process)


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.


Acoustic Guitars Made In Wisconsin.


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