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001 Lefthand Dreadnought



The guitar that started it all. Our first made was a Lefthand Dreadnought with Cherry Fretboard Markers aligned to the left view Black Walnut back and sides, Engelmann Spruce Top, Maple Bindings, Mahogany Neck, Mercanti Bridge, Black LH Pickguard, Bone Nut and Saddle, Cedar Kerfing, Spruce and Cedar Scalloped Double X Braced soundboard, Rosewood head plate, and Madrone back plate. Surrounding the sound hole is a beautiful multi color arrow rosette pointing clockwise. Black Gotoh brand tuners. Black strap buttons.


B-440 L



002 Dreadnought



Mahogany back and sides, beautifully quartersawn Sitka Spruce Top, Mahogany neck, diamond shaped fret markers, Rosewood head plate, Rosewood bridge, bone nut and saddle, Black bindings all around and black back strip to match. Multi stripe herringbone rosette pointing clockwise. Scalloped bracing. Gotoh brand tuners. Chrome strap buttons.








M-740



003 Dreadnought



Beautiful Black Walnut of mostly sapwood for a beautiful contrast on the back. This instrument is Black Walnut back and sides, lovely flashy Aspen top, Mercanti bridge, bone nut and saddle, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood heel cap, MOP fret markers in the standard pattern. multicolor rosette with converging arrows at the bottom of the sound hole, butternut bindings on the body, white bindings on the neck. Scallop bracing in the standard dreadnought positioning.




B-440



004 Acoustic Bass



Mahogany Back and Sides, Spruce top, Cutaway with Nayto Neck with Curly Maple heel cap, multi-line sound hole rosette with white bindings. Chrome tuners and strap buttons.












ARS004



005 Dreadnought



Black Walnut back and sides with perfectly quartersawn Engelmann Spruce top loaded with medullary rays or silking, Mercanti bridge, Bone nut and saddle, tricolor brown arrow rosette pointing clockwise, Maple binding throughout, Rosewood fretboard with MOP fret markers, black side markers, faux Tortoise pickguard, Padauk headplate, Rosewood heel cap, Rosewood and Curly Maple end wedge. Open back tuners. Chrome strap buttons.





AR-SW



006 Orchestra Model



Zebra wood back and sides with perfectly quartersawn Engelmann Spruce top loaded with Medullary rays (silking). Ebony fretboard with Abalone fret markers, Ebony bridge, Padauk head plate Maple bindings throughout, black side markers on the neck, Mahogany neck, and pearlescent white chrome open back tuners. Chrome strap buttons.








ARS006



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007 Dreadnought



The back and sides are East Indian Rosewood with maple bindings, and a stock back strip. The top is Sitka Spruce with light Bear Claw. The neck is Mahogany the bridge and fingerboard are Rosewood. Nut and saddle are bone, and Padauk headplate with Maple inlay. Grover brand tuners. Chrome strap buttons.







ARS007



008 Dreadnought



This beautiful instrument has a beautiful set of Padauk Bariole back and sides with AAAA grade Sitka Spruce top. Mahogany neck, Ebony fingerboard, bridge, heel cap and headplate. The headplate is inlaid with Maple. Bone nut and saddle, Maple body bindings with curly Maple fretboard bindings. The rosette is Diamond pattern. Scalloped and voiced bracing. Gotoh brand tuners. Chrome strap buttons.




X-940C



009 ORchestra Model



Beautiful exhibition grade Quilted Sapele back and sides, straight grain Sitka Spruce loaded with medullary rays. Rosewood fingerboard with client specified Abalone dot pattern. Rosewood bridge, bone nut and saddle, Mahogany neck, Quilted Sapele heel cap, multicolor rosette, patterned Maple binding on the body, curly Maple bindings on the neck. Scallop and voiced bracing. The client opted without pick guard. Gotoh brand tuners. Chrome strap buttons.


P-755C



010 orchestra model



Mahogany Back and Sides with version 1 back strip, Engelmann Spruce top, Maple bindings on body, Rosewood Fingerboard with Rosewood and Maple binding, and offset fret markers. Rosewood bridge, bone nut and saddle. The back strip is Black Walnut centered between Maple. Scalloped and voiced bracing.







ARS010



011 Dreadnought



Wild grain Rosewood back and sides with version 2 back strip. Perfectly quartersawn Sitka Spruce top loaded with medullary rays (silking), Rosewood bridge and fingerboard, bone nut and saddle, opposing multicolor arrow rosette, Maple binding Black Walnut side purfling, and purple top purfling,

Abalone fret markers, black side markers, black pickguard

scalloped and voiced Spruce bracing. Gotoh brand tuners. Chrome strap buttons.


X-940



012 Triple Zero OOO



Lightly figured Mahogany back and sides with version 2 back strip. Engelmann Spruce Top. Black Walnut binding with Maple side purfling. MOP fret markers, multi color back strip. On this custom build the client opted for a top without a pick guard. Spruce scalloped and voiced bracing. Open back tuners. Chrome strap buttons.






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013 Orchestra model



Back and sides are Maple with version 4 back strip. Top is Engelmann Spruce. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, Abalone and Rosewood rosette, Bone nut and saddle. Black Walnut binding on body. Mahogany and Rosewood Neck. Owners initial on Rosewood headstock. Open back tuners. Chrome strap buttons.







P-755C



014 Dreadnought



This beautiful instrument sports a set of Brazilian Rosewood. Ebony binding on the back to the side, with Black Walnut and Maple bindings used on the top to sides. Absolutely stunning set of Bear Claw Sitka Spruce is used for the top. Mahogany neck, Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and headplate. The headplate is inlaid with Maple. Bone nut and saddle. The rosette is inlaid with Abalone, and the fret markers are Abalone. Scalloped and voiced bracing. Gold Gotoh brand tuners with gold strap buttons.


X-940



015 ORchestra Model



Sitka Spruce top with lovely Maple Back and sides with a Mahogany back strip. The end wedge, heel plate, and end wedge are Chechen, the body binding is Black Walnut, tri-brown color rosette. Chrome open back pearlescent knob tuners, and chrome (silver color) strap buttons. Rosewood is used for the fretboard and bridge. The nut and saddle are bone. A black pickguard protects the blonde hand rubbed shellac finish.





S-200



016 000 Model



East Indian Rosewood back and sides with simple Maple and Black Walnut (version 1) back strip. Voiced Engelmann Spruce top. Bindings are Black Walnut with Mahogany top purfling with Maple side purfling. Rosewood fretboard and bridge, Med/Med frets, bone nut and saddle. Black pickguard, Gotoh brand tuners.

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P-755



017 Dreadnought



Curly Koa back with version 2 back strip, Birdseye Koa sides, Sitka Spruce top with medullary rays. Rosewood fingerboard, Meranti bridge, bone nut and saddle, Brown tone rosette, patterned Maple binding on body, Koa binding on fretboard. MOP fret markers, white side markers, faux Tortoise pick guard. black pickguard. scalloped and voiced Spruce bracing. Gotoh brand tuners.





M-740



018 OM Model



East Indian Rosewood back and sides, African Mahogany Top, Rosewood fretboard and Bridge. Maple Bindings with Black White Red side purfling, and red top perfling. Med/Med frets. Open gear tuning machines, Rosewood fretboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle.











N-355




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019 Dreadnought



A lovely East Indian Rosewood back and sides on this Dreadnought topped off with a beautiful set of Engelmann Spruce. The neck is Mahogany. The accents on this one are Abalone fret markers, with Abalone diamonds in the Rosette. Rosewood for the bridge and fretboard. Fretboard is bound in Maple. The body is bound in Maple with Black Walnut side perfling and a thin Rosewood perfling on the top.






A-740



020 Dreadnought



This Dreadnought has Black Walnut back and sides, Engelmann Spruce sound board, mahogany neck, Chrome Gotoh Tuners, EJ13 Custom Light strings, Figured Black Walnut head plate, Black Walnut back plate, Rosewood Fretboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, black pickguard, MOP fretboard markers, custom rope back strip, hand rubbed Blonde Shellac. The bindings are Maple with Purple Heart side perfling, and thin green perfling line on the front.





A-740



021 000 Model



This special guitar has an African Mahogany top, with East Indian Rosewood back and sides. The center strip is of the 45 design and the rosette style is "Tilia Americana." The instrument was delivered without a pickguard. The fretboard, and bridge are rosewood, the saddle and nut are bone. Med/Med nickel frets are used. The Mother of Pearl fret markers are set to the side. Gold Gotoh brand tuners and Gold Strap buttonsThe Khaya (African Mahogany) top and neck are stained Red Mahogany, for a special look.



P-7000C



022 Dreadnought



The top is bright white European Spruce. The back and sides are Padauk Boriole. Mahogany neck with Bocote fretboard with Black Walnut binding. The guitar body is bound in Maple with Black Walnut side perfling and a delicate dark blue front perfling. Faux shell pickguard, Rosewood bridge.









A-940



023 Signature Model



This is our Signature model (small body with 25" Scale Length). The top on this one is loaded with medulary rays (silking) and is perfectly quarter sawn. The back and sides are Madagascar Rosewood. The neck is Spanish Cedar. The neck is stained dark brown for a lovely effect. The fingerboard is rosewood with Maple bindings. The bindings on the body are Maple with Black Walnut body perfling, and Rosewood top perfling. Fretboard, bridge and headplate are Rosewood. Med/Med frets, Abalone front dots and Rosette accent circle (Rosette is Rosewood and Abalone). This guitar is with hand rubbed with many layers of shellac.

P-103



024 Dreadnought



Dreadnought

Stock image -- update coming soon.




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025 Dreadnought



Dreadnought Stock image


Update coming soon.



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026 OM



Stock photo. Update coming soon.



027 000 Model



Stock image

Completed. Watch for update.




028 Signature Model



This is our Signature model (small body with 25" Scale Length). The top on this one is Engelmann Spruce. The back and sides are Padauk, the back strip is version 7. The neck is Mahogany. The fingerboard is rosewood with Maple bindings. The bindings on the body are Maple with Black-White-Red top and side purfling, bridge is Rosewood, the head plate is Padauk. Med/Med frets, MOP front dots, and brown tone chevron rosette, the sound hole is bound with Padauk, chrome Gothoh brand tuners and chrome strap buttons. This guitar is with hand rubbed with many layers of shellac.




029 Dreadnought



This dreadnought guitar has a sound board of Bear Claw Sitka Spruce. The neck is Mahogany, back and sides are a beautify set of Padauk Bariole, the bridge is Rosewood, and the fretboard is Crelicam Ebony. Fretboard has a clean look without markers. The fretboard is bound in curly Maple and has black side markers. Version 3 back strip accents the chevron patterned rosette. The body bindings are Maple with Orange top purfling, black back purfling, and red-white-black side purflings. The spruce bracing is voiced, and this instrument has a beautiful tone. Gold color tuners and strap buttons. The saddle and nut are bone. The pickguard is faux tortoise. This guitar is finished with many layers of hand rubbed shellac.



024 - 030 current builds




024 Dreadnought: Honey Locust back and sides: Sitka Spruce


025 OM: African Mahogany, Engelmann Spruce


026 Dreadnought: Quilted Sapele, Engalmann Spruce

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The boxes are all completed, and all the necks for this batch are glued and ready for shaping.


030 Signature: Machiche, Sitka Spruce







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Are you dreaming of a custom guitar, and want one on a budget? You can consider having A. R. Savino build one for you. We are in the early stages of building one off guitars, so there are savings to get one built by Luthier A. R. Savino. We have produced multiples (one lefty and the rest are right handed) and have two right handed guitars (Dreadnought and OM style) in process (one for a client, and one for stock). We do not mass produce to ensure the highest quality. Our maximum number of units being made is thhree at a time. This allows for us to work on crafting one of our instruments while the others have time to rest from curing of adhesives, or our hand rubbed blonde shellac to set, and the like. We can use your type of preferred strings, and tuners. We currently have several high quality brand names in stock. You can inquire on brands, and colors. We use Rosewood fretboards, heal caps, and head plates on mahogany necks (we have some other options, too). We hand craft our bridges. Bone Saddles and Nuts are utilized. Beautiful Rosettes are inlayed around the sound hole (several options), and we add endplates. 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 in the eight to twelve week range, at this time.



Left Hand Dreadnought Style Guitar



eNGELMANN SPRUCE TOP WITH ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD



Left Hand Dreadnought Style Guitar



bACK AND SIDES MADE WITH BLACK WALNUT WITH MAPLE BINDINGS AND MAHOGANY NECK



Left Hand Dreadnought Style Guitar



bLACK gOTOH TUNERS ON A LAMINATED MADRONE BACKPLATE



Head Plate Design



Ebony head plate with inlaid maple logo and client's initials
Chrome finish gotoh tuners



End Plate Design



Rosewood with curly maple flanked butternut binding over black walnut sides



End Plate Design



Rosewood with maple end plate flanked by black walnut sides and maple binding



Back of Headstock



The guitar on the left has a birdseye maple back plate and small style tuners the guitar on the right has a curly madrone backplate and large style tuners. All Guitars will now have the headstock trimmed as shown on the left



Front of Right Hand and Left Hand Headstocks



Both headplates are laminated rosewood with bone nuts. All guitars will now have the headstock design shown on the left



Neck Joint



The mahogany neck attachment point to the body with a rosewood heal cap.



Gallery



2022-2023



With every guitar built a sound hole needs to be cutout leaving us with a small piece of every guitar we build.



Dreadnought guitar in process. This one is Rosewood with a back strip and has Maple Binding. The neck fitting process is beginning.



The front of the Dreadnought has light bear claw Sitka Spruce with colorful rosette.



Our fixture for routing the bridge for the saddle.



Head stock logo on Ebony. (First font test).
If you have a favorite let me know.



Head stock logo on Padauk. (Second font test).



Headstock logos on Zircote, Padauk and Ebony. (Third font test).



Same as the one shown at the left in the completed stage. This one is customize for our customer.




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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

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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.


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