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           Imagine youself playing a beautiful custom hand made acoustic guitar, quality hand crafted to give it the most perfect sound you could ever imagine. As you play, it magnifies your talent and hard work, producing a sound that your audience will love when they hear it.  At Acoustic Guitar Corner we are very pleased to be able to offer you beautifully hand crafted, one of a kind, acoustic, steel string guitars from Sullivan Guitars. Your custom hand made guitar will not only be beautiful but will be crafted with a built in, patented feature that greatly enhance the guitars durability and sound. All of our acoustic guitars for sale can be purchased at affordable prices. You can also purchase acoustic guitar accessories and products here at acousticguitarcorner.com.

         Sullivan Guitars is located in Tennessee and our in-house luthier there has reaped the benefits of working with some of the best acoustic guitar builders in the business. Jim Sullivan ventured out on his own in 2002 and has produced some of the best sounding and most beautiful custom handmade guitars in the market place today. His headstock and bridge designs are very unique and make his work very easy to identify from across the room. He's building grand classical size steel string guitars that sound big and loud like a dreadnaught or jumbo. His custom hand made guitars incorporate a design in the side assembly, patented by master luthier Paul McGill, that dramatically and dynamically changes the way the guitar works. It has also removed the necessity for things like neck sets in 15 or 20 years down the road by removing a lot of the inherent problems that come along with traditional factory and manufacturing construction techniques.

Bryan Laynes Interview with Jim Sullivan

Bryan Layne, film journalist and writer who writes for several magazines, recently interviewed Jim Sullivan. Click on Bryan Layne's Interview to download the article.

Sullivan Model SMSA-WM Hand Made Steel String Acoustic

Sullivan Model SMSA-WM Hand Made Steel String Acoustic
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Sullivan Model SMSA-WM Serial # 018
This guitar features:

  • Alaskan bearclaw sitka spruce top

  • Nicely figured black walnut back and sides

  • Traditional style indian rosewood bridge

  • Walnut headstock laminate, heel cap and rosette

  • Black ebonized fiber bindings

  • Gloss finish body with a satin neck


The WM series of the SMSA shape has been built with the working musician in mind. A lot of the fancy trim has been kept simple with the emphasis being put on sound and playability of this custom handmade acoustic guitar. For the money, this WM series of the SMSA shape is the best deal yet. This custom handmade acoustic guitar is extremely loud with a very full frequency response for its size. This quality custom handmade acoustic guitar comes in a Travelite T-60 case.

For more details on this quality custom handmade acoustic guitar go to: www.sullivanguitars.com and click on the available guitars page.

These custom handmade acoustic guitars are beautiful with meticulous attention paid to every detail. If you would like to try a Sullivan Guitar, contact us for more details and information. For detailed information on purchasing a Sullivan Guitars custom handmade acoustic guitar, see our policies page.

SKU SMSA-WM018
Qty
Our Price $3,100.00

Features

Benefits

Alaskan bearclaw sitka spruce topCreates a beautiful face for the guitar with interesting wood textures and a beautiful warm tone
Nicely figured black walnut back and sidesWildly figured walnut with a rich dark color, producing a very full dynamic range of sound and frequency response
Traditional style Indian rosewood bridgeAccents the Alaskan bearclaw sitka spruce top with an appealing traditional flare
Walnut headstock laminate, heel cap and rosetteBeautiful eye candy accents that match the back and sides
Black ebonized fiber bindingsGreat detail that accentuates the beauty of the walnut
Gloss finish body with a satin neckThe final touch capping off the artistry of this finely hand crafted guitar with a satiny feel to the neck that won't feel sticky on a warm stage
Open geared nickle plated Gotoh tunersSmooth working gears that hold the guitar in tune
White and black perfling lines on top and backElegant details emphasizing the hand crafted quality
Ebony bridge pins with abalone dotsReflective accents that create a subtle eye catching element
Patented internal bracing systemAlleviates stress on the guitar top allowing a fuller sound and better frequency response, stabilizing the side assembly so the top can move freely, elimiating the need for a neck set in the future
Intonated bone saddleHones in accurate tuning up and down the neck
Tortoise pickguardCreates another eye catching element that also serves to protect the guitar top
Abalone dot fretboard markersAdds another eye catching element to the aesthetics of the guitar

Sullivan Model SMSA-WM Hand Made Steel String Acoustic

Sullivan Model SMSA-WM Hand Made Steel String Acoustic
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Sullivan Model SMSA-WM Serial # 023

This is another WM (working musician) model that was so popular with the players at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Societies event this past summer. This guitar features black walnut back and sides with a western red cedar top. Black ebonized bindings with black and white purfling lines front and back. This guitar has a figured walnut rosette. The neck is solid quarter sawn Honduran mahogany with a nicely figured walnut headstock laminate and heel cap. This quality custom handmade acoustic guitar comes in a Travelite T-60 case.

This guitar features:


  • Model -SMSA-WM

  • Body Style - Grand classical.

  • Top - Western red cedar.

  • Bracing - Tapered X w/ scalloped tone bars.

  • Back & Sides - Black walnut.

  • Bridge - Cocobolo (Traditional style) 2-1/8 inch string spacing

  • Neck - Solid quarter sawn Honduran Mahogony, single action truss rod, dove tail joint.

  • Fretboard - Ebony w/ebony bindings, abalone dot fretboard markers and white side dot markers.

  • Nut Width - 1-3/4 inches.

  • Frets - 20

  • Scale - 25-11/32 inches / 64.5mm.

  • Tuners - Gotoh open gear (nickle).

  • Finish - Gloss body/satin neck.

  • Unique Features - Turbo body bracing,Compensated bone saddle, Tortoise pickguard, Figured walnut rosette w/black and white lines, W/B/W/B purfling lines front and back, Black fiber ebonized body bindings and butt strip, Open geared-nickle plated Gotoh tuners, Gold logo, Travete case.



These custom handmade acoustic guitars are beautiful with meticulous attention paid to every detail. If you would like to try a Sullivan Guitar, contact us for more details and information. For detailed information on purchasing a Sullivan Guitars custom handmade acoustic guitar, see our policies page.

SKU SMSA-WM023
Qty
Our Price $3,100.00

Features

Benefits

Western red cedarCreates a beautiful top for the guitar with interesting wood textures with a redish-brown color. Cedar also creates a very warm tone like 20 year old seasoned sitka spruce.
Nicely figured black walnut back and sidesWildly figured walnut with a rich dark color, producing a very full dynamic range of sound and frequency response
Cocobolo (Traditional style) 2-1/8 bridgeAccents the western red cedar top with an appealing traditional flare
Walnut headstock laminate, heel cap and rosetteBeautiful eye candy accents that match the back and sides
Black ebonized fiber bindings and butt stripGreat detail that accentuates the beauty of the walnut
Gloss finish body with a satin neckThe final touch capping off the artistry of this finely hand crafted guitar is a satiny feel to the neck that won't feel sticky on a warm stage
Open geared nickle plated Gotoh tunersSmooth working gears that hold the guitar in tune with a traditional look
White and black perfling lines on top and backElegant details emphasizing the hand crafted quality
Ebony bridge pins with abalone dotsReflective accents that create a subtle eye catching element
Patented internal bracing systemAlleviates stress on the guitar top allowing a fuller sound and better frequency response, stabilizing the side assembly so the top can move freely, elimiating the need for a neck set in the future
Intonated bone saddleHones in accurate tuning up and down the neck
Tortoise pickguardCreates another eye catching element that also serves to protect the guitar top
Abalone dot fretboard markersAdds another eye catching element to the aesthetics of the guitar
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                 Stephanie Kent
                 Orem, Utah

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State Line Luthier Works  performs expert repairs if you ever have a repair need.  View the video on a fix for intonation problems on the State Line Luthier Works Repairs Page. This is something you could do at home to correct the intonation on your acoustic guitar.

         Watch a 17 min. video on correcting a guitar intonation problem by luthier Jim Sullivan. A short version of this video can be seen at youtube.com/gitfixer.  Watch for other interesting and helpful tips form luthier Jim Sullivan and Sullivan Guitars custom hand made guitars.

         At Acoustic Guitar Corner you can be assured that Sullivan Guitars custom hand made guitars are a far cut above the competition and for far less money than you would pay other guitar makers. You can read more about Sullivan Guitars on the web site at www.sullivanguitars.com. Jim builds custom handmade guitars individually and works with other retailers, so availability is limited. We will post the guitars as soon as they become available. Contact us for more details.

        If you have the dream of owning a quality custom handmade guitar that can give you the quality sound you dream about, then make that dream come alive with a Sullivan Guitars custom handmade acoustic guitar, you will be glad you did.  Dream no more make your dream a reality today.

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“Jim Sullivan is one of the best builders of acoustic guitars around! The quality and sound are outstanding! Anyone who is in the market for a great acoustic guitar should give Sullivan guitars a listen.” — Paul Yandell

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