The Arpeggione - GuitarViol

Imagine the ability to effectively play a guitar with a bow. Imagine the textures and quality that you'd be able to to add to your guitar performance. Imagine having 6 strings on a cello and frets so you always had perfect intonation. Imagine that in an instrument the size of an electric guitar. Imagine the ability to blend classical stylistic elements with punk jazz rock and blues in a way which can be done simply and effectively. Imagine being the session guy in town that can add strings and guitar to a recording. Imagine it was created, but it looked like it had a tumor on it's neck.

The Togaman GuitarViol is a majestically crafted, but sort of ugly, bowwed guitar. Each piece is individually carved out of exotic woods like Alder, Maple, Purpleheart and appointed high quality locking tuners EMG pickups, and a custom designed Peizo bridge pickup to capture a natural acoustic sound. However the best part is that each string can be individually articulated by the bow or plucked/strummed and ran through a typical electric guitar amp or PA to add a whole other dimension to any guitarist's repertoire. The main question is how much.
With a Hard Case = $3,896.00

In addition a acoustic version can be purchased as well which has a sound much akin to an archtop cello hybrid. The basic model features Purple-heart or mahogany back and sides and a Engelmann spruce top; however you could also choose from Quilt/Flame Maple, Koa, Rosewood, and Cocobolo. With a Hard Case = $5496.00