ID Archtop please

[garybaldy]

I saw this on a British TV nostalgia show. The guitarist was whistling the tune to "Early One Morning".
Any ideas what the guitar is please?

[grahambop]

Google lens suggests it’s an Aristone.

Aristone Guitars | Gypsy Jazz UK

[garybaldy]

Google lens suggests it’s an Aristone.

Aristone Guitars | Gypsy Jazz UK

Thanks. I was made aware of Aristone a while ago when I saw this Crown on Ebay UK. I was interested in buying it and, at the time, found the the web page with the catalogue that you posted. The asking price, I think, was around £1600. I didn't get in quick enough. Having done as much research as I did it still didn't occur to me that the mystery guitar could be an Aristone. It was the fancy headstock that threw me!

[garybaldy]

What do you call the act?

I'm sorry, the details of the act weren't mentioned. Frustrating!

[grahambop]

Thanks. I was made aware of Aristone a while ago when I saw this Crown on Ebay UK. I was interested in buying it and, at the time, found the the web page with the catalogue that you posted. The asking price, I think, was around £1600. I didn't get in quick enough. Having done as much research as I did it still didn't occur to me that the mystery guitar could be an Aristone. It was the fancy headstock that threw me!

To be honest I had no idea what it was, and I’ve never heard of Aristones. I just used the google lens feature, it’s very handy for things like this. It’s not completely reliable though, at first it said it was a photo of Eddie Condon(!) so I cropped it to only show the guitar, then it came up with the Aristone suggestion.

[garybaldy]

To be honest I had no idea what it was, and I’ve never heard of Aristones. I just used the google lens feature, it’s very handy for things like this. It’s not completely reliable though, at first it said it was a photo of Eddie Condon(!) so I cropped it to only show the guitar, then it came up with the Aristone suggestion.

My understanding is that the Abbott Aristons are a completely different animal compared to the Besson Aristones. I wish I'd travelled to see the Crown but it was in the north of UK and I'm in the south. It wasn't convenient at the time. I did message the seller about the lack of truss rod and he replied with stuff about it being better than or on a par with early Gibsons. He could very well have been right. IDK.

[2bornot2bop]

A WU.

[garybaldy]

A WU.

Could be a possibility. And the player?