Members Stackabones Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Very interesting ... http://www.ribbecke.com/halfling/halfling.htm The Halfling is a unique and proprietary design of guitar or Bass that uses the concepts of advanced luthiery design to create a more versatile and efficient stringed instrument by combining the flat bass side of a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 I would love to hear one. The material in the link was dated 2005, wonder if he has gotten the production off the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lauren Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 but I just see Cyclops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members simplygoodmusic Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 WOW! That looks amazingly cool as an idea. The asthetics are questionable, but it is true that a flat top's bass with an archtop's definition would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 WOW! That looks amazingly cool as an idea. The asthetics are questionable, but it is true that a flat top's bass with an archtop's definition would be awesome! +1 My personal preference leans towards bassiness, so that, combined with superior definition would be a plus. It does look weird, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 http://www.ribbeckehalfling.com/ (there are clips in there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 "This new company was founded to bring a domestically built less expensive instrument to be built on a production basis." $6,300.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 "This new company was founded to bring a domestically built less expensive instrument to be built on a production basis." $6,300.00 Yeah, but the archtops start at 17.5K and go to 24. I would love to see the inside of that Hafling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members simplygoodmusic Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Archtops are expensive. Could have been much worse. Not that I have the money for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 From the article...."Pricing will begin at $25K and require a 10K deposit at the time the slot is reserved. As the instrument's design is determined and contruection begins, I will bill for the difference between deposit and 50% of final total. I am doing this because I want these last instruments to be the culmination of all my exprience and artistic ambition and I want to finsh building these instruments with a little time left in my life for family and life. These are the last guitars I will ever build! and these will be my finest guitars! Plesse let me know if you are interested in one of these final slots. Delivery will be five plus years from reciept of the initial deposit and I will also quote and arrange this at the time of deposit as well...." 26x25,000=$650,000......held in account for 5 years....I wish I could underwrite that annuity...He is making about 5.5 million. Good Luck....As nice as they are....a vintage Stromberg cries out from its case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChiyoDad Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Based on the soundhole and the shape of the bridge, the guitar most probably uses a Kasha-Schneider bracing pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 From the article...."Pricing will begin at $25K and require a 10K deposit at the time the slot is reserved. As the instrument's design is determined and contruection begins, I will bill for the difference between deposit and 50% of final total. I am doing this because I want these last instruments to be the culmination of all my exprience and artistic ambition and I want to finsh building these instruments with a little time left in my life for family and life. These are the last guitars I will ever build! and these will be my finest guitars! Plesse let me know if you are interested in one of these final slots.Delivery will be five plus years from reciept of the initial deposit and I will also quote and arrange this at the time of deposit as well...."26x25,000=$650,000......held in account for 5 years....I wish I could underwrite that annuity...He is making about 5.5 million.Good Luck....As nice as they are....a vintage Stromberg cries out from its case. This is about the last Ribbecke guitars that will be built by Mr. Ribbecke before he retires. A different company, The Ribbecke Guitar Corporation was founded to develop and sell the Halfling in greater quantities and at lower prices than Mr. Ribbecke's guitars (see the link I posted). From what I saw on a few dealers' websites, they seem to go for $7,000.00 list price/$6,300.00 street price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lauren Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 I've still got aesthetic issues. http://www.ribbeckehalfling.com/ (there are clips in there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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