Triggs Mandolins       

For sale is one Triggs A-Model Mandola. It is the same body size as an H-style Gibson Mandola that we documented. The f-hole design is superior sounding to the oval hole design. This mandola features a 1 3/16" nut width and a 16" scale length. We're currently applying a traditonal sunburst finish to it and it will be done in early March 2012. Please check back for updated pictures. Price is $4500 or best offer.

For sale is one 17” Triggs Custom D’Angelico style Excel Archtop Guitar. All components of this guitar were built by Jim Triggs and Ryan Triggs in their Kansas City area shop.  The top and back were carved by hand, no pantographs were used. This is the first Excel we’ve made in over 12 years. This instrument features:

The same high quality woods that you would find on our New Yorker models

Very Clean Adirondack Red Spruce Top

Eastern Maple Neck, Back, and Sides

2 7/8” rim depth

25 1/2” scale length

1 11/16” bone nut

Ebony fingerboard with a 12” radius and Mother of Pearl block inlays

Ebony bridge

Ebony multi-ply bound pickguard

Excel style tailpiece and finial that were exclusively manufactured for us in the United States. 

Gold Grover Rotomatic tuners with Imperial stairstep buttons

Engraved Excel style inlay pattern in the peghead

Multi-ply bindings throughout

Antique Wheat nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Kent Armstrong floating pickup(however this guitar was built as an acoustic instrument first)

Set up with Nickel strings guages 12-52

$7250



SOLD:For sale is one 17” Triggs Custom Archtop Guitar. All components of this guitar were built by Jim Triggs and Ryan Triggs in their Kansas City area shop.  The top and back were carved by hand, no pantographs were used. This instrument features:

Very Clean Adirondack Red Spruce Top

Incredible acoustic voice

Eastern Maple Neck, Back, and Sides

This Maple is similar to what was used on many high end pre-war achrtops

2 7/8” rim depth

25 1/2” scale length

1 11/16” bone nut

Ebony fingerboard with a 12” radius and Mother of Pearl split block inlays

Ebony bridge

Ebony multi-ply bound pickguard

Gold finger tailpiece 

Gold Grover Rotomatic tuners with Imperial stairstep buttons

Custom Triggs "Burnin' Urn"  inlay pattern in the peghead

Multi-ply bindings throughout

Antique Wheat nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Gold Kent Armstrong floating pickup(however this guitar was built as an acoustic instrument first)

Set up with Nickel strings guages 12-52

$5500

For sale is one 16” Triggs Custom Archtop Guitar. All components of this guitar were built by Jim Triggs and Ryan Triggs in their Kansas City area shop. The top and back were carved by hand, no pantographs were used. This instrument features:



Red Spruce Top

Eastern Maple Neck, Back, and Sides

2 7/8” rim depth

24 3/4” scale length

1 11/16” bone nut

Ebony fingerboard with a 12” radius and Mother of Pearl block inlays

Ebony bridge

Gold finger tailpiece manufactured in the United States

Gold Grover Rotomatic tuners with Imperial stairstep buttons

Typical Triggs peghead featuring our J. Triggs logo and our new stylized “Burnin’ Urn” Mother Of Pearl inlay pattern

Bound like our San Salvador model

Antique Wheat nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Kent Armstrong floating pickup(however this guitar was built as an acoustic instrument first)

Exclusive Bound Caramel Acrylic Pickguard. This material is from South America and we are believed to be the only builders using it in the states.

`Set up with Nickel strings guages 12-52

There has been a trend the last few years in the Archtop Industry towards smaller body guitars. Our 16” model has a great sound and projects as well or more than many 17” or 18” archtops you’ll find. 

$4500

 For sale is one 16” Triggs Custom Archtop Guitar. All components of this guitar were built by Jim Triggs and Ryan Triggs in their Kansas City area shop. The top and back were carved by hand, no pantographs were used. This instrument features:

German Spruce Top

Eastern Maple Neck, Back, and Sides

25 1/2” scale length

1 11/16” bone nut

Ebony fingerboard with a 12” radius and Mother of Pearl split-block inlays

Ebony bridge

Gold finger tailpiece manufactured in the United States

Gold Grover Rotomatic tuners with Imperial stairstep buttons

Typical Triggs peghead featuring our J. Triggs logo and our "Lightning Bolt" Mother Of Pearl inlay pattern

Bound like our San Salvador model

Blonde nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Kent Armstrong floating pickup(however this guitar was built as an acoustic instrument first)

Bound Ebony Pickguard

`Set up with Nickel strings guages 12-52

There has been a trend the last few years in the Archtop Industry towards smaller body guitars. Our 16” model has a great sound and projects as well or more than many 17” or 18” archtops you’ll find. 

$4000