EHLERS GUITARS • OPTIONS
Body Options Cutaway: Rounded, hand-bent cutaway (as opposed to pointed or sharp): $600 Not available on Parlor or Ladies model. Sharp or pointed cutaways: not offered for reasons of aesthetic repulsivity! Slotted Peghead  (With Waverly Engraved Tuning Machines): $600 The inside surfaces of the slots are lacquered and polished to the same gloss as the rest of the instrument.                                 Thin Body  (3” depth) This option may be chosen at no extra cost. This design is made for guitars that are intended to be electrified or for just plain comfort. SIX STRING: $0 TWELVE STRING: $500 LEFT HANDED: $200
Top Options: all options below included in base price Adirondack Red Spruce AAA Redwood AAA Port Orford Cedar AAA Western Red Cedar AAA European Spruce AAA Sitka Spruce AAA
Back & Side Options Curly Koa (Graded according to quantity & strength of curl as well as tonal properties) AAAA Grade: $900 Master Grade: $1250 (also known as Special Figure, Full Curl, Special Reserve, or the best of  the best) All Curly Koa - Back, Sides, and Top (matched sets all cut from same tree) AAAA Grade: $1250 Master Grade: $1750         Indian Rosewood  Master Grade: $250 Curly European Maple AAAA Grade (includes Maple Neck): $400 Cocobolo Rosewood AAAA Grade: $750 Madagascar Rosewood (four-piece back) AAA Grade: $800 AAAA Grade: $1200 Brazilian Rosewood (two-piece back): $3000 - $5000 Brazilian Rosewood (three-piece back): $2500 - $3000 Figured Brazilian Lacewood (No cutaway option): $400 Quilted Mahogany AAAA Grade (No cutaway option): $400 Ziricote AAAA Grade: $800 Macassar Ebony AAAA: $800 Curly Walnut AAAA Grade: $600 Bolivian Rosewood AAAA Grade: $300 Honduras Rosewood AAAA Grade: $350
Tuning Machines Options Nickel Waverly (with or without ebony buttons): $250 Gold Waverly  (with or without ebony buttons): $350 Waverly Slothead with ebony buttons: standard on slothead models Other Waverly models available
Inlays Troubadour Peghead Inlay: $475 Floral Peghead Inlay: $350 Cloud Fretboard Inlays: $400 Cloud Borders: $800 Full-length Floral Vine Fretboard Inlay: $1200 Smaller sized vines also available * NOTE: Like so many other guitar makers, we too can send the guitars out  and have other people, usually using CNC machines, inlay extremely ornate and very expensive inlays for people who want this kind of  thing. Inquire.
Abalone Border Purflings Abalone Rosette: Standard (Premium Paua) (Many types of shell may be chosen at no extra charge: Mother of Pearl, Black Lip M.O.P., Gold M.O.P.) Abalone Peghead Border: $250 Abalone Bridge Border: $325 Abalone Back Center Strip: $300 Abalone Top Border  (On cutaway, add $50): $800 Abalone Top Border  (42 style, continuing around fretboard extension): $1250 Complete Abalone Borders (Entire Body – “Martin 45” Style): $5000 Special Grade Abalone, Paua Heart, or Green Heart: add 20% to cost
Finish Options Black Lacquer Top (with tortoise shell bound soundhole): $250 Complete Sunburst (with tortoise shell bound soundhole): $500 (Maple bodies only)
Nut, Saddle, & Bridge Pins Antique Ivory Nut & Saddle: $200 Fossilized Ivory Bridge Pins & End Pins: $375
Necks Mahogany: standard Maple: standard on maple bodies Koa AAA Grade: $250 Koa AAAA Grade: $350
Bridges: String spacing 2-1/8”, 2-1/4”,  or 2-3/8” Ebony - Original Stairstep Design: $0 Brazilian Rosewood - Stairstep  design: $50 Antique Ivory -  Stairstep design: $475  Ebony Pyramid Bridge (standard on Parlor  and Ladies model): $0 Ivory Pyramid Bridge (hand carved from a block of ivory): $475
Binding Options Ebony, Extra Curly Koa, Brazilian Lacewood, Madagascar Rosewood, Cocobolo, Tortoise Shell Celluloid, Herringbone Purfling: no extra charge (Side lines optional)
Cases TKL Hardshell Case - Velour lined w/arched top: $200 Cedar Creek Deluxe (arched top & arched back): $400 Flight cases available