Born out of the passion of Tom Ribbecke for making fine hand crafted guitars comes Ribbecke Guitar Corporation (RGC). With a unique, patented design, the Halfling Architecture is one of the few major innovations in archtop guitar design and construction since D'Aquisto. With this architecture, the soundboard is flat on the bass side and arched on the treble side producing instruments that are capable of large and full fundamental bass response with clear articulation of mid-range and upper register notes. Under Tom's watchful eye, the master's at RGC make instruments worthy of the Ribbecke name.
Artistic Guitars collaborated on the first 3 Ribbecke Guitar Corporation Guitars made by Tom with the Company. If you are an archtop buff, you owe it to yourself to try out this architecture which blends the bottom-end of a nice flattop with the mid-range focus and clarity of an archtop. If you are a flattop lover, you will adore the flexibility offered by an RGC Jazz Standard, Master, Thinline, Electric or Pinbridge Halfling.