Alver Vintage archtop guitar by Maton 1960's

Named for Alma and Vera, the respective wives of Maton founder Bill May and his brother Reg, the Alver brand provided the company with a range of instruments at a lower price point than their Maton cousins.  This lightweight single-cut 16″ wide 4″ deep laminated arch top body style, developed by Bill May in the 1950s, was used on a wide variety of both Maton and Alver branded acoustic and electric guitars for a very good reason: it is a strong, light, super resonant and versatile design whether in acoustic or electric form.

This particular guitar has heaps of player wear . It does play great . The action is good and it has that old time mojo tone that only a vintage guitar can give . crazing and checking all over the body makes this a desireable player or wall hanger .