Prodotti disponibili – Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie

SUNSET

shank — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:31:00 +0000

“This guitar takes its lines from the Aquafan model, an original Shank Instruments design to which I’m deeply attached. Once again, the top is made of figured black poplar from Lombardy, a wood I’ve been using extensively lately and one that I hold in the highest regard for its tonal response, visual impact, and workability. It’s a fine tonewood that isn’t always given the appreciation it deserves. The Italian ash body completes the semi-hollow construction. Ebony fingerboard and a modern-design flamed maple neck. The Italian-made Alnico 2 pickups are remarkable. A beautiful instrument to enjoy all day long — not only at sunset“… Let’s Play.”

All the models presented on these pages are entirely handcrafted by luthier Emanuele D’Alò, founder of Shank Instruments Milano.
Each instrument comes with a lifetime warranty and a certificate of authenticity.

Body: Ash- Semi hollow.
Top: Lombardy figured poplar
Neck: flamed maple, C shape. 1° fret thickness 22mm
Fretboard: ebony, 22 frets medium jumbo
Radius: 12″
Diapason: 24,75″ (Gibson)
Nut: 43,5 mm
Pickups: MAMA Hystoric Alinco 2
Wiring: 1 vol + 1 tone – 3 way toggle
Bridge: Gotoh
Tuners: Kluson
Finish: acrylic glossy
Weight: 3,2 kg

L'articolo SUNSET proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

BELUGA

shank — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:35:01 +0000

“Honestly, I don’t really know why I built this instrument. I’m not even sure where the inspiration came from, perhaps from the urge to push the conceptual boundaries we take for granted whenever we think of the guitar. That hunger for experimentation, that taste for a touch of madness can be a powerful force, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the real reason. Unknowingly going mad to explore the essence of the things we create and experience. A good reason, after all.”… Let’s Play

The instrument is new and classified as an ex-demo guitar. It is sold at a reduced price due to a small scratch on the edge of the body and a slight finish imperfection where the base of one tuning machine rests on the headstock. Photos of the area in question are available.

This guitar, in a super-jumbo format, is clearly inspired by the archtop acoustic instruments that appeared at the beginning of the last century, featuring a central round sound hole, prior to the advent of the flat-top acoustic guitars we commonly see today. The challenge was to create a model that is versatile in its acoustic performance while still oriented toward a Manouche and Gypsy jazz repertoire. I believe this goal has been achieved without sacrificing or limiting the expressiveness of the instrument.

All the archtop models presented on these pages are entirely handmade by luthier Emanuele D’Alò, founder of the Shank Instruments Milano brand. The instruments come with a lifetime warranty, and both the soundboards and backs are hand-carved from quarter-sawn solid wood.

Soundboard: spruce solid wood, handcarved
Back: mahogany solid wood, handcarved
Sides: mahogany
Size: 17″
Height sides: 4,7″
Neck: spanish cedar (cedrela), C shape. Height 1st fret 0,88″ (22,5 mm)
Fretboard: rosewood, 20 frets medium jumbo
Radius: 12″
Bracing soundboard: X
Diapason: 25 1/2″
Nut: 1,75″ – Bone
Pickup: Surdo Pickups – Low impedance – XLR
Bridge: rosewood
Finish: acrilic satin
Weight: 7.0 lbs (3,2 kg)

L'articolo BELUGA proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

100’s

shank — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:22:26 +0000

“A series of curious coincidences led me to name this guitar after a term once used for cigarettes that were just slightly longer than standard ones. They were called ‘100’s,’ and you had to ask for them specifically at the tobacconist. That small difference was still noticeable. The pack was longer, and in your mouth, the cigarette felt completely different. Here, I wanted to take inspiration from my Tangier model but make some subtle changes: a slightly larger body, slightly thicker sides, and a soundport. I discussed it with a dear musician friend to get his input, and from there, the instrument took shape. My friend, my collaborator on this project—whom I take this opportunity to thank—is named Gabriele Cento. A coincidence? Perhaps not.(Note for English-speaking friends: ‘Cento’ means ‘100’ in Italian…)”… Let’s Play

This entirely hand built instrument is substantially inspired by the lines of the body and the construction specifications of the “Tangier” model which you will find illustrated on the pages of this site both in the acoustic version with metal strings and in the version with nylon strings. The “100’s” model found inspiration in the desire and will to create an instrument with the same design but with a larger volume body, for greater power in terms of volume and for an improved depth of sound spectrum and projection, obtained from a perimeter with measurements increased with the same height of the sides. The soundport adds to the novelties of this model. The soundboard is made of hand carved solid spruce, the back and sides are made of mahogany. This model is also equipped with a piezo system under the bone bridge saddle.

Soundboard: solid quarter sawn spruce, handcarved
Back: mahogany, handcarved
Sides: mahogany
Size: 15″ low bout
Side height: 2,7″
Neck: mahogany, C shape. Thickness at 1st fret: 0,88″
Fretboard: ebony, 24 frets medium jumbo
Radius: 16″
Bracing: parallel
Diapason: 25,5″
Nut: 1,8″ – Bone
Pickup: piezo – MiSi Acoustic Trio
Tuners: Grover V97-18
Bridge: ebony
Finish: acrylic satin
Weight: 5,5 lbs

L'articolo 100’s proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

M&M’s

shank — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 08:45:49 +0000

“Never has the name of a guitar been so apt. It is often my customers who come up with a name to give the instrument they ask me to make for them. They often already have a name in mind well before I start building it. You can see it in their faces as if they wanted to tell you right away, as if they wanted to imagine the feeling of holding it in their hands. That’s what happened this time too… “M”ahogany & “M”aple, for my friend from Florida”… Let’s Play

Particularity of this instrument is the presence of a light spruce bracing on the back as well. It was made with the intention of adding structural tension, with the same principle used for the soundboard, also to that part of the instrument so that it would restore greater resonance.

All the archtop models presented on these pages are entirely handmade by luthier Emanuele D’Alò, owner of the Shank Instruments Milano brand. The instruments are built according to the dictates of the Benedetto method and both soundboards and backs are handcarved from solid wood.

The guitar is new and offered at a discounted promotional price

Soundboard: mahogany solid wood, handcarved
Back: mahogany solid wood, handcarved
Sides: flamed maple
Size: 17″
Height sides: 2,3″
Neck: spanish cedar (cedrela), C shape. Height 1st fret 0,8″ (22mm)
Fretboard: ebony, 20 frets medium jumbo
Radius: 12″
Bracing soundboard: parallel
Bracing back: X
Diapason: 24,75″ (Gibson)
Nut: 1,7″ – Bone
Pickup: custom handwound humbucker
Bridge: ebony
Finish: poliurethane
Weight: 7.0 lbs (3,2 kg)

The owner demo

L'articolo M&M’s proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.