Armrest (or other solutions) for archtop with sharp edge

[Llewlyn]

I have an Eastman 910CE - it's super cool, but the binding has a quite sharp edge that dig into my picking arm when I play. I encountered that already with flattops, and the way I'd solve this would be to put a John Pearse arm rest which has been working great so far.

BUT: I cannot do that with the archtop, as none of their armrests really fits the shape. So I started googling for archtop armrest, but really didn't not find much. The only seems to be this one here which I am going to try.

Any recommendation for armrest on archtop?

Also, perhaps a crazy question, could a tech/luthier smooth out the binding and add a bevel?

Ciao,

Ll.

[LAPlayer]

My two solutions aren't likely to resonate with you but I would, stop resting my arm on the side of the guitar. Or, get a piece of sandpaper and smooth the sharp edge of the guitar until it is more comfortable. After 20 years of play the edge will get worn down anyway.

[Llewlyn]

Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!

....jk

Instead of smoothing it myself I'd bring it to a tech (actually I'll ask them next Friday). As per changing posture: I don't rest my arm on the top, but keep the archtop guitar angled towards me because that gives me the angle I need to get then tone I want when I pluck strings with my fingers. Because of the angled position, the binding edge of the body presses towards my chest and the front towards my arm.

Ll.

[koko61]

I use a padded protective sleeve that you put on your arm, so the edge of the guitar doesn't bother you.