A review of a J17 H Standard can be found in issue 5/02 of German magazine „Akustik Gitarre" .
Wolfgang Niemann concludes
»The J17 H Standard shows what high standard Stefan Sonntag has defined for his work on today's archtop guitar. Far from being bare rhythm instruments in Jazz the instruments offered today have a large potential for the most diverse styles. The Standard forms no exception here and feels home in the most different musical languages. Whether as a solo instrument, as a rhythm guitar in a big band or as an allrounder in a small combo, this instrument is always a good fit, optically anyway!«