Jim's guitars
 

   Gibson

J1509060011  Gibson    Richard Pick     C-6 Classical   1963   $1500
Rare Brazilian rosewood top of the line classical guitar with spruce top, ebony    fingerboard, rosewood brige, and gold tuners. Shows little wear. Minor repaired top crack. Overall very clean. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060050  Gibson          G 30 Combo                 1967                          $200 
Black tolex solid state 20 watt amp with 12"speaker, tremolo and reverb. With footswitch. EXC. 

J1509060056  Recording King               M-5                    1937                     $1800
Sunburst non cutaway 16" carved archtop with spruce top, flame maple sides and back, bound rosewood fingerboard and headstock with fancy pearl inlays. L-10 grade and appointments. No cracks and little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060080    Old Kraftsman           L -10           1936                     $1,800
Sunburst non cutaway 16" carved archtop with spruce top, flame maple sides and back, bound rosewood fingerboard and headstock with fancy pearl inlays. L-10 grade and appointments. No cracks and little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060082  Cromwell        Charlie Christian              1937                $2500    Sunburst 16" non cutaway archtop with Charlie Christian style pickup. Maple sides and back. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+. H/C. 

J1509060136  Gibson            EH-150 Amplifier              1940              $1100 
Brown linnen covered 15 watt tube amp with 12" speaker. All original. Sounds and works great. V.G. 

J1509060102  Recording King       M-5                1938                $2800 
Fancy 17" wide sunburst archtop with carved spruce top, multi bound flame maple sides and back, bound rosewood fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, and gold hardware. A beautiful guitar in wonderful condition with no cracks and little wear. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060009  Vega          Electric  Guitar Banjo       1915                  $1500
Not really electrified, just the model name. (though Vega did make actual electric banjos in the 30s) Open back 6 string banjo with metal clad maple rim and tubular tone ring. Needs tailpiece repaired. V.G.+ 

J1509060020  Vega         C-65 Archtop          1936                      $1800
Beautiful sunburst non cutaway 16"archtop with highly figured flame maple sides and back and solid spruce top. Bound ebony fingerboard with varied pearl inlays. Pearl inlaid headstock. No crack and little wear. Older pro re-fret. Plays and sounds amazing. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060022  Vegaphone       C-75             1938                $2800
Amazing 17" sunburst archtop with Brazilian rosewood sides and back and checkerboard  bound spruce top. Bound ebony fingerboard with engraved plastic inlays. Guitar looks new and unplayed. Sounds and plays amazing. EXC. H/C. 

J1509060046  Vega          C-86                  1939                      $4000
Stunning blond 17" wide non cutaway archtop with multi bound spruce top and georgus flame maple sides and back. Bound rosewood fingerboard with varied pearl inlays. Bound headstock with fancy pearl inlays. Amazing Kluson tuners with gold lucite triangular buttons. Heavy gold plated tailpiece. No cracks and little wear. Replacement back binding.  Older pro refret. Plays and sounds amazing. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060052  Vega     Mandolin           1915                          $250
Copy of a Martin style A. Bent spruce top, mahogany teardrop shaped body, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. Natural finish. Partially restored.  Needs assembly. As is. 

J1509060063  Vega        Style B Cylinder Top Guitar         1934          $2,800
Unique design with cylinder arched spruce top, mahogany sides, and cylindar arched mahogany back. Natural finish. Sounds like a cross between a good archtop and a good flat top. No cracks and little wear. Replacement tuning gears. V.G.+. H/C. 

J1509060081  Vega              C-66             1939                  $2500
Super clean fancy sunburst 17" carved archtop with spruce top and highly figured flame maple sides and back. Bound ebony fingerboard with large pearl diamond inlays. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060109  Vega   16" Rosewood Archtop        1938                $700
Sunburst non cutaway guitar with spruce top, laminated rosewood back and sides, and  bound rosewood fingerboard with engraved pearloid inlays. 16" wide. Made by Regal/Kay.  V.G.+ S/C. 

J1509060118  Vega          C-56                        1944                   $1500 
Sunburst 16" non cutaway archtop with spruce top, flame maple sides and back, and bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dots and blocks. Super clean with no cracks and little wear. EXC-. S/c. 
 
 

J1509060042  Gretsch         Synchromatic 300      1938                    $3000 
Sunburst 17" wide top of the line archtop with spruce top, maple back and sides, multi bound fingerboard with split hump block inlays, lightbulb headstock, gold Kluson  sealfast tuners and gold chromatic tailpiece. Shows wear but is all original and crack  free. Missing pickguard. V.G.. H/C. 

J1509060044  Gretsch      Town and Country           1948              $1700 
Rare translucent cream finished jumbo body flat top with spruce top, maple sides and  back. Bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays. Light bulb headstock. Adjustable rosewood bridge. Finish checking, wear, and splinted top crack. Actually plays and very nice. V.G.. H/C. 

J1509060045  Gretsch / Orpheum     Synchromatic 300       1945         $2500 
Orpheum labeled Gretsch made 17" sunburst non cutaway archtop with spruce top, flame maple sides and back. Fancy gold sparkle bindings and fancy pearl/ gold sparkle humped inlays in a bound rosewood fingerboard. Outer layer of white binding replaced.  Fresh set up and strings. No cracks. Plays and sounds great. V.G.. H/C. 

J1509060049  Gretrsch              Synchromatic 200      1947          $1200
Sunburst 17" archtop with spruce top, maple sides and back, and bound rosewood fingerboard with block pearloid inlays. Gold chromatic tailpiece and Kluson Sealfast tuners. Crack free and all original V.G.+. H/C. 

J1509060076  Gretsch     Orchestra Model    50       1936                 $1300
Sunburst 16" non cutaway archtop with spruce top, maple sides and back, and 
bound ebony fingerboard with pearl diamond inlays. No cracks and little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. S/C. 

J1509060077  Gretsch         Orchestra Model        1936                 $1200 
Sunburst 16" non cutaway archtop with round sound hole. Spruce top, maple sides and back, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. No cracks and little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. S/C. 

J1509060132  Gretsch       Synchromatic       160        1949             $800
Sunburst 16" wide non cutaway archtop. Needs set up and binding. Spruce top, maple sides and back, bound block inlaid rosewood fingerboard. Has gold plated chromatic tailpiece and Kluson Sealfast tuners. Crack free. A worthy project. As is.  S/C. 

J1509060005  Bacon & Day             Sultana           1938                $1700
Huge 18" wide sunburst non cutaway archtop. Spruce top, figured mahogany back and sides with fiddle edges, bound rosewood fingerboard with block pearl inlays. Gold Grover tuners and huge engraved gold tailpiece. No cracks but shows wear. Some missing binding on the fingerboard edge. Made by Regal. V.G.. 

J1509060055  Bacon and Day       Ramona Model 2R     1937           $1200 
Sunburst 16" archtop with solid spruce top, laminated rosewood sides and back. Bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. No cracks and little wear. Fresh neck re-set and set up. Made by Regal/Kay. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. S/C. 

J1509060074  Bacon and Day      Senorita       Troubador      1935       $3500 
Sunburst 16" non cutaway archtop with extra deep solid Brazilian sides and back and bound dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. Fancy engraved pearloid headstock. No cracks and little wear. A rare and amazing instrument. V.G.+. H/C. 
 
 

J1509060097     Kay            Television                  1939                      $1600 
Beautiful blond 17" wide non cutaway archtop with spruce top, flame maple sides & back. Fancy bound rosewood fingerboard with inlaid pearl and abalone lines. Fancy pearl inlaid sounds great. V.G+. S/C. 

J1509060002  Kay             K-46                 1950                        $1200 
Sunburst non cutaway 17" archtop with spruce top, maple sides and back, and bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl semi circle and line inlays. Fancy engraves and painted  headstock. No cracks and little wear. EXC-. S/C. 

J1509060067  Kay                  1936                                      $500 
All birch archtop with bound spruce grained top with lyre sounhole. Bound back with faux flame maple finish. No cracks and little wear. Needs set up nut, some tuner parts and a bridge. As is or we can repair. EXC-. S/C. 

J1509060068  Kay / Recording King           1938                         $750 
Blond 16" non cutaway archtop with huge bar magnet pickup mounted near the neck. Bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl/abalone inlays. Maple sides and back. Crack  free. Plays and sounds great. V.G. +. S/C. 

J1509060107  Kay    Jumbo cutaway flat top         1955                     $800 
Huge 17" wide natural finished guitar with solid spruce top, flame maple sides and back. Bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays. Adjustable rosewood bridge. Older sloppy but functional neck re-set. No cracks. Sounds as big as it looks.  V.G.. S/C 
 
 

J1509060026  Antonio Cerrito        16" Archtop    1936                    $3000 
A rare Cerrito labeled instrument by a designer of instruments for Oscar Schmidt. Sunburst 16" carved archtop with spruce top, flame maple sides and back, bound block inlaid ebony fingerboard. Very much like an early Gibson L-5 or D Angelico. Pro headstock repair. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+. H/C. 

J1509060031  Homenick Bros        Style B Archtop      1937            $3000
Fancy sunburst 17" non cutaway carved archtop with spruce top, highly figured flame maple sides, back and neck. Bound ebony fingerboard with engrave pearl block inlays. Bound headstock with engraved pearl inlays. Very much like a D Angelico style B. Total estoration 3 years ago. Looks, plays, and sounds great. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060072     Raffael Tieri             1935                              $1000
Unusual 16" archtop with padded on sunburst. Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. "F" hole placement in waist and upper bout rather than  the usual position. 2 minor top cracks, but overall very clean. Plays, looks and sounds excellent. EXC- Rare find. S/C. 

JJ1509060085  Paramount       Style B           1937                    $1800 
All black 16 non cutaway archtop with carved spruce top, maple sides and back, bound rosewood fingerboard with large diamond shaped pearl inlays. Unique neck attachment via a banjo style compensating rod with build in angle adjustments. No cracks and little wear. From the Tsmura collection. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060086  Paramount            Leader             1938                  $2500
Sunburst 16" archtop with abalone trimmed spruce top, flame maple sides, back and neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard with large diamond inlays. Gold Kluson tuners and tailpiece. Rosewood pickguard with inlaid P. Like new. D365 Exc. H/C. 

J1509060110   Porrazzo           Archtop            1935                   $600
Interesting sunburst 16" archtop with spruce top, mahogany sides and back, diamond inlaid bound rosewood fingerboard. Looks like it came out of the Epiphone or Gretsch. Minor open top seam crack but little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. S/C. 

J1509060119  Galiano          Mandolin                 1900                   $150 
Bowl back mandolin with spruce top, rosewood ribbed back, and rosewood fingerboard with pearl diamonds and dots. Crack free and little wear but needs a neck re-set. As is. 
 
 

J1509060057  Sovereian     Violin body Archtop      1945                 $1200 
16" wide sunburst archtop with a violin shaped body. Solid spruce top, faux flame maple  sides and back, dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Looks like it was made by Harmony. Minor repaired side crack near heal.  Plays and sounds great. V.G.+. S/C. 

J1509060073    Metro         Style A  "F" hole Flat Top     1938           $1200
Rare Harmony made all black 16" flat top with archtop style "F" holes. Spruce top, maple sides and back. Bound fingerboard with pearl dots and diamonds. Engraved pearloid headstock overlay. No cracks and little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. S/C

J1509060087  Orpheum      Imperitor C         1937                       $1600
Top of the line sunburst 16" archtop with carved spruce top, flame maple sides and back. Bound ebony fingerboard with block pearl inlays. Grover tailpiece and P-98 tuners. Looks, plays, and sounds great. Made by Regal. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060088  Slingerland              Fancy Archtop      1937              $2000
High quality sunburst 16" archtop with carved spruce top, flame maple sides and back and bound rosewood fingerboard with block pearl inlays. Fancy pearl inlaid headstock. No cracks and little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC-. H/C. 

J1509060091   Supertone           Electric Archtop      1939                  $300
Made by Harmony for Sears. Sunburst 16" archtop with spruce top, maple sides and back, dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard, and huge 3 coil pickup mounted near the bridge. Clean except for seperation between back and side at lower bout. Plays and sounds great. Buy as is or we can repair. V.G.-. 

J1509060093  S. S. Stewart      16" archtop         1938                     $1300
Sunburst non cutaway guitar with spruce top, maple sides and back, and bound rosewood fingerboard with large pearl diamnd inlays. Fancy pearl headstock inlays. No cracks and little wear. Plays great. EXC- 

J1509060111  Oahu        K-66  Square Neck Jumbo      1936              $600 
Sunburst checkerboard bound mahogany bodied instrument with checkerboard bound dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. No cracks and little wear. Sounds great. EXC- 

J1509060113   Regal               Prince            1937                        $1300 
Big bold sunburst 18" archtop with spruce top, mahogany sides and back. Bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl/abalone split blocks. Fancy inlaid troubador in the headstock. Some overspray. Plays and sounds great. V.G.. S/C. 
 
 

J1510060090  European          Maccaferri Copy       1950's            $1200 
Unlabeled but appears to be a Di Mauro peti bouch. Spruce top, mahogany back, sides, and  neck, rosewood fingerboard. Transducer installed in the bridge. Plays and sounds great. EXC- 

J1510060110   Coletti       16" Archtop    1936  $600
Sunburst non cutaway 16" archtop with flame maple top, sides and back. 
Fancy fingerboard inlays look like those used on upper line Stella guitars of the era, but the guitar appears to have been made in Europe. Replacement tuning gears. Overall V.G+ 

J1510060122  Regent           Baritone Uke         1965                      $80
Inexpensive student grade instrument made in Japan. All mahogany with dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. EXC- 

J1510060146  Teisco           EP-3 Pick Guitar           1958            $600 
Sunburst 15" wide cutaway single pickup electric archtop with spruce top and back, maple sides, and bound dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. All solid woods. A few minor top and back cracks. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+. S/C. 

J1510060147  Oscar Schmidt        ES-335 Copy          2005                $175 
All black thin double cutaway semi hollow with a block down the middle. Features 2  humbuckig pickups, stop tailpiece, tunomatic bridge, and a dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. Like new and unplayed. EXC. Gig Bag. 

J1510060008  Galveston         5 string Bass                      2005          $150
Sunburst hardwood body with 1 PJand 1 j style pickup. Bolt on neck with dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. Like new and unplayed. EXC. 
 
 

All of the listed Easman guitars are new and unplayed. Some are prototypes and pre production instruments. Eastman guitars are hand made in China. All of the guitars are made of solid tone woods, with no plywood used anywhere. All of the archtop guitars and mandolins are hand carved, and all of the maple used is highly figured. Eastman instruments are exceptional values.
 

J1510060165  Eastamn           MD 604             2004                    $600 
Gibson A-4 copy. Fancy Cremona brown A style mandolin with teardrop highly figured flame maple body and carved spruce top. Bound dot inlaid ebonyfingerboard. H/C.