Jim's guitars
Gibson
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.
Vega
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gretsch
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.
Bacon &
Day
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.
Kay
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
Various Instruments/ Amps made in the N.Y. metro
area
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.
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.
Miscelanous
Domestic Instruments
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.
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.
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-
Miscelanous
Imported Instruments
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.
Eastman Instruments
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.
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