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S9902090007  Bacon & Day  Troubadour   Rosewood Archtop   1935      $3750 
Sunburst 16" wide extra deep high quality archtop with carved spruce top and
Brazilian rosewood body. Bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays.
engraved and painted pearloid headstock overlay. Fresh neck set and frets. 
No cracks. Super rare!  Plays and sounds amazing. Period H/C.. VG+

S9902100002   Bruno    Model 1884 Rosewood Parlor Guitar     1890   $749 
Spruce top, beautiful Brazilian Rosewood body, fingerboard, and bridge.
A few minor pro repaired top cracks, but overall in amazing condition. 
Replacement tuners. Fresh neck set and set up. Plays, sounds great. 
V.G.+. S/C.

C2509070007  Dragon            Mandolin           2006           $349
Super fancy natural finished frying pan shaped mandolin with spruce top, 
double walled resonator flamed sycamore sides and flamed sycamore back.
Extensively inlaid with engraved  pearl and dragons up the fingerboard and 
on the back. Sounds, plays and looks great. EXC. H/C.

S9902100005        Dobro       Style 37  / Broman  Ace      1935       $1199
Round neck 12 fret slot head sunburst dobro with the desirable screen
holes and sound well. Bound birch body.  Set up and ready to play.V.G.. S/C.

S9910090008  Eko   J.56/1 Electric Acoustic 12 string       1966          $529
Eko version of a Gibson J-160-E but with 12 strings. Natural finished spruce
top, figured mahogany sides and back, bound block inlaid rosewood fretboard,
built in pickup at the soundhole end of the fingerboard. Adjustable 
pinless bridge and trapeze tailpiece. No cracks and little wear. EXC. 

S9912070001  Emory      Rosewood 00                 1880                    $1500
Beautiful Brazilian rosewood 14.5" wide flat top with spruce top, ebony
fingerboard and repro ebony bridge. Interesting bracing pattern combines
features of both an X and a fan. No top cracks, but does have some well 
repaired side cracks and a well repaired heal crack. Set up with silk and steel
but would take light bronze strings. Plays and sounds amazing. H/C.

C2010090006    Epiphone       FT85 Serenader 12     1965           $1000
Small bodied Epi 12 String with a natural finished spruce top, mahogany back,
sides, and neck.  Plays and sounds perfect, fresh neck set and repaired 
back cracks. Comes with original fiber case.  VG 

S9907080004  Fender   Wildwood Kingman               1967      $1500
Rare and stunning sunburst over Wildwood body with natural spruce top.
Fender's top of the line acoustic with solid x braced spruce top with an inton-
ation adjustable bridge. Bolt on neck with bound block inlaid rosewood finger-
board. No cracks and little wear. EXC. Orig. H/C.

S9906060018   Jose Garcia Fontes       Mandola          1900        $379
Unusual Boston made instrument labelev "Violas". Mandola scale length with 4 
pairs of strings. Arched spruce top, mahogany sides and arched back. Highly
radiused fingerboard with bar frets. Spanish cedar neck. A few repairable
top cracks. 8 violin pegs.  Currently in our shop for a set up and strings.good.

C2009070008   Geisha Girl    Fancy Cutaway  Flat top     2006      $399
Blueburst with rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Abalone trimmed fretboard
with fancy pearl inlays. Ablone trimmed spruce top top and flame maple sides
and back with fancy engraverd pearl and abalone geisha girl inlay. Sounds,
plays, and looks great. EXC. H/C.

S9903100003  Gibson          L-7 C               1961                     $2999
Beautiful crack free sunburst cutaway full depth 17" archtop with spruce top,
flame maple sides, back and neck. Bound rosewood fingerboard with mother
of pearl parallelagram inlays. Totally pimped out with gold plated Kluson 
Sealfast tuners, gold tailpiece, and bound pickguard with Johnny Smith pickup
and bridge. Pro refret on slim wide profile neck. Brown h/c. V.G.+ 

C1005090010  Gibson               L-0        1937                 $2499
Great sounding war horse. Sunburst spruce top with firestripe guard, mahog- 
sides and back, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Repaired top crack, side
crack, and back crack. Work is solid but cosmetically fair. Guitar shows wear
and use but still plays and sounds great. Excellent value for someone not
interested in cosmetics. Good-. H/C.

S9912090001  Gibson     TG-1 Tenor Guitar               1929        $1195
Tenor version of an L-1 flat top. Sunburst x braced spruce top, mahgoany 
sides and back, bound dot inalid rosewood fingerboard with fluted end, and
inlaid headstock with 3 origianl and 1 replacement geard banjo tuners. A
couple of minor pro repaired top cracks. Fresh set up and strings. Sounds and
plays great. Good +. 

C2006080002  Gibson / National          LG-3            1949               $1500
A late 40's LG-3 at a price that can't be beat!
Super rare Gibson made LG-3 body sould through National with their Kord 
King healless bolt on adjustable neck. Natural finished solid X braced spruce
top, mahogany back an sides, roswood fingerboard and bridge. Added very 
early De Armond soundhole pickup with Amphenol connector mounted on the
treble side. Come with the original cord. Fresh set up and strings. V.G.+.

S9910090013  Harmony   H-1233 12 String              1972              $599
Great sounding natural finished 000 size with solid spruce top, solid mahogany 
sides and back, and a dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. This is the only year
Harmony used a pin bridge on these, and it greatly improves the sound. Fresh
neck set and set up. EXC. S/C.

S9902100001    Harmony     Roy Smeck Vita Tenor Guitar     1930    $749.00
Pear shaped flat top tenor with solid spruce top, mahogany sides and back,
bound dot inlaid fingerboard and rosewood bridge shapes like an airplane.
Seal shaped sound holes. Added pickguard and a couple of well repaired
top cracks. Plays and sounds great. Rare model. V.G.. Gig bag.

C1005090011  Ibanez       Model 520 Mandolin         1973             $299
Beautiful natural finished "F" hole A style mandolin with solid spruce top, 
laminated rosewood sides and back, dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. Looks 
new and almost unplayed. Plays and sounds great. Near Mint. S/C.

S9905060022     Kay/ Stromberg    Model 600 Florintine Mandolin   1928         $349
Beautiful little archtop mandolin with natural finished spruce top, sunburst
birch body, and nice engraving on the back of the headstock. In remarkable
condition with no cracks and little wear. Plays and sounds great.  EXC. 

S9901060014  Kay          Model 68 Mandolin           1938             $349
Beautiful blond f hole arched top mandolin with solid spruce top, highly figured
checkerboard bound flame maple body, and dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard.
No cracks and little wear. Replacement tuning gears. Plays and sounds great.
V.G.+. S/C.

S9911050033  Kay / Concertone       Plectrum Banjo         1935    $499
Fancy top of the line instrument with carved heal and engraved pearloid
fingerboard. Tubular tone ring and fancy resonater. Replacement flange.
Overall V.G.+. S/C.

S9912070005   Kay    Plains Special model K5113      1962            $279
Solid sprcue top, mahogany sides and back, rosewood fingerboard and 
bridge. Small ding on face. Otherwise crack free. Set up and ready to go. 
Plays and sounds fine. A vintage American guitar at a budget price. V.G. S/C

T9906060002  Kay           K-1 Archtop            1962           $550
Cutaway sunburst 17" archtop with solid spruce top and mildly figured maple
sides and back. Bound dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. Late enough to have
an adjustable truss rod. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+

C2004080007    Lowden             L-27 FC             1988         $2300
Hand built high quality Irish made 000 size cutaway flat top with spruce top,
rosewood sides and back, ebony fingerboard and bridge. Minor tight top crack.
Old well repaired headstock crack. Shows play wear. As used by Richard Thompson. Rare guitar. V.G.. H/C.

S9904090008   Ludwig    Dixie Tenor Banjo           1928           $449
Nice mid grade 19 fret top tension tenor banjo with heavy cast pot/tone ring.
Walnut neck with ebony fingerboard inlaid with gold sparkle diamonds. Nice
tailpiece and original Planet tuners. Fresh head and set up. EXC-. 

S9901080003   Lyon & Healy / Wards   Oak Parlor Guitar     1900     $549
Cute little crack free oak guitar with what appears to be aluminum frets. 
spruce top with beautiful quarter sawn oak body and dot inlaid ebonized 
fingerboard. Replacement bridge. Sounds and plays fine. V.G.

C2003100002    Martin           0-17           1934                              $2299
Super clean crack free example that needs some minor work to make it play. 
All mahogany construction with rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Bridge is
lifting and is split along the pins. It's been trimmed a bit and the saddle is very
low. Action height is ok but could use a neck set. Finish is very clean except
for some reaction with the rubber on a stand. Priced as is or we can repair.
Orig. S/C.

S9902100008       Ovation        Custom Balladeer      1977          $399
Early deep bowl acoustic with solid x braced spruce top and fancy
fingerboard inlays. Minor well repaired top crack. Plays and sounds
great. A killer deal on a great sounding piece of guitar history. V.G.. Orig. H/C.

S9904080008   Paramount       Style B Plectrum Banjo         1929    $1500
Rare high quality natural finished fancy walnut banjo with pearl inlaid headstock
and rosewood fingerboard. Repaired heal crack and replacement tuners. Plays
and sounds great. V.G.. Orig. H/C.

S9901100001  Regal     Milord Model 560 Dreadnought       1950             $649
Top of the line fancy solid wood dreadnought. Spruce top, mahogany back 
and sides, bound rosewood fingerboard and headstock with fancy pearl 
inlays. Fresh neck reset, bridge reglue, and 2 tight pro repaired top cracks.
Plays, sounds, and looks great. EXC-. 

S9910090014      Regal     Lark Senior Archtop       1937                 $1200
Outrageous high end 16" sunburst  archtop with 3 "F" holes, 2 in the normal 
spot and 1 in front of the fingerboard, in a carved spruce top. Maple sides and
back and bound ebony fingerboard with block pearl inlays. No cracks and 
little wear. Plays and sounds great. EXC. H/C.

S9902100004          Regal       Square Neck Hawaiian       1940        $449
Beautiful sunburst square neck acoustic with solid spruce top, solid
mahogany sides and back, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Super clean
with no cracks and only minor scratches on the back. Sounds great. 
EXC.-. S/C.

T9909080008   Roca          Classical Guitar           1965              $199
Spanish made student grade classical guitar. Solid spruce top, mahogany 
body, olive fingerboard, rosewood bridge. Repaired top center seam crack. 
Overall very clean. Freshly set up with new strings and tuning gears.
Beautiful label. EXC-.  Original h/c. 

S9902080004   Stella          Sparkle Uke             1930                $449
Stella's fanciest uke. Walnut finished birch body trimmed with a wide band
of gold sparkle plastic around the body and soundhole. Bound top and back.
Pearloid fingerboard and headstock overlay with "Stella" engraved  and 
backpainted in blue. some wear but no cracks. Plays and sounds great. Super
rare. V.G.-

S9903100001  Vega    Whyte Lady Style L Banjo Mandolin      1923          $799
Nice high quality maple  banjo mandolin with the great Whyte Lady tone ring.
Fresh set up and strings. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+. Orig. H/C.

C2009080013  Vega   Tubaphone #9    5 String Banjo        1920           $6850
Super fancy factory original 5 string banjo. 10 15/16 head, 27" scale length.
Kershner Unique tailpiece. Bound ebony fingerboard with fancy unworn 
engraved pearl inlays. Fancy engraved pearl inlays in the face of the head-
stock, back of the headstock, and heal cap. Highly figured flame maple neck
with fancy heal carving. Replacement 20's era Grover tuners that use the 
pearl buttons from the original tuners that are in the case. Added flat Vega
pie plate resonator that has been refinished. Come with an original wire arm 
rest, 2 original era Vega catalogs and an eddition of the Voice of Vega 
magazine, and an original Vega key. Little wear. Plays and sounds great. 
EXC-. H/C.

 


 
 
 

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