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S1007020029   ???         Monster Slide          1935                    $449
   Huge rectangular lap slide that looks like a coffee table. Solid spruce top,  spruce sides, and mahogany back. One minor top and one minor back crack. Replacement tuners. Interesting functional folk art. Made in Canada. V.G.

T9911960088     ???     Bowl Back Mandolin   1900   $100
  European Made. Spruce Top With Wood Marquetry Pickguard. Rosewood Back and Fingerboard. Fair.

S9911960048     Brandt     Viola Shape Mandola  1900        $1400
  Spruce Top And Rosewood Body Shaped Like A Cutaway Viola. Bound Solid Pearl And Abalone Fretboard With Violin Scroll Headstock. Gold Hardware. Good.

S9911960057     Cole     Imperial Mandolin1890    $400
  Marquetry Trimmed Spruce Top With Pearl Vine Around The Soundhole And In The Tortoise Shell Pickguard. Ebony Fingreboard With Nice Pearl Inlays. Rosewood Back. V.G.+.

S9904050069  Dobro     Model 60 Squareneck          1970                 $799
Bound laminated maple body finished in faux mahogany burst with spider.
cone. Shows use. Freshly set up. Plays and sounds fine. good.

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.

S9905070012   Eatherly           Bell Guitar          2006                        $379
Beautiful bell shaped guitar made by 72 year old Sarasota craftsman Frank
Eatherly. Curly Koa top with walnut trim, cherry sides, mahogany back, and
maple neck. Highly unconventional design, construction and sound. 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.

T9903080004   Epiphone     Caballero Tenor Guitar           1965              $299
All mahogany natural finished flat top tenor with dot inlaid rosewood finger-
board and bridge. Looks clean but has a missing back brace and a few easy
to repair back cracks. Buy as is or we can repair. A worthy project. V.G.-

S9911960042     ???     Fancy Bowl Mandolin1890          $600
  Spruce Top Trimmed With Pearl Diamonds And Slotted Squares Around Edge And Soundhole. Tortoise Shell Pickguard With Extensive Abalone Vines. Bound Ebony Fingerboard With Dots, Diamonds, And Flowers. V.G.+

T9911960056     ???     Fancy Bowl Mandolin1890          $700
  Abalone Trimmed Spruce Top With Abalone Trimmed Soundhole And Tortoise Guard. Inlaid In The Guard Are Nice Pearl And Abalone Flowers. Bound Ebony Fingerboard And Headstock With Lots Of Intricate Pearl Inlaid. Rosewood Back. V.G.+.

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.

T9901080002  Gibson            L-0               1931                    $2195
Natual finished all mahogany 00 size flat top with 12 fret rosewood fingerboard
and replacement rosewood bridge. Totally oversprayed, a few well repaired 
cracks, and 1 replacement back brace. Added under saddle transduce with
end pin jack. Added tortoise pickguard. All work was done by Griffin 
Instruments and is of very good quality. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+. H/C.

S9912070002  Gibson   Mastertone Special           1934                $1100
Highly unusual version of a Kalamazoo KG 11 with a Cremona brown finished
sruce top, mahogany sides and back, and a bound dot inlaid ebony finger-
board. Replacement bridge and 2 minor repaired top cracks. Sounds and 
plays great. V.G.+. Orig. S/C.

S9902070001  Gibson / National   L-50 Model 1140        1950          $950.00
Gibson made honey burst L-50 16" archtop body with spruce top and maple
sides and back sold and assembled with a National made healess neck
featuring a dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. No cracks, some wear. Replace-
tuners. V.G.. Gig bag

C2004080002  Gibson          LG-1              1959                          $900
Sunburst 000 size flat top with spruce top, mahogany sides and back, 
rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Repaired pickguard crack and replaced 
tuner buttons. Shows wear but plays and sound fine. V.G.-. Orig. S/C.

S9901080007  Goya            TS-4 12 String          1965             $550
Solid spruce top, maple sides and back, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. 
Extra wdie fingerboard. Looks like it's missing 2 pickguards thet were glued
to either side of the the soundhole that may or may not have been original. 
Nice sounding guitar with  some finish checking but no cracks and little wear.
With original S/C and warranty card. V.G.+

S9912070003  Gretsch     Sierra                 1954                  $1250
Great sounding sunburst 16" wide flat top with a bound  triangular sound hole.
Spruce top, maple sides and arched maple back. Bound block inlaid rosewood
fingerboard. Crack free but does have some belt wear on the back. Plays
and sounds great. V.G.+. S/C.

T9902080018   Gretsch     Tenor Banjo       1966                              $279
Student grade walnut finished resonated tenor banjo. Nice clean example. 
All original except for replacement resonator binding. EXC-. 

S9906070010  Gretsch       Soprano Uke            1950                     $149
Simple soprano uke with dot inlaid hardwood fingerboard. Recent neck set. 
V.g.+. 

C1004080003  Guild         G-212 12 String             1975                 $1000
Jumbo 12 string with spruce top, mahogany sides and back, rosewood 
fingerboard and bridge. Crack free and clean. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+

C1004080004   Guild             F-20              1973                       $900
Rare 000 size body with natural finished solid spruce top, mahogany back and
sides, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. No cracks and little wear. EXC-. S/C.

S9901070003  Harmony    Curley Koa Concert Uke      1930                 $399
Beautiful little uke made entirely of highly figured curley koa. Pearloid 
fingerboard and headstock overlay. A couple of minor repaired top cracks. 
EXC-. 

T9911960052     Imperial     Bowl Mandolin   1890        $250
  Pearl And Rosewood Rope Bound Spruce Top With Celluloid Vine Inlaid In Tortoise Shell Pickguard. Ebony Fingerboard With Nice Pearl Inlays. Nice Headstock Inlays. Fair.

S9901080011     Japanese     000 Flat Top          1960                        $199
Don't know who made this one, but the hardware and appointments suggest
that it was made in Japan in the late 50s/early60s. Beautiful fan braced natural
finished ribbon mahogany top, mahognay sides and back, bound Brazilian
rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Slot head 12 fret neck. Plays and sounds 
great. V.G.+. S/C.

S9906020037   Juan Gomez            Ukulele             1900                $299
   High qualitySpanish made uke with spruce top, roewood bound koa body, koa neck, and rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Interesting raised scratch  plate. 1 replaced friction tuner and 1 replaced fret. Minor repaired back crack  Overall v.g..

S9906070013   Kamaka / Columbia        Koa Soprano Uke         1925      $299
Nicely made high quality all koa uke with rope bound top and soundhole. Minor
repaired back crack. Unusual 3 piece neck.  Sounds great. V.g.

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

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.

S9903050034  Kay         K-1 Archtop                1956                   $499
Cutaway sunburst 17" archtop with solid spruce top and mildly figured maple
sides and back. Bound dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard. Replacement tuners.
missing pickguard. Plays and sounds great. V.G.+

S9906040037  Kay       Calypso               1962                      $349
Great sounding natural finished "OO" size flat top with "X" braced solid spruce
top, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Fresh set up and 
strings. No cracks. V.G.+

S9906050001   Kay / Howard        Tenor Banjo      1934                 $279
Pretty mahogany 19 fret tenor with fancy resonator trim. Tubular tone ring.
Nice entry level instrument. EXC- orig. H/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.+

T9908070001  Kay / Marvel      K-22 Jumbo Flat Top             1954       $299
Natural finished 17" wide checkerboard bound solid spruce top, mahogany
sides and back, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Some screw holes in the
from a missing pickguard and an added  pickguard. Normal werar and tear. 
Original Kluson tuners. Needs neck re-set and bridge re-glued. As is or we can
repair. A worthy project. As is. 

 S9907010026   Kumalae   Style 2 Koa Uke               1916              $379
   Beautiful figured koa top and back with nice marquetry soundhole rosette.  Friction tuners. Minor side crack from original oversized back brace was  probably there when new. Great sounding instrument. V.G.. Orig canvas case.

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.
Shows play wea . As used by Richard Thompson. Rare guitar. V.G.. H/C.

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.. 

T9910050016  Martin            Backpacker               New                      $179
Solid spruce top, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. The 
ultimate travel guitar. With orig. gig bag and box.

S9908000016   Maurer           Style 487 Flat Top         1918          $3500
    Rare "0" size "X" braced natural finished guitar with spruce top and stunning highly figured quarter sawn oak sides and back. Dot inlaid ebony fingerboard  and repro flattened pyramid bridge. Clean cosmetically but has a repaired side crack and a small unrepaired hole in the side. Plays and sounds great. From my personal collection. V.G.. S/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.

C1007020022 Peterson         Wander a Lele            1967              $229
   Bizarro surfer uke designed to be stuck in the sand by the headstock to allow for a mad dash to the surf. Over 4 feel long; most of it the serpentine headstock. Triangular body with oval sound hole. Finished in dark sand stain.   Sounds suprisingly good. V.G.

S9912070006    Slingerland     Songster Flat Top          1938               $499
Rare flat top version of the Songster archtop. 16" wide sunburst guitar with
spruce top, maple sides and back, rosewood bridge and bound rosewood 
fingerboard. Has "Slingerland" and Songster" inlaid in gold sparkle in the 
headstock. Needs neck set and a piece of veneer replace on the back. As is
or we can repair. 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.-

S9901080009  Stella/ Bruno         5 String Banjo      1900               $279
Open back 5 string frailing banjo with spun over pot. Nice cut pearl inlays in 
the fingerboard. Waverly tailpiece. Freshly set up with a re-fret and new head.
V.G.+. S/C.

S9901080010   Stella/Lyra      Parlor Guitar             1910                  $599
Redish brown stained 0 size flat top with spruce top and birch body. A couple 
of minor repaired top cracks and some missing purfling on the back. Freshly
set up and ready to go. Plays and sounds great. V.G.. Orig canvas case.

S9912030007   Stella       Fancy "00"            1930                     $1500
Spruce top with abolone trim around the edges and soundhole. Mahogany
sides and back. Bound fingerboard with abalone vine inlay. 1 replace back 
brace. Repaired hole in top. Plays and sounds great. V.G.

S9906070006  Stella          Uke                   1922                  $149
Walnut finished soprano uke with solid spruce top, solid birch sides and back. 
Stella engraved in headstock. Only one I've seen like it. V.G.-

S9904080015  Takamine / Jasmine  ES45 C Cutaway Acoustic/Elec.   2000      $159
Natural finished spruce top, mahogany sides and back, rosewood fingerboard
and bridge. Built in under saddle pickup with volume and tone controls. Fresh
set up and strings. EXC-. 

C2004080009  Taylor             814 C                1995                   $1800
Beautiful natural finished cutaway flat top with spruce top, rosewood sides
and back, ebony bridge and beautifully pearl inlaid ebony fingerboard. Early
version with 1 piece mahogany neck. Added under saddle pickup. No cracks
and little wear. EXC. Orig. h/c.

T9905070004  Vega          C-66 archtop                 1945                    $995
Natural finished non cutaway 17" archtop with sprce top, maple sides and 
back, bound ebony fingerboard with diamond inlays, and ebony bridge. Early 
trusrodded model that looks like the factory installed the rod after the guitar 
was complete. Pro repaired sides cracks and repaired crack under fingerboard
Otherwise pretty clean. Plays and sounds fine. V.G.. S/C.

S9911060006  Washburn / L H Leland  Brilliantone  Mandolin    1912           $399
Natural finished high quality flat back mandolin with bent spruce top, Brazilian
rosewood sides and back, and ebony fingerboard. Replacement bridge. Rare instrument. Plays and sounds great. V.G.

S9912040006  Washburn    Style 204                1893               $1900
Beautiful x braced parlor guitar with spruce top, Brazilian rosewood body,
and bound ebony fingerboard. Bound rosewood headstock vineer and 
fancy multi ply body bindings.top of the line Handel tuning gears with 
engraved brbss plates and ivory buttons inlaid with abalone and silver wire. 
Sounds and plays great. v.g.

S9911960055   Washburn     Style 225 Mando1905   $400
  Marquetry Trimmed Spruce Top With Pearl Vine Inlaid Tortoise Shell Pickguard. Ebony Fingerboard With Some Nice Pearl Inlays. V.G.+.
 

 


 
 
 

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