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1966 Martin D-18 Mahogany/Sitka
The D-18 needs little introduction, it is a guitar that’s very familiar to players everywhere. We are delighted to have received this 2 owner 1966 model in excellent condition. All original, no major repairs and killer tone. This very guitar was featured on an Etta Baker recording. Need we say more?
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany Add to Compare1937 Martin 000-18 Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce
Wow! 1937 Martin 000-18, Martins from 1937 are highly sought after, and this guitar is an ultimate example as to why. Pure magic in the shape of a guitar. This guitar is classic in every way, for the collector or player alike. Adirondack spruce, and Mahogany aged to perfection.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, visesnut, 37, fingerstyle, old time.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany Add to Compare1931 National Duolian
We’ve brought this bad boy back to life with a brand new neck from National Reso-Phonic, making this 1931 National Duolian the perfect combination of vintage and contemporary: plays like fresh butter, rings out like a veteran crooner. Steel body plus single cone resonator, 12 frets to the body, and the perfect amount of patina and play wear to look the part. Clean, clear trebles really bring a lot of color to the voice, and the bass and mids fill it out the rest of the way with a delightful warmth.
Other keywords: slide guitar, nrp, national guitar, reso guitar, duolion, fingerstyle, C110
Add to Compare1928 National Style 1 Tri-Cone German Silver
**This guitar was recorded for the Dream Guitars Vol. II CD!!
We have a special treasure here, This is a 1928 National Style 1 Tri-Cone, the real deal. This is an all out, full stop blues machine with legendary tone that all blues fans know and love. It is hard to find an old National in this kind of condition, usually there is rust or the steel is nicked and scratched to within an inch of its life. Not this one, it is in stunning condition. Playability is perfect, whether you are fretting or using a slide this thing plays like a dream.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.84 in String Spacing 2.09 in Woods Silver - German, Silver - German Add to Compare1930 National Style O
1929 National Style O, need we say more? Ok…. well this one is all original, with killer tone and great action. It comes to us from a pro player and it’s the real deal. The prices on these vintage gems has really come down so this is the time to get yourself a fine National Style O from the Great Depression. If this guitar doesn’t know the blues what guitar does??
Add to Compare1930 National Triolian, Brass
This is an extremely rare find in vintage Nationals. Here we have a 1930 National Triolian (the first year of production) in Walnut finish but we discovered underneath it is a Style O Brass body! According to Don Young at National Resophonic, during the depression nothing was wasted, so if the engraving in a Style O had a flaw they would paint it and sell it as a Triolian. Very few of these probably exist in the world and it gives this one a great story. The last owner had master Luthier Bill Tippin go over the entire guitar and lovingly bring it up to date with regards to playability and reliability. There is $1500 of repair work in this guitar. The neck was reset and refretted, a new cone was installed to increase the tone and a Highlander Biscuit pickup added for live use. Lastly it has a new National case so this one is completely hassle free, you get all the vintage tone but with modern playability and stability. So here’s a chance for a very rare, Brass Body Triolian with no issues.
Add to Compare1927 National Style 1 Tricone, German Silver
We are delighted to share with you this extraordinary early 1927 National Style 1 Tri-Cone guitar. The condition is unlike anything we’ve ever seen, no dings, scratches, still shining like a new dime. The tone is awe-inspiring with the deep, mellowness that only age can instill. This is the Holy Grail of Tri-Cone Resonators. Serial #0327 from the first year of the Tri-Cone design, it also has the one peice neck with slanted top edge proving it’s a very early one. Incredible history, condition and tone. Oh yeh, the original case is with it also!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.84 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods xx, Silver - German Add to Compare1985 Olson Jumbo, Indian Rosewood/Alaska Sitka Spruce
Now here’s an Olson that stands apart from the crowd! Very well-known for his Small Jumbos, Jim also has built a number of full-size Jumbos, and this gorgeous sunburst number from 1985 proves to us that he’s just as capable with the bigger size. Wide awake and quick! This one features a three-piece Indian Rosewood back, Sitka Spruce top, and some good-looking snowflakes in MOP at the fretboard and bridge wings. The red sunburst is an uncommon feature for an Olson, and we love how it lets the Sitka grain shine through. Being from 1985, this one has some play wear and the fine finish checks appropriate for a guitar of this age, and our repair staff recently went over it for a clean bill of health. Looking for the big centerpiece to your collection? This Olson Jumbo is just the supersized ticket.
Other keywords: james taylor, james olson, fingerstyle, 143
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.813 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare1965 Ovation Josh White Fiber composite/Spruce Owned by Legend Josh White
This Ovation guitar belonged to legendary Folk Artist Josh White. In fact it was built to his specifications early in the Ovation company’s history. Josh White was a historic figure in music from the 1920s-60s and was a prominent player in this country’s race struggles. This very guitar is part of that history, for it was with his guitar that he did so much to help us all. We are honored to have this one of a kind instrument with an extremely collectable provenance. Comes complete with a video of Josh White performing on this guitar.
From Wikipedia.com: White grew up in the Jim Crow South. He later became a 1920s and 1930s star of race records, with a prolific output of recordings in genres including Piedmont blues, country blues, gospel, and social protest songs. He was billed in concert as “The Sensation of the South”.[citation needed] In 1931, White moved to New York and within a decade his fame had spread widely, and his repertoire expanded to include urban blues, jazz, Tin Pan Alley, cabaret, folk songs from around the world, and hard-hitting political protest songs. He soon was in demand as an actor on radio, Broadway, and film. However, his pioneering guitar playing never altered or diminished, while some would even argue it broadened with the expansion of his musical repertoire. White unarguably inspired several generations of guitarists with his new and unique stylings and techniques, and is cited as a major musical and social influence by dozens of future stars, including Blind Boy Fuller, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Lonnie Donegan, Eartha Kitt, Alexis Korner, Odetta, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, the Kingston Trio, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Merle Travis, Dave Van Ronk, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Eric Weissberg, Judy Collins, Mike Bloomfield, Danny Kalb, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Richie Havens, Don McLean, Roy Harper, Ry Cooder, John Fogerty, and Eva Cassidy. Read more about the Legendary Josh White at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_White.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.813 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods xx, Carbon/Graphite Composite Add to Compare1920s Washburn Model 5203, Rosewood/Spruce
Fingerpickers, come round, this vintage Washburn Model 5203 is a piece worth visiting with—for a long time yet to come. The Model 5203 from the 1920s is outfitted with gold vines along the Spruce top, which have mellowed sweetly with the lightly checked finish for a beautiful prewar look. Quarter-sawn Rosewood back and sides with Ivoroid bindings, a girthy (but not quite baseball bat) neck with 1 25/32” nut which feels comfortable and familiar; this Washburn is immensely fun to play, and weighs only a touch over three pounds.
Other keywords: lyon & healy, red spruce, 12 fret, vintage guitar, fingerstyle
SOLD Read moreScale Length 23.875 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood Add to Compare1900s Weissenborn Style 1, All-Koa
The holy grail of old school square necks! We’re in love with this Weissenborn Style 1 from the early 1900s, decked out in gorgeous Koa from tuner to tail and singing loud and oh so clear with its voice of the ages. The voice is characterized by a sweetness and warmth in the mids that spills out into the bottom and top ends for an enveloping, mellow flavor. It’s just a joy to hear. Our repair folks have gone over this one and given it a clean bill of health, too, so it’s ready to keep on making music!
Other keywords: lap steel, lapsteel, dobro, hawaiiian slack key, weisenborn, 1900’s, vintage
Add to Compare1930 Weissenborn Style 1 Koa/Koa
We have a rare instrument here, a 1930 Weissenborn Style 1. lap Steel in all Koa. The Weissenborn guitar has long been the gold standard in the non resonator slide guitar scene. With that classic woody growl it is hard not to fall in love with the Weissenborn sound, just playing a few licks conjurs up memories of the delta blues or the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. this Weissenborn is in spectacular shape, with only some discrete finish checking and the stray ding or two on the back and sides.
Add to Compare1971 David Russell Young Dreadnought, Indian Rosewood/Cedar
When this 1971 David Russell Young Dreadnought first came to us, it was in need of some definite TLC. Our repair staff was more than up to the challenge! Now it’s on the other side of the operating table, and is playing great. Indian Rosewood back and sides with Cedar on top, incredibly opened up, and bears the play wear and marks of a much-loved, and much-played, dreadnought. Comes wrapped up in a Calton flight case to keep it safe these days, plus a K&K Pure Mini pickup so you can still take it out for a night on the gigging circuit.
While we’ve sold other DRY guitars around $50,000, this Dreadnought is a special case that was donated so we could restore it and do something good with it. To make that happen, we will be donating a portion of the sale to the Junior Appalachian Musicians organization to help their mission of promoting the growth of community around mountain music: https://jamkids.org/.
Other keywords: lutherie, dreadnaught, will saylor, ir/cedar, 57
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare1978 David Russell Young Dreadnought, Indian Rosewood/Cedar
David Russell Young built guitars for only a handful of years, managing to rack up an impressive stable of world class players in the 60s and 70s, including the one and only Gram Parsons. We recently had a 1978 Dreadnought of his in the shop which blew us away (and promptly went right back out the door to its new home)—and now we’ve landed yet another beauty from 1978! This one also features a Cedar top, here with three-piece Indian Rosewood back and sides and Curly Maple bindings. Diamond position markers (and inlaid at the bridge wings), plus one of David’s hallmark butterfly inlays at the headstock, dress things up without taking away from the quality of the tonewoods themselves. The Cedar top has opened up handsomely since 1978, and we found this DRY Dreadnought worked very well for fingerstyle play; we almost preferred it. Especially if you tune down into DADGAD, where the breathy, articulate bass and mids have a bit more room to stretch their legs. Our repair staff have gone over this one tuners to tail and given it a clean bill of health after fabricating a new bridge, exactly replicating the original.
Other keywords: luthier, guitarbuilding, 1970s, fingerstyle, vintage guitar, 3 piece, brazilain, duane simpsonSOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Indian