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1992 Sobell Giant Cittern, Indian Rosewood/European Spruce
And now for something completely different. We’ve got an incredible Giant Cittern from the one and only Stefan Sobell, one of the original pioneers in modern Cittern and Bouzouki innovation for Irish and folk music. This fearsome piece was commissioned by Joseph Sobol in 1992, at the time one of only six that Stefan had ever built to these dimensions. Since then, this Cittern was also owned by Henry Kaiser for a time, and we’ve got it now! Decked out with Indian Rosewood back and sides and a European Spruce top and 12 strings—yep. You can rig this one a variety of ways; we’ve got it set up sort of as as 12-string guitar in CGCGCD, and it fills the entire room at first pluck! It also takes to DADGAD, guitar Standard—the sky’s the limit with our Sobell Giant Ciittern in your hands.
Other keywords: finger style, fingerpicking, calton case, purfling, lutherie, luthier
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.6000 in Nut Width 1.8750 in String Spacing 2.3750 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Indian 
Sobell Octave Mandolin Cocobolo/Euro, 4 Course
Stefan Sobell has been focusing primarily on building guitars for the last several years so his Cittern family instruments are becoming quite rare indeed. This beautiful Octave Mandolin features a 22.875″ Scale and 4 courses. It is upgraded with Cocobolo Rosewood and an L.R. Baggs pickup system and it is in like-new condition, just perfect. Here’s a chance to have a Sobell Octave Mandolin, quickly becoming a rarity.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 23 in Nut Width 1.5000 in String Spacing 1.8750 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
1980 Sobell Large Body Mandolin Indian/Red Cedar
Stefan Sobell is not currently making any mandolin family instruments due to his large backlog of guitar orders. So these are becoming very hard to find. This is the first we’ve seen in quite a while and it’s a good one. These early mandos from Stefan are loud and clear with his distinct European tone. They excel at Celtic music and this one plays great and is in lovely condition. This particular mando is on the album “First Flight” by Gerald Trimble.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 12.5000 in Nut Width 1.4400 in String Spacing 1.5600 in Woods Cedar - Red, Rosewood - Indian 
2006 Veillette Gryphon, Koa/Sitka
Over the years Joe Veillette has worked for a long list of star clients which include the likes of Dave Matthews, Jorma Kaukonen, David Lindley, Kaki King, Ani DiFranco and many others. Often his work included designing unique instruments to fit the needs of pro musicians. One of our alltime favorite designs of his is this Gryphon high-tuned 12 string. The Gryphon is a 18.5″ scale 12 string guitar tuned up to high D, an octave below normal guitar tuning. This gives the Gryphon a mandolin-like sound, though much more colorful and musical, yet it can be played like a regular guitar. Our first reaction was utter amazement at the lush tone and we can see this being extremely useful in many settings from stage to recording. This beauty is Koa and Sitka Spruce.
2001 Weber Beartooth A Style Flamed Maple/Spruce Al Petteway’s & Amy White’s
To all of our loving clients who have asked us, “If I buy this one, will I sound like Al?” this Weber Beartooth A Style Mandolin is about as close as we can get you to that lofty ideal – After all, it is Al’s personal mandolin! This one is in gorgeous Flamed Maple and a hand graduated and tuned Spruce top that plays like a dream. The setup is perfect and the tone is woody and sweet, dense and rich all at once. With its chop and strength, it’s an incredibly versatile instrument and fits well for anything from Bluegrass to Celtic, or pretty much anything Al would play! Be sure and call us up quick before it’s gone…
New Lambe A Style with F Holes Figured Maple/Sitka
This is an A style Mandolin in Sitka Spruce and Flamed Maple from luthier Wes Lambe. Wes is a newcomer to us here at Dream Guitars and he has set himself a high standard with everything we have seen. The build quality and voicing on this mando are fantastic – it has a great “chop” but also a warmth and charisma that we don’t often find in A styles. Volume is something you won’t have to worry about with this mandolin, you can play it sweet and soft or really dig into it if you are in a bluegrass jam.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 14 in Nut Width 1.063 in String Spacing 1.4400 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple