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Add to CompareBrand New RM Anderson #3 Plus Banjo
Master engraver and banjo builder Bob (RM) Anderson swung by the other day to drop off his two latest creations. This is his #3 Plus model, brand new Curly Maple neck and hardware on a Tubaphone pot with calf skin head. Gotoh Planetary-style tuners, fossilized Walrus Ivory nut, and Bob’s signature shell inlays painstakingly engraved. A mixture of Snail and Abalone sprawls from the headstock down to the final, 24th fret. Up close, you can see Bob’s incredible attention to every infinitesimal detail. Each inlay is hand engraved in a variety of geometric shapes; some of the shading is so subtle you can’t even tell it’s individual hatch marks until you’re right up against it. Add to that an intricately carved neck heel, and the picture of a bespoke old time banjo is complete.
Bob Anderson’s banjos are works of art equally for the eyes and the ears.Other keywords: R.M. Anderson, RM Anderson, old-time
Add to CompareNew R.M. Anderson Banjo, 1930s Vega Tubaphone
Local banjo savant Bob Anderson has been restoring and building banjos for more years than we can count. Along the way he’s mastered the unforgiving art of engraving and inlay: take a look at the attention to detail on this fretboard and headstock. Hand-engraved Abalone and Shell executed as organic and flowing as brush strokes. While the neck is a brand new creation from 2018, the Vega Tubaphone pot is a great deal older from the 1930s. The open-back tone is warm and round, and cuts through the mix without any harshness. Considering the painstaking quality of Bob’s work and the warm voice, this R.M. Anderson Tubaphone is an incredible deal.
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Add to CompareNew R.M. Anderson Banjeaurine Vega White Laydie Pot/Fiber
R.M. Anderson is many things to us at Dream Guitars: a neighbor, a friend, and an excellent inlay artist and maker of banjos. The Banjeaurine we have here is brand new, hot off the workbench, and is absolutely teeming with gorgeous Mother-of-Pearl inlay. Anderson based the various designs off of inlay work from Cole and Fairbanks, when they were still partnered, and executed them in excruciating detail. Images range from floral patterns, geometric shapes, and butterflies, to a moon-and-star headstock inlay that, according to Bob, was popularized by banjo makers in the late 1800’s in celebration of Halley’s Comet, the only short-term comet that is visible to the naked human eye, which flashed across the skies in 1835, and later in 1910. Bound in Grained Ivoroid and featuring a vintage Vega “White Laydie” pot, this short-scale banjo is pure magic for both the eyes and the ear.
Add to Compare1930 Bacon & Day Style A Super Banjo Maple/
Banjo players are in for a real treat here: we’ve got a 1930 Bacon & Day Model A 5-string banjo in excellent condition just waiting to be played. Owned by David Holt, this banjo comes with a resonator back and has an incredibly clear and expressive voice. Outfitted with a new bridge, this banjo has a smooth setup and gorgeous MOP inlay across the Ebony headplate and Ebony fretboard. The Maple neck has a low profile that is easy on the hands.
Add to Compare2003 Ball Custom Banjo Maple, Internal Resonator
It is very clear that Dave Ball is a banjo player who makes banjos. Only a player could build an instrument that is so musical, easy to play and inspiring. This one is also completely custom with features that include his Internal Resonator Rim with a Phenolic back, Grenadillo tone ring, Contoured Neck shape, Boat Heel, Scooped Fingerboard, Carbon Fiber reinforced neck, French Polish Finish. Dave Ball also adorned this one with his full Fish Inlay theme on the entire fingerboard, it’s is gorgeous. We particularly like the Internal Resonator design, it makes for a mellower, more woody tone that is very compelling.
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Add to Compare2009-2011 Bishline CF-5, Walnut
Traditional feel pairs with a modern voice–this Bishline CF-5 is a work of art. Rob Bishline tells us these are exceptionally difficult to build, and it’s such a joy to have #002 in the shop. Walnut resonator plsu neck, Abalone trim, and then there’s the extensive carbon fiber work at the tailpiece, flange, and hoop. Add to that a tunneled 5th string and the fifth tuner at the center of the headstock. The resonator is X braced! You very much feel it while playing. Built between 2009 and 2011, this Bishline is in premium shape.
Other keywords: billy presnell, bluegrass,
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 1.313 in String Spacing 1.688 in Woods Frosted Banjo Head, Walnut 
Add to CompareBrand New Borghino Shakti Deluxe, Ziricote/Alpine Spruce
A work of art in quite its own category, and one which engages with the player and audience to create new sonic experience—the Borghino Shakti Deluxe. Designed in collaboration with John McLaughlin, this instrument couples a Jumbo flattop body with a fast neck and seven sympathetic strings strung diagonally across the soundhole. The fretboard is scalloped and set up with light strings to facilitate frictionless runs and added latitude for bending vertically and horizontally.
The sympathetic strings are also also to be strummed, or plucked depending on your attack and use of fingers or picks, in addition to serving to add sympathetic resonance. This latter effect leads to an intensely enveloping voice that is quite honestly a thing unto itself.
Borghino has installed a Barbera Soloist pickup system for both sets of strings to best capture the complexity of the Shakti sound (including several audiophile reference cables for maximum fidelity), and added dramatic arm & rib bevels to the body for added comfort when playing. Additionally, the body has been built with a subtle Manzer Wedge, meaning the bass side is narrower than the treble side, pivoting the top back towards the player and allowing for easier right arm access. Tightly figured Ziricote back and sides pair with Bearclaw Italian Spruce on top, extensive Abalone appointments, and a custom case to house this feat of lutherie.
In collaboration with John McLaughlin, Mirkho Borghino will donate $3000 of the sale of Shakti Deluxe #1 to the Cancer Institute of Miano, Italy: https://www.istitutotumori.mi.it/en/home.Other keywords: fingerstyle, luthier, 1 of 10, modern guitar, indian jazz, indian classical, carnatic, 2019
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Ziricote 
Add to Compare2003 Breedlove Cascade Mandolin Flamed Maple/Sitka
We’ve got a live-wire of a mandolin from the folks at Breedlove Guitars in the story today! In addition to making distinctive and expressive guitars, Breedlove also makes fine mandolins, like this 2003 Breedlove Cascade. With Flamed Maple for the back, sides, and neck, and Sitka Spruce on top, this modified F-style (which Breedlove has coined the “K-style“) has great drive and an energetic, punchy tone. The clarity and articulation of this mandolin set it apart from others in this price range (no damp, flubby notes here), making it an excellent buy for either the guitarist looking to expand his repertoire or the mandolinist looking for a great gigging mando. This one is set up great for Bluegrass, but it could be easily adapted for Blues or Traditional music. Lastly, this mandolin comes with the original briefcase-style Breedlove hardshell case.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 14 in Nut Width 1.19 in String Spacing 1.69 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple - Figured 
Add to CompareNew Kerry Char Tenor Ukulele Brazilian/Adirondack
Kerry Char is a well known Luthier from Portland, OR where he crafts amazing Harp Guitars, Lyres, Six Strings, Classics and Ukuleles. Born in Hawaii he has Ukes in his blood and we can attest that he builds some of the very best. Crafted like fine concert guitars, every detail is perfectly executed and he employs only the finest tonewoods. This Brazilian Rosewood Ukulele has an Adirondack top for a powerful sound with headroom to spare. The Martin Style 5K fingerboard inlays in abalone and the torch on the headplate, also in abalone, make it shine.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 17 in Nut Width 1.38 in String Spacing 1.69 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareNew Kerry Char Concert Ukulele Figured Mahogany
Kerry Char is a well known Luthier from Portland, OR where he crafts amazing Harp Guitars, Lyres, Six Strings, Classics and Ukuleles. Born in Hawaii he has Ukes in his blood and we can attest that he builds some of the very best. Crafted like fine concert guitars, every detail is perfectly executed and he employs only the finest tonewoods. This Concert Uke features gorgeous Curly Mahogany, bound body, neck and headstock, Mastodon Ivory Nut & Saddle and lovely appointments.
Add to Compare2013 Collings UT2 Mahogany/Mahogany
Here we have a Collings UT2 Ukulele in Mahogany top and back and sides. Collings is a powerhouse instrument maker, they build incredibly consistent instrument that play, look, and sound great. The story is no different with this Ukulele, it is superbly built, with great tonewoods, and has a full and loud tone that really is refreshing in the Ukulele world.
Add to Compare2010 Collings MT2 O Flamed Maple/Adirondack (Red)
Here we have a Collings MT2 O A style mandolin. We know Collings well through their guitars, which are wonderful, but their mandolins are equally deserving of renown. This A model is smooth, both in playability and tone, and its voice is warm and inviting but surprisingly loud! If you are looking for a sweeter sound than the F model but still want to cut through the fray of a heavy jam session and don’t want to break the bank, this here is your mandolin.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 13.75 in Nut Width 1.19 in String Spacing 1.44 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Maple 
Add to Compare2006 Collings MT2-V Flamed Maple/Adirondack
Collings Guitars is widely recognized for the impeccable playability, tone, and fit-and-finish of all their instrument lines, and their mandolins are some of the finest on the market. This MT2-V A-style model in Adirondack Spruce and Eastern Flamed Maple clearly illustrates Bill Collings’ pursuit of perfection, from the outstanding tone, courtesy of the seasoned Red Spruce top with parallel tone bar bracing, all the way down to the finest details, such as the hand-rubbed sunburst and oil-based varnish finish, as well as the supremely comfortable V-shaped neck profile. Tonally, this mandolin packs a wallop, with a clearly articulated chop and a warm, woody voice that projects effortlessly.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 13.88 in Nut Width 1.13 in String Spacing 1.56 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Maple 
Add to CompareCollings MF5OV Flamed Maple/Adirondack First Ever Oval Hole
This was the very first Collings Oval Hole MF Style Mandolin. It has a one piece highly figured Maple back and a stunning Adirondack Spruce top. It is finished in Varnish for maximum tone. This beautiful mando was so good it sold before we could get on the website.