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This is a mint condition 2005 Goodall WCJ or Walnut CJ. What sets this Goodall apart is the absolutely stunning set of Walnut used for the body. It has deep, rich caramel and brown hues that flow together inside the rippling flamed figure. Perfectly paired with an Engelmann top for a voice that is quick and responsive, yet warm and rich. This is a large body Goodall guitar that is well suited for both fingerstyle and strumming. A stunning Goodall for sure.

Here we have a mint condition 2008 Collings SJ in all Koa. What a beauty! Bound from the haircut headstock down to the tailpin in Ivoroid for a classic style. The unadorned ebony fingerboard let’s the amazingly figured Koa draw your attention on this big sounding SJ. The voice is wide open and very full and strong with that wonderful Koa clarity and sparkle. Gold Waverly tuners with Snakewood buttons complete this stunner from Collings Guitars.

This is a beautifully ornate guitar out of Canada. This Hayotuk Folk 000 model, crafted by Bernard Vachon, features an Indian Rosewood body and Spruce top for a tone that is crisp and rich in mids. With it’s short 24.75″ scale and 12 fret neck it is wonderfully easy to hold and play. A cutaway provides full access to the upper register. The custom Abalone fret markets and rosette add a beautiful aesthetic touch to this wonderful instrument.

“I met Bernard Vachon at the Montreal Guitar Festival and invited him to send us this wonderful guitar. I love it’s voice and Bernard’s craftsmenship is wonderful.” – Paul Heumiller

Here we have a rare preowned George Lowden F-Series “Lucky Strike” Limited Edition guitar. This is #4 of only 10 ever made. The key feature of this model is the exceptional “Lucky Strike” Redwood Top (see story below) which is paired with extremely old Brazilian Rosewood for robust, round tones that are full and deeply resonant. The Brazilian is reclaimed and the mahogany neck is from old Church Pews as well, making this entire guitar as ‘green’ as it is wonderful sounding. Hand written on the back of the headstock is ‘Lucky Strike’ indicating that all the woods here are from George Lowden’s reserve stash of his very best tonewoods. A rare and special sounding Lowden for sure.

From the Lowden Website: ” ….. using George’s last reserved soundboard sets from the famous ‘Lucky Strike’ Log . This was a ‘fall down’ (ie. not felled) log of exceptional quality from Humbolt County. Some say it was struck by lightening! It was given its name by the specialist redwood supplier Alicia Carter . She and her husband (who was himself a luthier) hunted the forests for undiscovered ‘fall down’ logs. They would then apply to the US authorities for permission to use them – this permission was not always granted . But whenever they did get permission, they would go into the forest and cut the log ‘in situ’. Often they gave the log a name according to the nature of what they found when it was cut – The Lucky Strike log was so named because every single soundboard cut from this log was of exceptional quality – the grain of the redwood is superb. The Brazilian Rosewood we use is reclaimed wood, as is our special neckwood from ‘Church Pew Mahogany’. The sound is very well balanced and piano-like. It is very loud, very clear and has loads of sustain – we counted 25 seconds!”