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Lakewood M-54 Custom OMC Brazilian/European Magic Symbol Inlays
Here we have a brand new Lakewood M-54 Custom crafted from lovely Brazilian Rosewood and European Spruce and adorned with an array of Magic Symbols, see their site for the definitions of each symbol. This is a beautiful guitar with great character for anyone enamored with the magical. It also has curly Koa bindings, a side soundport as well as a full Abalone border on the top. Best of all it has the tone, it’s very loud and clear and is well suited for everything from blues to pop. It takes the pick as well as fingers. This would make a great stage guitar with its magic theme.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2005 Lakewood M-32 InchMan on the Moon Inch Indian/Sitka Bearclaw
This is a custom Lakewood M-32 Guitar from Germany featuring a ‘Man on the Moon’ theme. The tip of the headstock holds a Moonface while the fingerboard is adorned with moons changing from crescent to full as they fingerboard ascends. This is a beautifully crafted guitar with deep Indian Rosewood with purple hues and a lovely bearclaw Spruce top. The cutaway and slotted headstock give it further character and it’s charactered in it’s voice as well. It’s brilliant with abundant shimmer and clear middrange. This guitar holds up well to both fingers and flatpick and should prove a great gigging guitar as well.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Indian 
Zimnicki Steel String Brazilian/Engelmann Grand Concert
Gary Zimnicki has hand crafted well over 200 instruments and that is something to be very proud of. Very few luthiers ever reach that mark. But it’s clear that Gary loves his craft and that he knows how to build for tone and beauty in equal parts. This cutaway 14 fret Steel String features gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood with striking grain and deep color. It’s paired with Engelmann spruce for a pure tone that is strong and clear with good fundamentals and a hint of sparkle and overtones to make it complete. The nut is slightly wider making it ideal for fingerstyle and the 25 1/4″ scale makes the tension a joy.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Robinson Grand Auditorium Brazilian/German
Jake Robinson is an independent luthier who build his guitars to high standards. He believes, as we do, that when a single set of hands makes every part of a guitar the results are consistent and you get the best quality and tone. This Grand Auditorium from Jake Robinson is spectacular. It reminds us of the some of our other favorite luthiers such as Kathy Wingert, Kevin Ryan and Ervin Somogyi but Jake has his own voice. It’s alive and energetic with sound that seems to swell as is it dances off the German Spruce top that is chock full of medullary rays. The dark chocolate Brazilian Rosewood pushes from behind with sweet midrange and clarity reminiscent of a North Carolina sky. The quality of the setup and fretwork is terrific and makes this one a real joy to play as well.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
McElroy Standard Indian/Adirondack
Brent McElroy describes his philosophy of guitar building as a balance between tone, strength, playability and beauty. From where we sit he’s hitting on all cylinders. For years we’ve heard great things about Brent but just not had one in the shop. We just received 2 and we are thrilled with both. This Standard Model has a wonderful understated beauty and elegantly simple appointments. It’s crafted from Indian Rosewood and Adirondack Red Spruce making it classic and versatile. Brent achieves the rare combination of power and sheer beauty of tone, with wonderful bass response paired with high-end shimmer. The Amboyna Burl Rosette makes a stunning centerpiece for this superb McElroy guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian 
1959 Martin D-28E Brazilian/Adirondack Red
This is a masterfully restored Martin D-28 by Randy Lucas. Randy purchased this as a 1959 D-28E because of its amazing Brazilian Rosewood and painstakingly restored it to mid 1930s specs. See the letter below detailing the lengths to which Randy went to bring to life a mid 1930s D-28. The result is an instrument with all the pre-war tone but with modern quality and condition. None of the usual pre-war issues and flaws exist, this guitar is perfectly playable with unbelievable tone. Randy is regarded as one of the foremost Martin authorities in the country and this is a very special guitar because of his knowledge and dedication to the construction techniques and specifications of the Martin Company. He even reconstructed a T-bar neck. This is truly a better instrument than even a usual 1950s Martin would have been. It is much more similar to a 1930s instrument in every way. If you’ve dreamt of a 1930s Martin at a price lower than a new Brazilian Martin would cost, this is for you.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Traphagen Concert Classical Double Top Brazilian/Swiss
We attended the GFA Convention (Guitar Foundation of America) recently and were lucky enough to bring back 2 instruments from famed maker Dake Traphagen. Dake’s guitars are among our most popular nylon strings, with his quality and tone it’s little wonder why players such as Scott Tennant and Pepe Romero own his guitars. This beautiful guitar is crafted from 35 year old Brazilian Rosewood and features a double top crafted of Swiss Spruce. It also sports two soundports, French Polish throughout, upgraded Graf tuners and an Eastman case. This guitar is amazing strong and articulate and much more warm and beautiful than some double tops. This is a series performance guitar and will make a lifelong partner for some lucky player.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Spruce - Swiss, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Fox Ergo Blanc Sapelle/Alpine
The Fox Ergo is a masterpiece of guitar design. Charles incorporated a number of features to achieve both wonderful tone and extreme comfort and playability. The Ergo includes a wedge body, elevated fingerboard, compound cutaway and a low-mass/multi-layer top with unique bracing. The result is a larger size guitar that’s very easy to hold all day long. You can also play up to the very last fret with ease. The voice has tremendous power and projection and sublime clarity and balance. The Ergo is something very fresh and exciting in our world of guitars.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Sapele 
McElroy OM Walnut/Sitka
Brent McElroy describes his philosophy of guitar building as a balance between tone, strength, playability and beauty. From where we sit he’s hitting on all cylinders. For years we’ve heard great things about Brent but just not had one in the shop. We just received 2 and we are thrilled with both. This unique guitar is a 12 fretter with the soundhole centered in the waist of the guitar. From its Claro Walnut and Spruce body comes a deep resonant voice with spectacular highs and more bass then the size let’s on. It’s very easy to hold and to play, the 24.9″ scale insures easy string tension. An elegant and very musical guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Walnut - Claro 
2007 Chasson Concert Brazilian/Engelmann Owned by Steven King
This is the first Chasson to find our shop and we hope it’s not the last. We are very impressed by the build quality, warm, balanced voice and great setup work. This Chasson Concert was owned by guitarist extraordinaire and Fingerpicking Champion Steven King, http://www.guitarbystevenking.net/. This guitar is dressed in figured Brazilian Rosewood with an extremely silky Engelmann Spruce top and these premium woods combine for a lush and very full sound that has a good fundamental with just the right amount of overtones. The entire guitar is bound with Figured Maple and it’s outfitted with a K&K dual source pickup system. This is a stunning guitar with a sumptuous voice.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Traphagen Flamenco Spanish Cypress/Swiss
Dake Traphagen’s guitars have been heralded by guitarists the world over including Scott Tennant of the LAGQ and Pepe Romero for their amazing tone and superb craftsmanship. We had an opportunity at the GFA (Guitar Foundation of America) Convention, recently held in San Francisco, to acquire this traditional Flamenco guitar crafted from Spanish Cypress and Swiss Spruce. This is a top notch Flamenco guitar with immense power and attack but you can also summon up the sweet voice required for more melancholy pieces. The playability is far superior to most Flamenco guitars we see, no surprise coming from Dake Traphagen.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.01 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Spruce - Swiss, Cypress 
Zimnicki Steel String Macassar Ebony/Adirondack
Here we have a elegantly simple Macassar Ebony guitar from master luthier Gary Zimnicki who has hand crafted well over 200 instruments. This 14 fret, non-cutaway is topped with Adirondack Spruce and trimmed with handsome Bloodwood Bindings on the entire guitar. It is finished off with a custom Bloodwood Rosette. The Ebony has gorgeous figure and adds real clarity and power to the voice. This guitar is excellent for styles that benefit from headroom such as blues but also has real finesse for Celtic, Tradititional and modern styles. In short, this is a great all-arounder and a real looker…
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Ebony - Macassar 
Greenfield G4 Cutaway Brazilian/Lutz Spruce Dual Bevels
This may well be the very last G-4 Michael Greenfield ever makes in Brazilian Rosewood. He’s having great difficulty finding high grade Brazilian wide enough for the 17″ bout of his G-4 design. So besides being an amazing Greenfield guitar this may also be a very rare one. The Brazilian here is outstanding, very even grain and color. The Lutz top is amazing, with abundant medullary silking that we’re sure is a big part of the sultry tone of this one. We added DUAL BEVELS, a ribrest bevel to match the armrest bevel, and fit it with a cutaway and a Calton Flight case. This is a guitar you’ll want to protect.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.9 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Lutz, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Kopp Trail Boss Custom Jumbo Curly Maple/Spruce
Kevin Kopp started his own business after working for ten years in the Gibson Custom Shop. His guitars are reminiscent of old Gibsons. This particular model was made famous by Leo Kottke, who still plays one in his shows. This is Kevin’s Trail Boss Jumbo model crafted in Flamed Maple and Spruce and adorned witha Cherry sunburst throughout. With full Ivoroid bindings and firestripe pickguard it has a cool vintage Gibson style. The voice is big and bad as you might guess…
Mervyn Davis Smooth Talker SSBT2 Baritone African Kiaat/Sitka
Mervyn Davis has created a fresh and exciting guitar design that is not only artistic and eye-catching but completely musical and practical. His Smoothtalker design concept features very stiff back and sides, not unlike what many modern makers are doing these days, and a fan braced Spruce top that because of the body design is extremely lively and responsive. Soundports in the waist and near the neck flood the player with the beautiful voice. The result of this design is an instrument with serious projection and extreme clarity. The trebles strings simply soar, with more density and volume than the average guitar. The bass is focused and clear also with profound power. This Smoothtalker Baritone is simply amazing, the even articulation up the entire fingerboard is very useful on a Baritone and allows every note to ring true. It easily goes down to low A and remains clear, not muddy at all. The Smoothtalker also comes outfitted with a Baggs Active Element and a deluxe Cedar Creek case. This is an inspirational new design straight from South Africa.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 27.5 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.16 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, African Kiaat