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1996 Traugott R Brazilian/German
Here we have a rare 12 fret Traugott Model R. With the bridge in the “sweet spot”, the increased response is noticeable right away. This is a very well cared for ten year old Traugott that is fully mature and speaking. Jeff’s trademark clarity and separation are evident here and the overall voice is intimate and makes this an excellent recording guitar or everyday musical partner.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
2001 Williams Tui Ancient Kauri/Kauri
Laurie Williams is famous for building gorgeous instruments from the extremely rare ancient Kauri wood found only in the northern most parts of New Zealand. This wood is pulled from peet swamps where it has been preserved for thousands of years. It’s golden color and silky grain make it among the most striking of tonewoods. This particular Tui guitar is fully open and has a big, big voice and love to be pushed hard.
2003 Martin OMC-28 Indian/Adirondack Red
The LJ model from Martin really nails the pure OM voice that early Martins were famous for. We like this model for its simple grace and major tone. This particular guitar is very clear with great projection and plays very easily.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian 
1995 Bourgeois JOMC Indian/Sitka
Here is a very early JOMC from Dana featuring a picture perfect wide grain Sitka top and a wide fingerboard. There is nothing like a fully mature spruce top for power and clarity and this one is wide open. The JOMC design is one of the more versatile for players who like to mix dreadnought bass with singing trebles for fingerpicking or strumming.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.94 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Indian 
1987 Marzal Gran Concierto Indian/Red Cedar
Jesus Marzal learned his craft in the famed Madrid shop of Jose’ Ramirez. Marzal guitars are worldclass and this one comes from the personal collection of Lawson Rollins of Young & Rollins. To get a voice so warm and dynamic under $5k is quite a value. If you’ve been longing for a rich, powerful Spanish guitar, just listen to this one…
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.09 in String Spacing 2.24 in Woods Cedar - Red, Rosewood - Indian 
2007 Beardsell 2G Brazilian/Adirondack
Custom built for Dream Guitars owner Paul Heumiller, this 2G is handcrafted from the finest Brazilian Rosewood and topped with powerful Adirondack Red Spruce. This creates a versatile guitar with Alan’s trademark punch and clarity along with additional tonal beauty thanks to the premium Brazilian Rosewood. The Beardsell design features advanced construction ideas such as radial back bracing, a smaller soundhole with large soundports on the side insuring the players gets full enjoyment of the tone. Alan’s neck profile is one of our very favorites, with a bit more mass on the treble side and slimmer top third. This one also comes with Calton Flight case which are now sell for $950. This is the finest Beardsell we’ve seen to date.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
2005 Applegate SJ Ziricote/Italian
Our customers are thoroughly enjoying the guitars of Brian Applegate. This time he’s sent us a real gem crafted from dramatic Ziricote with a sapwood stripe in the center of the back. He’s paired that with an Italian spruce to and together they offer clarity and sparkle with plenty of headroom.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Ziricote 
1987 Bown Custom OM Ziricote/Sitka
Ralph Bown is an English builder with clients such as John Renbourn, Martin Simpson and Clive Carroll. This beautiful instrument is Ziricote and Spruce for amazing drive and power. It’s always amazing to us just how much tone Ralph can coax from mere wood. In addition to the tone this one is beautiful ornate with 45 style abalone, inlaid headstock, fingerboard, bridge and pickguard. A rare gem, at once inspirational, playable and collectible.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.88 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Ziricote 
2017 Robbins R.1 Indian Rosewood/Engelmann
Straight from the bench to the 2017 Artisan Guitar Show, then onto Dream Guitars to kick start one of our newest builder relationships–we’ve got our first R.1 from luthier Tyler Robbins! Tyler’s approach marries a fresh, tasteful aesthetic with a pianistic voicing that fingerstylists everywhere will appreciate. This R.1 has a medium-sized body with a 15 7/8″ lower bout and a slightly shallow C profile neck with a glass-smooth playability, which makes for an instrument which is easy on the hands and doesn’t scrimp on projection or sustain.
Robbins picked a dark set of Indian Rosewood for the back and sides (and inlaid the headstock and rosette to match) and paired it with a creamy, tight-grained Engelmann Spruce top for the smooth string-to-string balance that characterizes the R.1’s voice. A 13-fret neck ratchets up the sweetness a pinch, and dropping into DADGAD and beyond that sweetness remained intact, even bloomed. We’re excited to offer this gem for the first time here! We’ll have a blog post coming out soon where Tyler answers some questions about his build process and aesthetics, so be sure to check our blog to keep up.
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SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Rosewood - Indian 
2000 Ignacio M. Rozas Concierto 2, Indian Rosewood/Spruce
Before his retirement in the early 2000s, Ignacio M. Rozas was a well-respected Classical Guitar luthier in the Spanish tradition (based, as he was, in Spain), and this 2000 Concierto 2 model proves that in spades. Indian Rosewood back and sides are here combined with a Spruce top for the classic combination of richness and warmth, and our own repair team recently refretted and set up this beauty to pristine playing condition; practically plays itself.
650mm scale, 52mm nut, and 56mm saddle spacing all make for a familiar play feel which is only enhanced by the 17 years’ worth of opening up that this Rozas Concierto 2 has undergone at the hand of its previous owner who purchased it directly from Rozas after meeting with him in his Spanish workshop.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.2 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian 
2002 Henderson F-5 Mandolin, Flamed Maple/Spruce
From the famed workbench of Wayne Henderson, we have another Henderson F5 Mandolin here to prove what an F-style mando is supposed to sound like! This 2002 F5 has a gorgeous sunburst finish, Grained Ivoroid trim, and custom-made brass tailpiece with a hinged cover engraced with Wayne’s own moniker. Lloyd Loar would be proud to call this mandolin a descendant of his own creations–quick response, stellar string-to-string separation, and impressive projection.
Weighing in at 2lbs on the nose, this Henderson F5 is a Maple-and-Spruce featherweight in the hands, but offers some meaty sustain, especially with the crystalline treble strings. Lots of chop for a Bluegrass session, but clarity and articulation enough for Jazz and experimental flavors, too. There are only ever a few of Wayne’s mandolins available on the market: jump before this one disappears!
2007 Applegate SJ Blackwood/Euro. Spruce
If we could play guitars as fine as this 2007 Applegate SJ all day, it wouldn’t be called work. Brian bedecked this SJ with all the bells and whistles: Florentine Cutaway, Koa bindings and arm bevel, African Blackwood back and sides, European Spruce top, and the piéce de resistance, a lute-style soundport in the upper bout! Applegate voiced this SJ with a fingerstylist in mind; listen and you can hear each string ring clean and distinct, and the African Blackwood lends a cavernous, haunting quality to the bass response.
These trebles ought to come with their own nutrition fact sheet; they’re that fat and juicy. Playability is breezy and glass-smooth, perfect for swift and efficient left hand work, and this Applegate handles lowered tunings like it was made for it (which is actually the case). Kept in superb condition, this 2007 SJ has opened up sweetly, and is ready to make music for many more years to come.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - European, Blackwood - African 
2010 Greenfield G1 African Blackwood/Lutz
If this 2010 Greenfield G1 asked you out to dinner, you’d probably have to say yes: it’s that smooth an operator. How could it be anything else? With African Blackwood for the back and sides, Lutz Spruce for the top, and an insanely slinky setup and C neck profile, this G1 is dripping richness from all angles. The silky trebles stretch suspended over a bed of velvety bass notes and an ember-hot middle register; played softly, this G1 purrs–add an aggressive attack to the mix and she howls.
Michael jazzed it up with many of his finest ammenities, from the Laskin-style arm bevel and Florentine Cutaway to the magnetic truss rod cover and Spalted-Maple-and-Abalone rosette. Honest Abe: all styles and genres sound fabulous on this Greenfield, from flatpicked fiddle tunes in DADGAD to percussive fingerstyle in CGCGAD or singer-songwriter accompaniment. Each time, the result is mesmerizing, the sustain prolonged and the bass thunderous. Pick up this guitar, play a chord, and you could very well wake up hours later without realizing any time had passed at all. Michael Greenfield, you’ve outdone yourself!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.31 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Lutz, Blackwood - African 
1937 Martin 000-18 Mahogany/Spruce
This, folks, is what honest play wear looks like. Makes you proud to call yourself a musician. We’re looking at a 1937 Martin 000-18 which has been resurrected by our very own repair staff, returned to the pristine playing condition as the barn dance guitar of its youth! The previous owner confided with us that her family used this 000-18 for local barn dances for much of the first decades of its life.
If there’s a some play wear and pick marks, you know they were well-earned in the line of duty. Naturally, she’s completely opened up! The Mahogany and Spruce body lends a dry, woody tone to the voice, and man oh man can she belt it out when you dig in; at just over three pounds, this 000-18 has magnificent projection. Flatpicks or fingers, you’ll get the same snappy response. The neck profile is a soft V that’s a bit more rounded out than our 1931 OM-18, but feels just as intimate. Years and years of left hands have worn the neck to a satin-smooth sheen. Now, freshly restored, this 000-18 has a long llife behind it, and a long life yet to go.
Brand New Buendia Jumbo Cutaway, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
Brand spankin’ new from Leo Buendia’s Oakland shop, this 2017 Buendia Jumbo has the kind of Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce that you’d sell your first child for. And in Leo’s hands, the glassy, rich, dynamic potential of these fine woods has been fully realized–this Jumbo is a lap piano alll by itself! We collaborated with Leo on this build for one of our longtime clients and friends. He wanted a fingerstyle guitar that had smooth, well-defined basses and trebles that cut well. Playing in altered tunings, and playinng comfortably, was a necessity. On all these fronts, and more, Buendia has delivered!
The custom neck profile is silk-smooth and fast, the body features a wedge design to be easy on the right shoulder, and Leo installed EVO frets for longevity, demarcated by his gorgeous “Dice” fret markers. Even the Brazilian Rosewood bridge is beautiful. It was wonderful to see this build through, and to know that it’s found a home with a satisfied customer. Excited for the next one!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian