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Add to Compare2005 Daniel Friederich Concert Classical, Indian Rosewood/Cedar
Famed French builder Daniel Friderich requires no introduction here. This particular example of his work comes to us from his late period in 2005 with Cedar top over Indian Rosewood back and sides, 650mm scale, and an orchestrally pianisitic voice. This Concert Classical weighs in under four pounds, in part from the thin and resonant french polish finish throughout. Fifth and seventh fret side dot position markers are a nod to modernity, but elsewhere this Friederich is a classic Classical, including a full neck profile with U-shaped carve, fan bracing, and Rodgers tuners. Comes in a custom carbon fiber flight case.
Other keywords: lutherie, andy jurik, fingerstyle, 799
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 2.063 in String Spacing 2.344 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare2013 Traugott R Cutaway, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
This Traugott R Cutaway has opened up handsomely since 2013–and we suspect it was already a showstopper at day one. Wide dynamic range, a very textured voice that also manages to remain crisp and clear. A fingerstylist’s dream. The German Spruce top has been dressed up with a sparkling Abalone top border and rosette, plus BRW bridge, and the back and sides come from one of Jeff’s brick-red and straight grain sets of Brazilian Rosewood.
Other keywords: lutherie, fingerpicking, brazilain, r-000-206-013
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2013 Martin 000-45EC Eric Clapton Crossroads, Madagascar Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
We’ve had a blast every time we’ve seen one of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Signature Martins—they really pull out all the stops. This particular beauty from 2013 is part of the Madagascar Rosewood 45 series, second only to the rare BRW 000-45EC. Madagascar can match Brazilian for glassy definition and resonance, and this set doesn’t disappoint in the least. Adirondack Spruce on top (a nod to the holy grail 000; ditto for hide glue construction), snowflake inlays, and custom Clapton crossroads symbol flanking the saddle on either bridge wing. This one’s in great shape, and currently has a pickup jack installed (the previous pickup was removed), and comes wrapped in the custom Crossroads TKL case.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar 
Add to Compare2006 Tippin DST, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce
Here we have a 2006 Tippin DST in Sitka Spruce and Brazilian Rosewood. This is a rare body size for Bill, usually we see smaller fingerstyle sized guitars from him. Seeing a bold slope shoulder dread come out of the Tippin workshop is a real treat. This is the most sophisticated slope shoulder dread you are ever likely to see, the appointments are nothing short of perfection and exactly what we expect from Bill. Tonally this is one of the loudest Tippins we have had in the shop in some time, and that’s while excelling at both fingerpicking and flatpicking. The voice is lush and articulate with a controlled presence on every string.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.281 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareBrand New Peggy White Premier, African Blackwood/Italian Spruce
Peggy White’s latest Premier model has arrived, and we can’t get enough of it. This one features African Blackwood back and sides plus Italian Alpine Spruce on top, a smooth and well-rounded C profile neck, and an understated aesthetic to help these premium tonewoods really pop. The voice offers great clarity ad definition between notes, perfect for modern fingerstyle and strumming work. Comes wrapped in a custom Hoffee fiberglass flight case.
Other keywords: fingerpicking, modern guitar, 4060
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.219 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Blackwood - African 
Add to Compare2016 Somogyi 000 Cutaway, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce
Here at Dream Guitars we hold Ervin Somogyi, the grandfather of modern fingerstyle lutherie, in the highest esteem. How could we not? His designs and techniques have helped pave the way for an entirely new style of responsive guitar. So it comes as a special honor to have this 2016 000 Cutaway in our hands today. This is the first of a trio of bespoke builds Ervin crafted for a client, each featuring a unique patio stone headplate with Rodgers tuners, carved rosette, and sail boat inlaid at the heel. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides pairs with Sitka Spruce on top, plus a 26-25″ multiscale setup and 12 fret neck. The carved rosette is an incredibly intricate series of knots backed with red washi paper.
Other keywords: lutherie, contemporary guitar, fan fret, fanned fret, 463, brazilain, hoffee, cutaway
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 26 in Nut Width 1.781 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2016 Somogyi OM, Brazilian Rosewood/European Spruce
Here at Dream Guitars we hold Ervin Somogyi, the grandfather of modern fingerstyle lutherie, in the highest esteem. How could we not? His designs and techniques have helped pave the way for an entirely new style of responsive guitar. So it comes as a special honor to have this 2016 OM model in our hands today. This is the second of a trio of bespoke builds Ervin crafted for a client, each featuring a unique patio stone headplate with Rodgers tuners, carved rosette, and sail boat inlaid at the heel. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides pairs with European Spruce on top with subtle bearclaw figuring, and vertical Abalone bar inlays along the fingerboard. The carved rosette is a carp arcing along the top, backed with red washi paper.
Other keywords: somogyi guitars, fingerstyle, orchestra model, brazilain, hoffee
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.781 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2007 Teel 00-45 Martin Conversion, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Martin’s Director of Research and Development, Tim Teel, brings us a fantastic example of top shelf conversion work in this 2007 00-45, previously a 00-28G from 1961. Perfect Brazilian Rosewood is finely quartersawn with some spiderweb figuring, against an Adirondack Spruce top that was harvested from the Smoky Mountain National Park after it fell during Hurricane Opal in 1995. Tonewood maestro John Arnold acquired the salvaged Red Spruce and processed some incredible sets, like the exceedingly tight-grained one used here. The original 28-style appointments have been eschewed in favor of the full 45 treatment, complete with Abalone along the top, back, and sides, snowflakes & diamonds position markers, and headstock torch (cut by well-known mandolin builder and inlay artist Tom Ellis of Precision Pearl Inlay fame). A light-chocolate, full-size pickguard completes the picture. One final note, this conversion includes a new 14-fret neck with modified V profile, and a particularly thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish.
Here’s a performance video with Muriel Anderson (“A Fine Pickle”) playing this Martin/Teel Conversion: https://youtu.be/v4pOg0m5Jf0
Other keywords: fingerstyle, conversion guitar, oo, waverly, brazilain
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1999 John Arnold D-42SK Deluxe, Koa/Adirondack Spruce
John Arnold needs no introduction here. If you know about John, you know how rare this instrument is. His guitars simply don’t come up for sale. It’s not only that rarity that makes this guitar exceptional–it’s also the effortless setup, the powerful voice with its clear, balanced response, the insanely figured Koa body and extra tight-grained Adirondack Spruce top. It’s the experience. Some guitars feel alive in your hands. This 1999 John Arnold D42S Deluxe does it every time you pick it up.
Other keywords: lutherie, slope shoulder, 12 fret, flame koa, 42-style, 55, dreadnought, dreadnaught
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Koa 
Add to CompareBrand New Applegate SJ Crelicam Ebony/Tunnel 14 Redwood
It’s one of our favorite pleasures, commissioning custom builds for clients. This Applegate SJ came together so well! Tunnel 14 Redwood plus Crelicam Ebony for a sweet mixture of warmth and clarity; subtly dressed up with a bound headstock and fingerboard plus arm bevel and florentine cutaway. EVO frets help insure the playability remains clean for a long time to come, and we sprung for an upgraded Hoffee Roadie fiberglass flight case to keep this beauty safe when not in use–though we suspect the owner will be hard pressed to put it away for any length of time.
Interested in a custom build of your own? Give us a shout!
Other keywords: lutherie, bespoke guitar, 215, 2013, fingerstyle, small jumbo
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Redwood - Tunnel 14, Ebony - Crelicam 
Add to Compare2001 Martin D-50 Deluxe, Brazilian Rosewood/Bearclaw Sitka Spruce
Martin has put together a lot of unique models over the years–but this D-50 Deluxe might just take the cake. This is number 32 of only 50 such guitars ever built, complete with Brazilian Rosewood body and heavily bearclawed Sitka Spruce and a sprawling panoply of inlays along nearly every surface. The fingerboard boasts an intricate tree of life vine that extends onto the headplate (itself trimmed in Abalone that ties into the fingerboard bindings and trim). The vine motif continues across the pickguard, and flanks the heel at both sides, as well as below the heelcap, and at the endgraft. The top is trimmed with Abalone herringbone–the first we’ve ever seen; ditto at the rosette and the back center strip. An additional perk? Star sapphires bound in 14-karat gold at the bridge pins and end pin. And all of this comes wrapped in a custom genuine, top hide leather hardshell case.
It’s amazing to us that Martin managed to build 50 of these D-50 Deluxes. The sheer amount of time and energy that went into this guitar beggars the imagination. An exquisite opportunity to acquire the center of your lifetime collection.
Other keywords: lutherie, cf martin, brazilain, deluxe guitar, 874399, allen shadd, bluegrass
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2015 Kim Walker OM Style A Special, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
Kim Walker is one of our desert island builders–each guitar from him is as good as it gets. This 2015 OM comes with beautiful Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, German Spruce on top, and an understated Style A Special appointments package.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, walker guitars, brazilain, 256
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1997 Martin 000-45JR Jimmie Rodgers, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Here’s something you don’t see every day. This is one of the exclusive run of 100 limited edition guitars that Martin built in 1997 to commemmorate Mr. Blue Yodel himself, the one and only Jimmie Rodgers–number seven of that exclusive 100, in fact. Martin has recreated Rodgers’ 1928 000-45 that he custom ordered, right down to “Blue Yodel” and “Jimmie Rodgers” inlaid along the fingerboard and headplate, and of course Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and Adirondack Spruce on top. The pearl work is exquisite throughout! The only modern touch is the inclusion of an adjustable truss rod in the neck. Otherwise, this is old school through and through.
Other keywords: signature guitar, fingerstyle, ooo, 45-style, brazilain, adriondack
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.813 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1987 Martin D-45 Tree of Life, Indian Rosewood/Spruce
The sweets of time pairs with extensive appointments and custom inlays by Dave Nichols in this 1987 Martin D-45 Tree of Life. Indian Rosewood body with Spruce top; white bindings; black (inlaid!) pickguard; original case. Not only does this Martin benefit from all of the Abalone trim along the top, sides, back, and heel–this beauty is adorned with a sprawling Tree of Life vine along the fingerboard, a motif that continues onto the bridge and even across the pickguard. A prodigious amount of work from one of the inlay industry’s household names, Dave Nichols. This instrument has been well cared for and is still in great playing shape. Good saddle height left, frets well rounded, and a 1 11/16″ nut for a slender lefthand feel.
Check out this additional video featuring the legendary Allen Shadd: https://youtu.be/Ykv21KQ3_F0
Other keywords: 45-style, david nichols, d45, 474764
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare2005 Froggy Bottom Model K Deluxe, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack
The Froggy Bottom team definitely knows how to make a jumbo sing! This Model K Deluxe comes to us from 2005 with 5A Brazilian Rosewood back and sides plus Adirondack Spruce on top, Curly Maple bindings, and a tasteful hawk scrimshawed into the heelcap. 1 3/4″ at the nut with a slightly slender neck profile; K&K Pure Mini pickup installed–and all of this comes wrapped up in a custom Hoffee flight case. The position markers are fleur de lis style, rendered in sparkling Abalone that matches the ubiquitous Froggy frog at the headstock (bound to match the body bindings). Gold Waverly tuners round it out.
Here’s an additional video performance with Dustin Furlow playing this Froggy Bottom Model K!: https://youtu.be/vKhVQt7HwHw
Other keywords: millard, fingerstyle, brazilain, adriondack, k & k, braz, mop, k1008
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian