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1998 Marchione 17″ Archtop, Curly Maple/European Spruce
Stephen Marchione manages to make a 17 inch archtop play as easy as a much smaller guitar–without losing the projection and power and resonance of the big box. The 3″ sides help with this, as well as the silky setup and neck carve. Back and sides are cello-grade Curly Maple, and on top Stephen opted for a set of European Spruce that matches perfectly. Ebony hardware throughout, and the pickup has been more recently upgraded with a custom Marchione-DiMarzio PAF collaboration–and this humbucker sings!
Check out this additional video featuring Duane Simpson on this magnificent Marchione Archtop: https://youtu.be/8QY6ML2LtAY
Other keywords: marchione guitar, lutherie, luthier, duane simpson, 012899, fingerstyle jazz, 17-inch
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - European, Maple 
2008 Borges OM-28, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Gorgeous from tuners to tail, this 2008 OM-28 from Julius Borges is a tall glass of sweet, sweet water. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with Adirondack Spruce on top, and throw in a few years for good measure to open up, and you’ve got a wide awake and singing OM ready for more action. Our understanding is that Borges has recently retired, so there won’t be any more of these works of flattop art coming along–if you’re looking for an opportunity to get into a powerhouse Borges OM-28 that holds up great for both fingers and picks, this is when that opportunity comes knocking.
Other keywords: fingerstyle, orchestra model, 28-style, brazilain, adriondack, herringbone
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
2013 Collings SoCo Deluxe, Honduran Mahogany/Quilted Maple
A slice of tone from this delicious Collings SoCo Deluxe sizzles like butter in the skillet. Honduran Mahogany body, Quilted Maple top, sumptuous sunburst, Grained Ivoroid appointments—the list goes on. Twin Lollar Imperials for liquid trebles and a smooth bass response; just a hint of extra growl. Comes wrapped up in a Collings hardshell case that fits it snug as a glove.
other keywords: duane simpson, bill collings, 13411, so co, semihollow
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Maple - Figured, Mahogany - Honduran 
2016 Collings Statesman LC, All-Maple
Mojo for days. This 2016 Collings Statesman LC is like new, gorgeously appointed with a tobacco burst and Laminate Maple body, and outfitted with TV Jones pups and a Bigsby tailpiece. This Statesman weighs in at a slim six pounds and is very easy on the arms and back in both seated and standing positions. Of course, Collings’ flawless fit and finish throughout.
Other keywords: bill collings, lutherie, duane simpson, smlc15033, t.v. jones, all-maple, gotoh
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Maple - Laminate, Maple - Laminate 
2013 Collings I-35 Deluxe, Honduran Mahogany/Quilted Maple
For added dynamic range, depth, and richness, the Collings team offers this I-35 Deluxe with premium solid wood construction throughout, Lollar Imperial pickups, and on this 2013 build they further upgraded it with a Madagascar Rosewood fingerboard and headplate veneer with parallelogram MOP position markers. Ivoroid bindings throughout, as well as at the truss rod cover. Note the “top hat” knobs and pickup rings are made in-house by Collings to further dress things up. Honduran Mahogany body with Quilted Maple top.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, bill collings, duane simpson, fingerstyle, l-35, hondo, ameritage
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Maple - Figured, Mahogany - Honduran 
2013 Collings Eastside LC Deluxe, All-Maple
The Collings Eastside LC Deluxe combines a 15″ hollowbody archtop build with a laminated Maple body, Charlie Christian Lollar, and Honduran Mahogany neck. The result is dynamic response, great acoustic airiness, and easy playability. This beauty comes to us from 2013, is like new, and has been upgraded with their “Broken Glass” position markers for a touch of modernity. Rich red sunburst throughout, plus Ivoroid bindings, completes the picture.
Other keywords: bill collings, colings, eslc13112, duane simpson
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.156 in Woods Maple - Laminate, Maple - Laminate 
2016 Collings City Limits Jazz, Honduran Mahogany/Spruce
Paper thin body, but a juicy voice. The Collings City Limits Jazz model weighs in just over five pounds and is only a little of 1.5″ deep, making this hollow body guitar a featherweight in your hands. This example comes to us from 2016 and is like new, dressed up withe a blonde finish that sets off the Honduran Mahogany body and Spruce top and is capped with Collings’ Broken Glass inlays along the fingerboard and headstock veneer. The pickup is a fiesty Lollar Johnny Smith model with tone and volume at the pickguard.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, bill collings, duane simpson, clj16140
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany - Honduran 
2022 Thorell Red Sky Deluxe, All-Port Orford Cedar
From tuners to tail, this 2022 Thorell Red Sky Deluxe is gorgeously appointed, smoothly set up, and powerfully voiced for both articulation and warmth. The body is all Port Orford Cedar–a first for us–and elsewhere Ryan Thorell employs English Walnut for the neck and bindings. Along the fingerboard you’ll find his “Z” block inlays, hand cut and hand inlaid. The pickup is custom from Ryan in a Dearmond-style configuration, stylishly encased in Ebony and affixed to the fingerboard. Like new, this Red Sky Deluxe is ready for more action.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, thorell guitars, 21-175, po cedar, calton
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.73 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Cedar - Port Orford, Cedar - Port Orford 
Brand New Bortolozzo Crossover, Flame Maple/Torrefied Alpine Spruce
The modern player needs a modern instrument to keep up with. Enter: the Bortolozzo Nylon Crossover. This featherweight crossover has the easy string feel and warmth of a classical guitar, but in a contemporary crossover package that offers ergonomic features for an even easier playing experience, as well as a modern aesthetic that sets it apart from the crowd. Marco offers us a very cool bevel cutaway here, flawlessly executed, plus radiused fretboard and a 1 3/4” nut that will feel very familiar for steel string players. Ditto for the slender C profile neck. Finish throughout is a matte oil finish that truly feels like velvet in hand, and no doubt contributes to the overall light build weight—this Bortolozzo Crossover weighs in around 2.5lbs! Flamed Maple back and sides plus a Torrefied Alpine Spruce top, here making for a quick and lively string energy paired with a smooth and colorful bass response.
Ready to strap into a powerhouse nylon crossover that’s only going to get better with age? Sign on with this Bortolozzo and you won’t regret it.Here’s an additional performance video with the amazing Muriel Anderson playing this Bortolozzo Crossover: https://youtu.be/ErJUhIyQSRY
Other keywords: nylon-string, fingerstyle, andy jurik, 101, flame maple, classical crossover
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.156 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Maple - Flamed 
Brand New Robson Luthiers For A Cause OM, Maple/Sitka
We are excited to be partnering with the Ukulele Kids Club Inc., along with four outstanding luthiers: Steve Grimes, Jay Lichty, Peter Robson, and Ben Wilborn, as the platform that will sell four one-of-a-kind guitars to help bring the healing power of music to medically fragile children. It is our honor to support the efforts of these altruistic luthiers who have chosen to donate these fine instruments to benefit so many children in need. All partners and luthiers are proud to share that 100% of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Ukulele Kids Club Inc.
The OM body does it all, and Peter Robson’s OM more than meets the challenge! This midsize flattop handles a range of attacks and styles very well indeed, with some added depth and presence in the lower mids that’s very lovely when tuned down to DADGAD. As with all four LFAC guitars, the body is Flame Maple with Sitka Spruce on top, supplied by Steve Grimes.
Here’s a link to the Luthiers for a Cause website: https://www.luthiersforacause.org/.
Here you can go to the Ukulele Kids Club website to donate directly as well: https://theukc.org/.
Other keywords: lutherie, auction, donation guitar, fingerstyle, 206
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
Brand New Lichty Luthiers For A Cause SJ, Maple/Sitka
We are excited to be partnering with the Ukulele Kids Club Inc., along with four outstanding luthiers: Steve Grimes, Jay Lichty, Peter Robson, and Ben Wilborn, as the platform that will sell four one-of-a-kind guitars to help bring the healing power of music to medically fragile children. It is our honor to support the efforts of these altruistic luthiers who have chosen to donate these fine instruments to benefit so many children in need. All partners and luthiers are proud to share that 100% of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Ukulele Kids Club Inc.
Jay Lichty is a local North Carolina builder who’s been active on the scene for many years. Not only does he build great flattops, he also has a great reputation for his ukuleles. This SJ model has a quick and energetic voice with lovely trebles. Lean in, and it’s got the headroom. Lighter attack? String energy remains crisp and defined. As with all four LFAC guitars, the body is Flame Maple with Sitka Spruce on top, supplied by Steve Grimes.
Here’s a link to the Luthiers for a Cause website: https://www.luthiersforacause.org/.
Here you can go to the Ukulele Kids Club website to donate directly as well: https://theukc.org/.
Other keywords: lutherie, auction, donation guitar, fingerstyle
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple 
2020 PRS Private Stock Modern Eagle V “Zombie Sky,” Black Limba/Quilted Maple
Tones for a lifetime. This 2020 PRS Private Stock Modern Eagle V features a humbucker, single-coil, humbucker pickup configuration, five-way switch, twin mini toggles to separate the slug-side coils; a third mini toggle to change the volume pot value from 500k to 250k–then the tone knob has a push/pull to activate both humbuckers in order to run all three pickups. The body is Black Limba, plus Brazilian Rosewood for the neck and fingerboard, and the Flame Maple top has been finished with a custom “Zombie Sky” green finish.
Here’s an additional video with Duane Simpson on this instrument: https://youtu.be/uXehdyq0ROk
Other keywords: lutherie, paul reed smith, duane simpson, solidbody, 8617
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Maple - Figured, Limba - Black (Korina) 
2014 Petros Celt 3 GC, Malaysian Blackwood/Italian Spruce
Balance is the name of game with this gorgeous 2014 Petros Celt 3–and it’s dressed from tuners to tail to play the part. Malaysian Blackwood back and sides pair with Italian Spruce and extensive celtic-style appointments throughout. A fantastic combination in our books, the Malaysian Blackwood (which is actually a member of the Ebony family) offers clarity and glassy note definition, and the Italian Spruce powers that up for great projection without making the guitar sound brittle. In fact, the voice is exceedingly velvety. Fit and finish are of course flawless throughout, and with a series of saddle shims included from Bruce and Matt Petros you can dial in the playing action for your specific needs at ease.
Other keywords: lutherie, petros guitars, the celt, fingerstyle, 32405, diospyros
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.781 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Blackwood - Malaysian 
2015 Petros Nouveau GC Macassar Ebony/Chocolate Cedar
This beauty sold before we could even list it! Such a delight to visit with an incredible 2015 Nouveau GC model from Petros Guitars. Macassar Ebony back and sides, Chocolate Cedar top, and beautiful inlay work on the the top, back, and headstock.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, bruce petros
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.781 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Cedar, Ebony - Macassar 
2010 Petros Tunnel 13 Gold Special LTD, Brazilian Rosewood/Tunnel 13 Redwood
Dressed to the nines–or in this case thirteens! Here we’ve landed one of Bruce and Matt Petros’s T-13 Gold Special Limited models (number 15 in fact), sporting a dark set of Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, Tunnel 13 Redwood on top, and extensive vine inlays along the fingerboard, rosette, bindings, bridge, and neck. The result is rococo and resplendent. The voice is rich and articulate at the same time, with great balance across the registers that blends well for both big chords and solo work. The light Butternut neck has a baby-soft V profile that feels oh so nice in hand, and the nut is a touch wider at 1 25/32″ for added room for the left hand. This 2010 Petros Tunnel 13 Limited comes wrapped up in a custom Karura case for those rare moments when you aren’t playing it.
Other keywords: lutherie, guitarbuilding, tunnel-13, red wood, 32355, ltd
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.781 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Redwood - Tunnel 13, Rosewood - Brazilian