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Add to Compare2015 Lowden Wee Lowden 35 Twin, African Blackwood/Redwood
Livewire lil Lowden! George’s Wee Lowden model is a petite flattop packing some powerful projection and color under its slim hood, here in gorgeous Redwood with African Blackwood back and sides. This Wee Lowden 35 Twin was originally built alongside its WL-50 counterpart in 2015 with the Lowden 35-style appointments. GL Standard neck profile feels über comfy in hand with Lowden’s trademark satin finish (featured throughout the build here), and the short, 24” scale gives added warmth and bloom to the mids and trebles.
Other keywords: hiscox, lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, fingerpicking, liteflite, fingerstyle
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Redwood, Blackwood - African 
Add to Compare2017 Kostal Modified Dreadnought, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
Smooth operator from tuner to tail. This 2017 Modified Dreadnought from Jason Kostal is truly a powerhouse guitar, with clarity, elegance, and precision to temper the raw strength of the voice. It’s worth it just to see the jaw-dropping Brazilian Rosewood back and sides Jason used, here paired with a creamy German Spruce top that absolutely sings. The bass register has a rich and rolling fundamental that fits in well with a warm midrange. The trebles are crisp and defined, and cut through the mix. A svelte florentine cutaway, combined with Jason’s trademark stained glass rosette, rounds out the picture of a perfect Kostal Mod D. Premium Hoffee flight case comes included to keep this beauty as clean and ready for action as day one.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, ervin somogyi, fingerpicking, modern guitar, gotoh
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1999 Traugott R, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
Crystalline clarity across the fretboard; perfectly balanced from bass to treble. This is a Model R from Jeff Traugott that’s opened up handsomely since 1999, and offers a glassy, engrossing voice for the fingerstylist who makes every note count. Incredible. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides paired with German Spruce on top, with a medium thickness, C profile neck that feels smooth and familiar in hand. We’re excited that this beauty has a Highlander IP-2 pickup system installed—reliability of a UST plus the warmth and breathiness of an internal boom mic. It sounds just as good amplified as acoustic. There’s hardly a mark on it; this has been a well-cared for Traugott. All the better to let the premium BRW back set shine! The grain has a gentle wave to it that’s set off by the brick-red hues and black ink lines throughout.
As do all Traugotts, this one comes wrapped safe and sound in a Calton flight case.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitar building, traugott guitars, fingerpicking, finger style
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2015 Sheppard Ave Maria Grand Auditorium, Madagascar Rosewood/Swiss Spruce
Gerald Sheppard, you slay us! This Grand Auditorium is a dyed in the wool powerhouse. Like, woah. We were impressed with this beauty when we first played it in 2015, and now in 2021 we’re absolutely blown away by how much it’s opened up. This one’s got gears, and gears—and trimmed out in his exclusive Ave Maria appointment package! Dramatically figured Madagascar Rosewood back and sides pair up with a creamy Swiss Spruce on top for power, overtones, and control. It’s fabulous for fingerstyle, and the larger Grand Auditorium body size holds up great for strumming as well. Creature comforts include arm and rib bevels and a soundport, as well as a svelte Venetian Cutaway. Snag this livewire while it’s still here!
Here’s an additional demo with our own Al Petteway: https://youtu.be/phtPMyKsxqY
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, sheppard guitars, fingerpicking, select paua, ameritage, 9668
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Swiss, Rosewood - Madagascar 
Add to Compare1969 Gibson Super 400 from Chinery Collection, Maple/Spruce
A beautiful example of the 1960s Gibson legacy. This is a gorgeous Super 400CN-WAL coming to us from 1969, and from the Scott Chinery collection along the way. You can find it with its own spread in The Chinery Collection: 150 Years of American Guitars! Figured Maple back and sides with a carved Spruce top, Flame Maple neck, and original gold hardware. The back and sides feature a unique walnut stain that really sets off the honey amber Spruce top. The original pickguard has since succumbed to time (remaining fragments included with purchase), and later replaced with a period correct replica. The instrument has been recently outfitted with an acoustic pickguard (the original, nonfunctioning Dearmond pickup and replica guard are also included with purchase). The voice is characterized by a complexity and airiness that is reminiscent of a modern archtop responsiveness. Lively, expressive, and enveloping.
Other keywords: vintage, blue guitar, super 400, s-400cn, duane simpson, ’69
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.375 in Nut Width 1.68 in String Spacing 2.06 in Woods Spruce, Maple 
Add to Compare2004 Maldonado F1 Flamenco, Cypress/Spruce
This is a special and rare treat for all you Flamencophiles out there. We’ve landed a 2004 F1 Flamenco Cutaway (!) from none other than Granada’s Pedro Maldonado. Maldonado’s guitars are highly sought after and treasured for their quickness, power, and precision, and this F1 Cutaway is a fine example. Spruce over Cypress with a cutaway for easy access, and a 650mm scale for added warmth that pairs sweetly with the Cypress dry attack. This beauty has been played in properly and is wide awake, carrying with it the typical play wear from the Flamenco repertoire and weighing in at a featherweight 3lbs 3oz.
Maldonodos have been the choice of professionals for years, including Pepe Romero, Manuel Cano, Vícente Amigo, Diego Vargas, Strunz and Farah, Sergio Lara.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, fingerstyle, classical guitar, classical, nylon string, nylon-string, mosaic, flamenco, golpador, tap plate, andy jurie
Add to Compare2004 Stelling Crusader, Mahogany
Stelling’s first Mahogany model, the Crusader, has been going strong since the 70s! This beauty comes to us from 2004 with a Tony Pass Lost Timbre rim with Stelling Wedge Fit flathead tone ring, nickel hardware, and Mahogany resonator. Long scale at around 26 1/2” for added power (see: sizzling trebles), and playing smooth as butter with an easy setup, and railroad spikes already installed.
Other keywords: bluegrass, al petteway, fingerpicking, mahagony, 5803
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26.5 in Nut Width 1.25 in String Spacing 1.69 in Woods Skin - Fiber, Mahogany 
Add to Compare2002 Gibson RB4, Walnut
Style 4 from Gibson! Here’s an RB4 from 2002 that’s well preserved and ready for action. Walnut neck and resonator with nickel hardware, MOP position markers, 26 3/8” scale, and original hardshell Gibson case. Comes with railroad spikes and original tuners, weighing in around 12.5lbs, and trimmed out in tasteful ambered Ivoroid at the resonator and neck.
Other keywords: bluegrass, al petteway, fingerpicking, r-b4, rb-4, rb 4, 4-0202-5
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26.375 in Nut Width 1.25 in String Spacing 1.69 in Woods Skin - Fiber, Walnut 
Add to Compare1999 Sakurai Kohno Professional R, Indian Rosewood/Spruce
Ah, the beauty of time. We love, love, love it when a Classical comes to us that’s had decades to open up—two here, and what an effect. Trebles are clear and powerful, pairing sweetly with a sonorous bass and warm mids. This 1999 Sakurai Kohno Professional R is in great shape, well preserved with Indian Rosewood and Spruce. 650mm scale and 50mm nut; medium thickness neck that feels familiar and comfortable in hand; at 3lbs 9oz it’s a featherweight player.
Other keywords: kono, FA0319, tkl, andy jurik, nylon string
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare2013 Martin D12-28, Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce
Like new! And ready to mingle. Here we’ve landed a 2013 Martin D12-28 that’s so minty it’s still got the plastic cover on the pickguard—and it sounds fabulous. Indian Rosewood back and sides with Sitka Spruce on top and a short scale neck to warm it up a bit makes for a voice that’s enveloping and energetic. The neck is finished in satin for a silk-smooth play feel (and the setup is slinky and low to boot). White body bindings set off the creamy Spruce top and chocolate-brown Rosewood sides, with MOP position markers along the fretboard.
Other keywords: cf martin, 12 string, stika, c.f. martin, fingerstyle, double string,1689916
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.875 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare2010 Olson Collector Series #1300, Brazilian Rosewood/Cedar
To celebrate #1300, Jim Olson pulled off a beautiful feat of lutherie that’s adorned with the inimitable Larry Robinson’s inlay work along the fretboard. “1300” is inlaid at the ninth fret in Black MOP and silver dust, with fine silver vines entwining around it among Paua Abalone leaves and Black Abalone flowers. The body boasts a fabulously figured Brazilian Rosewood back from Jim’s private reserve stash, and a Master Grade Cedar top for the classic Olson sound. BRW bindings, rosette, and heelcap; gold Gotoh 510 tuners; classic Calton flight case in burgundy.
It’s a feat just to have reached 1300 guitars in a lifetime, and this work of art is a proud testament to Jim’s career and passion.Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, james olson, james taylor, red cedar, 5-ply, fingerpicking
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2021 McConnell 15 Inch, Brazilian Rosewood/Swiss Moonspruce
So begins the next epoch of Jordan McConnell’s career in lutherie. With this 15 Inch Model, #071, Jordan will no longer be accepting orders from clients. Instead, he will be exclusively building instruments according to his own aesthetics and voice. We are so grateful to have been a part of his process for so many years, and it is an immense honor for us to continue to offer these new, completely Jordan creations, to you. As you’ll see, #071 is a fitting start. Here’s Jordan:
“This is the first guitar to have been entirely built in my new studio, so I wanted it to be special. The top is master grade Swiss Moonspruce cut in 2004, and the back and sides are chosen from some of the first sets of Brazilian Rosewood I acquired back in 2002. The Curly Spanish Cedar neck was from the very first order I placed with A&M Wood Supply in 1999, as is the Ebony fretboard. By choosing some of the oldest wood in my collection, I wanted to reach back to the beginning of my career while at the same time showcasing the direction my building has been moving in the last few years, both aesthetically and sonically.
With the smaller body and 12-fret neck join on this guitar, I chose to revisit the influence that the classical builders have had on my instruments and really dive into the intimacy and emotion that is inherent in this configuration, while still building in enough power and volume to dig in and have some fun.”Other keywords: joran mcconnell, fingerstyle, dadgad, fanfret, fanned fret, multi scale, multi-scale
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 26 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2014 Rick Toone T2 Remix
Rick Toone’s eyes and ears have guided his lutherie career in incredibly unique directions from day one. Here we’ve landed a fabulous example of that with a particular “remix” of his T2 model from 2014. The T2 Remix combines Tele-style curves with a sleek, modern aesthetic and hardware, here a partially chambered Swamp Ash body with a Toone & Townsend tuning system and custom DiMarzio pickups from Steve Blucher. The neck is CNC fabricated from anodized aircraft Aluminum, as are all of the other components designed by Toone. The headless design also has an ulterior motive–the headstock doubles as a bottle opener (Ah!). The multiscale setup of 24.625” to 25.625” mixes a crisp Strat bottom end with LP trebles for easy bends. Frets are stainless (of course). The Blucher/DiMarzio pickups are wired with a 5-way switch and Tone Styler (StellarTone) 10-position tone pot. You’ve got an ocean of tones to dive into here.
Other keywords: electric guitar, fan fret, fanned fret, duane simpson, t2-remix, headless guitar, anthology gig bag, nitrocellulose
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.625 in - 25.625 in Nut Width 1.625 in String Spacing 2 in Woods None, Ash - Swamp 
Add to Compare2006 Rick Turner Compass Rose, Indian Rosewood/Spruce
Rick Turner’s approach to flattop construction is, naturally, outside of the box. This 2006 Compass Rose is designed to maximize the resonance of the Spruce top, and that is achieved by an elevated fingerboard and neck that cantilevers out over the upper bout. The entire top is free to operate as a vibrating plate, and that results in added power, color, and projection. Additionally, the neck-body join is fully adjustable, meaning the Compass Rose’s setup will always be right where you need it. The body assembly boasts a gorgeous set of Indian Rosewood that is tied into the Spruce top with half herringbone trim. The bridge design harkens back to early romantic guitars with its elongated wings. An L.R. Baggs Lyric mic pickup has been installed which sounds frankly fabulous.
Other keywords: lutherie, fingerstyle, adjustable neck, tkl, 06-24
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare2018 Robbins R.1c, Fiddleback Mahogany/Engelmann Spruce
The magnetism of a Tyler Robbins guitar is such that we can’t keep them in the store long enough to gather a single speck of dust. This gorgeous 2018 R.1c comes to us with Fiddleback Mahogany that rivals Koa for figure. Add an Engelmann Spruce top to the mix, and arm & rib bevels, a 13-fret neck join, stone-and-silver position markers, and a red Calton flight case, and you’ve got the very image of the complete guitar package
The eye-catching Fiddleback Mahogany lends extra crunch and bite to the voice, which really comes out when you dig in with a more aggressive attack, and Tyler’s extensive sustain keeps that woody clarity ringing out for a good, long while. This R.1c plays almost without thought, the setup is so slinky and smooth
Want a Robbins for yourself? Let’s talk.
Other keywords: bryan galloup, fingerstyle, lutherie, luthier, sam guidry, mahagony, mahogony, engellman, engelman, exclusive
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Mahogany - Figured