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| 1. C. F. MARTIN, c.1837, "Stauffer"head, deep rosewood veneered body, half-round abalone inalys bordering the top, fancy pearl soundhole inlay; the
bridge is c.1850-60, the head and tuners later replacements, the fingerboard also possibly later, overall very good condition, later case, illustrated in The Chinery Collection pp.6 & 7; Martin Guitars by Washburn
& Johnston p.20, The Martin Book by Walter Carter p.10-11, and in C. F. Martin & His Guitars by Gura plate 2-20; possibly a custom order for Theresa Rand, (Our #27110) | $25,000. |
| 2. GIBSON, J-45, 1944, Banner-head logo, mahogany top, adjustable truss-rod, 2-piece fat rounded maple neck, top has repaired 4"crack at bottom lower right bout &
a 2"crack below the bridge, has had some recent extra polish & buff-out (perhaps a light overspray), otherwise original, good neck angle & action, original frets in decent condition, very good condition, later hard
case, , (Our #27398) | $5,000. |
| 3. GIBSON, SJ, 1954, sunburst finish, still with small teardrop prickguard, 1 repaired 3"crack in lower back, otherwise just lots of dings, scratches & pickwear, good neck angle & good saddle height, later gold Rotomatics, overall very good condition, period hard case, large clear sound with a boomy bass, (Our #27518) | $4,800. |
| 4. GIBSON, SJ, c.1948-49, sunburst finish, small teardrop pickguard, some nicks & scratches & some deep pickwear around the soundhole; filled capo wear to back of
neck; good neck angle, saddle height, & frets; overall original, very good condition, period hard case, , (Our #27519) | $5,000. |
| 5. JOHANN GEORG STAUFFER, PROBABLY WORKSHOP OF, c.1830-40, rosewood veneered back (2- piece) and sides over spruce, 2- piece spruce top,
ebonized neck (no overlay) with cone heel, Vienna-style headstock with floral engraved back cover plate over the tuners, ebony fingerboard with bar frets, 12 frets to the body and 20 overall with tapered
fingerboard extension, 25-1/4" scale, in period black coffin case, , (Our #27534) | $17,500. |
| 6. KALAMAZOO, HG-00/KHG-14, 1939, sunburst finish, 12-fret V-shaped neck, 1-15/16"width at nut, X-braced (non-scalloped), converted from Hawaiian for standard use, nicely done slightly larger replacement bridge (1-1/16"), later tuners, overall very good condition, new hard case, the only originally X-braced Kalamazoo we've seen, so its essentially a 12-fret L-00 with the cheaper Kalamazoo neck (they reached in the wrong neck pile), (Our #27406) | $2,500. |
| 7. MARTIN, 000-18, 1953, Adirondack top with long scratches & pickwear, original frets worn but quite playable, overall original & in very good condition, new hard case, action works well enough though we consider it to be a borderline reset candidate, (Our #27692) | $4,500. |
| 8. MARTIN, 000-18, 1954, recent neck reset, good frets, completely original, 3 tiny scew holes filled to right of bridge, small amount of pickwear to right of fingerboard,
D-string tuner bent but works fine, otherwise near excellent condition, new hard case, , (Our #27554) | $4,000. |
| 9. MARTIN, 000-18, 1970, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, bridge, & headplate, original but for a replacement pickguard, recent neck reset & fret work,
overall excellent condition, in a period Martin blue molded case, , (Our #27507) | $2,400. |
| 10. MARTIN, 000-28, 1952, highly figured Brazilian rosewood, glued 5"hairline crack on back, old retouching to deep pickwear mostly above pickguard, recent
professional neck reset & refret, overall very good condition, original but for new bone nut & saddle, later hard case, a very dark orange colored natural top, probably from extensive use in a smokey bar, giving it
the appearance of a much older guitar, fantastic sound, (Our #27580) | HOLD |
| 11. MARTIN, 00-17, 1948, rosewood fingerboard with celluloid dots, needs a neck reset, ebony nut, scratches & some belt-buckle wear to back, otherwise
no cracks but for a 3"hairline surface crack on the back, 1 scar to lower treble side of neck from a case, soft case, , (Our #27505) | $2,000. |
| 12. MARTIN, 00-18, 1949, rare sunburst finish, tortoise-color bindings, 1-11/16"width at nut, older neck reset, original frets in good condition, reglued center seam
below bridge is tight & looks fine, newish Martin molded black hard case, , (Our #27696) | $5,200. |
| 13. MARTIN, 00-18, 1951, 5"glued hairline top crack to lower treble bout, a few repaired hairline cracks to the sides & a 5"repaired back crack; pickwear below the pickguard, some old capo scars to back of neck; neck reset, ivory saddle, & new frets by David Sheppard, otherwise completely original, very good overall condition, hard case, with a big, bright, & responsive sound, (Our #27579) | $3,200. |
| 14. MARTIN, 00-21, 1963, 12-fret neck with 1-7/8"nut width & slotted head, nice straight-grained dark Brazilian rosewood back & sides, tortoise bindings & pickguard, rosewood belly-bridge, 4"hairline crack at bottom of back, 1" pickguard crack, overall original & in excellent condition, original hard case, , (Our #27693) | $6,000. |
| 15. MARTIN, 00-21, 1966, 12-fret slotted-head, Brazilian rosewood with interesting figure, tortoise-color pickguard, maple bridge-plate, repaired 3" outside pickguard crac & 1" inside crack (at B-string), reglued center seam below bridge, seems completely original but for odd black tuner buttons, very good condition, hard case, , (Our #27562) | $5,000. |
| 16. MARTIN, 0-17, 1933, 14-fret, mahogany top, back & sides, two 5"shrinkage cracks along the center bout outside edges of back & one on the bass edge of top, great
full V-shaped neck, original bar-frets in nice shape, 3-in-line black button brass-plate L-00-type tuners, old correct-style replacement bridge, otherwise original & in very good condition, Harptone hard case, , (Our
#27195) | $3,000. |
| 17. MARTIN, 0-17H, 1938, 12-fret, slotted-head, typical all mahogany style 17 with no bindings, set up Hawaiian with rosewood fingerboard board with
flush frets & original height ebony nut, no cracks, 1-7/8"nut width, original, excellent condition, , (Our #26248) | HOLD |
| 18. MARTIN, 0-18K, 1933, koa top, back & sides, 12-fret neck with slotted-head, ebony fingerbaord with flush bar-frets, original ebony belly bridge & pickguard, still in
Hawaiian set-up with high ebony nut, 1-7/8"width at nut, original & in particularly fine condition, new hard case, , (Our #27391) | $4,250. |
| 19. MARTIN, 0-18T, 1932, sunburst finish, bar-frets, Grover Pat. Off-set banjo tuners, completely original, action somewhat high, overall very good
condition but for pickwear to bass-side of the soundhole & around the pickguard, original hard case, has the nice early Martin dark reddish-brown shaded finish, complete with original Martin price tag, (Our
#26987) | $2,200. |
| 20. MARTIN, 0-28K, 1926, 12-fret, slotted-head, highly figured koa top, back, & sides; original but for correct size & style replaced ebony pyramid bridge, recent neck reset, no cracks but for a reglued center seam below bridge, very good overall condition, original worn hard case, , (Our #27395) | $6,500. |
| 21. MARTIN, D-18, 1947, older refinish to body nicely done, neck finish original, original bridge, long repaired pickguard crack, replaced pickguard, later
oevrsize maple bridge-plate, recent professional neck reset & refret, fossil ivory nut & saddle, new hard case, great player, , (Our #27509) | $3,650. |
| 22. MARTIN, D-21, 1958, Brazilian rosewood, tortoise bindings, dings but no cracks, saddle is low but action is nice, Kluson tuners, completely original, nearly
excellent condition, original hard case, , (Our #27559) | $7,500. |
| 23. MARTIN, D-21, 1968, nicely figured Brazilian rosewood, maple bridge-plate, Brazilian fingerboard & bridge, completely original, excellent plus
condition, new Geib style TKL case, , (Our #27517) | $6,200. |
| 24. MARTIN, D-28, 1951, attractive Brazilian rosewood back & sides, the sitka top has aged to a light orange-brown, one 4"hairline back crack, 1"hairline pickguard
crack, 2 short cracks between the pickguard & binding, all tight; basic pickwear around soundhole area; back with scratches & beltbuckle wear; recent professional neck reset, refret & ivory saddle; original but for a
properly replaced maple bridgeplate of correct size & style; overall very good condition, c.1960 hard case with stickers that looks good with the guitar, superb sound & playability, , (Our #27685) | $12,000. |
| 25. MARTIN, D-28, 1957, straight-grained Brazilian rosewood back & sides, 1"crack in the middle treble side, otherwise crack-free, plays well with a low saddle, slight shadow on upper bass bout finish from old pickguard, overall original & in very good plus condition, later hard case, a superb sounding Bluegrass guitar, purchased from the original owner, (Our #27702) | IN WORKSHOP |
| 26. MARTIN EMPLOYEE, 000-28, 1959, exceptionally beautiful Brazilian rosewood back & sides, 1-11/16"width at nut; 7-layer top binding, 5-layer back binding, style
45 back center strip, interesting propellor inlay in head, large personal-style pickguard in cream-colored plastic, original & in nearly unplayed condition, original hard case, made by long-time Martin factory
employee Kenneth N. Smith Jr. in 1959, (Our #27108) | $7,800. |
| 27. MARTIN, MADE FOR WM. LANGE, Paramount Style L, c.1930, Rosewood body with resonator added to back about 1-1/2"deep with 38 circular holes
bushed alternately in brass & white celluloid, multi-color top border like Style 30; body size same as 12-fret 0, very good condition, very rare model--one of a total production of about 36; the Wm. L. Lange Co. of
New York were prominent manufacturers of banjos, which sold under the trade-names of Paramount, Orpheum, Langstyle, etc., (Our #G9769) | $5,000. |
| 28. OSCAR SCHMIDT, c.1915, 16-1/2" wide walnut body with white bindings, 2 mahogany necks joined above the nuts, one fretted for 6 strings, the other non-fretted
for 6 strings,, overall intact but could use some restoration, (Our #25409) | $1,800. |
| 29. SANTA CRUZ, Brazilian rosewood back with no center strip, rosewood bindings, ebony fingerboard and bridge, large soundhole, , (Our #27669) | $ |
| 30. UNIVERSITY BRAND, PROBABLY BY REGAL, c.1910-15, 12-fret, slotted-head, 13"wide Brazilian rosewood body with side purfling, fancy wood marquetry around top, rounded mahogany neck with 18-fret ebony fingerbaord with elaborate abalone & pearl vine, 1-13/16"width at nut, flat-pyramid bridge with inlays, straight-braced, some well repaired hairline cracks, back & sides appear to be refinished while the top is lightly overfinished, otherwise original & in overall very good condition, plays but would benefit from a neck reset, new hard case, labeled: "The UNIVERSITY Guitar/ Strictly High Grade", very similar to Larsen work, (Our #27006) | $2,900. |
| 31. WASHBURN, Style 125, c.1905, 12-fret slot head, rosewood back and sides, straight braced spruce top with large herringbone trim, bound ebony
fingerboard, 1-7/8"neck width at nut, 12-3/8" wide body, scale 24.25", back and sides have been overfinished with a repaired crack in top rib upper bout, 1-piece pronounced V-shaped cedar neck, plays ok but
would benefit from a neck reset, , (Our #27186) | $1,200. |
| New Martins | |
| 32. MARTIN, 000-15S, NEW, solid mahogany top, back and sides, matte finish, 12-fret slotted head, hard case, , (Our #27210) | MAP $1,249. |
| 33. MARTIN, 000-16GT, NEW, Solid mahogany back & sides, herringbone backstrip & rosette, black Micarta fingerboard and bridge, includes case and lifetime warranty, , (Our #27295) | Our Price $840. |
| 34. MARTIN, 000-16GT, NEW, Solid mahogany back & sides, herringbone backstrip & rosette, black Micarta fingerboard and bridge, includes case and lifetime warranty, , (Our #27294) | Our Price $840. |
| 35. MARTIN, 000-18 Authentic 1937 Sunburst, New, Adirondack top & braces, hide glue construction, Brazilian headplate, T-bar, brown hard case, huge sounding; the closest you can get to an original '30s sunburst 000-18 & for 1/5th the price, , (Our #27662) | MAP $6,615. |
| 36. MARTIN, 000-18GE Sunburst, New, Adirondack top with scalloped and forward shifted bracing, modified V-neck with 30's style heel, 1-3/4" at the nut, new with
warranty and Geib case, View specs for this model on the Martin Guitar web site, (Our #27074) | MAP $3,299. |
| 37. MARTIN, 000-28EC, NEW, Eric Clapton model, solid Sitka spruce top, solid Indian rosewood sides and back, herringbone trim around top and soundhole, ebony fingerboard with pearl snowflakes & inlaid Clapton signature, grained ivoroid binding, hard case, , (Our #27621) | MAP $3,299. |
| 38. MARTIN, 000-28VS, New, in the style of a late 1920s 000-28 with 12-fret neck & slotted head, ebony pyramid bridge, herringbone binding, "Geib"hard case, , (Our #27663) | MAP $ |
| 39. MARTIN, 000-42M Eric Clapton, New, spruce top with pearl trim & sunburst finish, Madagascar rosewood back & sides, "Geib"-style case, #182 of a limited edition of 250, (Our #27690) | MAP $ |
| 40. MARTIN, 000CXAE, NEW, black finish, HPL body, built in pickup with Fishman Classic 4 equalizer, single cutaway, gig bag included, , (Our #27622) | MAP $699. |
| 41. MARTIN, 00-18V Ambertone, NEW, Custom Ambertone finish, this wonderful addition to the vintage series is a great guitar, a classic 00-18, mahogany back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge, big sound in a compact body, Geib style hard case and lifetime warranty, the ambertone finish is similar to Martin's sunburst from c.1932, (Our #27474) | MAP $ |
| 42. MARTIN, 00-42K2 Robbie Robertson, New, figured koa back & sides, style 42 pearl trim & bindings, style 45 fingerboard, neck bindings & headplate torch, engraved gold-plated tuner plates, Geib-style case, #69 of a limited edition of 100, (Our #27689) | MAP $ |
| 43. MARTIN, 00X1 Java Mahogany, NEW, 00-size with spruce top & HPL back & sides; gig bag included, , (Our #27659) | MAP $ |
| 44. MARTIN, B-1, NEW, Acoustic bass, mahogany sides and back, spruce top, lifetime warranty & new hard case, , (Our #25870) | Our Price $959. |
| 45. MARTIN, Backpacker, NEW, Martin backpacker with gig bag & warranty, , (Our #27707) | Our Price $160. |
| 46. MARTIN, BACKPACKER, NEW, Martin backpacker gig bag & warranty, , (Our #22659) | Our Price $160. |
| 47. MARTIN, Cowboy III, NEW, limited edition #315 of 750, , (Our #24127) | Our Price $659. |
| 48. MARTIN, Cowboy III, NEW, limited edition #314 of 750, , (Our #24126) | Our Price $659. |
| 49. MARTIN, Cowboy V, NEW, #204 of 500, modified 0-size 14-fret HPL body with scene by artist Robert Armstrong of cowboys riding on the range, thickly padded gig bag,, , (Our #27214) | MAP $449. |
| 50. MARTIN, D-16GT, NEW, solid spruce top, scalloped A-frame top bracing, solid mahogany back & sides, 25.4" scale, neck 1-11/16", herringbone rosette, rosewood fingerboard & bridge, style 28 position markers., , (Our #27438) | MAP $999. |
| 51. MARTIN, D-16GT, NEW, solid spruce top, scalloped A-frame top bracing, solid mahogany back & sides, 25.4" scale, neck 1-11/16", herringbone rosette, rosewood fingerboard & bridge, style 28 position markers., , (Our #27437) | MAP $999. |
| 52. MARTIN, D-16GT, NEW, with Fishman Gold+ 2nd Generation pickup factory installed, solid spruce top, scalloped A-frame top bracing, solid mahogany back & sides, 25.4" scale, neck 1-11/16", herringbone rosette, rosewood fingerboard & bridge, style 28 position markers., , (Our #27624) | MAP $999. |
| 53. MARTIN, D-18, NEW, 14-fret neck (1-11/16" at the nut), mahogany back and sides, sitka spruce top, full glosee finish, low profile neck, molded hardshell case, lifetime warranty, View specs for this model on the Martin Guitar web site site, (Our #26861) | MAP $1,899. |
| 54. MARTIN, D-18 Authentic 1937, NEW, a faithful reproduction of a '37 D-18 constructed with hide glue, wide grain Adirondack top, big sound with a superb low end, its like pulling a new 1930s D-18 out of a box, , (Our #27248) | MAP $6,399. |
| 55. MARTIN, D-18VE, NEW, the D-18V enhanced with Fishman's Ellipse Blend pickup system, 14 fret neck, solid mahogany back and sides, tortoise binding, ebony fingerboard and bridge, forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing, squared headstock, butterbean tuners, modified v-neck, View specs for this model on the Martin Guitar web site , (Our #26309) | Our Price $2,039. |
| 56. MARTIN, D-18VS, New, reisuue of a c.1932 D-18 12-fret, slot-head, Vintage Series appointments including Waverly butterbean tuners, aging toner, scalloped braces, V-neck, abalone dots, etc., "Geib" hard case, , (Our #23968) | MAP $2,699. |
| 57. MARTIN, D-28, NEW, standard D-28 model, rosewood back and sides with white bindings, spruce top, ebony bridge and fingerboard, lifetime warranty, hardshell molded case, , (Our #27569) | MAP $2,149. |
| 58. MARTIN, Ditson Dreadnaught 111, NEW, Sounds GREAT!, Special edition, 12-fret mahogany body, wide grain Adirondack top, 25.4" scale, 1-7/8" neck with
slotted-head, View specs for this model on the Martin Guitar web
site, (Our #27207) | MAP $5,199. |
| 59. MARTIN, DX 175TH, New, , , (Our #27718) | MAP $ |
| 60. MARTIN, DX1, NEW, HPL body in Mahogany pattern finish, solid spruce top, gig bag included, , (Our #27053) | MAP $549. |
| 61. MARTIN, DX1RGT, New, , , (Our #27719) | MAP $ |
| 62. MARTIN, HD-28, New, Solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, herringbone top trim, scalloped x-bracing, includes case and lifetime warranty, , (Our #27378) | MAP $2,499. |
| 63. MARTIN, HD-28L, NEW, Left Handed, Solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides, herringbone top trim, scalloped x-bracing, includes hard case and lifetime warranty, , (Our #27623) | MAP $2,499. |
| 64. MARTIN, LX Java Mahogany, NEW, sitka pattern High Pressure Laminate (HPL) top, Java Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27193) | MAP $ |
| 65. MARTIN, LX Java Mahogany, NEW, sitka pattern High Pressure Laminate (HPL) top, Java Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1- 11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27192) | MAP $ |
| 66. MARTIN, LX1, New, Little Martin, solid sitka top (not HPL), Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27514) | MAP $299. |
| 67. MARTIN, LX1, NEW, Little Martin, solid sitka top (not HPL), Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27600) | MAP $299. |
| 68. MARTIN, LX1, NEW, Little Martin, solid sitka top (not HPL), Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27485) | MAP $299. |
| 69. MARTIN, LX1, NEW, Little Martin, solid sitka top (not HPL), Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27601) | MAP $299. |
| 70. MARTIN, LX1, NEW, Little Martin, solid sitka top (not HPL), Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27680) | MAP $299. |
| 71. MARTIN, LX1, NEW, Little Martin, solid sitka top (not HPL), Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27679) | MAP $299. |
| 72. MARTIN, LXK2, New, koa pattern High Pressure Laminate (HPL) top, back & sides, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27238) | MAP $279. |
| 73. MARTIN, LXK2, New, koa pattern High Pressure Laminate (HPL) top, back & sides, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27476) | MAP $279. |
| 74. MARTIN, LXK2, NEW, koa pattern High Pressure Laminate (HPL) top, back & sides, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27475) | MAP $279. |
| 75. MARTIN, LXM Java Mahogany, NEW, sitka pattern High Pressure Laminate (HPL) top, Java Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1- 11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27472) | MAP $279. |
| 76. MARTIN, LXM Java Mahogany, NEW, sitka pattern High Pressure Laminate (HPL) top, Java Mahogany pattern HPL back, 14 fret neck, HPL body, 1-11/16" at nut, 23" scale, wonderful thickly padded & plush lined gig bag with backpack straps, , (Our #27471) | MAP $279. |
| 77. MARTIN, M-42 David Bromberg, NEW, rosewood 0000-size body with Italian Alpine spruce top, 25.4" scale, 1-11/16" at the nut, low profile neck, original hard shell case with lifetime warranty, This is #83 of a limited edition of 83, View specs for this model on the , (Our #27599) | MAP $ |
| 78. MARTIN, OM-21, NEW, 000 body size with OM (dreadnought) scale length, 1 3/4 in neck, rosewood fingerboard, bridge, back and sides, tortoise trim, scalloped bracing, maple bridge plate, teardrop shaped pickguard, , (Our #26609) | MAP $1,949. |
| 79. MARTIN, OM-41 Special, NEW, 14-fret, Indian rosewood back and sides, sitka spruce top, Style 45 fingerboard, back purfling, and snowflake fingerboard inlays, modified V-neck with 1-/4" at the nut, scalloped top braces, Geib style case, lifetime warranty, View specs for this model on the Martin Guitar web site, (Our #26442) | Our Price $2,909. |
| 80. MARTIN, OMC-28M Laurence Juber, New, Madagascar rosewood back and sides, rounded cutaway, OM-scale, Adirondack spruce top with herringbone trim, original Geib-style hard case and lifetime warranty, #155 of this "Custom Artist Series" guitar, with very nice Brazilian-looking Madagascar rosewood, (Our #27698) | MAP $4,499. |
| 81. MARTIN, SWD, NEW, , new with warranty and factory issued hardshell case, (Our #G99120) | Our Price $870. |
| Custom Martins | |
| 82. MARTIN, 000-21 CUSTOM, 2000 (Used), A custom reproduction of a c.1929 000-21 commissioned by Vintage Instruments in 2000 (there were only about 20
originals made prior to 1931) and now very gently used, beautiful dark Sitka top, Indian rosewood back and sides, 1920s-style 12-fret slotted head, T-frets, scale length 24.9", rosewood bindings, herringbone
around hole & back center strip, ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays, Waverly 3-in-line engraved tuners, 1 7/8" at nut, molded plastic case, , (Our #22996) | $3,250. |
| 83. MARTIN, D-16 Custom Lyptus, New, custom sunburst finish, lyptus back and sides, sitka spruce top, 14-fret body, gloss finish, custom Vintage-style
pickguard, original hard case and warranty, , (Our #26612) | $1,319. |
| Custom Martins | |
| 84. MARTIN, "D-1" CUSTOM, New, similar to a D-18VS, but one of our faithful Custom Shop reissues of a 1931 Style D-1 12-fret dreadnought, the first true Martin D- 18, Adirondack top, rosewood bindings, 3 graduated abalone dots, no back center strip, no decal, rounded head slots, bar frets, Waverly tuners, pickguard under finish, 1-7/8" neck at the nut, etc. "Geib" case & Martin lifetime warranty, as close to an original D-1 dreadnought as you can get (a total of 15 D-1 and D-18 12-fret guitars were made between 1931 & 1933, the first 2 made as D-1s for the Oliver Ditson Company), (Our #26017) | $3,650. |
| 85. MARTIN, Custom Juber Style Cutaway, NEW, Based on the Martin Juber cutaway, Adirondack top, mahogany back and sides, drop-in saddle, Waverly
butterbean tuners, 25.4" scale, 1-3/4" nut, modified V neck, ebony bridge and fingerboard, Geib case and lifetime warranty, basically a cuataway OM-18V with an Adirondack top, (Our #27453) | $3,440. |
| Hollow-Body Electrics | |
| 86. GIBSON, ES-5 Switchmaster, 1957, sunburst finish; back, sides, & top with nicely figured maple; 3 Humbucking pick-ups, original but for replaced frets, some
fingerboard wear, some wear to gold-plating on pickups, overall excellent condition but for a few small cracks at the jack-hole, original brown hard case, a one-owner guitar with the original hang-tags, strap, etc.,
(Our #27597) | $13,500. |
| Solid Body Electrics | |
| 87. FENDER, Telecaster Bass, 1968, pink paisley finish, P-bass style body, maple neck with stripe, maple board with black dots, completely original, wear
& scruffs to edges, some expected lifting & cracking of finish, overall very good condition, , (Our #27620) | $9,000. |
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| Lap Steels & Hawaiian | |
| 88. OAHU, 68K Jumbo DeLuxe, c.1935, rosewood 15-3/8" jumbo body with pearl top & soundhole borders, pearl vine in board, fancy pearl in head, square neck
Hawaiian model, excellent original condition but for one hairline top crack below bridge, 1-13/16" width at nut, 25-1/2"scale, original hard case, similar to one illustrated on p.36 of The Chinery Collection; the
1937 Oahu catalogue notes that this model, which cost $158., is"guaranteed to be the finest & best Guitar ever manufactured by anyone'", (Our #23032) | $4,000. |
| 89. RICKENBACKER, Electro Model B, c.1949, guitar-shaped Bakelite body with white cover-plates, original 3-in-line Klusons, long blade-shaped logo on peghead cover-plate, completely original but for most of the small dot markers missing from fingerboard, excellent condition, original brown lizard pattern hard case, , (Our #27723) | $975. |
| Resonator Instruments | |
| 90. NATIONAL, Antique Brass Delphi, New, single cone, 12-fret maple neck with rosewood fingerboard bound in ivoroid, steel body with very cool vintage-looking brass finish, hard case, , (Our #27691) | $2,668. |
| 91. NATIONAL, Estralita, New, Estralita with sieve style coverplate in antique brass finish, hard case and warranty, , (Our #27430) | $1,895. |
| 92. NATIONAL, Style 1 Tenor, c.1929-30, pear shaped German silver body with round cover plate, came with the original neck which was really ruined, current neck is
a period National tenor neck (mahogany with rosewood board) but with the Planet tuners from the original neck, has original case (in shabby condition), This guitar also includes some wonderful news clippings,
etc. relating to the original owner, (Our #26864) | $1,800. |
| 93. NATIONAL, Style 1 Tricone, NEW, nickel finish/brass body, custom factory rubbed finish, with original hard case and warranty, , (Our #27681) | $2,812. |
| 94. NATIONAL RESO-PHONIC, Replicon Style O, NEW, 1930s style nickel plated brass body etched with beach and palm trees scene, light antiquing to the finish, single cone resonator, 12 frets to the body, 1-7/8" at the nut, National hard shell case and warranty, , (Our #27667) | $2,670. |
| Classical & Flamenco | |
| 95. GEORG BOLIN, Classic, 1961, back and sides of Brazilian rosewood; the table of cedar; the tuning gears engraved with cross-hatching and with
rectangular rosewood buttons (similar to those found on Hausers), a few repaired hairline cracks (below bridge & on back), overall very good condition, period hard case, width of lower bout: 14-5/8", scale length:
25-3/.4" (655mm), made by this reknowned Swedish luthier for Sophocles Papas, as noted on the maker's label, (Our #27005) | $3,500. |
| 96. HERMANN HAUSER, SR., 1910, figured maple back & sides, ebonized neck with clock-key adjustment, 14 1/2" lower bout, original, a rare very early pre-Torres-style
Hermann Hauser Sr., later hard case, requires some restoration, , (Our #22929) | $12,000. |
| 97. HERMANN HAUSER, SR., 1931, carved cherub's head finial, oval ebony pegs, maple head and neck, 9 maple staves, the original shaped hard case,
ebony fingerboard with 7 nickel frets plus 5 ivory frets on table, spruce top with carved fretwork rose, boxwood bridge with ebony saddle, narrow ebony clasp, 6 string neck with 4 string extension, , (Our #23389) | $4,500. |
| 98. LEVANTE, 3/4 child size, late 60's, mahogany back and sides, spruce top, excellent, with hardshell case, , (Our #22400) | $350. |
| 99. RAMIREZ, JOSE, 1911, one-piece stained pear wood or maple back, ribs of similar wood, rosewood fingerboard, poor condition: back cracks, back has
been poorly reglued to sides, sides are intact, top has 3 unrestored cracks and warpage. rosette has wood loss which has been filled with mastic, , (Our #22583) | $2,200. |
| 100. RAMIREZ, JOSE, Flamenco, 1921, 3-piece cypress back, requires restoration, hard case, , (Our #G9909) | $4,500. |
| 101. SILBER, MARC, Classic, NEW, All solid woods: Palo Escrito (rosewood family looks like Brazilian) back and sides, cedar top, with gig bag, , (Our #22808) | $950. |
| 102. SPANISH, c.1920-30, cedar back & sides, rosewood board & peghead overlay, brass bar frets,rosewood back center strip, rosewood bridge, top & back bound
w/rosewood, multiple bound soundhole with circles & squares in the rosette, 3 fans, original hard case, , (Our #G9643) | $1,800. |
| 103. VICENTE CARRILLO CONTOS, Classic, c.1970, rosewood back & sides, spruce top, 3-piece mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, 25-1/2"scale,
excellent condition, , (Our #25349) | $1,000. |
| Antique Guitars | |
| 104. FRANCOIS ROUDHLOFF, c.1830, spruce top, figured maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and peghead for 6 friction pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge,
playable & in overall very good condition, very similar to a more decorated example dated 1815 sold as by Fabriccatore, lot 294, Sotheby's London 16 Nov. 2000, (Our #26587) | $5,000. |
| 105. FRENCH, c.1840, a very decorative French romantic period guitar made, nearly identical to a Pratten guitar, Brazilian rosewood/ spruce laminted
back with glued center seam, Brazilian rosewood sides, spruce top with fancy mother of pearl inlays around the soundhole and the edges, ivory bound top & back, ebony fingerboard, ivory nut, ebony & mother of
pearl bridge, mother of pearl saddle, good straight neck with medium high action, brass & fancy mother of pearl machine heads stamped; 'V' + 'crown' + 'R'., , (Our #26582) | $4,500. |
| 106. FRENCH, c.1840, the body of rosewood veneers over spruce with ivory bindings, 3-piece neck with slotted head & fancy stamped brass tuner plates with plume-
shaped pearl buttons, the table & soundhole trimmed with engraved pearl inlays in foliate designs, 2-piece open bridge with similar inlays, fully playable & in excellent condition, length of back:443mm, lower
bout: 301mm, scale length: 619mm,, , (Our #27012) | $5,000. |
| 107. ITALIAN, c.1810, A good playable early 19th century guitar. Spruce top, figured maple back & sides, ebony veneered neck and peghead for six pegs,
ebony fingerboard with ivory frets, ebony bridge, ivory nut and saddle, string length 644mm, , (Our #26584) | $4,500. |
| 108. LOUIS NICHOLAS VISSENAIRE, c.1820, an interesting & playable early French double-cutaway romantic-period guitar, spruce top, birds-eye maple back and
sides, birdseye maple veneered neck and peghead for six ebony pegs, ebony neck with ivory frets, ebony bridge with ivory saddle, , (Our #26583) | $4,000. |
| 109. PRESTON, ATTRIBUTED TO, c.1790, An English late baroque guitar, spruce top, figured maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and peghead
for 6 strings, ebony fingerboard with ivory frets, ebony bridge, scale is 24-5/8", nut is 1-7/8", overall original & in very good & playable condition, a rare very early 6-string guitar, (Our #26591) | $5,500. |
| 110. VIOHL, L., 1891, arched mahogany back & sides, unbound spruce top w/inlaid mahogany rosette rings, 13 1/2" body, rosewood fingerboard and pyramid bridge,
brass saddle, 18 brass frets total-12 to body, slotted head, mahogany neck, 3-in-line open tuners on brass plates stamped with leaves and with bone tuner knobs, (Our #24225) | $1,800. |
| Sold As-Is | |
| 111. AMERICAN, Parlour Guitar, c.1900, 12-fret slot-head, 12 1/2" wide oak body with no bindings, rosewood fingerboard, pyramid bridge, 1-3/4" wide at
the nut, straight-braced; no cracks, overall excellent condition but could use a neck reset, , (Our #25368) | $300. |