SN 402(?). It’s always cause for celebration when a Banner Gibson arrives in the shop; especially one as clean and thrilling to play as this one. It has the rare combination of maple back and sides, Sitka spruce top and...
FON 7117H-27. Rare and collectible, this 1942 natural-top J-50 comes from the very first batch es of banner headstock Gibsons. While it’s difficult to confirm individual Gibson shipping IDs from the 1940s, factory...
SN 95918. A wonderful, well-preserved example of a postwar Martin 000-28, built in Nazareth, PA in 1946 with what must have been some of the finest tonewoods available at the time. The Brazilian rosewood back and sides...
An early Wm. G. Stahl model built by the Larson Bros. of Chicago, dating to around 1910. There is no serial number, but the historic “Z” top bracing and trim details clearly place it in this period. The appointments...
SN:115295. Friends, here is a true bluegrass warhorse—straight, original, and full of honest playwear, and the rich tone you get from a well-seasoned 75-year old vintage Martin. Thanks to a recent refret and neck reset...
SN: 108589. A wonderful-sounding—and equally wonderful-playing—post-war example of Martin’s “other” Brazilian rosewood auditorium-sized guitar, the 000-21. Sharing the same tonewoods and core construction as the 000-28,...
This banner-era LG-2 is a shop favorite. Built in 1943 in Kalamazoo during the height of wartime shortages, it’s a great example of Gibson ingenuity—thanks in no small part to the “Kalamazoo Gals.” This one is an...
SN:46387. Here is a very fine example of Martin’s most popular Koa wood guitar – the 0-18K. The majority of these guitars were designed to be played in the lap with slides (Hawaiian style) and were set up with tall nuts...
FON 913B. A wonderfully clean mid-30s L-00 that combines new guitar playability, robust vintage tone and startling good looks. The Adirondack top is finished in the large bright burst standard after '34. It's crack...
SN: 4. Earlier build from Blazer & Henkes that will be 20 years old next year! It’s not the fourth guitar B&H made, rather, Willi tells me, it is the fourth guitar from their first batch of Gibson SJ reproductions. It’s...