Here’s a possibly one-of-a-kind Gibson tenor guitar, never catalogued, from the mid 1820s. With it’s cremona brown sunburst, this rare archtop, oval hole instrument was played by my pal Tyler Jackson on our “Tenor...

This is one of the rarest of all Gibson artist model mandolins. Although Gruhn’s guide states that the all black F-10 was introduced in 1934, the same book dates this instrument as late 1933, making it possibly the...

Here’s a rare high-end A model from Gibson. This example is a bit different than most other A-75s in that its fretboard is level with the top as on the A-50. Featuring a carved spruce top in the typical sunburst finish...

This Dreadnought, made in the last year of the herringbone binding, is one of the best sounding Martins I’ve owned. As you can see, it has been played! There's a spot next to the bridge where the wear went below the...

This Gibson A-4, made in 1926 is probably one of the last snakeheads of the “Loar” era. It is in excellent playing condition with all original hardware and a straight neck with little to no wear on the frets. Aside from...

This rare 2-point mandolin was built in Sweden by the Levin company, the largest instrument manufacturer in Scandinavia for many years. Active from 1900 to 1978, Levin produced over half a million instruments, mostly...

1919 Vega Model 205 Cylinder-Back Mandolin The Vega company produced the “cylinder-back” or “lute mandolins” as they called them from 1913-1925. This unique design features a cylindrical bulge running longitudinally...

This gold-plated banjo is very rare. Gus Cannon played a Gretsch 5-string, but of much lower quality. This instrument has a unique tone chamber with holes through the rim and an arch top tone ring. It is an near-mint...

The Gibson Style R Harp Guitar, with its natural finish and deluxe appointments, was their first such instrument, only listed in the 1902 catalog. The Style Rs are distinguished by their glued-on pin bridges with an...