Superlative condition and exceptional sounding, early post Loar / transitional F-5 from early 1925. Fully original other than the inside edge of the F holes having been painted white by a previous owner, whose name can...
very rare, Charley Christain pickup, some checking, OHSC has a hole from the pickguard burn, overall nice
finish is yellowed, very nice overall, getting hard to find with pickguard and OHSC
This one belongs to a friend of mine who bought it new in '74 ( hi Robyn ), played it a few times and put it away; it still has the original strings on it! Pick guard has curled up a bit but otherwise it still looks new.
Lovely and original Gibson F-2; very healthy neck and frets / excellent playability and tone. Pick guard broken, original hard case in good condition other than hinges, which are not. Headstock scroll re-attached as...
1914 Gibson F-2 natural, Good, refin top (at least) original hard case, $2,500.00. pretty nice shape for being over a hundred years old, plays and sounds nice too with great-looking original Handel tuners
1918 Gibson F-4 Cremona sunburst, Excellent, Original Hard case
1918 Gibson F-4 Cremona sunburst, Excellent, Original Hard
Vega Whyte Ladie Style R circa 1925 in nice shape with Kerschner tailpiece and original case. One tuner changed ( button is original, original shaft is incuded ) and one small piece of binding replace on treble side of...
1929 Bacon Banjo Company B&D Special No.1 Tenor Banjo, Deluxe inlays, Grover tuners, Comfortable Walnut neck, Cherry and Walnut back, Great sounding & Loud! Finely crafted instrument, Easy to play, Super clean...
2001 Brian Moore Custom Guitars P-5: This mandolin was the first one made in the first short run of these instruments. Serial # 0001. Original list price for this model was $4,095.00. Master BMG guitar builder Trevor...
While most folks reading this description already know much more about banjos than I do, a brief history of the Rettburg & Lange Orpheum banjo company of New York might be useful to some. The company dates back to 1897,...
Excellent sound, very melodic and looks cool with American eagle decal on back of resonator
Vega "Little Wonder" Banjo-Mandolin in Excellent condition. New head and bridge. Plays well with alot of volume. Original hard shell case but the latches are worn. Vega logo on dowel stick, made in Boston. More great...
1919 Vega Style M 4-String Tenor Banjo w/OHSC This Item Is Located At IVG Sherman Oaks In Good Overall Condition (Please See Photos) Notable Cosmetic Play Wear Visible Throughout As Shown Made In USA Short Scale Tenor...
* Fascinating Early Ellis * Fully Handcrafted By Tom Ellis, Including Case Serial number 005, this must be one of Ellis' earliest mandolins. It's entirely hand made and unique with the best quality woods and fabulous...
This is the first in Eastman's "Dawg Collection", and may be the best. The Giacomels are made in Genoa, Italy and can rival the best F-5s. This one, being brand new, sounds new, but will roar as soon as it gets let out...
Bacon & Day made possibly the sweetest banjo-mandolins, though using the words "sweet" and "banjo-mandolin" in the same sentence is a great big oxymoron. The B & D, however, can used to make real music. This is about as...
One of the series of Eastman mandolins that are based on rare vintage mandos in David Grisman's fabulous collection. This one is based on the beautiful Bacon Artist of the early 1920s. It has a hand-carved spruce top...
Truss Rod One Year Post-Loar Rare Natural Finish An extremely rare (we know of one more at least) natural top A-4, snakehead/trussrod model in fine condition with a very straight neck and super low action; this...
Loar Signed Near Mint Non Virzi Lloyd Loar signed, June 13, 1923, in superb original condition with its original hard shell case. Non Virzi, there's wear on the tailpiece cover, otherwise it's mint, pickguard is in the...