'48 L-5s with rosewood fingerboards are almost always considered less desirable than all the others with ebony. This could have been a special order but more likely what you might call a "transition" model, although...

C. 1935 National Duolian in very good original condition with 14 fret round neck & rolled edges. Original cone & biscuit, excellent playability and tone for days. Normal wear, looks authentic, is authentic.

Excellent condition for it’s age other than some binding repair. Plays really well and sounds surprisingly good. Newer case.

Excellent early post war 000-21 with really nice straight grain Brazilian rosewood, ebony 'board & zipper back strip. Newer saddle, pins and case. Plays great, sounds great and looks way cool.

1946 ES-125. First year / first variant with non-adjustable P-90, all mahogany body and trapezoid inlays. Amazing condition - how about, "near mint for it's age"? Just a few very small marks here and there. Original...

Early - mid '30's Rickenbacher Ken Roberts model. This is the second electric spanish guitar. Or maybe not; there are several others known to exist, half a dozen anyway, so this then is one of the very small handful of...

Superlative & scarce 1944 Banner J-45 in exceptionally fine condition, rare original maple body and neck with spruce top. Hands down the best J-45 I've had the pleasure of playing, no doubt owing to the maple. Rare for...

Great pre-war Martin 00-18 with excellent sound and playability. 1 11/16" nut width, scalloped bracing and overall very clean.

Early Fender Champion Lap Steel in nice shape, these have great pickups - basically the same as Tele pickups from that time. Original soft shell case.

Typically great "pre-war" 00-17 - early '44 - so factory original scalloped bracing. Minor headstock repair **see pics and normal wear and tear, plays easily and sounds just as you'd hope, original pick guard and Grover...

Top of the line Kay archtop circa 1940. Excellent condition and original other than Grovers. More pics and info coming.

Stock 1927 Martin Style B mandolin in it's original case, about as nice as you'll ever see. Great straight grain Brazilian back and sides, outstanding color and excellent playability. Typical cloudy finish on the neck,...

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Insanely clean 1st year L-30 with Kauffman Vib-rola added, first year for these too. Grovers soon to be replaced with original strip tuners. Two things to note here. First, the original neck set is perfect. The guitar...

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...

Probably the nicest one you'll ever see, 1946 Epiphone Triumph in overall near mint condition with it's original hard shell case in similar condition. Even the original frets look virtually new. Beautiful nitrocellulose...

Very rare set of original Kay Kraft Venetian Mandolin and Kay Recording King Venetian guitar circa early '30's in pristine condition other than fingerboard divots on the guitar, with original cases. Nicest I've ever...

Wow, a very rare and pristine set of early '30's Kay Recording King Venetian guitar and Kay Kraft mandolin. Nicest I've ever seen, original cases too, *there is some significant fingerboard wear on the low end of the...

Pristine and original Fender Model 26 Deluxe Amp from either late '46 or early '47, extremely rare, early Fender amp. How rare? In 35 years at this I've never had another, and never seen another as nice. This is...

circa late '30's Rick Model B in excellent condition with very cool original case ( handle missing ).Strings thru body, 1 1/2" wide magnet, voume and tone. Good one!

This appears to be the earliest documented L-C: the Factory Order Number is fuzzy but looks more like 336 than anything else; worst case it's later '33 or '34. Overall excellent condition other than some obvious minor...

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...

And here they are: all 6 of the 5 known variants of this model from '36 to '41, just look at it as a bonus I guess. Condition ranges from fair to crazy clean, as you can see. Minor maintenance probably needed on some,...

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...

Nicest one I've ever seen, circa late '30's Vega C-66, all original in collector condition. These have carved solid spruce tops ( usually 4 piece, this one appears to be 3 ) and this one plays perfectly. Beautiful flame...

Wow. Extremely fine condition, one owner '43 "Banner" J-45, and this one really does sound and play as good as it looks. Huge 5 piece maple / walnut neck, mahogany top, back and sides. Frets and fingerboard have minimal...

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Very early model, close to new condition: this is the original finish! Pickup re-wound by Lindy Fralin, knobs similar to original. *SOLD.

Exceptional pre-war Martin, crack free and stock other than new bone saddle. Perfect neck-set. SOLD.