A rare early example of the master’s Exel. Model, this has the early spelling and the earlier body size and shape. 3” depth and 16 5/8”,width.slim neck profile. Lovely engraved fret markers and pearl button tuners.The...
A rare and fine 18” deluxe 7 string New Yorker , by the master James D’Aquisto. The guitar has a floating DeArmond pickup and remains in very fine original condition with no breaks or repairs. A full rich sound .Deluxe...
57 single unlabeled PAF equipped 175. A classic gigging Jazz guitar. Replaced knobs , but all else correct.Some wear on the back of the neck. Good neck angle , original frets still in good playable shape. A fine...
A fine playing and sounding full body 350. . The guitar shows a bit of checking but hardly any wear at all. Pro refret. Full warm and fat P-90 sound .Early three knob configuration; 2 volume , master tone.
An interesting 00-28C conversion. TJ Thompson converted the top to an early 30s spec with his designed interpretation of a pyramid bridge. The neck was made by Steven Kovacik , with a fancy headstock inlay, 1 11/16” nut...
Fine sounding 1937 Excel by the great and original builder John D’Angelico. An in interesting late 30s example with 30s features and engraved blocks in the board, but one off the earliest curved f hole guitars . (...
A beautiful highly figured cutaway Emperor. Factory fitted with a double Johnny Smith setup at a later date , the guitar remained original and is in near mint unplayed condition. A rare and fine instrument .
Near mint ( strap button keeps it from mint condition ) custom OM with a German spruce top and lovely Brazilian rosewood back and sides . Grained ivoroid binding , herringbone top trim and abalone rosette . A find and...
In cooperation with Watchtower Guitars , we have for sale a very rare trio of Loar signed Mandolin family instruments. The Loar signed mandolin family instruments are considered the finest ever produced and have set the...
A full 18” non cutaway New Yorker. Big full sound . Highly flamed maple back sides and neck. 25 1/2” scale. Extra engraving to the split block fingerboard inlays. One minor repaired crack where the pickguard would be....
A great sounding and playing PAF 335. The guitar has a few minor issues but plays effortlessly and sounds incredible. There is a small repaired truss rod crack, repaired and stable, on the back of the neck between frets...
A beautiful late fern F-5. Specs look like a ca 1929 carve, by serial number 1931 , by fon and Spann ship date a bit later. In near mint original condition, this mandolin has all the volume and projection one expects...
This 12 String was the first wood bound guitar built in the New Yorker Classic style . It is a 16” non cutaway, oval hole archtop 12 string. Imported woods.excellent projection and tone. Headstock has a figured maple...
A stunningly clean and original AJ . About the cleanest one I have seen. Huge sound.Rosewood back and sides.. A rare model. Original red line case.( new price , was $95,000)
A rare wide neck 000-21 . Herringbone rosette. Nice Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Rear X .A little wear but no cracks.lovely response. ( New Price, was $50,000)
A fine and early 1930 OM-28. Pyramid bridge. Repaired center seam with touchup by TJ Thompson. The back looks buffed .fine sound.
A fine and rare Olcott Bickford model 0-44. The 44 series was designed to have premium 45 grade woods while eschewing the pearl ornamentation of the the 45 series. The guitar has been set up perfectly by Ken Fallon and...
This is a new smaller sized a Klein that I helped to design. The model designation is the width in cm, so about 15 1/2 “ wide. The revised spec is a shallower body , a 14 fret neck, 1 3/4” nut and a mahogany neck with...