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2018 Circa Guitars OM-28
$10,000
SN 154. Circa OM-28 originally owned by Al Pettaway. Al was an extraordinary finger stylist (any style really) whose beguiling guitar arrangements were an integral part of the Dream Guitars web site. Clearly, Dream Guitars, Al and Circa have a special relationship; a love of Circa guitars is clearly genuine, not just marketing. That kind of love and respect is earned and Circa consistently rises...
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1931 C. F. Martin 0-18K
$8,500
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 and saddles, flush frets, and flat fretboards. In 1927, Martin discovered a strong interest in Koa guitars set up for standard play. No wonder. Koa is a wonderful tone wood with...
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1956 C. F. Martin D-21
$16,500
SN 149312. Wow. Excellent sounding example of an early D-21 that is clean and original: and comes with the original case. Sitka top, straight grain Brazilian back and sides, 28-style back strip, rosewood fingerboard and bridge and tortoise style binding front and back. The model can be considered a D-18 with BRW back and sides, or a D-28 with a bit less flash and rosewood bridge and fretboard...
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1936 Gibson L-00
$8,500
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 free, 99.9% original and very fresh looking. Firestripe pickguard, original bridge and original bridge pins. There are a couple of well-done, drop-filled case bites and a tiny chip...
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1945 C. F. Martin D-18
$15,000
SN 92447. Exceptional-player-grade-plus 1945 Martin D-18 with Adirondack top, tapered braces and full refret and setup by Dennis Berck. Here’s a bluegrass player with volume and cut-- at a favorable price-- in a handsome package.
The years 1944-1946 were, once again, a crossroads for Martin and Dreadnought architecture. The war had ended but materials shortages and supply chain issues...
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1936 C. F. Martin 000-18
$25,000
SN 63900. This fine 1936 Martin 000-18 is one serial number away from Woody Guthrie’s (63899). Woodrow Wilson Guthrie has a strong connection to the State of Washington. His song “Roll On Columbia” is our state folk song and though he spent only a month in Washington and Oregon, he was transformed by the experience. He wrote 26 songs while here. I like to think of these two guitars sharing a...
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2006 Blazer & Henkes SJ (Deja vu)
$8,500
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 the only one made with rosewood back and sides -- like legendary batch 9112 from Gibson in 1942. B&H hand selects the finest materials available and adheres to traditional ways of...
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2023 Waterloo WL 14 X ME
$2,950
SN 3779. Sweet guitar for front porch picking or campfire jams. All mahogany construction, simple appointments, very light build (3lbs, 5oz), solid woods, truss rod, made by Collings. Vintage style V- shaped neck with 1-3/4” nut and nice full feel. Inside we have X-bracing with two tapered tone bars similar to a 30’s L-00. The matte finish gives it the “dust bowl era” look and feel. Set up with a...
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1939 C. F. Martin 00-18
$14,500
SN: 72406. Scalloped bracing (rear shifted X), Adi top, 1-3/4” nut and wide string spacing; this one pushes the golden era buttons without the big price tag. Purchased from Elderly some time ago with an oversized bridge and bridge plate, it was shipped to Dennis Berck. Repairs include new period correct bridge, some chips under the old bridge repaired and shadow line touched up. Further, Dennis...
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1940 C. F. Martin 000-18
$16,500
SN: 74202. If playwear is an indication of love, then this 1940 000-18 is one of the most beloved instruments on the planet. I know it’s been played in church and I suspect it’s played in bars and brothels but also at picnics and festivals too. After 65 years it remains architecturally solid and has been set up to play for the next generation of minstrels, ministers, songsters and...
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2021 Collings 001-ATS
$6,500
SN 32047. This nearly new 12-fret 00 from Collings has impressive tone and volume. The wider neck, string spacing and low action make it an ideal fingerpicker and folksy strummer. The Adi top drives enough response to cut through the other instruments when called upon. It’s modeled after a Martin 00-18 from the late 20’s, of course, and has the same simple appointments and sweet woody sound of...
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1939 C. F. Martin 000-21
$17,500
SN: 53748. Rare prewar 000-21 with wide neck, scalloped bracing, Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Despite a repair history and cosmetic challenges, she remains a great playing and sounding prewar Martin.
Style 21 is one of Martin’s longest running models, introduced in 1874 in a model 1. The 14-fret 000 first appeared in the catalog in 1939 though some were built and shipped in 1938. The...
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1933 C. F. Martin 0-17
$7,000
SN: 53748. Discover this sweet-sounding, feather-light all-mahogany prewar gem. Crafted in Nazareth in 1933, the 0-17 was Martin’s most affordable and popular guitar, with 881 built. it was priced at just $30. In contrast, the OM-18 sold 200 units at $50 each. Like the OM, the 0-17 was one of the earliest models redesigned with 14-frets to the body. The unbeatable price-to-performance kept...
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2004 C. F. Martin D-18GE (Golden Era)
$3,500
SN: 995172. Near mint example of a twenty year-old D-18 Golden Era.
The GE was originally a “Limited Edition” model that moved into production in response to the growing interest in prewar guitars. It conformed to the specs and some of the construction techniques of the 1937 and later 1934 D-18s and included cloth side strips, light scalloped bracing, a small maple bridge plate, 1-3/4” nut...
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2001 C. F. Martin D-18CW
$2,950
SN: 825793. Clarence White Commemorative Edition limited to 292 instruments produced in 2001. This edition is loosely based on the 1952 D-18 Clarence played with the Kentucky Colonels. With that legendary instrument, White pioneered the use of the acoustic guitar as a solo instrument in bluegrass, one of many contributions in his incredibly short life. Though the commemorative edition has some...
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2016 C. F. Martin 00-41
$3,950
SN 1997790. NEW PRICE. Here is an immaculate Martin Custom Shop limited edition build for Elderly Instruments for the 2016 NAMM show. It’s one of only five or six made to these specs. It brings together traditional Martin workmanship, very high quality but readily available tonewoods and some fun design choices. It features prewar specs; scalloped bracing, small maple bridge plate, 1-3/4” nut...
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1931 C. F. Martin 000-28
$57,500
SN: 46108 ON HOLD. Made in Nazareth, PA during a Golden period in Martin’s history when they simultaneously produced amazing 12-fret guitars braced for steel strings, the earliest `14-fret designs (by shortening the upper bouts of the 12-frets) and an all-new 12-fret dreadnought model. In this short timeframe they produced some of their most desirable and iconic instruments. This 1931 12-fret...
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1941 Gibson J-55
$22,500
FON: 3002 G. Here is a super impressive J-55 from 1941 that pushes all the buttons. It’s vintage clean and original as they come. Of the three mahogany slope shouldered dreadnoughts Gibson produced in this era – the J-35, J-45 and J-55 – the J-55 had the most distinctive appointments and possibly the best overall workmanship. Additionally, at 3lbs and 14 oz., it’s surprisingly lightweight for a...
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1897 C. F. Martin 1-21
$7,950
Beautiful, crack-free instrument in exquisite condition. It was built just before Martin began using serial numbers. Inside penciled “J.J.K. Aug 31, 1897” marking the day the build started. It’s pressure-stamped “C.F. Martin, New York, New York” on the back of the head-stock and heat stamped on the inside center strip. The French polish finish is nearly 100% intact and all parts are original...
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1999 Santa Cruz 00
$3,950
SN 105. Lovely Santa Cruz 00 built near the end of 1999. She has aged gracefully over twenty-four years of playing and is still in EX+ to near mint condition. Very lightly built, she is a reimaging of a late stage Martin 12-fret 00-28 with some updates for the modern player. Materials include a Sitka top, East Indian Rosewood back and sides, herringbone trim, b/w rosette and zigzag center strip...
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~1910 Wm.G Stahl by Larson Bros. Style 8
$7,500
No SN: Early Wm. G. Stahl model built by Larson Bros. of Chicago in excellent condition. There is no serial number but the features, particularly the historic “Z” top bracing, date it to 1910 or so. The trim package indicates a Style 8 model designation. The Martin equivalent would be an 0-40 if there had been such a thing. The guitar is a testament to the craftsmanship, quality of materials and...
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2020 Blazer & Henkes Advanced Jumbo
$14,750
SN 621. Friends, here is a superpower Advanced Jumbo replica from the workshop of Rudi Blazer and Willi Henkes in Tubingen Germany. These two world renowned master luthiers are well known for their authentic replicas and reinterpretations of golden era acoustics built in small batches, by hand, using traditional methods and the highest quality materials. This AJ replica was built specifically for...
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