Kovacik Guitars and Fretted Instrument Repair
Steven Kovacik
Scotia, NY
9:39 AM
By appointment

Money order, personal check (must clear before item ships), cashier check, wire transfer, Paypal.

I generally ship by UPS and will ship an item within 48 hours (usually the next day) of having received or cleared payment. Exact shipping costs will be added to the total for the buyer once the buyer has provided a shipping address. I insure everything for fulll purchase price.

Items are sold with a 48 hour approval period unless clearly marked "AS IS" in the listing. AS IS items are not returnable. If an item is going to be returned it is at the buyer's expense and the item must be shipped within 24 hours of the buyer notifying Kovacik Guitars of intent to return. Any returned items must be shipped in the original packaging and MUST be fully insured when returned. Once an item is returned to Kovacik Guitars and judged to be in the same condition as when originally sold a full refund will be issued.

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~1935 Gibson LC Century of Progress family

$18,500
Originally made to commemorate the centennial celebration in Chicago in 1933, the LC "Century of Progress" line of Gibson instruments are head turners for their beautiful maple back and sides and pearloid fret board and head stock veneers. The guitars were, at the time of manufacture, second only to the Nick Lucas as the most expensive in Gibson's line of flat tops. While finding one isn't...
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1967 Gibson Hummingbird

$4,250
1967 Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar (natural top) w/hsc Very good condition+ '67 Gibson Hummingbird with a natural finish top. The mahogany sides and back are crack free as is the neck, heel and head stock. The top has what appears to be a repaired hairline crack (very fine) that runs from the bridge to the binding near the treble wing of the bridge. It is flat, tight and stable, and...
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2024 Kovacik D-18

$4,250
Kovacik Guitars #82 D-18 This guitar was started as a spec guitar in the shop in 2020 and then was laid aside due to the demands of the repair shop and custom build schedule. It returned to the bench for completion in the spring of 2024. The guitar features a gorgeous wide grain Adirondack spruce top with pre-war forward shifted scalloped bracing, mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck along...
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~1930 Kleartone (Regal) Gem

$1,425
1930s Kleartone (Regal?) Gem 00 size w/hsc Super cool and rare Kleartone Gem 00 size (14 1/8") parlor guitar from the 30s. Not exactly sure who made this, I suspect Regal but that's just a hunch (and unsubstantiated), but based on several construction and design details that this guitar shares with some other Regal made instruments. Solid birch back and sides, solid red spruce top, maple...
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1964 Martin D-18

$5,700
1964 Martin D-18 w/hard case SN. 198331...Excellent condition 1964 Martin D-18 with 70s/80s Martin black hard shell case. Mahogany back and sides, Sitka top, mahogany neck with Brazilian rosewood fret board and bridge. The guitar has had the tuners replaced with repros of the original Kluson Deluxe (though the originals are included in the sale with the guitar) and the bridge pins are likely...
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Stauffer/Martin style parlor guitar 1830s/40

$2,500
Stauffer/Martin style parlor guitar 1830s/40 44% off
1830s/40s Stauffer/Martin style parlor guitar This guitar has been through enough work in its nearly two century existence that any maker's mark that might have once existed (stamp, label, etc) are long gone. It bears some significant similarities in design, style and construction to examples built by Stauffer and also some of Martin's Stauffer-style instruments. But there were also other...
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1964 Gibson J-50

$3,500
1964 Gibson J-50 20% off
1964 Gibson J-50 w/hsc All original and in excellent condition, no cracks or significant wear. This '64 J-50 (#171329) shows a few finish dings on the top, one or two on the sides and hardly a mark on the back or neck. The only mark on the finish of the back is where the former owner lightly scratched his name into the finish as a 15 year old right after acquiring the guitar (see final...
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1944 Martin D-28

$13,000
1944 Martin D-28 52% off
The back and sides are the kind of beautiful Brazilian that builders today covet but rarely have opportunity to obtain. The red spruce top is of equal quality, tight and even grain throughout the entire width of the top. Typically one would expect a '44 D-28 to have herringbone purfling around the top, which this one does not. During the restoration, the Martin archives were contacted in order...
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1923 Gibson Style O Artist

$9,250
1923 Gibson Style O Artist carved top acoustic guitar w/hsc Cool and rare...and still looking good after a century of play and use. The serial number penciled on the paper label is 74043, and the neck block is stamped in ink with the FON 11937. The guitar is entirely original including the hard shell case. The finish shows play and handling wear in the places you'd expect, most notably the...
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2014 Martin Custom Shop 14 fret 00 Guatemalan Rosewood/Adk

$5,700
2014 Martin Custom Shop 14 fret 00 Guatemalan Rosewood/Adk 10% off
THIS GUITAR IS FROM THE INVENTORY OF THE NOW CLOSED VINTAGE FRET SHOP (ASHLAND, NH), A MARTIN DEALER SINCE THE 1970S. KOVACIK GUITARS HAS BEEN GRANTED AUTHORIZATION FROM CF MARTIN & CO. TO SELL THE INVENTORY OF NEW AND OLD STOCK MARTINS FROM THE VINTAGE FRET SHOP. THESE ITEMS ARE SOLD AS NEW WITH WARRANTY FROM CF MARTIN & CO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT KOVACIK GUITARS WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY...
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2014 Martin 12 fret Dreadnought Cocobolo/Adk Custom Shop

$5,150
2014 Martin 12 fret Dreadnought Cocobolo/Adk Custom Shop 18% off
THIS GUITAR IS FROM THE INVENTORY OF THE NOW CLOSED VINTAGE FRET SHOP (ASHLAND, NH), A MARTIN DEALER SINCE THE 1970S. KOVACIK GUITARS HAS BEEN GRANTED AUTHORIZATION FROM CF MARTIN & CO. TO SELL THE INVENTORY OF NEW AND OLD STOCK MARTINS FROM THE VINTAGE FRET SHOP. THESE ITEMS ARE SOLD AS NEW WITH WARRANTY FROM CF MARTIN & CO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT KOVACIK GUITARS WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY...
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2019 Martin OM-21

$2,999
2019 Martin OM-21 $300 off
2019 (new old stock) Martin OM-21 w/hsc THIS GUITAR IS FROM THE INVENTORY OF THE NOW CLOSED VINTAGE FRET SHOP (ASHLAND, NH), A MARTIN DEALER SINCE THE 1970S. KOVACIK GUITARS HAS BEEN GRANTED AUTHORIZATION FROM CF MARTIN & CO. TO SELL THE INVENTORY OF NEW AND OLD STOCK MARTINS FROM THE VINTAGE FRET SHOP. THESE ITEMS ARE SOLD AS NEW WITH WARRANTY FROM CF MARTIN & CO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT...
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2006 Martin 000-17 Black Smoke (new-old-stock)

$1,999
THIS GUITAR IS FROM THE INVENTORY OF THE NOW CLOSED VINTAGE FRET SHOP (ASHLAND, NH), A MARTIN DEALER SINCE THE 1970S. KOVACIK GUITARS HAS BEEN GRANTED AUTHORIZATION FROM CF MARTIN & CO. TO SELL THE INVENTORY OF NEW AND OLD STOCK MARTINS FROM THE VINTAGE FRET SHOP. THESE ITEMS ARE SOLD AS NEW WITH WARRANTY FROM CF MARTIN & CO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT KOVACIK GUITARS...
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2016 CF Martin GP-14 Custom Shop

$5,300
2016 CF Martin GP-14 Custom Shop 10% off
#2028313...New (old stock) Gorgeous Custom Shop 000 size Grand Performance guitar by our favorite manufacturer with solid Cocobolo back and sides with a super narrow/straight grained spruce top and maple bindings. The top purfling is multiple layer black/while line pattern and the rosette has an abalone center ring. The low oval neck profile combines with the 1 3/4" nut and Martin's performing...
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Grover Kluson Waverly guitar tuners G-98, G-93, WG-31, etc

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Kovacik Guitars stocks an extensive inventory of vintage guitar tuners by Kluson, Grover, Waverly and other manufacturers that were found on various models of vintage flat top collectible guitars. You can also contact Kovacik Guitars for assistance with determining what vintage tuner set is right for your guitar that has had its original tuners replaced. Chances are we've got what you need. ...
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