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1958 Martin 00-18G
$1,950
Martin 00-18G 1958 | $1950 | (v2508) The 00-18G was in production from 1936 to 1962. Martin essentially married a classical style neck and bridge to a 00-18 body, and used fan braces instead of the usual Martin X-bracing. Although the 00-18G was not a hit with the classical guitarists, it was surely popular among the college and folkie crowd for its pure sound and playability.
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~1905 Grunewald 3/4 Terz
$950
Grunewald 3/4 Size "Terz" Guitar c 1905 | $950 | (v2511) We believe that this guitar bearing the Grunewald label is from the Lyon & Healy factory in Chicago, and manufactured in the first decade of the twentieth century. The Grunewald label inside is surely interesting in that Grunewald was likely the earliest maker to market a ten and twelve string guitar, beginning at the end of the...
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~1905 Lyon & Healy Cincinnatus 'Terz' 3/4
$750
Cincinnatus 3/4 Size "Terz" Guitar c 1905 | $750 | (v2031) We believe that this guitar bearing the graphic Cincinnatus label is from the Lyon & Healy factory in Chicago, and manufactured in the first decade of the twentieth century. An almost exact example appears in an early Wurlitzer & Co. catalog described as: Three-quarter size 2054 1/2 Maple, finished in imitation rosewood, polished,...
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1966 Goya TS-5 12-String
$1,150
Goya TS5 12-string 1966 | $1150 | (v2342) The Goya brand harkens back to the 1950s, but the factory in which they were made was making guitars since the beginning of the 20th century. The company was founded by a Swede named Herman Carlson Levin, who produced a line of Levin-branded guitars. By the late 1950s, the Goya brand (named after the artist) was established and aimed at the...
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~1967 Vox Folk 12 Electro
$795
Vox V240 Folk Twelve Electro c 1967 | $795 | (v2512) The Vox Twelve Electro is another example of how the so-called 'folk boom' sparked guitar manufacturers world-wide to produce guitars aimed at the coming-of-age baby-boomers. The Twelve Electro, made in Italy by Eko, appeared in all its Italian glory sometime in the mid-sixties, and faded into guitar oblivion by the close of the decade. ...
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1933 Kalamazoo KG11
$1,575
Kalamazoo KG11 1933 | $1575 | (v2528) It’s pretty well known that the Great Depression caused Gibson to rethink its marketing strategy and create a ‘budget’ line of instruments and omit the Gibson name. The line was called the Kalamazoo, named after the hometown of the venerable guitar factory. Included in the production were flat tops, arch tops and mandolins, among others. The earliest...
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~1900 John Church Co. Imperial
$775
John Church Imperial Parlor Guitar c 1900 | $775 | (v2506) It appears that the John Church Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, was an offshoot of the many companies of Oliver Ditson, who appears to have made similar arrangements to birth the John C. Haynes & Co. of Boston, and Lyon & Healy of Chicago. The John Church Co. was incorporated in 1885 and produced the Imperial line of guitars at least until...
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1940 Harmony Round Up
$2,350
Harmony Round Up Conversion 1940 | $2350 | (c2402) Players love guitars like this because they have 'mojo', 'soul', 'stories to tell' ...pick a descriptor... and, they play great, sound great and look the part, too! The Round Up skewed towards the upper end of the Harmony line and produced in limited quantities by Harmony in Chicago from 1939 to 1941. It was sold through the Sears &...
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~1969 Harmony H168
$750
Harmony H168 c 1969 | $750 | (v2432) The Harmony H168 acoustic guitar is a triple-0 size flat top that was produced at the tail end of the 1960s. This example is likely from the latter part of its production since earlier iterations had slightly different adornment. Even this late in the game, Harmony had a high quality stash of woods, so that and the large body makes for a great vintage...
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~1930 Stromberg Voisinet Hawaiian
$750
Stromberg-Voisinet Hawaiian c 1930 | $750 | (v2431) Stromberg-Voisinet, with its factory in Chicago, produced a good number of guitars through the 1920s, until Henry 'K' bought the company and named it Kay Musical Instrument Company in 1931. Although Stromberg-Voisinet was known to produce an early electric guitar and the pointy-but-stylish 'Venetian' instruments, the bulk of the...
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~1930 Oscar Schmidt Stella Jumbo
$1,700
Oscar Schmidt Stella Jumbo 6-String c 1930 | $1700 | (vc2401) A rare example of an OS 'Decalcomania' 6-string 'jumbo' guitar. The Schmidt factory produced their 'Decalcomania' guitars from the early 1900s through the mid-thirties when the factory was sold. The decalcomania technique was developed in the 18th century and involved transferring a print (decal) onto a surface. Although fancy...
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1965 Gibson B45-12
$1,950
Gibson B-45 12-String 1965 | $1950 | (v2412) In the early 1960s Gibson joined in on the 'folk music' trend that had enthralled many teen baby-boomers by adding 12-string guitars into their line up. The B-45-12 model was based on the J-45 acoustic 6-string shape and was first offered in 1961; the model had a run of over 15 years. This example dates to 1965 and features the more desirable...
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1941 Gibson J-35
$11,500
Gibson J-35 'Cherryburst' 1941 | $11,500 | (v2416) In the mid-thirties, the J-35 was Gibsons answer to the Martin D-18 ... a big-bodied, slope-shouldered Dreadnaught aimed at the professional or semi-professional guitar player who performed in a small combo or band and required the power that this guitar could deliver. A cursory glance at this example from 1941 and you know that it has...
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~1938 Dobro Model 27
$1,250
Dobro Model 27 c 1938 | $1250 | (v2335) In 1928 John and Rudy Dopyera left their brothers and the National Company in California to form the Dobro Corporation. These two patented and marketed a 'spider' type resonator setup, different from that of a National. By 1932 Dobro sales were booming and the brothers licensed Regal in Chicago to begin manufacturing the wood bodies for their...
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~1960 Martin Style 0
$525
Martin began making ukuleles in the 1920s and continued through the 1960s, always constructed with the finest materials and workmanship. This example appears to be from about 1960 based on the original case, tuners and the manufacturer's stamp inside the sound hole. Martin began to use "Made in USA" on the stamp in 1961 and information gleaned from the Kluson website claims that they began to...
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~1928 Regal Style 2019
$675
Regal Style 2019 Guitar c 1928 | $675 | (v2404) Regal, with factories in Chicago, was one of the largest guitar manufacturers in America through the first half of the twentieth century. Probalby produced by the millions, not many have survived with the Regal label. A good number have surfaced with proprietary labels, but it's very likely that most Regal factory production was sold without...
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~1900 Haynes Bay State
$750
Haynes Bay State Style ‘D’ Parlor Guitar c 1900 | $750 | (v2341) Bay State and student-grade HUB guitars were a subset of the John C. Haynes company, with a guitar factory in Boston, MA. The names derive from this locale; Bay State from the nickname of the state (MA), and HUB from the nickname of the city (Hub).
Haynes began to produce guitars just post-Civil War, but didn’t introduce...
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1937 National Triolian
$5,750
National Triolian 1937 | $5750 | (v2350) Note that this is the second Deco-themed Triolian we've listed in the past few months, not the same guitar!
National's Triolian line was just about ten years old, and a big seller for the company when this rare beauty came off the line in Los Angeles. The Triolian had gone through a number of iterations since its beginning including wood bodies,...
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~1910 Harwood Parlor
$1,950
Harwood Standard Size 1 3/4 c 1910 | $1950 | (v2336) Harwood instruments were manufactured and marketed by the J.W. Jenkens Sons Music Company in Kansas City, MO. The Harwood name comes from the town in Illinois where the Jenkins family lived before moving to Kansas City. The company began in the late ninteenth century and continued through the first quarter of the twentieth century. The...
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1935 Oscar Schmidt UAC 'Stella'
$675
Oscar Schmidt UAC Hawaiian c 1935 | $675 | (v2314) The Hawaiian music craze in America had wide-ranging ripple effects in the first part of the 20th century, and this Schmidt-made guitar is a direct result of that craze. Schmidt, among others, marketed guitars made from koa, often with Hawaiian themed labels, created the First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music to sell Hawaiian music and...
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~1937 Oscar Schmidt Decalcomania
$750
Oscar Schmidt 'Decalcomania' c 1937 | $750 | (v2235) The decade following the productive 1920s was tough for the Oscar Schmidt company. Oscar himself had died in '29, and then the depression came along. By the mid-thirties the company had sold off most of its factories but for the Ferry St. factory in Jersey City, with records showing that a new owner had taken control. Sometime between...
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