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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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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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~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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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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~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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~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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