AG - 00072 1944 Epiphone Blackstone     EXC   Here's an elegant jazz box with a stark art deco sunburst spruce top and a much more traditional sunburst maple back. All original but for the pickguard including tuning pegs and wartime tailpiece with a brazilian rosewood crosspiece to match the brazilian rosewood adjustable bridge. Pearl inlaid headstock. All crack free and in fine condition. Original hard shell case is pretty nice too with some wear.
Price:   $995.00 Now:   $895.00

AG - 00070 1958 Zenith by Ivor Mairants     VG+   From London. This is the Super Deluxe Cutaway "33" Model and is approved and tested and signed by Ivor Mairants. This is a pretty cool guitar with it's big 17 1/2" cutaway body and sunburst top, back and sides. It's been played and still plays great. Adjustable bridge, trapeze tailpiece, bound f-holes, 1 11/16ths nut width. Fingerboard may once have had an extension which might have been removed for a pickup. Tasty headstock inlay and original tuning pegs. Gig bag.
Price:   $995.00 Now:   $895.00

AG - 00045 1939 Gretsch Model 35     VG   Unusual sunburst top and sunburst back and sides and even neck. There's playwear but everything is original including tuning pegs and the classy "Gretsch" scroll inlaid into the rosewood peghead. The small body and small f-holes and great wood and carving make this a great sounding guitar and it's set up very nicely and plays quite comfortably. Gig bag.
Price:   $995.00 Now:   $795.00

GF 00015 1940 ca. Gretsch Hawaiian No. 40     EXC   I haven't seen many of these and this one is all original and it great shape. Nice sunburst spruce top with the "bowtie" bridge and screwed on pickguard. Mahogany back and sides. Original tuning pegs and a fabulous art deco green pearloid engraved peghead. Set up still original for Hawaiian style playing with a slide but it is a round neck and could be converted although it seems a shame. Non original chipboard case.
Price:   $995.00 Now:   $895.00    ON HOLD

OB - 0004 Mid Twenties Orpheum #2 Original 5 String Banjo     EXC   This is one you rarely see. There seem to be more #1's and #3's than there are #2's in original five strings. This one is a beauty with a nice old skin head on it. Maple rim and neck with nice long backstrap on the back of the peghead and the fancy inlay in the headstock and the fingerboard. Gorgeous carved heel. Original hard shell case.
Price:   $2995.00 Now:   $2650.00

YB - 0002 Yosco #3 Tenor Banjo     EXC   Probably from the mid-twenties as the patent for the internal resonator was granted in 1918 and they were listed as being in business in 1930. This is a high quality instrument in fine shape. The patented internal resonator design makes for a deep archtop rim and the f-holes in the back of the sound chamber are fancier than the Bacon variety. Attention to detail is evident at the heel as well as the fancy backstrap on the back of the peghead. Elegant inlay adorns the fingerboard and headstock. The original hard shell case is pretty nice as well.
Price:   $1395.00 Now:   $1095.00

FB - 0002 ca. 1915 A.A. Farland 5 String Banjo     EXC+   This is a very unusual banjo in exceptional condition and it plays and sounds great. It is completely original and would make a great addition to a museum or an old timey band. It has a 12 7/8" rim with more brackets than you care to count. Perhaps the most unique feature is the Patented metal head   !!   whose inside label is extremely informative. On the inside of the rim is a label picturing a youthful "Alfred.A." (one would assume) and proclaiming the "Beveled Top Wood Rim". Lovely abalone leaves and ribbon inlay in the peghead and original tuning pegs. Laminated maple neck with carved heel. The generous fingerboard extension gives you 29 frets with a scale length of 28 1/2". Tune this baby down and get that John Hartford sound. Older hard shell case.
Price:   $1495.00 Now:   $1295.00

EB - 00001   Original 5 String Epiphone Banjo  ca. 1920   VG   This is a rare banjo for an Epiphone afficionado. It's got a great old timey sound and puts out a lot of volume. Take a look at the inside of the rim. Very straightforward. The banjo is all orignal including the pegs . The label on the back dates it to the days of "The House of Stathopoulo". There is very nice detail where the neck widens for the fifth peg. The resonator is pretty birds eye maple which shows up nicely even on the inside. A simple flange keeps it in place. The headstock has a simple but elegant veneer overlay. The banjo is in excellent condition with no problems. It has playing wear. The original double pocket, plush lined case is in quite good shape on the inside but worn on the outside. Two latches need to be replaced and it is not really structurally sound. It could be restored.  
Price Reduced:   $1995.00 Now $1495.00

TB - 0006 B&D Ne Plus Ultra Tenor Banjo     EXC   Fancy? Yup. This is one of the later examples by Gretsch. The tuning pegs have been replaced with gold Grover Imperials which work very well. The black and gold rim exudes elegance, Ornate and colorful engraved pearloid blocks are set into the ebony fingerboard. The resonator is spectacular M.O.T.S. The peghead is adorned with engraved pearloid and rhinestones galore. The crowning glory is the carved heel which when examined closely is a ferocious looking lions head. Good hard shell case.
Price:   $2650.00 NOW:   $2350.00

GB - 00012 1926 Vega Imperial Guitar Banjo     VG+   A great find. 11 3/4" rim and 25 1/4" scale length. Tune this baby down a whole tone and it is one funky machine. Maple rim and well played but smooth neck. Whyte Laydie type tone ring. Fully documented dowel stick. Elegant Ebony peghead overlay and original tuning pegs. This is a nice original example of a real classic right down to the original wire armrest . The hard wooden case is unique if not original.
Price:   $1850.00 Now:   $1695.00

LM -0002 1924 Lyon & Healy Style A Professional Mandola     EXC   A rare top of the line mandola made by Lyon & Healy for Washburn. #14219   Style 5300   This is a wonderful sounding instrument and easy playing as well. The neck has been subtly thinned down a tad and then oversprayed. It feels great. This has the rare dark finish spruce top and dark flame maple back and sides. It even retains its original "proboscus" or whatever you want to call the little peglet that can be extended from the lower side to fit into your vest pocked and provide support. Elegant scroll peghead with enclosed tuning pegs. 15 7/8" scale length. Original hard shell case in fair shape.
Price:   $5500.00 Now:   $4995.00

GM - 00083 Two Point Goya Mandolin ca.1958     Exc-   This is a rare and wild looking mandolin that was probably made in the late fifties. It has a carved spruce top and maple back and sides. It is in beautiful shape with just a few little dings and a mar in the finish where maybe some contols for a pickup used to be. The detail and workmanship are very nice and it plays really well and sounds really good. Original tuning pegs and art deco headstock ornamentation. The label is in fine shape. Original hard shell case.
Price:   $2750.00 Now:   $2500;00

MM - 0009 1936 Martin Style 2-30     EXC   but for some hard to see top repairs in the area of the tailpiece. Sunburst top and gorgeous flame maple back, neck and sides. Original finish all around shows checking. Tortoisoid overlay on the peghead and original tuning pegs. It plays easily and has a lovely tone. This is the top of the line for Martin during their golden era. Original hard shell case in fair shape.
Price:   $2995.00 Now:   $2795.00    SOLD

GM -00043 1958 Gibson F-12     VG++   If you need to plug in sometimes this could be the perfect mandolin for you. It's a good sounding 50's F model with the long neck and elevated fingerboard and it's got a bridge pickup installed that sounds just like an acoustic mandolin when plugged into a decent amp. An input jack is installed in the side. It's also a very comfortable player with good action, frets and neck angle. Nice sunburst top and nice birdseye maple on the back. There's a ding on the back of the neck but you don't feel it when playing. It has it's original gold Kluson tuning pegs. There's the typical headstock repair of the scroll and the typical missing (or discarded) pickguard and the tailpiece cover has also departed somewhere along the way. Original rectangular brown case with pink lining is in pretty good shape.
Price:   $3500.00 Now:   $3250.00

GM - 00084 1955 Gibson A-50 Blackface     VG   Here's a unique one in my experience. I've never seen a blackface from this era and this is original. It's got tons of play wear but no issues. There's one repaired crack going down from the bottom of the bass f-hole to the edge and that's it. Lots of finish checking on the top but the finish on the back has hardly a scratch. The tuning peg buttons have shrunken a little but still function fine. A previous owner used stick on letters to put an "R" under the Gibson script on the headstock and also to put "Basil" under the strings at the tailpiece. Such vanity. Beat up hardshell case.
Price:   $1750.00 Now:   $1550.00

GM - 00087 1932 Gibson A-4     EXC -   This is a unusual variant of the A-4. It has a little player wear but no cracks anywhere and original tailpiece, bridge, tuning pegs, and finish which is nicely checked on the back. The top has the nice dark small sunburst with plain rosette. The "Gibson" inlay in the peghead is straight across. It has an elevated fingerboard. Good sounding and playing rare mandolin. Non original hard shell case.
Price:   $1995.00 Now:   $1750.00

GB - 00022 1926 Gibson MB-2 Banjo Mandolin     VG++   You see quite a few of these old one piece diamond flange MB-1's around but not many MB-2's. This one is in very nice shape with a few nicks on the back and a worn place on the head. It plays nicely (quite loud as one would expect).   10 1/2" rim.   It has it's original tuning pegs, the fancy inlaid peghead and the serial number still bold as a hopscotch court on the inside of the resonator. And it has its original hard shell case.
Price:   $850.00 Now:   $750.00

TG - 00036 1937 Gretsch Archtop Tenor Guitar     VG-   Wow! If this thing was in original pristine condition I wouldn't sell it for love nor money. It's likely a custom ordered guitar. It shares some features with the Model 65 such as the segmented f- holes and floral design on the peghead but it has a one piece crack free Brazilian rosewood back !! Sides are also Brazilian rosewood with some well done repairs. Nice natural aged solid spruce top is crack free. The rosewood fingerboard has beautiful engraved inlays similar to the fanciest banjos of the time. The guitar has plenty of wear and the finish has been sanded to satin. A previous owner added a lovely silver 'man in the moon' just under the engraved Gretch banner on the peghead. Someone has also put a small screw into the back of the nut to keep it snug. The guitar has just been expertly setup and the bridge securely correctly positioned. It plays well and has a nice balanced sound. No case.
Price:   $895.00 Now:   $795.00    ON HOLD

TG - 00035 1936 Dobro "Cliff Edwards" Tenortrope     VG   The great Ukelele Ike (Cliff Edwards - and thanks to EZ Marc for the photo) got together with the Dopyera Brothers in the 30's and designed this baby. This one plays great and sounds fantastic and is basically just a ton of fun. It's been well used, obviously with nicks and scratches on the top and the back. The Dobro decal on the headstock is in pretty nice shape though and there are new geared tuning pegs installed that work far better than the broken friction pegs that were on it. It has the "pat pend" on the coverplate and a wonderful original engraved "Dobro" tenor tailpiece. Non original chipboard case.
Price:   $1395.00 Now:   $ 1250.00

GF - 00003   1938 Gibson J-35 Tenor Guitar     VG++   How many large body flat top tenors from the 30's have you seen? This one has playing wear but it is structurally sound and a beautiful instrument. And it sounds fantastic! Click here to see more pictures of it. On consignment.  
Price:   $4000.00 Now:   $3500.00