Older (Previously Owned), Vintage, and Featured New Instruments
Updated February 3, 2012
Our
inventory of vintage and previously owned guitars, mandolins, ukuleles,
mountain dulcimers, banjos, and other instruments currently includes
models made by Martin, Gibson, and Ome, among others. If you are interested
in a particular instrument, please call us to check on availability of the instrument. For
information on recently sold older and vintage instruments, visit our archive page.
Shipping
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Steel String Guitars & Cases | Nylon
String Guitars | Left-Handed Guitars
Ukuleles | Mandolins | Mtn
Dulcimers | Banjos | Other
Guitars
Make/Model |
Year |
Condition |
Description |
Case |
Price |
Steel
String Guitars & Cases |
| Gibson B-25 |
c.1964
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G+
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A nice punchy sounding small bodied Gibson. The action is excellent and it plays great. It has one old repaired crack in the top and a couple smaller ones on the back. All in all it is in wonderful shape for a 45 year old guitar. |
new gig bag
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$1,295
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| Gibson J-50 ADJ |
c. 1965
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VG
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This is a nice sounding and playing dreadnought. It has had a bridge conversion with a new bone saddle. The nut width is 1-5/8 inches, so it's for you narrow neck fans. There are replacement Grover tuners and a repaired hole in the side of the lower bout where a jack was installed many years ago. It has lots of finish crazing, which is typical of Gibsons of this era. |
new HSC
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$1,895
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| Gibson L-7 |
c.1949
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VG
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Here is a beautiful 17" arch top from Gibson. It has a gorgeous crazed finish that you can only get from a long hard life. It has numerous nicks and scratches, but so would you if you were born in Kalamazoo in 1949. It has no cracks and the action is great. It even has an older after market pickup for that true Wes Montgomery sound. A big old archtop guitar with a big old arch top sound. View a YouTube clip of blues artist Otis Taylor (current owner) playing this guitar on tour a couple of years ago. |
older Epiphone
HSC
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$2,750
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| Gretch Black Falcon model G6136TBK - with Bigsby & deluxe hard shell case |
2007
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This sharp looking hollow-body model G6136TBK plays as well as it looks. It features neo-classic "Thumbnail" inlay position markers, Gold-sparkle fingerboard and headstock bindings, oversized bound F-holes, multiple sparkle body bindings, gold-sparkle inlaid Gretsch logo on headstock, gold plexi dove-style pickguard with falcon detail, knurled strap retainer knobs and adjustable truss rod. It also features high sensitive Filter'Tron pickups, maple neck and body with an ebony fingerboard. This instrument was used as a studio guitar in Nashville and was played personally by T-bone Burnett. It has a few playing marks but is in very good condition overall. The list price on this instrument is $4,425. |
deluxe HSC
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$2,495
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| Martin D-18 |
c.1967
|
G
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One of Mr. Martin's classic dreadnaughts. It has no cracks in the top and one repaired crack in the back. There is a McIntryre pickup installed with an endpin jack. The finish is worn on the back of the neck and there is some pretty good wear on the fingerboard itself, but the frets are in good shape. The action is excellent and it's got that big boomy sound that you would expect from a D-18 of this era.
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no case
|
$2,250
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| Martin D-18 |
c. 1971
|
VG
|
Plays and sounds great. One small, short crack (less than an inch) near the bridge. Some belt buckle wear on the back. |
newer Martin HSC
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$1,795
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Martin D-35
|
c. 1966
|
Exc.
|
Wow, this one's a boomer! This guitar has recently been completely refurbished by well-known luthier Chris Herbert, so it plays great. In its life, it has had three cracks repaired in the top and two repaired in the back. Nicely figured Brazilian Rosewood gives this beauty a BIG sound. |
OHSC
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Santa Cruz OM
Back
to top |
c.2008
|
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With factory-installed Fishman - more information coming soon. |
OHSC
&
case cover
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$2,995
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| Burguet AC-1F flamenco guitar |
2006
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This is a lightly used gorgeous flamenco guitar built by the highly respected Burguet family of Valencia, Spain. This guitar is amazingly lightweight, which makes it one of the more lively guitars we have played. The Cypress back/sides and Cedar top give this guitar a great traditional flamenco sound. The notes have a bright attack with a quick, dry decay, and it looks as great as it sounds! This is an excellent guitar for the serious flamenco player at any level. |
HSC
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$1,995 |
Vicente Carillo Cantos guitar
Back
to top |
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Please call if you are interested in this guitar. |
LTE HSC
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$1,195
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Left-Handed Guitars
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Currently we have no used left-handed guitars in the store, but we typically have several new left-handed guitars in stock. |
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Abbreviations:
HSC = hard shell case OHSC = original
hard shell case SSC = soft shell case |
Ukuleles
Make/Model |
Year |
Condition |
Description |
Case |
Price |
Ukuleles |
If you've lately been weepy and waily,
chances are you have no ukulele.
We can cure your condition –
if a cure you are wishin'
for
we get new ukes in most daily!
While we currently lack tried and true ones,
we've usually got oodles of new ones.
So stop by and strum –
you'll be happy, not glum.
Did you know we have red, green, and blue ones?
~
Our stock of new ukuleles includes makers such as
Kala, Pono, Mahalo, Magic Fluke, and Santa Cruz. |
Abbreviations:
HSC = hard shell case OHSC = original
hard shell case SSC = soft shell case |
Mandolins,
Dulcimers, Banjos, Other
Make/Model |
Year |
Condition |
Description |
Case |
Price |
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| F-Style Mandolin |
c.1987
|
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Made by
Craig D. Peterson of Santa Fe, NM,
this F Style mandolin is made of spruce and maple. |
Custom HSC
|
$2,000
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| Gibson F-4 Mandolin |
c.1918
|
VG
|
This beauty has a one-piece maple back and a lovely sunburst all the way around. Naturally, it has the super cool inlaid Handel tuners. It is set up perfectly and sounds great. It has had both "ears" of the headstock broken off and repaired at some point, and it is missing its pickguard. The body and neck are crack free. |
newer HSC
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$3,995
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Gibson F-5 Lloyd Loar Mandolin
|
1924 |
Exc.-
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Signed and dated by Lloyd Loar on Dec. 1, 1924, triple top-bound body, headstock and tortoise plastic pickguard, triple side-bound neck, pearl flowerpot and "the Gibson" inlays in headstock, pearl button arrowhead tuners, "The Gibson" tailpiece cover (may be original, but standard F-4 style tailpiece), adjustable ebony bridge (stamped "PAT'D JAN. 18 21"), sunburst finish flamed maple neck, back and rims, carved spruce top, very rare, fully original (well, okay, we replaced 2 missing tuner screws with period correct ones), in the same family since at least the 1930's, excellent structural shape (crack free), some evident scratches on the finish, but not too bad, as you can see in the photos, one tuner button has cracked and been reglued, sounds great, frets could be dressed, on consignment, with red-lined oblong OHSC.
### NOTE THAT THIS MANDOLIN IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH THE DENVER FOLKLORE CENTER OR ELDERLY INSTRUMENTS. IT CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH HARRY TUFT OF THE DENVER FOLKLORE CENTER BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, WITH AT LEAST 24 HOURS NOTICE. CALL HARRY TUFT AT 303-777-4786 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. ### (SN:79756) |
OHSC |
$225,000
Call for appoint-
ment |
| Martin Model AK mandolin |
c.1926
|
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Solid koa - description coming soon. |
OHSC
|
$1,295
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| Martin Model 2-20 mandolin |
c.1939
|
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Description coming soon. |
OHSC
|
$2,295
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Sultana Grand Mandolin by Bacon
& Day
Back to top |
c.1935-1939
|
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Please call if you are interested in this mandolin. |
gig bag
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$1,750
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We have new mountain dulcimers in stock but currently we have no used dulcimers. |
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| Gibson Earl Scruggs Standard banjo |
c.2000
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Description coming soon. |
OHSC
|
$3,150
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Stelling "Sunflower"
5-string banjo |
c.1994
|
VG+
|
We rarely see Stellings in our neck of the woods, so we're always happy when we can offer one for sale. This one has Scruggs tuners and four spikes already installed. It plays perfectly and just has normal wear for a fifteen-year-old banjo. |
OHSC
|
$2,500
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Vega 5-string banjo
Back
to top |
c.1963
|
G
|
Here is an interesting banjo. Built toward the end of Vega's life in Boston, it has a Tube-a-phone tone ring and original tailpiece and tuners. It also has the original Scruggs "D tuners" that were offered by Vega, with the directions (they're in the case). The banjo has an after-market resonator. |
older HSC
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$995
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Other
Instruments and Equipment |
| Bastari English Concertina |
|
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Tenor - 4 row, 28 buttons per side - includes 5+ books and folder. Please call for more information. |
case
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Please call.
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| Fender Bassman Amp |
c. 1961
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Replaced speakers |
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Please call.
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Spanish-made Bandurria
Fco. Esteve
Back to top
|
unk.
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Purchased in Madrid in 1979 - has a spruce top, rosewood back and sides. |
HSC
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Please call.
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Abbreviations: HSC = hard shell case OHSC =
original hard shell case SSC = soft shell case |
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