Older and Vintage Instruments at the Denver Folklore Center

Older (Previously Owned), Vintage, and Featured New Instruments
Updated May 9, 2008

Our inventory of vintage, previously owned, and featured new guitars, mandolins, 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 review our conditions of sale and call us to check on availability of the instrument.

For information on recently sold older and vintage instruments, visit our archive page.

Guitars

Make/Model	Year	Condition	Description	Case	Price
Steel String Guitars & Cases
Blueridge dreadnaughts	New	New	We've recently received several models of Blueridge dreadnaughts featuring Adirondack spruce tops. Give us a call and we'll tell you what we have in stock.
Collings 000 2H	c. 1996	Exc.	One of our favorite models of guitar built by one of our favorite makers. Great look, great sound, punchy.	OHSC	Please call.
Fender Telecaster Thinline	1974		Comes with rectangular molded hard shell case.	HSC	$2,995
Gibson J-100 Custom Prototype guitar	c. 1991	Exc.	A one-of-a-kind prototype	OHSC	$7,500
Gibson "Original Jumbo"	New	New	A new model based on the first "J" size guitars Gibson made in the 1930s	OHSC	List $3,892 - Call
Harwood Parlor Guitar	c. 1900	VG+	This is the second Harwood we have had in the store in the past few months. This one has the original top, although the bridge has been replaced. The action is great and it plays great. There are a few old repaired cracks on the sides and back. There are some dings in the top but no cracks. The finish has a beautiful fine crackle to it. A real cool small guitar.	Blue Heron gig bag	$1,495
Martin and Humphrey Model C1-R guitar	c. 1998	VG+	A collaboration by well-known classical builder Thomas Humphrey and the Martin guitar company. It has a tapered profile and raised finger-board. It has a Fishman pickup installed. Some minor scratches and a little finish chipping by the endpin. It also has a strap button.	OHSC	$795
National Triolian Tenor guitar	c. 1930	VG	S/N 1058 The coolest sounding (and looking) tenor guitar we've seen in a long time. The stain has worn off the fingerboard and some pick wear on cover plate. National made tenors in 2 shapes: triangular and this (more rare) guitar shape.	OHSC with broken hinges	$1,795
Weissenborn Style #2 Back to top	c. 1926	Good+	We sure don't see these very often. This one came into our store needing some repairs, but it was well worth the effort. The original tuners have been replaced with tuners of the same period. We have repaired a center seam crack and reglued some of the binding. Over the past 80 years, the finish has morphed into a fabulous golden crackle. Naturally, the whole instrument is solid koa.	No case	$2,500
Nylon String Guitars
Alhambra Classic Guitar	c. 1981		Solid cedar and rosewood	SSC	$695
Breedlove "Nouveau" guitar	c. 2002	Exc.	This is a very striking nylon string guitar made of Western Red Cedar and Myrtlewood. It has a radiused fingerboard. The nut width is 1 and 7/8 inches. It is in great shape and has just one nick in the finish by the bridge.	OHSC	$1,995
Cordoba Model 50R	c. 2001		New bone nut and saddle New tuning machines with OMC		$650
Marcelino Lopez guitar	c. 1963	VG	Completely restored to full playability by Bob Westbrook	HSC	$4,500
Takamine "Hirade" model E 904B	1984	Exc.	Has original pickup and E.Q.	OHSC	$1,195
Vicente Sanchis Back to top			Description coming soon - if you are interested in this guitar, please email or call us for information.
Left-Handed Guitars
Larrivée D-03	New	New	All solid woods	HSC	List $1,198 - Call
Abbreviations: HSC = hard shell case OHSC = original hard shell case SSC = soft shell case

Ukuleles

Make/Model	Year	Condition	Description	Case	Price
Ukuleles
Applause UA10 soprano uke	New	New	Made by Ovation, with roundback body		List $219.50 - Call
Applause UA20 soprano uke	New	New	Made by Ovation, with roundback body Adams Red		List $219.50 - Call
Cielo Cigar Box Ukulele	New	New	Our coolest cigar box uke yet!	No case	$175
Cowboy Fluke	New	New	"Uke it up, pardner!"	Gig bag	$220
Frisco Uke	New	New	This uke is made by the Marc Silber Guitar Co. of Berkeley. It has a solid spruce top and solid Spanish cedar back and sides.	Used HSC	$750
Gold Tone banjolele	New	New	Big sound in a little package	Gig bag	List $427 - Call
Ivy Flea	New	New	Cute uke with a great sound Wood top, molded back and fingerboard	Gig bag	$209
Maccaferri "Islander"	c. 1950s	Exc.	This is one of the original plastic ukes built by the inventor of the plastic clothes pin!		$225
Pineapple Flea	New	New	Cute uke with a great sound Wood top, molded back and fingerboard	Gig bag	$179
Pono PKC 2 Concert Uke	New	New	We're happy to be doing business with the fine folks at Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele Company. The Pono is their more affordable line of ukes built on the island of Java. This model is all solid koa with a mother of pearl rosette and nice rope binding on the top	HSC	$645.95
Pono PKT 1 tenor ukulele	New	New	A great sounding all solid koa tenor ukulele.	HSC	$499.95
Pono PSO soprano ukulele	New	New	This is Pono's all solid mahogany soprano uke with a satin finish.	HSC	$299.95
The Surf Fluke	New	New	Another new design that's based on a surf board This model has a rosewood fingerboard & bridge and a walnut neck.	Gig bag	$279
Vega Baritone Uke Back to top	c. 1950s	VG	This baritone is all solid mahogany construction. It has one repaired crack in the top. It appears to have had a neck set and, as a result, is in great playing condition.	Used SSC	Please call for price.
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
Mandolins and Cases
Breedlove "Olympic" mandolin	c. late 90s	Exc.	A very nice oval hole "A" model - nicely flamed maple.	OHSC	$1,395
Breedlove "Oregon" mandolin		Exc.+	This is a great looking and sounding mando from the Breedlove folks. It has had an upgraded Monteleone style tailpiece added. It is in near mint condition.	OHSC	$1,395
Breedlove Quartz OF mandolin	c. 2005	Exc.	A nice all solid wood (maple & spruce) mandolin in great condition.	HSC	$895
Gibson F-5 Mandolin	1924	Exc.-	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
Mando-Cello			Description coming soon - if you are interested in this instrument, please email or call us for information.
Mid-Missouri Model M-4 Mandolin		Exc.	This Mid-Mo has had a couple of cracks filled and repaired in the back, but otherwise looks fine.	Used gig bag	$475
Old Wave Octave Mandolin (Bouzouki)	c. 1995		Made by Bill Bussman Spruce top, maple back and sides Serial number 88	Gig bag	$1,495
Travel Mandolin			Description coming soon - if you are interested in this instrument, please email or call us for information.		$795
Weber Y2K-1 mandolin Back to top	c. 2001	Near Mint	One of Weber's most affordable models. This one looks like it has never been played. A very good value for an all solid wood, American-made mandolin.	Gig bag	$695
Mountain Dulcimers
Bonnie Carol Mountain Dulcimer Back to top	New	New	An elegant handmade instrument from our friend and well-known builder, Bonnie Carol. This dulcimer has a spruce top and walnut back and sides.	Padded bag	$700
Banjos
Bacon & Day Super Tenor banjo				OHSC	$1,350
Gibson Tenor Banjo TB-1	c.1922-ish	Good	A short scale version of Gibson's tenor banjo from the 20s. It has numerous cosmetic nicks and scratches but is in fine playing shape. It has the original tuners and armrest.	OHSC	$795
Ode Long-Neck banjo with Washburn pot	c.1962 or 1963	VG	A very interesting long-neck from the heyday of folk banjos. This was made from a long-neck built by the folks at Ome banjo (in those days it was Ode banjo). This neck was wedded to a very nice Washburn pot. It has a Bacon-like tone ring and this thing sounds very good - a cleaner tone than many long-neck banjos that we've seen.	No case	$1,650
"Tradesman" fretless banjo by Kevin Enoch	New	New	A fretless version of Enoch's "workingman's" banjo It doesn't get much more old-timey than this!	Nice gig bag	$800
In addition to these banjos, we also carry a variety of Gold Tone open-back banjos.
Other Instruments
Abbreviations: HSC = hard shell case OHSC = original hard shell case SSC = soft shell case

1893 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO 80210

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