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Used Acoustic Steel String Guitars,
 
followed by 12 String, Hawaiian & Tenor Guitars

NOTE:  CASES with guitars at our cost, usually $55/hard-shell,
 $49/featherweight hard-shell, $25/heavy gig bag 


CONSTRUCTION
: B&S= back and sides,  whc= with hard case, , wsc= with soft-shell case, OHC=original hard case;
CONDITION: Ex=excellent or 90-94%, near mint; 
VG+=very good plus or 80-85%, light exterior wear with a few minor dings but no paint chips exposing the wood, nothing really serious, nice overall shape;  
VG= Average to Very Good , 70-75% more serious exterior wear that could include some major gouges exposing the wood, arm wear, fret wear; 
GC, good to Sub Average= 60-50%,Noticeable wear on most areas, normally consisting of some major belt buckle wear & finish deterioration , may include cracking, possible repairs or alterations, when this condition is encountered, normally an instrument should have all logos intact, original pickups, minor headstock damage, and perhaps a few non-serious alterations, with or w/o original case. NOTE, The Condition ratings were derived from Blue Book Pub's.  
PRICING: MSRP=Manufacturers Suggested Retail (list) Price » MORE BLUE BOOK INFO CLICK HERE!
SIZES (from largest):  
JUMBO, biggest (usually over 16" wide) and not usually as bassy as dreadnoughts
Dreadnought is the 2nd largest, and most standard size (and generally has the most bass)  about 16" wide at lower bout 
OM the 3rd largest has more of a waist (with a deeper body than GC)   
Grand Concert or OOO, slightly smaller, about the same width at lower bout but not as deep as a dreadnought ) 
00 size in between the GC and the Parlor, around 14" wide at lower bout.

Parlor (or 3/4, or Martin calls it O) is the smallest, usually less than 14" wide (brightest tone & often widest neck)


Parlor and smaller sized Guitars

 

ESPANA Grand Concert size, all solid, made in Finland $299  »CLICK HERE FOR PIC
MAHOGANY B&S, SPRUCE TOP, a very nice sounding guitar and a bargain for an all solid guitar!


J. HOWARD FOOTE parlor guitar circa 1900, Brazilian Rosewood B&S $725
Very good condition now, I repaired a long crack on lower side and re-did the intonation and action, so that it now plays easily and in tune !

 

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GIBSON LGO, sold! 1966 $650 Very good shape as the 3 pictures at the right tellLGOScorp 001.jpg (1492113 bytes), the plastic bridge has been replaced by a real wood one!

HARMONY Grand Concert size $390, all solid mahogany, rings nice and bright with lots of warmth for an all mahogany guitar!
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Plays really good and the neck is in great shape wear wise. Has the typical large neck. Perfect intonation. Strung light gauge.

HARMONY Grand Concert, ALL SOLID, Spruce top, Circa 1950's, $395, GC  »CLICK HERE FOR PICS
I've recently shaved the braces, so it sounds extra good now, nice and warm and bright, the best of all worlds!  Normal wear, nothing ugly and the pic is representative.

HARMONY JAMBOREE, Circa 1960, has an added active internal Fishman pickup. $450
Very good shape, 1 repair, see it in the side picture. White binding and large white screwed-on pickguard..Jamb 001.jpg (1347604 bytes)Jamb 002.jpg (1334879 bytes)Jamb 003.jpg (1153676 bytes)Jamb 004.jpg (1326155 bytes)

Oak parlor guitar, $399, Oak B&S, spruce top.   I replaced the bridge with an original style one and it places just fine. It has one crack, visible on top photo, 
which has been repaired it stable and not a problem. The back seam has been re-glued, but it wasn't cracked, just loose, 
it's in fine playable condition, and sounds extra fine, very warm!
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MARTIN 00-28, 1925, 900/WOHC
»sold(new handle). VG+ condition, more pics soon, the only change is that an adjustable truss rod has been installed, not visible except by a mirror looking inside!  In the closed case pic you can see the original key to the lock! The original case is also in prety good shape! There's a little bit of fret wear, not excessive, but that's good, at least it's been played a fair amount, and that's what it takes to get a better sound, not just letting it sit in the case!1915F4 006.jpg (1226600 bytes) By the way the guitar has a wonderful sound! 

 

 

STELLA Parlor (3/4) CIRCA 1950, $259 d18sTELLA 001.jpg (1400725 bytes)d18sTELLA 002.jpg (1710740 bytes)
A good sounding parlor style guitar, all solid birch! V style neck and good action. We've redone the bridge with a wood saddle for extra warmth and better intonation. Also shaved the braces for extra warmth.

VENTURA Grand Concert $149  »CLICK HERE FOR PIC
Solid top, x-electric, you can see 2 small holes where the volume and tone controls were.

 

Regal Arch-top round-hole, like Martin C-1, carved top, X braced, see it here » arch-top page,Roc25Regal 004.jpg (1028400 bytes) here's a picture though,  at the right. $1,199

 

 

Regal $495 -

ARION by WASHBURN, circa 1920, all solid mahogany B&S, Spruce top, $750
I own one, and wouldn't sell it, because I couldn't find another as good sounding! pics at right. The back has had many repairs, and I've improved them, but it's still a cosmetically rough backArion 001.jpg (1436011 bytes)Arion 002.jpg (1407925 bytes)Arion 003.jpg (1420492 bytes). The sides and the top are in great shape, and best of all the sound!

 

 

 

 

 

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Larger Sized Guitars

!975 Guild   D4 $445, very good cosmetic condition, but has a headstock repair 

HOHNER-GRUHN medium jumbo, Mahogany model $399 
Actually NEW. See it on the New Guitar Page.  Wonderful thin neck and very full tone and balance, not boomy or overly bassy. 
Designed by George Gruhn, Hohner dropped the line, it was probably too pricey for their line.  

used  A&L Spruce Burgundy $249 (shading of the finish, $369 list), 95% condition!
A&L Spruce $319 ($419 list, $349=minimum advertised price) discounted, because of a tiny almost imperceptible spot at edge!

Seagull Artist Portrait Cutaway $599, like new, a consignment, see a picture at seagullguitars.com, or go here: www.seagullguitars.com/productartistportraitcw.htm

 

SEAGULL MJM6 Mini Jumbo $459 ($599 list) 
 A new size, more comfortable shape than a dreadnought.

Simon & Patrick Pro Flame Maple ($1065 list), Used, Excellent condition $625
One tiny nick on lower back. A beautiful and nice sounding guitar!

LYS  all solid, Maple B&S, spruce top, CIRCA 1985 $695
First guitars made by Godin. This one is a really nice, especially warm, sounding maple guitar! A great guitar!!!LYS.B.JPG (15825 bytes)LYS.JPG (181545 bytes)

TACOMA CHIEF C1C   $499, with Dean neck!Roc25Regal 006.jpg (1476401 bytes)Roc25Regal 007.jpg (1392411 bytes)
A lot of great reviews on harmony central click here   Here's an excerpt of one: "SOUND 10. Ok hard to describe....Cool and very modern tone is emitted from this guitar. *Very unusual* Not your run of the mill tone in anyway. It is a bit smaller in booming volume, due of course to cavity size. But projection is unreal better than any guitar I've owned. It cuts, slices and dices most other acoustics in any arena." I agree completely this guitar is a winner, an amazing tone, which can really cut through when you want it to, or be mellow!

 

                          Left-Handed Guitars

Art & Lutherie Lefthanded Dreadnought, Wild Cherry Top B&S $229
see NYLON STRING page also!

 

                        12-String Guitars (Also on New Page)

Dean Tradition ST2 GN, 12 String, $295, solid spruce top, mahogany B&S.
I really like this one, it has a big sound and nice thin neck too!

Martin DM-12 wohc, $799, used but in ex. condition!

Hawaiian Guitars

Goldtone Weissenborn copies are in, and excellent! »see them here!

 
Tenor Guitars

GOLDTONE TG-10 Tenor Guitar $259 At right next to Harmony Patrician
A nice sounding new tenor from Goldtone, tuned at the moment in the traditional CGDA tuning! 

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Kent tenor guitar, circa 1960, solid top, mahogany b&s $245, A very good sounding instrument, has a much better tone than most new solid top guitars!

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soareasey Acoustic -electric Archtop Tenor guitar model LF23 $255, picture at right.
better than new, we've added grounding to the pickup so it's quieter now!
SOLD

Baritone ukes are tuned like the first four strings of guitars. The 8th string is steel strung and like the first 4 pairs of a 12 string guitar! 
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