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Main Photo	Larrivee D-60 Lefty The D-60 is Jean Larrivee's offering to the Bluegrass community. This factory lefty Herringbone features top-notch rosewood and spruce tone woods, a one-piece mahogany neck complete with dart volute, a bound ebony fingerboard, herringbone top purflings, maple body bindings, and enlarged soundhole for stronger mids and trebles. The Larrivee-designed tuners are open geared and are finely engraved, and the nut and compensated saddle are cut from bone. Larrivee guitars are known to be loud - but the D-60 is REALLY loud. It's a great bluegrass flatpicker, and a force to be reckoned with. Standard dreadnaught scale length and a 1-11/16" nut. A deluxe hardshell case is included in the price. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz OMR Lefty The Santa Cruz OM-R is the most popular instrument the small company builds. And with reason! The combination of power, richness, and string balance built into this guitar is simply astonishing. Fingerstylists, and flatpickers alike will savor what this guitar sings out, and it does it all with such style... 1-3/4" bone nut, 25.4" scale length. Indian rosewood back and sides bound in ivoroid, Sitka spruce top with Herringbone purflings. Bound ebony fingerboard, one-piece mahogany neck, individually tuned top with scalloped bracing, gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer finish; open-geared SCGC tuners. This left-handed OM is meticulously built, finished, and set up. With deluxe hard case. Currently in Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz D/PWR Lefty The D/PW is a solid wood dreadnought-sized guitar designed to be able to provide the sophisticated tone and playability SCGC has become famous for at a price far below anything available from SCGC for many years. This guitar incorporates all of Santa Cruz's extensive experience in making acoustic guitars, and puts it to work in an elegant but simpler format. This amazing instrument will appeal to those who want the tone and quality of a Santa Cruz guitar, but don't want to break the bank on one. The PW refers to pre-war or advanced X bracing. This style bracing gives the guitar an incredible presence and bass response yet retains a good balance with strong midrange and bright powerful treble response. The advanced X bracing also makes the guitar very responsive for fingerstyle playing as well as powerful rhythm bass lines. Sitka Spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, ebony board and bridge, one-piece mahogany neck, bone nut and saddle, 25.4" scale, 1-11/16" nut, modified V vintage profile neck carve; open-geared SCGC tuners with ebony buttons, gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, deluxe hard case. Currently in Stock More photos: Front detail Full Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	2005 Sobell Parlor Lefty! There are more than a few things uncommon about this guitar. First off, it's a Sobell. The very respected northern English luthier has been building instruments one at a time for more than 30 years; his instruments are rare (particularly so here in North America), and among the most desirable fingerstyle guitars on earth. Second, it's a Left-handed Sobell - so multiply that rarity by a hundred or more. And third, it's a Brazilian rosewood and European spruce Parlor model - a proportionally scaled-down Model 1 in size and design, but with a full-length scale. The instrument was custom ordered with exquisite old-world Brazilian rosewood, a European Spruce top Stefan Sobell had been saving since the early 1970's for the right instrument, and a Cuban Mahogany neck. Typical of the Model 1 theinstrument features multicolored purflings and stylized herringbone marquetry, all of which are perfectly mitered and inlaid. Like all Sobell "Flat-tops" the top and back have pronounced arches, a design which helps achieve the trademark powerful and rich tone of Sobell's instruments. The instrument has clear and distinct basses and mids robust trebles, and a full voice at any volume. A light touch can coax plenty of subtly out of the small instrument, but dig in hard, and you'll be rewarded with a powerful and strong sound; there is an amazing amount of headroom in this design. This instrument is in showroom new condition. It shows no playwear or markings of any kind. It is fitted with a Highlander pickup, gold Gotoh tuning machines, bone nut and split saddle, ebony bridgepins, and gold strap-button. About the size of a Martin 14 fret 00-28, the guitar's body measures 14 1/4" wide at the lower bout. 25.6" scale length, 1-25/32" nut width, and wide bridge string spacing of 2-1/4". With custom fitted Calton case On Consignment US $7000 ON HOLD US $7200 with credit card More photos: Front Detail Back Detail Headstock Detail Full Front Detail Full Back Detail Tuners Detail Rosette Detail Back & Side Detail Case Open Case Closed

Main Photo	2002 Breedlove J15 MAP Lefty Serial # 4649. This left-handed twelve string is a work of art to behold and play. Custom ordered with the most outrageously quilted maple back and sides, the tonewoods are showcased tastefully with simple - yet classy - appointments. Spoked abalone rosette, bound soundhole, ivoroid body and fingerboard bindings and mitered purflings all subtly add to the beauty of this instrument. 17" wide jumbo body with a soft cut-away, and a slightly shallow body depth of 4-1/16". Ebony fingerboard and pinless bridge, ebony tuning machine buttons and bound headstock overlay. 14 fret one piece maple neck with a scale length of 25.5" and a nut width of 1-7/8". Signature-Voiced Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top with scalloped braces and JLD Bridge Truss. Glossy amber-toned finish, satin neck; professionally installed Fishman Matrix under-saddle pickup. The instrument is in near flawless condition and has been set up in our shop. The only fault we're able to find is a very slight separation between two layers of the top's binding on the bass-side waist. A comfortable guitar to play, with excellent upper-fret access. With original hard shell case On Consignment $3495 (US $3495) $3599 (US $3599) with credit card More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Binding detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz Tony Rice LEFTY The Tony Rice model continues to be one of the most popular instruments in our Santa Cruz lineup, and you'll know why with your first strum. It's designed to have exceptional balance across the strings, and it does so not by compromising its basses, but by adding fullness and power in its upper register. We're not sure how they do it, but every Tony Rice model we've encountered achieves its design goal and sounds incredible as a result. Indian rosewood back and sides, Sitka spruce top, ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with 25.4" scale length and 1-11/16" nut. Herringbone top trim, ivoroid bindings and mitered purflings. 4.25" soundhole diameter helps push out the mids and trebles. Like every Santa Cruz Guitar Company instrument, the TR model is entirely hand built and features a traditional dove-tailed neck joint, high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, and an individually voiced scallop-braced top. With deluxe Ameritage HSC SOLD Another on order! Currently in Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Larrivee L-03R Lefty Larrivee's infinitely popular 03 series L-body, in lefty. Solid tonewoods throughout (spruce and rosewood), maple bindings, ivoroid-bound ebony board, ebony bridge with compensated saddle. Great tone and versatility - it makes a great strumming OR fingerstyle guitar. 1-3/4" nut, compensated saddle. Satin finish. Set up, and comes with a Larrivee hard shell case. Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	1974 Fender Telecaster LEFTY Serial # 587764. Everyone knows how rare vintage Left Handed guitars are, so imagine our excitement when we first laid our eyes on this super-clean '74 lefty Tele! It's 100% original and untouched - minus the missing ashtray bridge cover and a new bone nut that we made (the original was cracked and too low). No modifications, original pickups, pots, switch, and solder joints. Original tuners, pickguard, bridge, saddles. And it weighs in at a light 7.3 pounds! Resonant ash body, nice original finish, perfect original frets, and well set-up in our shop. With new Fender Custom Shop black/red HSC $5495 (US $5659) More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail Neck Date detail Neck Pocket detail Pot detail Pot detail 2

Main Photo	1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY Serial # 35203. With an estimated 40 to 50 left-handed instruments built up to the late 1970's, south-paw Gretschs are about as rare as - well - vintage lefty Gretschs! We're lucky to have found this one, locally no less, in the hands of a right-handed gentleman who has owned and played it upside down since 1971! Not only is it a lefty, but making this guitar all the more uncommon is its factory custom color paintjob. Duo-Jets come in black. Period. A few Cadillac green examples are known to exist and the 6129 Silver-jet was offered in various drum-skin sparkly colors - but orange, well they just don't seem to exist. Except for this one, that also happens to be left-handed. On top of it all, this particular Duo-Jet also has matching orange headstock paint and white-turned-cream logo. Very strange indeed, but completely 100% factory original. Obviously a custom-ordered one off instrument, this guitar has luckily not been modified over the years, and its pedigree checks out. Original orange top finish and brown back and neck finish. Original tuners, bone nut (which has never been off), ebony fingerboard and original frets, lefty thumbprint inlays. Original Pat. Applied For Filter'Trons and original wire harness including switches and capacitors. All solder joints are original. Original bar bridge, and possibly original lefty Bigsby tailpiece (we're uncertain about the tailpiece as there are screw-holes from another tail-piece on the instrument. The most recent owner acquired the guitar with its current tailpiece in 1971, the only change he made to the part was in removing the black paint). Sadly, he removed and discarded the original lefty pickguard many years ago. Areas of the top's lacquer finish have been peeled away from the long-ago removal of a few stickers and black electrical tape (he admitted to decorating the guitar with the black stripes in a tiger-theme). The guitar plays well, with a good neck angle, decent original frets, and a fresh set up. Pickups read 4.12 (neck) and 4.20 (bridge), and pots and switches work well. Chances are that you've never played a vintage Duo-jet, and unfortunately we only have the one to offer! With original hard shell case $12500 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail Pots detail Pot detail 2 Label detail Switch detail Case Open Case Closed

Main Photo	Larrivee DV-03E Lefty This is the very last cut-away dreadnaught we'll be getting from Larrivee Guitars. The company has discontinued all cut-away D and OM bodied guitars, but we've managed to get one last lefty DV-03E from them before they cut the supply for ever. Solid Sapele back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top. Bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge, one piece mahogany neck. Venetian cut-away and on-board L.R. Baggs pickup system. With Larrivee hard shell case. Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	1978 Fender Musicmaster Bass Lefty Serial # S818568. Fender introduced the Musicmaster Bass in 1970 as an entry-level student model instrument directly below the Mustang in its lineup. The Musicmaster featured a short 30" scale length, single pickup, curved rosewood fingerboard, and a no-frills look. By the time this one was built the model was only offered in white or black, and by 1983 the Musicmaster line was abandoned. The instrument pictured here is in excellent condition and well set up. It has a few finish dings here and there, but is otherwise without issues and completely original. Best off, it's a factory lefty! Pictured here with matching amplifier (available separately) With hard shell case $1279 (US $1349) More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail Bass & Amp Combo

Main Photo	Taylor 314ce Lefty A Grand Auditorium body, Venetian cutaway and the Taylor Expression System add up to a versatile guitar that's perfect for stage and home. Spruce and sapele, with ebony board and bridge and a hard case. Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail Headstock Detail Tuners Detail

Main Photo	Taylor Big Baby Lefty Plenty bigger than the Baby, but just shy of a full-sized dreadnaught, the Big Baby is ideal for great-sounding, easy-playing guitar fun! Sporting a solid spruce top with laminate sapele sides and back, the Big Baby is pure acoustic bliss. Comes with a deluxe gigbag, ready for some hard travelin'. Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Taylor Lefty Baby We have stock in factory lefty Baby Taylors. These are great travel guitars, or first instruments for small people. Solid spruce top, laminate back and sides. Mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and bridge. Sold with a Taylor gigbag and lifetime warranty for not very much money (sorry, we can't post the price), but it's less than C$300. Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Asturias Solo Std, Lefty We custom ordered this Asturias for you lefties because you need to know what these amazing guitars are all about, too! The Standard's esthetic is that of a vintage guitar, but with the addition of a modern Venetian cut-away. The Solo Standard is designed and built the same as the fancier Herringbone model, but features simpler appointments and a laminate back. Solid Sitka Spruce top, rosewood back, Gotoh Kluson tuners, highly polished bone nut and saddle, simple dot fingerboard inlay, maple bindings and purflings, high gloss finish. 25.4" scale length, 1-11/16" nut. A beautiful fingerstyle guitar with an exceptionally comfortable neck carve, vintage appointments, and a wonderful voice $1599 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Taylor GS MH/C Lefty Taylor's new GS (Grand Symphony) guitars combine Taylor Guitar's legendary playability, and esthetic with a more acoustic tonality and openness. The body shape is reminiscent of the style 14's but slightly larger, and only available as a non-cutaway. A redesigned bracing pattern and Taylor's patented "Relief Cut" work with the larger body size in creating an instrument with a surprisingly developed and mature tonality. A superb recording guitar, fingerstyle instrument, and musical companion; but don't ask for the Expression System... they're only offering the GS guitars as strictly acoustic instruments! Presented here is the GS in Mahogany and Cedar, in factory left handed configuration. Currently In Stock More photos: Front Detail Back Detail Headstock Detail Full Front Detail Full Back Detail Tuners Detail

Main Photo	National El Trovador Lefty Working closely with National endorsee (and all-around amazing guitarist) Mike Dowling, the El Trovador was designed as an updated version of the amazingly rare original El Trovador that was built in very limited numbers in 1933. The thirties El Trovador is Mike's favorite guitar, but was a very funky and low quality instrument, and he had been pressuring National to re-introduce an improved version of the model for a long time. His wish finally came true, and his new signature model is now finally available to all of us. It is a very faithful copy of the original design, but features improvements such as a truss-rodded neck, ebony fingerboard, removable palm rest; and - of course - the attention to detail that National is famous for. Like the original Kay-built instruments, the new El Trovador has significantly deeper and curvier dimensions than other National models (4" deep compared to an M2's 3-3/16"), and has a long 25.6" scale length, 1-3/4" nut, and slotted headstock. It sounds very different than any other National; the extra body depth imparts a bass response and warmth that you don't hear in the El Trovador's closest kin, the M2. It's somehow more vintage sounding as a result, and beguiling to play. Its mahogany body is purfled on all sides and bordered by ivoroid binding, and the resonator coverplate is surrounded by a four-layer ring of purflings. A very classy touch, and a nice way to offset the slightly aged nickel coverplate. Everyone here at Folkway thinks that this is best looking and best sounding guitar National Reso-Phonic has ever offered, and now you can get your very own left-handed version! With hard shell case On Order More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz D/PW Lefty The D/PW is a solid wood dreadnought-sized guitar designed to be able to provide the sophisticated tone and playability SCGC has become famous for at a price far below anything available from SCGC for many years. This guitar incorporates all of Santa Cruz's extensive experience in making acoustic guitars, and puts it to work in an elegant but simpler format. This amazing instrument will appeal to those who want the tone and quality of a Santa Cruz guitar, but don't want to break the bank on one. The PW refers to pre-war or advanced X bracing. This style bracing gives the guitar an incredible presence and bass response yet retains a good balance with strong midrange and bright powerful treble response. The advanced X bracing also makes the guitar very responsive for fingerstyle playing as well as powerful rhythm bass lines. Sitka Spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides (pictured) or Mahogany, Ebony board and bridge, bone nut and saddle, open-geared SCGC tuners with ebony buttons, gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, deluxe TKL hard case. On Order More Photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	National Lefty VS Tricone The ever-popular Vintage Steel Tricone in factory left-handed configuration. This steel Tricone has a plated satin nickel finish, mahogany neck and slotted headstock. The Vintage Steel finish on this guitar will age with use and the passage of time making each instrument unique. The Tricone design (3 6" cones and T-bridge), longer 25.6" scale, and a steel body sets this instrument apart tonally from other resonator instruments. Unlike most other guitars, you can't simply restring a right-handed Tricone and expect it to work as a left handed instrument - the folks at National Reso-Phonic needed to specially tool up to be able to build Tricones in left-hand, and we're pleased to continue to offer this instrument to you. On Order More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz H Rosewood Lefty Here's a guitar that will make you want to sit back and slowly pluck away at your favorite traditional waltz. It's one that will mesmerize you with its complexity and openness, power and subtlety. It is the consummate audiophile guitar; akin to a ten-thousand dollar turntable or tube hi-fi power amplifier. Yes, I like it a lot. It is a custom-ordered left handed H model (not the H-13, but the standard H), with 14 fret neck, dreadnaught body depth (4-1/2" at the tail tapering to 3-3/4" at the neck), and vintage styling. Sitka spruce top dressed up with herringbone purfling, a 30's sunburst and rectangular ebony bridge. Rosewood back and sides, ivoroid binding, ebony fingerboard and headstock overlay; open-geared vintage-style tuners. Bone nut and compensated saddle; 25.4" scale and vintage-D profile neck with 1-11/16" nut-width. The H model gets its fat vintage tone partly from the hybrid scalloped / tapered bracing employed on its top - the tone-bars are scalloped and the X braces are tapered - and it really works. Its voice is already startlingly mature, and it is a brand new instrument. A particularly fine instrument With original hard shell case. On Order More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz H-13 Lefty Although designed with a 1930's Nick Lucas Model in mind, these guitars are not meant for tiptoeing, tulip season or not! The body depth ranges from 3 7/8" to 5", incredibly deep for a smaller guitar, producing extra volume and bass support to bolster its rich tone. Its comfortable size and complex tonal characteristics will make it especially appealing to traditional players, soloists, and recording artists who demand maximum warmth and tonal versatility. Features of the handcrafted H-13 include a specially hand-tuned bracing system beneath its top-grade Sitka spruce top, a slotted headstock for classic style and enhanced string angle and sustain, and an ebony 1" x 6" pyramid rectangular bridge. The sides and back are select mahogany, and the mahogany neck features an ebony fingerboard with a total of 19 frets. An ebony headstock overlay with pearl SCGC logo adds to the classic appearance. The dark stained back and sides, sunburst top, and intricate purflings offer a vintage look that works well with the shape of the instrument We have found this to be a great feeling and entrancingly deep sounding guitar. The 13th-fret body joint has always seemed a nice compromise to me, allowing the luthier to create that distinctive twelve fret sound, while giving reasonable access to the second octave. With the huge rebirth of popularity that 12-fret guitars have enjoyed lately, this model is creating a big stir. With deluxe hard case. On Order More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	National M2 Lefty National's M2 model is consistently a shop favorite. It is a very versatile guitar, excelling not only at delta blues, but at swing and jazz, fingerstyle, and even flat-picking. The body is Mahogany, bound in ivoroid, and complimented by a Vintage-Steel finish resonator cover and tailpiece. The headstock overlay is engraved white pearloid and the fingerboard is inlaid with mother-of-pearl position markers. Three on a strip open-geared tuners, and a bone nut. This one was ordered factory lefty, and it's a blast to play. Nut width of 1-13/16", and a comfortable soft V shaped neck. It's gorgeous, and it sounds great too! With deluxe hard shell case. On Order More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Larrivee 000-50 Lefty We waited 4 months for this guitar to arrive, and it sold 30 seconds after we took it out of the box... sorry. We'll order another one though. It was incredible - maybe my personal favorite Larrivee yet. Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Larrivee OM-03R Lefty An all-solid Canadian made OM with an off-shore price tag, the OM-03 Rosewood from Larrivee is alone in its class. There is no other OM out there that offers what this guitar does at anywhere near its price. Factory left-handed, gorgeous solid Indian rosewood back and sides and spruce top, maple bindings, bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge, one-piece mahogany neck, a hard shell case, and a lifetime warranty. Then, we do final set up in store and offer it to you. 1-3/4" nut, 25.4" scale. Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	Breedlove KF Sunburst LEFTY Isn't it about time you treated yourself to what the other 90% of us found out a while ago: mandolin is FUN! We love being the place to bring your lefty sorrows, and we're sure you'll thank us for commissioning this little gem without you even asking. Hand carved figured maple and spruce, ebony board and bridge, and a bark to scare the mailman. One of the nicest instruments we've seen yet from these makers - a beautiful dark vintage-feeling sunburst, big sound, radiused fingerboard, easy to play. And play. And play. Deluxe Lefty hard-shell case included Not Currently in Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	Taylor T-5 Standard/Premium Maple Lefty The next generation of electric guitar is here. Take your tone from crunchy electric to strumming acoustic and everything in between, using the T5's proprietary humbucking pickups and body sensor. It's pure analog tone for today's guitar player, with no catches and no compromises. Pictured here is the T5 Standard with an upgraded "Premium" figured maple top, finished in a succulent honey-burst gloss, in factory left-hand. With ultra-deluxe hard shell case Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	National Style 1 Lefty Tricone Our second Lefty style 1, and the fourth lefty Tricone produced by National Reso-Phonic since introducing lefties last year. It's a smooth and musical instrument, with lots of volume and warmth. Great for Jazz, blues, ragtime or whatever else you feel like throwing at it. Gorgeous mirror finish, and deco lines. With original hard shell case. Not Currently In Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz OM/PWM Lefty The first Santa Cruz OM/PW Mahogany built lefty. This one was ordered at the NAMM show in January, and much to our delight, it has finally arrived The same specifications as the ever-popular OM/PW, but with South American Mahogany back and sides. Sitka spruce top, ebony board and bridge, bone nut and saddle, brazilian rosewood headstock overlay, open-gear SCGC tuners, and tastefully simple purflings and bindings. High-gloss hand polished Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, hand-fit dovetailed neck joint, and scalloped bracing. 25.4" scale length and a nut width of 1-3/4". Deluxe TKL hard case is included Not Currently in Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Taylor 614CE Lefty Solid Big Leaf Maple back and sides Solid Sitka Spruce top Ebony fingerboard and bridge Hard Rock Maple neck Abalone soundhole rosette Pearl "Leaf" pattern fingerboard inlay White body and fingerboard bindings Taylor gold-plated tuners Scalloped bracing Gloss finish Expression System standard on CE models Finish options: natural, amber, red, black, blue, cherry/black sunburst, cherry sunburst, honey sunburst, and tobacco sunburst Taylor Deluxe hard-shell case Not Currently in Stock More photos: Front Detail Back Detail Headstock Detail Full Front Detail Full Back Detail Tuners Detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz Vintage Southerner Lefty The VS is essentially the popular Vintage Jumbo with a shorter 24.750" scale. This makes it slightly less punchy than its longer scale brother, but "sweeter" as a result. It will be huge hit for anyone in love with the sound and feel of the first Gibson J-35s and J-45s. The VS is an extremely light weight guitar - and resonates like nothing else. The rumbly bass will astound you thanks to this light build, but the instrument is still remarkably well balanced. The Vintage-inspired looks of this guitar are well thought out and extremely tastefull; the late 30's style sunburst top is just right, and complimented by an attractive rectangular bridge. The Sheraton Brown back and sides are the right color too (although our photos don't quite capture it), and the Mahogany wood grain is accented just well enough by the finish. The neck profile was obviously very much inspired by those super comfortable round necks of the 1940-2 J-35s, and at 1-3/4" wide there is plenty of room to get your fingers where they're supposed to go... Still, though, the best part of this guitar is that it's a Lefty! With deluxe hard case. Not Currently in Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	National Mandolin LEFTY Our first lefty mandolin from National Reso-Phonic has arrived! On top of what you can see in the pictures, this mando features a lefty compensated bridge top and a radiused fingerboard for playing comfort and proper intonation. The side dots are installed lefty, and the end of the fingerboard was redesigned for the left-ization. The tone is rich and warm but good and loud as you'd expect from any National. We're constantly amazed by its sweetness and woodiness of tone. We've already discovered huge versatility in its voice, and we're sure that you will too. The Brass coverplate and tailpiece come from the factory with a lovely aged patina. If you'd like to shine it up feel free to do so using a brass polish. It comes with a lefty hard shell case, too. Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Headstock detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Taylor 414ce Lefty Providing access to the upper registers of the fingerboard, the soft Venetian cutaway is both practical and attractive, while the Taylor Expression System™ allows you to share your music with the world. A great deal, and something very few stores stock. Around Folkway, you've got lefty friends in high places. Not Currently in stock More photos: Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	National Style 1.5 Tricone LEFTY A touch of elegance is added to the standard Style 1 brass-bodied tricone by the addition of a hand engraved purfling detail around the top, sides and back of the guitar. The gleaming mirror finished nickel body is daunting to even pick up, lest you scratch the perfection of this beauty. This one was ordered left-handed, and is truly a one of a kind. Smooth, full acoustic tone, powerful and sophisticated. As fine a new resonator guitar as anyone could hope to own! With deluxe hard case. Not Currently in Stock More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz 000 Lefty Lefty finger-style guitarist of the world rejoice! Our long awaited Santa Cruz 000 Rosewood has finally arrived! WOW. That about all I can say.... Ok, ok I'll tell you some more: The 12 fret 000-R shown here features some of the most attractive Indian Rosewood we've yet seen - it has a richness in hues akin to Cocobolo, and is perfectly quartersawn and straight grained. The top is incredibly tight-grain Sitka Spruce - with at least 350 years' worth of growth rings to show (I stopped counting at 250) - and the guitar is featherweight. It has hand-scalloped bracing, with brace dimensions more similar to a 30's Martin than most any new instrument out there; and the evidence is in the tone. Rich, rich basses and trebles perfectly matched, and harmonic overtones abundant in every register. Dreadnaught power, with 000 subtleties. And we've only had it for a few days! I can't begin to image how good this guitar will sound as it ages and opens up. This IS the vintage 12 fretter of tomorrow, without any doubt. Ivoroid bound ebony fingerboard, Ebony bridge, bone nut and compensated saddle, 12 fret neck with slotted headstock and ivoroid bound ebony overlay; SCGC open-geared tuners with matching ivoroid buttons, soft vintage V shaped satin finished neck with dart-style volute. Ivoroid body bindings, zigzag back strip, herringbone top purflings. Thin hand-rubbed nitrocellulose lacquer finish; hand cut and beveled tortoise shell celluloid pickguard, and ebony bridge pins finishing it off. 25.4" scale, and 1 3/4" nut. Deluxe TKL hard shell case included Not Currently In Stock More Photos: Front Detail Back Detail Headstock Detail Full Front Detail Full Back Detail

Main Photo	National Style 1.5 Replicon, Lefty A custom ordered Style 1.5, with Replicon relic treatment in factory lefty handed. It took six months to receive, but we think it was rather worth the wait. The Style 1.5 is a nickel-plated brass bodied Tricone, with delicate hand engraved lines and squiggles on the body edges. They keep getting better at the Replicon process, and the wear on this guitar is completely believable. With deluxe hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	National Style O Dlx Lefty The Style O Deluxe has National's traditional Hawaiian design exquisitely framed on the front, back and sides with hand-engraved double cut lines encasing a wriggle stroke along the body's margins. The maple neck has a slotted headstock and National-engraved 3-on-a-plate tuners with black buttons. Ebony fret board inlaid with mother-of-pearl diamonds. Engraved Ivoroid headstock overlay adds the final touch of class to this instrument. Nickel-plated brass body, sunburst finish maple neck. Factory lefty to top it all off! With deluxe hard shell case. SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	1992 Martin HD-28L LEFTY! Serial # 516011. Lefty flatpickers should take a good look at this 15 year old HD-28L. Sure, it's in pretty much mint condition, and yes, it looks great - but first and foremost guitars are about tone; and this guitar has lots of it! This is a powerhouse of a D-28, loud and open, with ample headroom. It's one you can dig into with everything you've got and it won't max out. Very well taken care of over its 15 years so far, the instrument has no cracks, scrapes or bruises. Its finish is scuff and dent free, and there's really no pickwear to talk about. Mint condition means mint condition around here. Deep chocolate brown rosewood back and sides, and perfectly quartered even-grained Sitka top with no runout and medium-wide growth rings. Scalloped braces, herringbone top trim, old style C.F. Martin & Co. headstock decal, Schaller tuners. Ebony fingerboard and bridge, thin gloss lacquer finish. We've set it up in shop, too. This is a good one you guys. With original hard shell case, and original hang tags. On Consignment SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	1997 Martin D-18 Lefty Serial # 614674. A particularly fine sounding ten year old left-handed Martin D-18. Mahogany back and sides, Sitka spruce top, one-piece mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. In excellent condition overall, with only a few very small dings in its gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Excellent set up and playability. Replacement compensated bone saddle and ebony bridge pins. L.R. Baggs iBeam bridge-plate pickup professionally installed. With original hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	1976 Guild D-50 Lefty Serial # 141597. The D-50 has always been one of Guild's best selling guitars. It was designed to compete directly against Martin's D-28, and does so quite well. Like the D-28 the guitar has solid rosewood back and sides, a solid Sitka spruce top, ebony fingerboard and bridge, and white body bindings. 25.4" scale length, 1-11/16" nut, and a very comfortable round neck carve. This guitar is in good shape overall and plays well. There are two repaired top cracks, and the bass side has a repair at the waist that we've photographed. Finally, the original bridge has had a crack through the bridge-pins repaired all but invisibly. This guitar is in very good structural condition and has had no internal modifications. The action is currently set at 5 to 7 64ths, and there is some room on the saddle to lower the action slightly further. It sounds great - big and loud, and not dissimilar to a mid 1970's D-28 With non-original hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front Detail Back Detail Headstock Detail Full Front Detail Full Back Detail Tuners Detail Side Repair Detail

Main Photo	1937 Gibson L-00 Lefty FON 50C-36. Ok, so here's something your don't see every day. Actually, scratch that. Here's something that you never, ever, in a million years, even think you'll come across! Vintage lefties are just about as rare as, well... vintage lefties; and finding a pre-WWII left handed guitar is a once in a lifetime occurrence. Well here you go. It's an original 1937 lefty Gibson L-00. Complete with a gorgeous fire-stripe pickguard and all the vintage tone you'd hope to hear. The instrument is in excellent condition, but has had some modifications over the years. The top and sides were oversprayed a very long time ago, and the back and neck were refinished at that time. The finish-work is of the highest quality; and may even be Gibson factory work from the 1950's. There is much crazing in the lacquer, and it looks quite respectably old. The headstock face has not been oversprayed, and its logo and finish are original. The bridge is a slightly oversized replacement, and the bone nut and saddle were cut and installed in our repair shop. There is a very (I mean VERY) slight shadow of a right-handed pickguard that you may or may not notice, and I suspect that prior to the overspraying of the top the guitar was fashioned with a second pickguard. Frets and tuners are original. As with all pre 1969 left handed Gibsons, the guitar is braced right-handed, and has dots on both sides of its fingerboard. The frets and fingerboard show lefty playwear, as does the top adjacent to the pickguard. The top wear is actually under the overspray, suggesting that this instrument was used by a left handed player throughout its life. The instrument checks out well, structurally. There are no top or side cracks, and only one well-repaired back crack. The original bridge-plate and bracing are all intact. The neck angle is fine, and the action measures a standard 5 to 7 64ths at the 12th fret. It has an added strap button on the heel of the neck, and the end-pin has been drilled for a pickup output jack. It has that perfect V-profile neck that most lefties have never had a chance to feel, and a roomy 1-3/4" nut width. A great sounding guitar, it's woody and balanced, loud and bright. Tonally, it's unlike any guitar most lefties have ever had a chance to play. With newer hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz OM-R Short Scale Lefty The new 000-scale (24.9") OM model from Santa Cruz might make you stop looking for another instrument for a long time... Based on their top-selling OM model, the folks at Santa Cruz have introduced a standard model short-scale OM (or 000, if you prefer Martin-speak) to appease all of us who have been begging for such a guitar for a long, long time. The instrument features all the same specifications as the standard OM, but with a 1/2" shorter string length, and a slight replacement of the bridge. We love it, and you will most likely, too. Standard models available in Rosewood (pictured) or Honduran Mahogany. SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Santa Cruz Custom Rosewood H-13 Lefty Although designed with a 1930's Nick Lucas Model in mind, these guitars are not meant for tiptoeing, tulip season or not! The body depth ranges from 3 7/8" to 5", incredibly deep for a smaller guitar, producing extra volume and bass support to bolster its rich tone. Its comfortable size and complex tonal characteristics will make it especially appealing to traditional players, soloists, and recording artists who demand maximum warmth and tonal versatility. Features of this handcrafted custom H-13 include a specially hand-tuned bracing system beneath its top-grade Sitka spruce top and back and sides of Indian Rosewood. A slotted headstock adds classic style and an enhanced string angle for greater sustain, and the mahogany neck features an ebony fingerboard with a total of 19 frets. An ebony headstock overlay with pearl SCGC logo, and an ebony 1" x 6" pyramid rectangular bridge add to the classic appearance. The sunburst top and intricate purflings offer a vintage look that works well with the shape of the instrument. We have found this to be a great feeling and entrancingly deep sounding guitar. The 13th-fret body joint has always seemed a nice compromise to us as well, allowing the luthier to create that distinctive twelve fret sound, while giving reasonable access to the second octave. With the huge rebirth of popularity that 12-fret guitars have enjoyed lately, the H-13 is creating a big stir. With deluxe hard case. SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Larrivee 000-60 Lefty Larrivee's OOO guitars have garnered a reputation as some of the best sounding 12 fretters out there. There must be something about the body dimensions working in conjunction with Larrivee's distinctive symmetrical bracing pattern that makes these guitars sound as fine as they do. Perhaps it's the vintage pyramid bridge and bone saddle, or maybe it has to do with the steeper break angle that the slotted headstock provides. Whatever it is that makes these guitars sound the way they do, we're thankful for it... as these are consistently our favorite Larrivee Guitars. The rosewood example pictured here features an incredible set of bookmatched, quarter-sawn back and sides, and a perfect AAAAA Sitka spruce top. 1-13/16" nut width, and 25.5" scale length. Hard-shell Case included Not Currently In Stock More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	1982 Guild D-70 Lefty Serial # EF100189. What a fabulous guitar! Not only is it in near-mint condition, it sounds Guilderific too! A great strummer of a guitar - perfect for singing tunes and filling out the entire rhythm section at the next jam. Lots of volume and projection here with nice resonant basses and mids. It's a guitar that you can dig into when you want, and strum lightly is the song calls for it. The neck is very comfortable, with a round profile, 14" radius fingerboard and 1-11/16" nut. All solid tonewoods - spruce and rosewood, with maple bindings, 5-ply purflings, and an abalone soundhole rosette. The ebony fingerboard has pearl roof-top inlays that mimic the headstock outline, and add a classy touch. 5-layer headstock overlay, and pearl Guild logo and inlay. Ivory nut, three-ply laminated neck, ebony bridge and pins, new compensated bone saddle (by us), and a Barcus Berry bridge-plate pickup. The guitar is in near-new condition, and has great frets and a perfect neck angle. The D-70 was built for a few years in the early 1980's and was Guild's most expensive flat-top at the time. With new hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	2001 Taylor 355 Lefty A jumbo mahogany body and 12 strings is the perfect combination - just ask Leo Kotke! The 355 is built with African Mahogany back and sides, Sitka Spruce top, and has Taylor Guitar's standard 300 series appointments, including ebony fingerboard, bridge, and pins, and black binding. It's in excellent condition, with only mild signs of wear, and we've just set it up - so it plays well, too! It has a professionally installed Fishman Matrix under the saddle pickup - so it's ready for your next gig, too. With original hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front Detail Back Detail Headstock Detail Full Front Detail Full Back Detail Tuners Detail

Main Photo	2004 Fender '72 Tele Thinline Lefty! As New Fender has unfortunately stopped offering the super-cool double-humbucker '72 Telecaster Thinline in lefty, but we're fortunate to have one to offer. The guitar pictured here is in unused condition (show-room new). The MIJ Thinline features a chambered ash body, c-shaped maple neck, white pearloid fingerboard, dual "Wide Range" humbuckers, bullet truss rod, and Strat-style string-through-body bridge. The sound in warmer and fatter than a typical Tele, and the light weight resonant body creates a more organic and acoustic edge to the instrument's voice. Nut width of 1.650". The guitar weighs a feathery-light 6.75 pounds. It comes with an upgraded fender tweed deluxe hard case (yes, the one with the orange felt inside). SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	National Style 0 Replicon Lefty Yet another example of "You asked for it" from us here at Left-way Music. National Reso-phonic's first ever factory lefty Replicon Style O! Very cool, if we can say so ourselves. The Replicon is all about a worn-in look - and this one was worn in by a delta blues lefty... But the frets and cone are factory new and the instrument plays and sounds as good as we've all come to expect from a legendary National branded guitar. Brass-body tone for all us lefties - finally. With hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	NEW Yanuziello Electric Lefty Joe Yanuziello has amazed us again with the latest of his instruments. Custom built for us at Folkway are this matched pair of lefty and righty electrics in Mahogany and figured maple. Joe's electric instruments feature an ultra light hollow body with handmade hardware and custom Lindy Fralin pickups. They are versatile instruments that combine a retro look with modern playability. The body is constructed of a one-piece hollowed mahogany back mated to a bookmatched figured hard maple top that is bound with a single-ply ivoroid strip. The pickups are custom-made Lindy Fralin high output DeArmond-style single coils that offer up the sound of those great late 50's Harmony pickups with modern string spacing and shielding. The bridges and pickup housings are completely machined by Yanuziello himself and designed entirely to the specifications that he requires for these original instruments. The bridge / tailpiece combo is infinitely adjustable, and mechanically perfect. The instrument is finished in a hand-polished gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer, with a Viceroy-brown sunburst to the top and matching back and neck. Ivoroid pickguard and knobs and standard two-pickup switching. The neck profile is styled after a 50's Les Paul Special and has that ultra-comfortable round and fairly beefy feel that us vintage guitar freeks just die for. The fingerboard is ivoroid bound Brazilian rosewood, as is the peghead overlay. Kluson Deluxe nickel tuners with metal oval buttons bejewel the headstock and Joe's logo finishes off the instrument with a final touch of class. The scale length is 24.75" and the bone nut measures 1-11/16". The guitars weigh in at a feathery 5.2 pounds. The tone is all vintage - imagine a combination of an early Gretsch Duo-Jet, an Harmony Stratotone, and a 50's Les Paul Special and you'll have a fairly good idea of what these guitars are all about. In our minds they are the ideal guitars - vintage tone and vibe and feel with modern playability, dependability... and a Warranty! With custom fitted TKL 8900 Les-Paul shaped hard case. SOLD More photos: Front Detail Headstock Detail Full Front Detail Full Back Detail Tuners Detail

Main Photo	1966 Martin GS-70L Lefty! Serial #214400. Talk about rare! Martin electrics are not easy to come by, and Vintage Martin lefties are scarcer still; so you can imagine our surprise when this original left-handed Martin GT-70L walked into the shop! Martin records indicate that a grand total of 1 lefty GT-70 was ever made; and here it is. The instrument features a full-hollow laminate maple body, DeArmond pickups, bolt-on neck with a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, trapeze tailpiece, and Kluson individual tuners. White body fingerboard and headstock bindings, aluminum bridge base, non-original tunematic bridge top, black plastic skirted knobs (which go to 9), and no pickguard (it's missing). The guitar has been set up in our shop, and plays quite well. It has a compressed Gretsch like tone, thanks to the combination of De Armonds and hollow body, and excels at country and funk styles. It's a pretty cool thing... With new hard shell case SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	2002 Gibson Historic 1958 TV Les Paul Jr. LEFTY! From the Gibson Custom Shop, Historic Division, comes this wonderfully recreated 1958 TV Les Paul Junior... in lefty! The Junior was introduced in 1954 with a price tag of $49.50, but original examples of these instruments are selling for more than 100 times that, TV yellow models twice as much still - and best of luck finding an original Lefty! The Gibson Custom shop has done a great job with this historically-accurate instrument. The single-piece mahogany body is a full 1-3/4" deep (just like the originals) with a long-tenon set-in Mahogany neck. The fingerboard is quartersawn Brazilian rosewood and is fretted with late 50's style wire. The neck, of course, is a perfect fit with its 1-11/16" nut width, 50's big chunky-round profile and 22 frets to move though. The hardware is all nickel-plated, and includes the lightweight aluminum wrap-around bridge/tailpiece made famous by the original Les Pauls, and a single P-90 pickup with tone and volume controls. The Nitrocellulose lacquer TV finish is incredible, with 100% vintage correct color and translucency. To top it all off, Gibson gives its Historic division guitars serial numbers akin to the originals, stamped in black ink on the back of the headstock; this one is #8 2538. Magically balanced, the guitar is a featherweight, too, weighing in at just 7.1 pounds. Sold with its original vintage-repro hang tags, certificate of authenticity, and custom hard shell case. SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	1955 Gibson L-48/ ES-125 Lefty Nope, it's not a factory lefty, but it is the next best thing. We started with a 1955 Gibson L-48 that was missing all of its hardware, and made a lefty electric out of it... just because we could! The tortoise celluloid pickguard was made by us after we installed a Seymour Duncan Antiquity P-90 and a completely new wire harness in the guitar. The 3-on-a-plate Klusons are new, and we've aged the buttons to look the part. We installed period-correct lefty side dots on the neck, installed a Tone-Pros AVR-II bridge, set it up with 11-49's and voila! A quasi-vintage lefty Gibson. It has a great feeling neck, vintage appeal and vintage tone thanks to the Antiquity P-90, and everything about the guitar looks just right and perfectly believable. Very cool. SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Recent Gretsch '57 Duo-Jet Lefty Mint The Duo-Jet was Gretsch's answer to Gibson's Les Paul model, introduced in 1954 as well. The instrument pictured here is a very accurate Japanese-built replica of the 1957 model, with hump-top block inlays, DeArmond pickups, clear acrylic back-painted pickguard and Bigsby tremolo. Chambered solid Mahogany body, set mahogany neck, black finished top, vintage-style Grover open-back tuners. The body is light and resonant, and the neck - with it's 24.75" scale - makes for a very comfortable instrument. The DeArmond pickups have a moderate output and lots of that fat brightness these have become famous for. The guitar is virtually unplayed, and is in as-new condition. We've just set it up, too. With original hard case. SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	1985 Beneteau Lefty One of Canada's most highly regarded Luthiers, Marc Beneteau got his start in Ottawa in the mid 1970's. This Lefty cutaway model was built a decade into his carrer, and although stylistically different from today's instruments is constructed with the same level of precision that Marc is today famous for. Indian rosewood three-piece back and matched sides, Sitka spruce top, bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge. Rosewood body and fingerboard bindings, mitered purflings, and pearl soundhole rosette and headstock inlay. Approximately the size and shape of a Larrivee L body, this guitar is very comfortable to hold. It is in excellent original condition with no cracks and almost no wear. Tonally mature, with open basses and trebbles; very well suited for a variety of styles. Scale length of 25.5", nut width of 1- 5/8". With original hard case SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Antonio Sanchez 3450 LEFTY Once again, you've asked and we've supplied! A lefty Sanchez 3450 concert classical with solid German spruce top, bone nut and saddle, Fishman Pro Blend stereo pickup system. This model has been one of our most popular right-handed classics since we introduced the Sanchez line. The cutaway is a classy piece of craftsmanship and allows full access right up to the 18th fret. As ever, this Sanchez is built with beautiful tonewoods, and the laminated Indian rosewood back and sides are rich and attractive. The pickup is top-of-the-line, using a condenser-mic in combination with an under saddle transducer for true acoustic tone and dependable utility. This guitar comes at a surprisingly affordable price. Remember, if it's cool and it's lefty, you saw it first at Folkway! SOLD More photos: Full Front detail Full Back detail

Main Photo	1993 Martin D-28 Lefty Serial #524010. Lefty's are us here at Folkway, as many of you have already figured out. Here's a decade-old Lefty D-28 that has opened up nicely and plays great. Is has had a Fishman/Martin passive under-saddle pickup and a bone saddle professionally installed, and has recently been set up in our shop. The top finish as aged to a golden yellow, giving this guitar an over-all semi-vintage vibe. It's in great condition, with no cracks or issues; very little fret wear, but with some mild finish crazing around the bridge. With original hard case. SOLD More photos: Front detail Back detail Full Front detail Full Back detail