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1925 Washburn 5803
Serial # 1749. One of the classiest vintage guitars you’re likely to encounter. From the pearl button hand engraved Waverly tuners, to the delicate top decals, this Lyon & Healy built Washburn is elegant through and through. It is also among the finest sounding Washburn instruments we’ve yet come across (and there have been many), and is in stunningly excellent condition. And it plays perfectly. A wonderful guitar in every way. X-braced red spruce top with very even fine grain, quartersawn Indian rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge. Delicately bound with ivoroid on the body, fingerboard, and soundhole, pearl inlays, ivororid bridge pins and end pin, bone nut and saddle. The guitar has been professionally neck setted and plays perfectly with thanks. No cracks, issues, or repairs; it’s a near-perfect specimen. Round neck with 1-13/16” nut width is large but not huge, scale length is just about 24”, string spacing at the bridge is close to 2-3/8”. The short scale, small concert sized body (roughly the dimensions of a Martin 0-28), light build and rosewood back and sides results in a guitar with warmth and power. There is a surprising bass response coupled with bold trebles. A super fingerstyle instrument.
With original hardshell case.
US $4999
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1999 Taylor 912c
Serial # 990708134. What a remarkable guitar. If this 912c is any indication of what vintage Taylor guitars will be like, the future is quite bright! It’s a lively, big, bouncy and prominent guitar with a punch that carries accros the whole fingerboard. It’s alive and active, and likely a phenomenal DADGAD or drop D guitar. And it’s a looker too! With pearl bordered top, Taylor’s classiest inlays, that tastefully striking red purfling, and some very choice tonewoods, this guitar pretty much has it all. Professionally installed Fishman Matrix pickup, Folkway in-shop set up, to boot! Indian rosewood back and sides, Englemann spruce top, gold hardware. 1-3/4” nut, standard scale length. There are a few dings on the top, average 10 year old guitar play wear to the finish and frets. It plays beautifully, with a fingerstyle set up. A particularly fine guitar.
With original hard shell case
US $2899
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1932 Kay Kraft Style B
Stromberg-Voisenet (Kay) introduced their Venetian body shape in the late 1920's, and offered the fancy archtop Kay Kraft versions between circa 1932 and 1937. With its curvy asymmetrical body, pearloid headstock, fancy gold decals and Cremona sunburst finish, the Kay Kraft looks like a million bucks - which was the magic ingredient to surviving the Great Depression; something that Kay did quite well. These guitars have a plunky lo-fi sweetness that lends itself well to old-time blues and figerpicked rags. Apart from the period-correct vintage replacement tuners this guitar is 100% original in excellent condition. Like every one of these we've ever seen, the ebonized maple fingerboard is cracked in a few places and the fretwork is not fabulous; but the guitar plays well after having been set up in our shop. Have a peek at the very cool original Bakelite bridge - it's got a compensated top on one side for Spanish style playing, and a straight top on the underside for lap-style!
With original case, strap.
US $1495
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1994 Larrivée J-09 Maple
Serial # 12867. Shockingly flamed maple back and sides and a master-grade Sitka spruce top make this Jumbo bodied Larrivée a wood lover’s dream guitar. Its exquisite tone just drives the point home. It’s unfortunate that Larrivée ceased production on the Jumbo guitars a number of years ago; they’ve been some of our favorite models through the years. This Victoria-label guitar is in excellent condition but for a repaired top center seam. The set-up is nice, and the frets are in good shape. No real wear anywhere on the finish, no dings or scratches to report on. Big booming Jumbo voice, but with the classic maple sparkle and definition. With the dimensions and tonewoods of a J-200, this Larrivée shares tonal similarities with Gibson’s big guitar. It feels like a Larrivée though, with a low C neck carve, 25.5” scale, and 1-3/4” nut.
With original hard shell case
US $1649
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Recent Sandén NRB-ST
Michael Sandén is a Swedish Luthier who apprenticed with Bozo Padunavac in the early 1980’s. He’s gained a world-wide reputation as a skilled and innovative builder, and divides his time between building instruments and teaching guitar construction. The NRB-ST model shown here is built of hued Brazilian Rosewood and Englemann Spruce. The guitar features abalone trim around the top, soundhole, and headstock, Sandén’s swoosh bridge, zero fret, BBand pickup system, and chrome Schaller tuners. The neck is 1-7/8” wide at the nut and has a scale of 25.5”; it’s designed as a fingerstyle guitar, and is exceptional at its job. A very articulate instrument with warmth and a colorful pallet of overtones. It’s a mature sounding guitar, without any flabby notes. In extra-fine condition, and nicely set up.
With hardshell case
US $4375
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1981 Guild B-50 Bass
Serial # BA100150. Easily the largest guitar-like thing that’s ever resided at Folkway, this Guild bass has more air volume in its box than most bathtubs. At 18” wide by a whopping 6-3/4” deep, this acoustic bass would make Shaquille O’Neal look small. And then there’s the hardshell case it comes with… Anyway, if a an acoustic bass with a lot of volume is what you’re after, this one may do the trick. It’s pickup equipped, too, however we suspect feedback might become a bit of an issue. It’s in good shape, overall, but has had a neck-reset and a crack at the edge of the fingerboard repaired. Well set up, and easy to play. If you’re 6 feet tall, or more.
With original hard shell case
Higher than normal shipping costs will apply
US $1250
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2004 Marc Beneteau
Built for accomplished Canadian fingerstyle guitarist David Gillis. This Beneteau cut-away OM features and arm-rest for comfortable playing, and a side soundport to add to the playing experience. Englemann spruce top, curly Makoré back and sides, ebony bridge and fingerboard, and headstock front and rear veneers. Gold Gotoh tuners, bone nut and saddle, LR Baggs iMix pickup system. Marc’s guitars have a distinctive tone; Imagine marrying a vintage Gibson L-00 with a Lowden, and you’ll get a bit of a feel for his signature tone. This guitar is loud, balanced across the strings, warm but clear, and has a strong and focused feel. 1-3/4” nut, 2-1/4” bridge string spacing. There is some playwear around the soundhole and light wear to a few frets, otherwise the guitar is in excellent condition.
With hardshell case
US $4495
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1988 Guild JF-30 Sunburst
Serial #JF300276. Here’s a Westerly-build big-bodied JF-30 in striking cherry sunburst. The guitar is in near-mint condition, well set up, and free of issues of any kind. Good neck angle, no cracks, very little fret wear, no repairs, no modifications. Figured maple back and sides, high-flamed maple neck, sitka top, and tastefully appointed.
With original hard shell case
US $1449 REDUCED
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2008 Taylor 856ce
Taylor’s Grand Symphony 856ce features lavish appointments, master-grade tonewoods, and a huge voice. Perfectly quartered Indian rosewood back and sides, tight-grained Sitka top; abalone rosette and inlays, gold hardware, ES system equipped. In as-new condition, and set-up in shop. If you’re looking for a high-end 12 string you’re search is over!
With original hard shell case
On Consignment
US $2789
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1948 National 1160 / Gibson LG-3
Serial # V9147. The National 1160 is, essentially, a Gibson LG-3 with a different headstock, pickguard, and bridge. The model was offered between 1947 and 1951, but it is unknown how many of these were built. Gibson shipping totals do not specify how many instruments were supplied to National. What is known is that the LG-2 out-produced the natural-finish LG-3 by a 3-to-1 ratio, and not very many of them were sent westward to Chicago for National branding. The guitar pictured here is nearly 60 years old, and is in remarkably fine condition minus a cleanly repaired minor endpin-crack (mostly invisible from the outside of the guitar). Its LG-3 body is built from Sitka Spruce and mahogany, with scalloped bracing, a small rectangular Brazilian rosewood bridge, and 3-ply counter-top faux-mahogany grained pickguard (really quite avant-garde for 1948). Its neck is very obviously a Gibson build, with a war-time Banner shape, and no truss-rod. It's a big neck. It has a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl dots, and a bone nut measuring 1-3/4" wide. The bridge is a replacement built in our shop - the original's saddle was located improperly, and was made from a sub-standard piece of rosewood, but we'll include it with the guitar. The guitar has had a professional neck reset, and plays very comfortably with action of 5 to 7 64ths. Original finish, tuners, nut, and frets. Loud, warm and punchy, it's an LG-3 after all, and a good one at that.
With period brown alligator case
US $2495
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1930's Stahl Style 8
Serial # 83526. A one of a kind Larson-built Stahl, most likely from the early 1930's. The instrument is documented in both editions of Robert Carl Hartman's book "The Larson's Creations". 13.5" wide Concert-sized body of Brazilian rosewood and White spruce, this guitar features the Larson's laminated X brace - an invention patented in 1904 designed to strengthen the top for steel stringing. The instrument is quite fancy, with pearl and herringbone bordering the top and soundhole, ivoroid bindings, torch-style headstock inlay and bridge and fingerboard inlays typical of higher-end Larsons. The distinctive pickguards on this guitar are purported to be original to the instrument, but with no way to confirm this we can't say so for certain. Larson pickguards were generally inlaid in the tops of their instruments, while those on this Style 8 are applied to the top, over the finish. There is no question at all that they're old, but how old we really cannot say. The balance of the guitar is intact and original; from the engraved Waverly tuners to the ivory end pin. We've fitted new slotted bone bridge pins as part of the set up work to this guitar; but will provide the original unslotted ivory pins with the guitar. The bridge saddle slot has been moved for proper intonation, and a new bone saddle fitted. There are a number of old repaired cracks on the back, and a few on the guitar's top. The finish is mostly original, but there is a small touch-up in the upper center of the instrument's back, and we have just recently French-polished sections of the back as well as the area around the top's center-seam. There are no side cracks or neck issues. The guitar's original frets are in fine condition and have ample height, allowing us to set this guitar up with a low fingerstyle action. 1-7/8" wide nut, 2-5/16" bridge string spacing, and 25" scale length. One-piece mahogany neck, round C shaped neck profile, 12" radiused ebony fingerboard. The tone of this guitar belies its small size; while it doesn't power the bass notes out like a D-28, it does still have warmth in the lower register with trebles that are wonderfully round and fat - making for an exceptional fingerpicker. This guitar is perfectly suited for ragtime to classical, and everything in between.
With original case and key
US $8495
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Calton Cases
There is no commercially available case that will protect your instrument better than a Calton. They cost an awful lot, and they're worth every penny. They also can now be ordered directly through Folkway Music. We usually have standard model cases in stock (Martin D or OM, for example), but are happy to help ease the process of ordering a custom-fitted Calton for your instrument. Many color choices and combinations are available, and any instrument - no matter how bizarre - can be successfully fitted. Please call for a quote.
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1940's Regal Le Domino "Big Boy"
Originally a Stewart trademark, Tonk Bros acquired the “Le Domino” brand in the early 1930’s and soon sold it to regal who continued to build instruments with the popular Domino motif. This “Big Boy” archtop likely dates from the late 1930’s, and was built in Chicago by Regal. Most surviving Dominos are Ukes, but a fair number of guitars, banjos, and mandolins were built and survive to this day. This round-hole arch-top is has a pressed ladder-braced birch top and flat braced birch back. The fingerboard and body are adorned with Domino decals; and the soundhole, body, and fingerboard are bound in white. Original tuners, pickguard, tailpiece. Newer nut and bridge. Some sloppily reglued braces inside, and one side of the back’s binding has been less than skillfully replaced with non-matching ivoroid stock. The guitar plays well though, and has a cool lo-fi throaty sound. Offered for sale AS-IS.
US $699
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1930's Hensel Artist
Far and away the best kept secret in vintage guitars are the instruments built for Toronto-based R.S. Williams & Co. by the enigmatic Canadian builder Arthur Hensel during the 1920's though 1940's. We really know very little about Hensel, but come across his instruments semi-regularly around here. As a Canadian builder, Hensel's guitars have really not garnered much attention in the vintage guitar world; but that's a good thing in our books - and Hensel branded instruments continue to fall on the affordable side of the price spectrum. This one, like most Hensels, is an X-braced 12 fretter, built of solid Canadian Spruce and Maple. It has a big mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, bound body and neck, screwed-on pickguard, cool sunburst finish, and Hensel's idiosyncratic bas-relief carved headstock face. A good sounding guitar thanks to it's X bracing, the tone of this guitar is warm, rich, and unrefined. Something of cross between a harmony and Gibson L-00. It plays well with average action, but will get a bit buzzy up past the 10th fret. About the size and shape of an L-00, but with a bigger neck (1-27/32" at the nut) this is a great ragtime and country blues picker with a nice mid range, punchy fat trebles, and not so much bass response.. Its uppermost back brace is missing, but it doesn't seem to matter. New bone saddle, and set up in our shop.
SOLD
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2008 Collings D1AV
Serial # 14201. A powerhouse guitar, with shuddering volume, bigness all across the fretboard, and a tone that’s just about as close as it comes to a pre-war D-18 in any new guitar. This is a good one.
Adirondack spruce top, mahogany back and sides, “Vintage Now” neck and bridge, 1-3/4” nut width and wide 2-3/8” string spread at the bridge. Gloss lacquer finish, nickel Waverly tuners, tortoise bindings and pickguard, ebony pins, bone nut and saddle. Apart from a strap button added to the heel of the neck in the usual spot, this guitar is pretty much in as-new condition. Set up in shop.
With original hardshell case
SOLD
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