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1929 National Triolian
No serial #. An early wood body triolian with Hula Girl stenciling, and yellow finish with red and blue highlights. They don’t come too much cooler than this for us vintage National fans. This one is pretty well used, but is factory original except for newer frets. The neck was reset and refretted nicely some time ago, and the guitar plays well, with a hybrid slide/chording set up. Original tuners, nut, cone, biscuit, tailpiece. Worn finish on the coverplate, fretboard and around the body edges; finish flaking off in places too, and has been removed entirely from the back of the neck (which revealed a filled knot in the maple neck wood). Neck is in fine shape and not excessively bowed. Although the fretwork is not perfect, the guitar plays fine with its higher action of 9/64ths. A warm resonator, and not at all barky, you’ll likely want to play this guitar with a little extra time between the notes to listen as each falls away.
With chipboard case
US $2579

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1936-9 EH-100 Set
Steel FON 581-12, Amp serial # 14044. Although not originally bought as a set, this pair of EH-100 Gibsons is a good looking pair. The steel is a first-year issue E-100 (or EH-100, as we like to call them), a student model originally priced at $100. It’s a single knob version, finished in black with a top bound in white and silk-screened logo. It’s been converted to 7 string, and nicely, too. The bridge is an original Gibson 7 string, the nut appears to have been re-cut (and lowered ever so slightly to allow the change), and an additional tuner was installed at the top of the headstock – with the tuner shaft coming out of the ‘b’ in the logo! The headstock was obviously squared off to accommodate the tuner. We can’t say for certain when the conversion was done, but our guess is within a couple years of when the guitar was new. The extra tuner is a 1930’s Grover G-98, and the bridge is an original part. Who knows… it might even have been done at the factory. The volume has been rewired to be a tone (a nice modification), and the knob is not original.
The amp is ’39 model. Original speaker, transformer, and tubes. The power cord has been changed, the back is long-missing, and the handle is an old replacement. It works very well and has that sound – that gritty, warm, low-power old Gibson amp sound.
Available as a pair or separately
US $1149 (for the set)
or
US $699 (Steel)
US $499 (Amp)

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1938 Gibson EH-150D
FON DGE-2966. With 7 and 8 string necks, and matching 7 and 8 string “Charlie Christian” pickups, gorgeous late 30’s looks and appointments, and a super-cool original hard shell case, this doubleneck EH-150 is one of the most fabulous Gibson steels you’re likely to ever encounter! It’s a wonderful sounding and perfectly functional instrument, with strong pickups, and 15 Grover G-98’s that all work! The wiring has been redone to feature a push-pull pot to split the signals from each neck (only one neck is on at a time, so sympathetic ghost notes from the unused neck are eliminated). New pots, and capacitor; original pick-up wiring, and knobs. Nicely repaired crack on the bass-side of the top, no finish issues or repairs; and otherwise completely original. A wonderful addition to your collection!
With original hardshell case
US $3099

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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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1959 Fender Champ Amp and Steel
This 5F1 Champ and matching steel sold in the time between taking these photos and writing these words, sorry folks. It was a one owner set bought locally in 1960. Original polish cloth, wire, slide, case, and so on.
SOLD

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