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ANDERSEN STREAMLINE (2001) 12 Photos
EC+, blonde finish, 17" lower bout, rounded cutaway, carved Englemann spruce top with f-holes, tone bar bracing, American flamed maple sides and arched back, flamed maple neck with ebony center strip, 21-fret ebony fingerboard without inlays, 1-11/16" nut width, 25-1/2" scale, adjustable ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece silkscreened "Stream Line", ebony peghead overlay with pearl Andersen logo, one floating Kent Armstrong pickup with volume control on ebony pickguard, black Schaller tuners, handcrafted in the U.S.A. by premier luthier Steve Andersen, signed by the maker on the back inside, on consignment, with Cedar Creek HSC (purple lining), (SN:298)
45U-1314 $3,500.00

ARROW DJANGOID PROTOTYPE (2004) 13 Photos
EC-, archtop gypsy-style model, solid spruce top, quilted maple back and sides, very warm red-brown sunburst finish over-all, 15-5/8" lower bout width, double-bound 3-1/4" rim depth, unique f-hole design, 2-piece maple neck with walnut center strip, 20 fret rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, white side dots, rosewood headstock overlay with pearl "A" inlay, 1-3/4" nut width, ~24-3/4" scale, rosewood pickguard and Benedetto floating pickup, volume control is mounted on the pickguard, Selmer style tailpiece, end-pin jack, ebony bridge with gold-plated adjusting wheels, gold open back individual tuners with butterbean buttons, hand-crafted in Oregon by Paul Lestock, with nylon covered foam case (black lining) (SN:37)
45U-1257 $2,575.00

BENEDETTO FRATELLO (c.2002) 12 Photos
EC-, 17" lower bout, rounded cutaway, 1-3/4" nut width, 25" scale, ~3" body depth, honey blonde finish (nitrocellulose laquer), carved European spruce top (some finish checking), X-braced, highly flamed carved European maple back and sides, 2-piece highly flamed maple neck, w-b-w-b-w-b-w double-bound body, w-b-w-bound f-holes, w-b-w-b-w-bound 21-fret ebony fingerboard and headstock, pearl block inlays, ebony peghead overlay with abalone "Benedetto" logo and flower, ebony bridge, pickguard, and tailpiece, Benedetto floating pickup, gold Schaller tuners with ebony buttons, volume control on pickguard, fine sound, handcrafted at the Fender Custom Shop under Mr. Benedetto's tutelage, approved and signed by Robert Benedetto, with black Geib-style OHSC (brown lining) (SN:004)
45U-1238 $11,500.00

EASTMAN AR-800 (2005) 14 Photos
EC-, some nicks and scratches (one particularly conspicuous area of belt-buckle scratches on the back), arched spruce top with oval soundhole, flamed maple sides and arched back, ~16" lower bout, 3-1/4" side depth, 3-piece maple neck with bound ebony fretboard, neck joins body at 14th fret, 22 frets, bound headstock with ebony veneer, gold Grover tuners, adjustable ebony bridge, ebony tailpiece cover, body bound top and back, b-w-b-w-b-w purfling top and back, bound sound hole, very fine sound and workmanship, made in China, with Eastman fiberglass HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:00322)
45U-1279 $1,425.00

EASTMAN AR805CE (2007) 12 Photos
EC+, 16" lower bout, rounded cutaway, sunburst finish, carved spruce top with f-holes, maple sides and carved back, 3-piece maple neck, ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, 1-25/32" nut width, ~25" scale length, one floating pickup, adjustable ebony bridge, ebony tailpiece, ivoroid-bound ebony pickguard, gold Gotoh tuners with ebony buttons, handcrafted in China, on consignment, with black thermoplastic OHSC (burgundy lining) (SN:2375)
45U-1320 $1,250.00

FAHY MODEL 20 (2006) 12 Photos
EC+, natural finish, double bound 16" body, single cutaway, all solid woods, spruce top, maple sides, book matched 2 piece maple back, 3 piece maple neck, ebony fretboard, tailpiece, bridge, and pickguard, dove inlays at 12th fret, 21 frets, Benedetto pickup mounted on pickguard, ebony headstock overlay with Fahy logo and maple leaf abalone inlays, rosewood veneer on back of headstock, Gotoh roto style tuners, quality instrument hand built in New York, 1-5/8" nut, 25-1/2" scale, with flat-lid HSC (grey lining)
45U-1298 $1,600.00

GIBSON JOHNNY SMITH (c.1968) 16 Photos
EC except for a few top dings and some minor weather checking, truly one of Gibson's coolest Jazz boxes, sunburst finish, double bound 17" body, spruce top, bound f-holes, tone bar bracing, maple back, sides and 3-piece neck, bound ebony fretboard, split block inlays, 20 frets, adjustable ebony bridge with bird inlays, Kluson Sealfast tuners, 1 floating Johnny Smith pickup, volume control and 1/8" jack mounted on bound tortoise plastic pickguard, "JOHNNY SMITH" on truss rod cover, Gibson logo and split diamond inlays on bound headstock, 1-3/4" nut, 24-3/4" scale, with HSC, on consignment (SN:895725)
45U-1300 $6,500.00

GIBSON L-3 (1920) 20 Photos
VGC+ except back has shrunk and needs work (would benefit from a neck reset, refret, make new nut, reglue several open top, back and side seams, reglue loose binding on fretboard, reglue loose neck block, reglue one loose top brace, install proper tuners, clean restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), red sunburst finish, 13-3/4" lower bout, carved spruce top with round soundhole, 2-piece arched back, ivoroid-herringbone-ivoroid soundhole rosette, ivoroid-bound body, soundhole and fretboard, V-shaped mahogany neck joins body at the 13th fret, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-7/8" nut width, ~24-3/8" scale, ~3-1/4" body depth, art deco-ish ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece stamped "PATENTED JULY 19,1910", crystalized pickguard stamped "PAT.MAR.30,'09", black peghead overlay with fancy pearl inlay and script "The Gibson" logo, 3-on-a-plate engraved tuners with ivoroid buttons (one side replaced with economy tuners), with rough OHSC (broken hinges, purple lining) (SN:54355)
45U-1293 $1,200.00

GIBSON L-4 (1929) 16 Photos
VG-EC, professionally repaired top and back cracks, finish worn from back of neck, was refretted at some point, sunburst finished spruce top with round soundhole, dark stained maple back and sides, 14 fret mahogany neck, 19 fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, replacement ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece reads "PATENTED JULY 10, 1910", ivoroid bound tortoise plastic pickguard, w-b-w-b-w-b-w inlaid soundhole rosette, ivoroid-bound body, replacement Grover open-gear tuners with butterbean buttons, pearl script "Gibson" logo straight across, 16" lower bout, ~3-3/8" body depth, ~24-3/4" scale, 1-3/4" nut width, brown Gibson / Montana HSC (purple lining) (SN:89840)
45U-1272 $2,800.00

GIBSON L-4 (1929/1950's) 21 Photos
EC-, c.1929 neck with white-bound ebony fingerboard and pearl dot inlays, 1-23/32" nut width, ~24-7/8" nut width, pearl "The Gibson" inlay across the top of the headstock, replacement open-gear Grover tuners, two repaired strap hanger holes on back of headstock, c.1950's white-bound body with natural finish, 16-1/4" lower bout, carved solid spruce top with f-holes, maple sides and carved back, adjustable rosewood bridge, chrome trapeze tailpiece, lower bout treble side is slightly stained pink from case interior, original 1929 label appears to have been moved to the new body, top, sides and neck appear to be refinished, with OHSC (pink lining) (SN:88387)
45U-1286 $2,100.00

GIBSON L-5 (1925) 20 Photos
EC, 16" lower bout, ~3-3/8" body depth, sunburst finish, carved spruce top with f-holes, figured maple sides and carved back, 2-piece flamed maple neck with snakehead headstock, white-bound 20-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 24-3/4" scale, adjustable ebony bridge, gold trapeze tailpiece, w-b-w-bound body and tortoise plastic pickguard, w-b-w-bound headstock with pearl "The Gibson" and flowerpot inlays, engraved-3-on-a-plate tuners with pearl buttons (small chip in low E and A buttons), nickel silver truss rod cover engraved with original owner's name is included, an absolutely wonderful crack-free example of the immediate post-Loar period, with the requisite excellent sound, includes DeArmond FHCB single coil pickup and archtop mounting bracket, with arched-lid OHSC (green lining, new handle), price reduced (SN:81273 FON 8657)
45U-1106 $29,500.00

GIBSON L-50 (1936) 12 Photos
VG-EC, 16-1/8" lower bout, black finish, white bound top, solid spruce top with slender f-holes, tone-bar bracing, maple sides and flat maple back, V-shaped 14-fret mahogany neck, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, adjustable ebony bridge, it appears most of the original tailpiece has been brazed to underside of the replacement tailpiece, silkscreened script "Gibson" headstock logo, Grover three-on-a-plate open-gear tuners are labeled "TOP", 24-3/4" scale, 1-3/4" nut width, 3-1/8" to 3-5/8" body depth, missing pickguard, good sound! With '40's HSC (mottled brown exterior, blue lining - looks like an Epiphone case) (SN:935B2)
45U-1290 $1,850.00

GIBSON L-50 (c.1947) 14 Photos
VG-EC except needs some work (glue 4 top cracks, reseat and dress frets, glue 2 side cracks, clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), sunburst finished solid spruce top with f-holes, 16-1/8" lower bout, ~3-3/8" body depth, tone bar bracing, dark stained maple sides and flamed arched back, chunky maple neck joins body at the 14th fret, 19 fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, adjustable Brazilian rosewood bridge, replacement 30's style trapeze tailpiece, white-bound body, pearl script "Gibson" headstock logo, original 3-on-a-plate tuners, deteriorating tortoise plastic pickguard, 24-3/4" scale, 1-3/4" nut width, with later SSC (blue lining)
45U-1317 $985.00

GIBSON L-75 (1936) 22 Photos
VG-EC, 16" lower bout, sunburst finish, carved spruce top with bound round soundhole, flat mahogany back and sides, 14 fret mahogany neck, bound 19 fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, ~25" scale length, adjustable rosewood bridge, nickel hardware, trapeze tailpiece, bound body, pearl "Gibson" logo, Grover open-gear tuners with butterbean buttons, missing pickguard, extra (filled) hole near upper pickguard mounting hole, pro refret, some capo rash on back of neck, filled strap button hole on bass side near neck, back crack near heel is glued and solid, nice sound, with cordura covered hard foam case (black lining) (SN:827B-17)
45U-1256 $2,485.00

GIBSON L-75 (1939)
VG-EC except two repaired cracks on bass waist (top and back) and repaired crack under tailpiece, 16" lower bout, round soundhole, mahogany sides and arched back, arched top, sunburst finish, v-shaped mahogany neck, bound ebony fretboard with dot inlays, trapeze tailpiece, pearl script headstock logo, replacement adjustable ebony bridge, missing pickguard, some overspray on body, peghead back and neck heel, 6" piece of binding replaced on bass side of fretboard, great open tone, rare model, with flat lid wooden HSC (D-size but fits well, black lining) (SN:EG-4291)
45U-1241 $2,295.00

GIBSON SUPER 300 (1954) 19 Photos
VGC+, Rare model and one of only 16 built in 1954 (only 204 built from 1948-58), stupendous 18-1/8" lower bout, sunburst finish all around, carved spruce top with f-holes and tone bar bracing, carved 2-piece curly maple back, curly maple sides, 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip, 20-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl double parallelogram inlays, adjustable rosewood bridge, white-bound fretboard and headstock, w-b-w double-bound body, large trapeze tailpiece with 3 cutouts, individual tuners with single-ring Keystone buttons, pearl "Gibson" and crown headstock inlays, inside label reads "S-300", 25.4" scale, 1-21/32" nut width, ~3-3/8" body depth, b-w-b-w-b beveled edge pickguard has an extra mount that attaches to the bridge, strap button added in heel, basically a less fancy version of the Gibson Super 400 Model, good sound and volume, with brown OHSC (brown lining), on consignment (SN:A-17310 F.O.N. X747.7 5)
45U-1288 $5,000.00

GIBSON SUPER L-5 (1934) 23 Photos
VG-EC, likely THE VERY FIRST SUPER 400 GUITAR, this has a very early 1934 serial number, the label says "Deluxe" at the top and "L-5" for the model, truss rod cover is engraved "Super L-5", very fine example of the 1934 model, with sunburst finish body and neck, 18" lower bout, ~24-7/8" scale length, 1-3/4" nut width, 6-ply w-b-bound X-braced carved spruce top with w-b-w-bound f-holes, 5-ply w-b-bound mottled plastic pickguard, adjustable ebony bridge (no inlays in the base, but seems original), engraved tailpiece with 3 cutouts (original - later production models were engraved "Super 400"), w-b-w-bound curly maple back, b-w purflings on maple sides, curly maple neck (with black centerstripe), heavily engraved riveted Grover open back tuners with butterbean buttons, w-b-w-bound ebony fretboard with split pearl block inlays, 5-ply w-b-bound headstock with pearl script "Gibson" logo and large 5-piece pearl inlay in center, deco-shaped black truss rod cover with white border and white strip diagonally through center engraved "Super L-5", one minor repaired crack in top near bass f-hole, appears to be all original. This is an extraordinary instrument for both its excellent tone and it being the earliest known example of the Super 400 (and the special appointments lead us to believe this was probably the very first - or at least - one in the first batch of this model ever made), also was featured on the great-instruments-showcase "Tone Poems II", by Martin Taylor and David Grisman on track 6 "Anything Goes", on consignment, with '50's Gibson HSC (brown with pink lining) (SN:91809)
45U-1072 $36,500.00

HERITAGE EAGLE (2003) 14 Photos
EC, cherry finish, double bound 17" all mahogany body, single (soft) cutaway, mahogany neck, bound rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 20 frets, 1 floating humbucking pickup, volume control mounted on (cherry stained) mahogany pickguard, adjustable (compensated) rosewood bridge, "H" tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuners on bound hedstock, nice clean understated looks and a BIG sound, 1-11/16" nut, 25-1/2" scale, with HSC, on consignment (SN:T10702)
45U-1294 $1,600.00

HERITAGE GOLDEN EAGLE (1999) 14 Photos
EC, antique sunburst finish, rounded cutaway, carved spruce top with white-bound f-holes, maple back and sides, 5-piece maple / mahogany neck, 17" lower bout, ~3" body depth, ~25-3/8" scale, 1-11/16" nut width, floating pickup with volume control on maple pickguard, cloud inlays in w-b-w-b-w-b-w-bound 20 fret ebony fingerboard, w-b-w-b-w-b-w-bound top, w-b-w-bound back, Grover Super Rotomatic tuners, gold hardware, pearl inlaid eagle on front and back of headstock, on consignment, made in Kalamazoo, MI, with OHSC (black lining)
45U-1315 $3,000.00

KALAMAZOO KG-31 (c.1935) 23 Photos
VG-EC except needs work (reglue 2 back braces, refret to straighten neck, glue one open back seam by tailpiece, clean, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), 16-1/8" lower bout, dark sunburst finish all around, solid spruce top with f-holes, mahogany sides and arched back, 14-fret mahogany neck, "roof-top" headstock shape, silkscreened "Kalamazoo" headstock logo, small hole above logo goes through headstock, 19-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, adjustable rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, tortoise plastic pickguard (small piece cut out) for Stewart WC-16 pickup that is installed (works), white-bound body, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners, ~25-1/8" scale, 1-13/16" nut width, ~3-1/4" body depth, 20-1/4" body length, tailpiece stamped "PATENTED JULY 19, 1916", L-50 size, built by Gibson, with newer SSC
45U-1311 $750.00

KALAMAZOO ORIOLE KGN-32 (BY GIBSON) (1940) 12 Photos
VG-EC, 16-1/8" lower bout, natural finish, arched solid spruce top with f-holes, solid curly maple sides, arched curly maple back, 14-fret mahogany neck with "dove wing" headstock, 19-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, adjustable rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, ~25" scale, 1-23/32" nut width, ~3-1/4" body depth, tortoise plastic body binding, 3-on-a-plate open-gear Kluson tuners stamped "PAT. / 2132792", and "KLUSON MFG. / CO. / ILL. / CHICAGO", silkscreened "Kalamazoo" logo and "Oriole" with bird on front of headstock, similar to L-50, missing pickguard, rare model, sounds good, with rough flat lid HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:1701F 11)
45U-1295 $1,200.00

PETILLO ARCHTOP (1989) 12 Photos
EC, 17" lower bout, rounded cutaway, satin natural finish, carved spruce top with f-holes, tone bar bracing, highly flamed maple sides and back, 14-fret maple multi-piece neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl Hindu-like inlays, zero fret, adjustable bridge, ebony tailpiece and pickguard, floating neck pickup with volume and tone controls on pickguard, unique body binding and purfling, Grover Super Rotomatic tuners, ~25" scale, 1-23/32" nut width, handcrafted in the U.S.A. by Phillip J. Petillo, label signed by the maker, with HSC (burgundy lining), on consignment (SN:0594)
45U-1264 $4,000.00



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