Elderly Instruments
Search: (tips)
Vintage and Used Instruments New Instruments Accessories Books Videos Recordings
contact us..
showroom info
get catalogs
| help / policies
| email lists
| gift certificates
toll-free in USA 888-473-5810
also see the version of this page with thumbnails

sort these 52 items by title | price | latest first


Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints
Full size blueprints of the following instruments

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
6-string small concert style (similar to Martin) 12 open frets, 24.5" scale (lower bout at its widest point is 12 1/4')
on order, expected arrival date 10/20/08
113-1 $6.50

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
6-string, dreadnought style (similar to Martin), 14 open frets, 25.625" scale. Scalloped bracing.
113-2 $9.50

free shipping - click for details

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
12-string, "dreadnought" style (similar to Martin), 14 open frets, 25" scale.
113-3 $9.50

free shipping - click for details

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Classical, Ramirez pattern. Authentic.
113-32 $9.50

free shipping - click for details

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Arch-top, 1947 Epiphone "Spartan", authentic.
113-34 $8.50

free shipping - click for details

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Similar to Martin Orchestra model. Like an 18, 21 or 28 but with no volute (diamond) on neck. Scale length is 25.4". Lower bout is 15". Scale 1/1.
on order, expected arrival date 10/20/08
113-38 $8.50

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
C. Bruno, 1885 (c.). Small body 6-string. Authentic.
113-39 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
6-string, auditorium size, Martin OOO style, 24.9" scale.
113-6 $8.50

free shipping - click for details

SELMER GUITAR PLAN drawing by Patrick Alexandre, with Francois Charle Photo
Full scale builders plan for 14 fret Selmer guitar with small oval soundhole. Metric measurements with text in French. Folded, 70cm x 102cm (27 1/2" x 40")
509-2 $32.95

free shipping - click for details

SELMER GUITAR PLAN - EDDIE FREEMAN MODEL drawing by Patrick Alexandre, with Francois Charle Photo
Full scale builders plan for the special four-string Selmer Eddie Freeman model guitar with the big D soundhole. Metric measurements with text in French. Folded, 70cm x 102cm (27 1/2" x 40")
509-8 $32.95

free shipping - click for details

SELMER-MACCAFERRI GUITAR PLAN - CONCERT MODEL drawing by Patrick Alexandre, with Francois Charle Photo
Full scale builders plan for 12 fret nylon string Selmer-Maccaferri "Concert" model guitar with the big D soundhole. Metric measurements with text in French. Folded, 70cm x 102cm (27 1/2" x 40").
509-6 $32.95

free shipping - click for details

SELMER-MACCAFERRI GUITAR PLAN - ORCHESTRE MODEL drawing by Patrick Alexandre, with Francois Charle Photo
Full scale builders plan for 12 fret Selmer-Maccaferri guitar with the big D soundhole and soundbox inside the body. Metric measurements with text in French. Folded, 70cm x 102cm (27 1/2" x 40").
509-4 $32.95

free shipping - click for details

TENOR GUITAR, REGAL
Regal. Authentic.
113-35 $6.50

free shipping - click for details
Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

Electric Instrument Blueprints

ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR
Fender "Precision" style.
113-22 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

ELECTRIC GUITAR
Supro "Supreme" ('53-'56) lap steel, authentic.
113-21 $6.50

free shipping - click for details
Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

Banjo Blueprints

5-STRING BANJO
Fretless mountain style (improved design).
113-13 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

5-STRING BANJO
Open back, 30's Vega "Whyte Laydie" #2, 27.938" scale. Authentic.
113-9 $7.00

free shipping - click for details

CONSTRUCTING A 5-STRING BANJO: A COMPLETE TECHNICAL GUIDE by Roger H. Siminoff Photo
Plans and instructions for building a resonator bluegrass banjo. Lots of photos. Spiral bound. Plus full-size blueprints. 64 pp.
49-105 $16.95

free shipping - click for details
Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

Mandolin Blueprints

ARCHTOP MANDOLIN
Old Gibson A style, oval hole. Authentic.
113-31 $7.00

free shipping - click for details

MANDOLIN
Flat top & back (1900's style, similar to early Martin or Stewart). Has slightly longer distance to 12th fret than the mandolin blueprint 41-5, and has extra heavy paper.
113-27 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

MANDOLIN
Flat-top & back, oval soundhole. Similar to early Martin, 13.00" scale, 20 frets.
41-5 $4.50

free shipping - click for details

THE MANDOLIN MANUAL: THE ART, CRAFT AND SCIENCE OF THE MANDOLIN AND MANDOLA by John Troughton Photo
A complete workshop guide for amateurs and woodworkers for constructing instruments of the mandolin family: mandolins, tenor and octave mandola. Includes detailed instructions on: construction techniques; the nature of wood, adhesives, and other materials; the acoustics and dynamics of the bridge, belly, and sound box; as well as string technology, tone theory, optimum performance, and playability. With an overview of the origins of mandolins and grid-scale plans for all the instruments' templates and critical dimensions. 175 color photos and drawings. Hardcover, 160 pp.
542-62 $50.00

free shipping - click for details

THE ULTIMATE BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN CONSTRUCTION MANUAL by Roger H. Siminoff Photo
The most complete step-by-step treatise on building an F-style mandolin ever written. Siminoff applies over four decades of experience to guide you through detailed chapters covering: the basics of musical acoustics, how to select the right woods, cutting and shaping the neck, carving the soundboard and backboard, bending the rim, assembling the body, using tap tuning to adjust the soundboard and tone bars, inlaying mother of pearl and abalone, fretting the fingerboard, color finishing and building grain contrast, final assembly. A special highlight is the in-depth chapter on the art of tap tuning. Boasts hundreds of detailed photos, a full-color section on the staining and finishing process, numerous detailed illustrations, and a bonus set of 20 full-size blueprints. Luthier John Monteleone says: "I highly recommend this manual to anyone who might have the slightest notion to build a bluegrass mandolin for themselves. For even those folks who think that they might not have the required skills for making a fine musical instrument like this, just reading this invaluable resource of information might help them to better understand and appreciate how they are made." Comb-bound. 144 pp.
49-331088 $34.95

free shipping - click for details
Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

Violin Blueprints

4/4 VIOLIN
Complete drawing with dimensional info on the modern violin. Soundbox pattern shown is Strad style, but neck, fingerboard, etc. are compatible with any soundbox pattern. Full scale.
113-37 $8.50

free shipping - click for details

SAVART "TRAPEZOID" VIOLIN by Scott Antes
Basic design with noted modifications. Full size. Based on editor Herron-Allen's description in "Violin-Making: As It Was, And Is," 2nd edition, 1985.
113-52 $8.50

free shipping - click for details

STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN
With a complete schedule of dimensions in inches for 4/4, 7/8, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, etc.
41-14 $3.00

free shipping - click for details

THE VIOLIN MAKER'S GUIDE by H.E. Brown Photo
A hand-held guide and overview on making a violin. Filled with illustrations and photos making the directions clear and simple. Contains actual-sized blueprints. Makes an Antonio Stradivari style. 50 pp.
on order, expected arrival date unknown
41-1 $7.75

VIOLIN
Amati soundbox pattern, graduations, arches, F-holes. Authentic. Full scale.
113-29 $3.50

free shipping - click for details

VIOLIN
Maggini soundbox pattern, arches, F-holes. Authentic. Full scale.
113-30 $2.50

free shipping - click for details

VIOLIN
Antonio Stradivari (c.1716), 14" (356 mm) body length. 12.875" (327mm) open string length. No measurements given for the side, neck or fingerboard.
on order, expected arrival date unknown
41-11 $3.25

VIOLIN
Joseph Guarnerius (c.1734), 13.98" (355mm) body length. 12.875" (327mm) open string length. Full scale.
41-12 $3.25

free shipping - click for details

VIOLIN
Jacob Stainer model (c.1674). 14.06" (357mm) body length. 12.875" (327mm) open string length. (Includes details for mold plans.)
41-13 $4.00

free shipping - click for details

VIOLIN BOW
Tourte model, full size with stick bending & hairing instructions, full frog details.
41-9 $4.50

free shipping - click for details

VIOLIN SOUNDBOARD PATTERN
By Jacob Stainer. With arches. Authentic. Full scale.
on order, expected arrival date 10/20/08
113-42 $2.50


Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

Dulcimer Blueprints

BOOK OF: HAMMERS - A COMPLETE KIT FOR BUILDING DULCIMER HAMMERS by W. Wells Johnson, Jr. Photo
This unique package provides everything you'll need to make your own hammers! Includes the wood: maple blanks for the hammers and exotic woods for the handles, as well as leather strips to attach to the hammers. The instruction book is simple but thorough and includes design templates and patterns for 9" and 8" hammers. Comb-bound.
677-1 .. list $55.00 ours $32.00

free shipping - click for details

HAMMERED DULCIMER
With bass. Courses of 3 strings are illustrated, but 2 or 1 string may be used.
113-10 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
Illustrates several styles, with some construction methods described.
113-12 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
Teardrop style, Scott Antes "standard" pattern. Concert quality instrument, 28" scale.
113-24 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
Hourglass style, Scott Antes Deluxe pattern. Beautiful. 28" scale.
113-25 $6.50

free shipping - click for details
Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

Ukulele Blueprints

BARITONE UKULELE by Scott Antes
Full-size. 20 inch scale.
113-51 $8.50

free shipping - click for details

CONCERT UKULELE
Concert ukulele with construction options. Standard 12-fret fretboard and optional 17-fret fretboard, "Spanish" style neck attachment, 3-brace arrangement, tenon joint, tail block, more. Full-scale.
113-45 $8.50

free shipping - click for details

HAWAIIAN UKULELE, SOPRANO
C. Bruno. Authentic.
113-41 $4.00

free shipping - click for details

UKULELE
Martin Early Style 1. Soprano, or Standard style. Authentic.
113-28 $3.50

free shipping - click for details

UKULELE
Standard Hawaiian style, 13.625" scale, 12 frets.
on order, expected arrival date unknown
41-8 $3.50


Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

Other Blueprints

AFRICAN THUMB PIANO
African folk instrument (also called a Sansa, Kalimba, or Mbira.)
41-3 .. list $2.50 ours $1.75

free shipping - click for details

HURDY-GURDY
Diatonic 3-string flatback, teardrop shape.
113-11 $6.50

free shipping - click for details

LIMBERJACK (Clogging Doll)
Simple plans for constructing this popular folk toy & rhythm instrument.
113-16 $1.00

free shipping - click for details

LIMBERMULE (Clogging Doll)
A take-off on the limberjack.
113-17 $1.00

free shipping - click for details

RESONATOR GUITAR PLANS by Paul Beard Photo
- Squareneck, wood body, full size plans, spider-bridge style with round soundholes, 25" scale.
362-1 $9.95

free shipping - click for details

RESONATOR GUITAR PLANS by Paul Beard Photo
- Roundneck, wood body, full size plans, spider-bridge style with round soundholes, 25" scale.
362-2 $9.95

free shipping - click for details

RESONATOR GUITAR PLANS by Paul Beard
- Roundneck, metal body, full size plans, biscuit-bridge style with f-holes.
362-3 $9.95

free shipping - click for details

SOPRANO BOWED PSALTERY by Scott Antes Photo
25 string chromatic, full two octave model (G-G).
113-44 $8.50

free shipping - click for details



Acoustic Guitar Blueprints
Electric Instrument Blueprints
Banjo Blueprints
Mandolin Blueprints
Violin Blueprints
Dulcimer Blueprints
Ukulele Blueprints
Other Blueprints

help / policies
privacy
showroom 517-372-7880
mailorder 517-372-7890
fax 517-372-5155|
toll-free: (USA only) 888-473-5810

Email: web@elderly.com