Elderly Instruments Latest - Acoustic Guitar http://elderly.com/list/acoustic_guitars/new.rss en-us copyright 2008 Elderly Instruments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:04:46 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:04:46 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com Black cherry burst finish, deep contour GS body, AA solid Sitka spruce top, scalloped LX bracing, rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot/diamond inlays, walnut bridge, multi-soundhole with 5-piece exotic hardwood rosette, 25-1/4" scale length, 1-11/16" nut width, OP-PRO preamp, Ovation High Output Pickup with chrome tuners. Less case. ($699.00) ]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/2178-BCB.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/2178-BCB.htm Vintage amber finish, deep contour GS body, AA solid Sitka spruce top, scalloped LX bracing, rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot/diamond inlays, walnut bridge, multi-soundhole with 5-piece exotic hardwood rosette, 25-1/4" scale length, 1-11/16" nut width, OP-PRO preamp, Ovation High Output Pickup with chrome tuners. Less case. ($699.00) ]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/2178-VA.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/2178-VA.htm EC-, D-size, figured ash back and sides, spruce top, 20 fret rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 1-11/16" nut width, 25.4" scale, scalloped braces, tortoise plastic bound top and back, rosewood bridge, black pickguard, chrome Grover Rotomatic tuners, limited production (1 of 818 made between 1987-1990), with black HSC (maroon lining) (SN:482673) ($1,250.00) ]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4778.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4778.htm EC, about 00-size, ~14-5/8" lower bout, natural satin finish, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, 5-piece 14-fret mahogany neck with rosewood stringers, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with side dot position markers, 1-3/4" nut width, 25-1/2" scale, pinless rosewood bridge, clear pickguard, abalone soundhole rosette, maple-bound body, ebony-maple-mahogany top purfling and on each side of rosette, rosewood peghead overlay, gold tuners with amber pearloid buttons, hancrafted in Ireland, with thermoplastic OHSC (mauve lining) (SN:11889) ($2,300.00) ]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11846.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11846.htm EC-, except needs some work (reseat and dress frets, clean, replace spring, switch tip and tremolo arm and repair broken tremolo attachment, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), red finish with some nicks, dings and a bit of checking, offset double cutaway body, bolt-on maple neck with bound rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, aluminum string nut, 1-3/4" width at zero fret, 3 single coil pickups, master volume and 2 tone controls (tone controls work backwards as they should on a Vox), 3-way pickup selector, adjustable bridge with 6 saddles, 12 covered back "VOX" tuners with metal buttons, 6 tuners on each side of headstock, includes blue vinyl "VOX" paperwork folder, bridge cover, neck adjusting rod, and restringing instruction sheet, sounds great, "Made in Italy by Vox" on back of headstock, apperars all original, w-b-w plastic pickguard (aged to cream color), on consignment, with original HSC (gold lining) (SN:270118) ($600.00) ]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/26U-1779.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/26U-1779.htm VGC+, here's a great player's guitar that has been used but not abused, it has several repaired top cracks, a new bridge and maple bridge plate, is refinished, but most importantly has a great BIG sound! Spruce top with scalloped bracing and herringbone top purfling, nice straight-grained Brazilian rosewood back and sides, ivoroid-bound body, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays, tortoise plastic pickguard, Brazilian rosewood peghead overlay, riveted nickel open-gear tuners with white buttons (one replaced button), 15-3/4" lower bout, 25.4" scale, 1-11/16" nut width, 3-7/8" to 4-7/8" body depth, this guitar's action is geared towards the player that likes a bit higher action (4/32" at bass side and 3/32" on treble side at 12th fret, would require a neck reset to set up with lower action), very cool guitar! With import HSC (black lining), on consignment (SN:89357) ($30,000.00) ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4795.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4795.htm EC, #273 of 6239, rounded cutaway, German spruce top, Brazilian rosewood sides and bookmatched back, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard, "EG" inlaid on 12th fret, 1-3/4" nut width, 25-1/2" scale, 17" lower bout, 3-1/4" to 4" body depth, ebony pinless bridge, koa-b-w-b body, fretboard and soundhole purfling, koa soundhole rosette, gold Schaller tuners, label signed by Ed Gerhard and Kim Breedlove, Fishman Matrix pickup and Crown mini-microphone installed, with black arched-lid OHSC (blue lining), on consignment (SN:273 OF 6239) ($4,000.00) ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11777.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11777.htm EC except needs work (fill bridge, dress frets on end of fingerboard or reset neck, restring and set up etc. - sold AS-IS), acoustic electric, rounded cutaway, honeyburst finished solid spruce top with Adamas-style soundholes, 5-piece mahogany and maple neck, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with triangular-shaped inlays, pinless ebony bridge, gold tuners, factory OP-PRO pickup system with built in tuner, w-b-w-b-w-b top purfling, 15-7/8" lower bout, 25.4" scale, 1-11/16" nut width, built in the U.S.A., with thermoplastic Roadrunner HSC (green lining) (SN:595531 USA) ($300.00) ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11834.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11834.htm EC, GS Series, 16-1/4" lower bout, Western red cedar top, Tropical American mahogany back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 25-1/2" scale length, 3-3/4" to 4-3/8" body depth, ivoroid-bound body and fretboard, ebony bridge, abalone soundhole rosette, rosewood peghead overlay with pearl "Taylor" logo, gold tuners, clear pickguards added, made in California, with brown faux-gator OHSC (brown lining), on consignment (SN:20060817152) ($1,450.00) ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11837.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11837.htm VGC+, 15-1/8" lower bout, 24.9" scale, 1-3/4" nut width, mahogany back and sides, sunburst carved spruce top with f-holes, ebony fretboard, pearl dot inlays, standard T frets, Grover open back butterbean tuners (4 with rivets and 2 later with screws), pickguard missing, 2-piece ebony bridge with adjusting screws, trapeze tailpiece with "MARTIN" stamped in the base, nice sound, with SSC (SN:61061) ($2,100.00) ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/45U-1253.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/45U-1253.htm CHAMPAGNE MATTE - Classic design, nickel plated brass body with champagne matte finish, f-holes, 14-fret neck-body joint, round mahogany neck with solid headstock, rosewood fretboard, adjustable truss rod, Continental 9.5" spun aluminum cone, "chicken foot" diamond hole cut coverplate, Gotoh tuners, sounds excellent, good workmanship, great value, made in China ($525.00) ]]> Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/AXLCM.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/AXLCM.htm EC travel guitar, solid spruce top, solid mahogany sides and back, 15-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot markers, rosewood bridge, passive saddle transducer installed with endpin jack, chrome tuners, natural satin finish, 1-11/16" nut width, 24" scale, built in Mexico, with gigbag (SN:150261) ($175.00) ]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4829.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4829.htm EC, 15-7/8" lower bout, rounded cutaway, bound cherry cherryburst (solid) Sitka spruce top, enhanced scalloped LX bracing, mid depth bowl, 14-fret mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, pinless rosewood bridge, fancy rosette, chrome tuners, OP-PRO SERIES onboard pickup / preamp with built in tuner, on consignment, with thermoplastic OHSC (black lining) (SN:605203) ($500.00) ]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11799.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11799.htm EC, satin natural finish, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, rosewood bridge, rosewood peghead overlay, 15-1/8" lower bout, 3-3/16" to 4" body depth, 1-11/16" nut width, 25.4" scale, herringbone soundhole rosette, tortoise plastic pickguard, black-bound body, chrome tuners, with flat lid wooden OHSC (green lining), on consignment (SN:1129131) ($600.00) ]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4806.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4806.htm EC+, grand auditorium sized acoustic guitar, body shape modeled after Taylor's GS series, ivoroid bound gloss natural finish cedar top, rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, ivoroid bound ebony fretboard with abalone dot inlays, 20 frets, 1 3/4" nut width, 25 1/2" scale length, rosewood veneer on headstock with pearl Taylor logo, abalone rosette, ebony bridge with compensated saddle, gold tuners, with brown HSC (SN:20070112122) ($1,495.00) ]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11842.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11842.htm VG-EC, 14-1/8" lower bout, white-bound birch body, sunburst top with dual screenholes, dark stained back and sides, 12-fret V-shaped round mahogany neck with slotted headstock, 19-fret ebonized fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-13/16" nut width, 25" scale, ~3-1/2" body depth, nickel hardware, original spider bridge and stamped cone, new saddles, no soundwell, fan design coverplate stamped "1,896,484 / OTHER PATS. PEND.", trapeze tailpiece, 3-on-a-plate tuners with white plastic buttons, previous neck reset, currently set up for Hawaiian style with extension nut, with TKL HSC (burgundy lining), on consignment ($1,100.00) ]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1914.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1914.htm EC+, 000-size body, 15-1/4" lower bout, Sitka spruce top with aging toner and 1/4" scalloped braces, Indian rosewood back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with abalone cut diamond inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 25.4" scale length, ebony pyramid bridge with bone saddle, tortoise plastic pickguard, rosewood body binding, fine herringbone rosette and backstrip, rosewood headstock overlay, nickel open-gear tuners, active saddle transducer installed, nice guitar with really fine sound, on consignment, with OHSC (cabernet lining) (SN:1250206) ($2,250.00) ]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4805.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4805.htm EC, D-size, satin natural finish, solid spruce top, mahogany sides and solid back, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-11/16" nut width, 25.4" scale, rosewood bridge, tortoise plastic pickguard and body binding, chrome tuners, on consignment, with thermoplastic OHSC (blue lining) (SN:530531) ($650.00) ]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4822.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4822.htm EC+, Atlas Series, acoustic-electric, soft cutaway, grand concert size, gloss natural finish, solid spruce top, rosewood sides and (solid) back, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone Ellipse inlays, 1-21/32" nut width, 25-1/2" scale, 15-1/2" lower bout, 3-3/4" to 4-5/8" body depth, rosewood pinless bridge, ivoroid-bound body and fretboard, abalone top purfling and soundhole rosette, gold Grover mini-Rotomatic tuners, factory Fishman Classic 4T pickup system with built in tuner, made in Korea, with OHSC (black lining), on consignment (SN:07121257) ($750.00) ]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11804.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11804.htm EC, grand auditorium size, gloss natural finish, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, white-bound 20-fret ebony fingerboard, modern pearl inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 25-1/2" scale, ebony bridge, tortoise plastic pickguard, abalone soundhole rosette, white-bound body, b-w-b-w-b-w top purfling, white-bound headstock with pearl "Taylor" inlay, gold Grover tuners, Taylor Expression pickup / preamp system , with brown HSC (black lining) (SN:20030414131) ($2,200.00) ]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11772.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11772.htm EC-, 15" lower bout, rounded cutaway, Engelmann spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, 14 fret mahogany neck, 20 fret ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays, ebony bridge, abalone soundhole rosette, tortoise plastic body, ebony-maple-ebony top purfling, fancy backstrip, tortoise plastic pickguard, Waverly tuners with butterbean buttons, Brazilian rosewood overlay with pearl "Bourgeois" logo, 25.5" scale, 1-3/4" nut width, 3-1/4" to 4" body depth, fossilized nut and saddle, L.R. Baggs Dual Source pickup / microphone system installed with 1/4" endpin jack, with HSC (burgundy lining, new handle), on consignment (SN:003630) ($3,000.00) ]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11810.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11810.htm 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) ($5,000.00) ]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/45U-1288.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/45U-1288.htm EC, sunburst finish all around, laminated maple body, 12-fret square maple neck, slotted headstock, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-13/16" nut width, 24-1/2" scale, dual screenholes, three holes in top at base of fingerboard, 10-1/2" cone with spider bridge, soundwell, nickel hardware, fan design coverplate, stamped tailpiece, white-bound body, 3-on-a-plate tuners, on consignment, with OHSC (blue lining) (SN:D 464 9) ($1,400.00) ]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1913.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1913.htm EC-, large dent in top near bass side of fretboard extension, 14-1/4" lower bout, 00-size, Sitka spruce top, scalloped bracing, mahogany back and sides, modified V-shaped 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 24.9" scale length, ebony bridge with long saddle, rosewood peghead overlay, tortoise plastic body binding and pickguard, w-b-w-b top purfling, gloss "1935" sunburst finish, Martin open-gear vintage style tuners with butterbean buttons, on consignment, with Martin vintage style OHSC (green lining) (SN:1016467) ($2,000.00) ]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4815.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4815.htm