Elderly Instruments Latest - Vintage & Used Instruments - Resonator & Hawaiian Guitars http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=50U en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:50:02 -0500 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:50:02 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com VG-EC, 3-piece spruce top with sunburst finish (top shows minor distortion along seam joints on each side of fretboard extension), mahogany back and sides, white plastic-bound top and soundhole, 12-fret mahogany neck with Brailian rosewood fretboard, rosewood bridge (dark finished on top), pearl dot inlays, ~24-3/4" scale length, replacement ebony 1-7/8" width nut (made by our shop), 14-3/4" lower bout, 17-3/8" body length, open back 3-in-a-line tuners with oval black buttons, ladder bracing, made by Gibson, looks cool and sounds very good, some pickwear on treble side below soundhole, on consignment, with black OSSC (purple lining) (SN:652) ($650.00) ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2053.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2053.htm EC-, transparent black burst finish, 14-3/4" lower bout, 3-13/16" depth, ivoroid-bound maple body, 12-fret square maple neck, 19-fret ebony fingerboard, 1-7/8" nut width, ~25" scale, soundwell, nickel hardware, fan design coverplate, pickup system with 1/4" jack, big sound, handmade in the USA by Ivan Guernsey, on consignment, with HSC (SN:84) ($2,250.00) ]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2059.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2059.htm EC+, upgraded replica of c.1930 National Style O, 14" nickel plated brass body, etched Hawaiian scene, segmented and rolled f-holes, sunburst round maple 12-fret neck, slotted headstock, bound ebony fretboard, dot inlays, biscuit bridge, ribbed sieve coverplate, trapeze tailpiece, 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with oval metal buttons, metal shield logo plate, this one's got a lot of honk, 1-13/16" nut, 25" scale, with OHSC (SN:2585) ($2,000.00) ]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2058.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2058.htm EC+, all solid mahogany top, back, sides and neck, ebony fretboard with 19 inlaid fret-lines and pearl position markers, minimalist "Carousel" sound-well with hand spun cone and spider bridge with ebony-capped maple saddle, Weber cast tailpiece, nickel plated "fan" pattern coverplate, white-bound body, neck and headstock, open soundhole rings, 25" scale, 1-15/16" nut width, natural satin nitrocellulose finish, flowerpot peghead and celtic-style neck heel inlays, Grover tuners with butterbean buttons, made in Montana, with OHSC (burgundy lining) (SN:808407) ($1,750.00) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2055.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2055.htm EC-, squareneck model, Quarterman cone, classic mahogany body with gloss translucent dark brown finish, 12-fret square mahogany neck, solid peghead with distinctive lightning-bolt inlay, 19 frets, dot inlays, open gear tuners with butterbean buttons, spider bridge, soundwell, dual screen-holes (screens have been removed), 3 holes in top at end of fretboard extension, fan coverplate, stamped trapeze tailpiece, nickel plated hardware, ivoroid bound body, fretboard and headstock, 2" nut width, ~25" scale, 14-1/8" lower bout, ~3-3/8" body depth, nicks on neck back from capo use and on ding on back, ma ($550.00) ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2057.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2057.htm VGC+ except could use some work (reglue lifting bridge and a couple of open side seams, strings, etc. - sold AS-IS) 13-1/4" lower bout, 3-3/8" to 3-5/8" body depth, sunburst finished birch body, round soundhole, 12-fret V-shaped neck with metal extension nut for Hawaiian playing, 18 frets, solid headstock, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners with black plastic buttons, screwed-on wood bridge, painted-on white soundhole purfling, 1-3/4" nut width, ~24-1/8" scale, finish removed from around bridge - likely due to a previously bridge reglue, includes original bill of sale from Honolulu Conservatory of Music, with OSSC ($100.00) ]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1919.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1919.htm EC, sunburst finish all around, white-bound flamed maple body, 12-fret square maple neck, solid peghead, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 3 small holes at end of fretboard, soundwell, set up by Tim Scheerhorn and upgraded with replacement Quarterman cone and maple & ebony saddles, fan design coverplate, 2 screenholes, chrome Grover mini Rotomatic tuners, 1-13/16" nut width, ~24-7/8" scale, on consignment, with OHSC (black lining) (SN:D9101849) ($1,500.00) ]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2052.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2052.htm EC-, sunburst finish, double bound 14" maple body, square maple neck, slotted peghead, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 19 frets, 3 small holes at end of fretboard, soundwell, spider bridge, 10-1/2" cone, fan design coverplate, 2 screenholes, 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with white plastic buttons, 1-13/16" nut, 24-1/2" scale, with flat lid HSC (SN:D 989 9) ($1,150.00) ]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2014.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2014.htm EC+, brown sunburst finish, 14-1/4" lower bout, maple body and 12-fret round neck, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard, 25" scale, 1-13/16" nut width, slotted peghead with silkscreened model logo, coverplate and tailpiece painted silver-grey, biscuit bridge with 9-1/2"cone, 3-on-a-plate nickel open gear tuners, with HSC (SN:161) ($1,250.00) ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2043.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2043.htm EC-, dark brown sunburst with wood grain effect reso-glass body, lattice soundholes, composite neck with solid headstock meets body at 10th fret, 24-fret composite fingerboard, dot inlays, 2-1/16" nut width, ~25-1/4" scale, 13-9/16" lower bout, 2-7/8" to 3-1/4" body depth, three aluminum cones, stamped tailpiece, vintage-style tuners with oval metal buttons, active pickup sustem installed with side access battery box and 1/4" jack, made in New Zealand, big sound (SN:002) ($1,200.00) ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2042.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2042.htm VG-EC except for back of neck where there is a large area of missing finish from capo use, 2-color sunburst finish all around, laminated maple body, 12-fret square maple neck, slotted headstock, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-15/16" bone nut, 24-1/2" scale, dual screenholes, three holes in top at base of fingerboard, 10-1/2" replacement Quarterman cone with spider bridge, soundwell, nickel hardware, fan design coverplate, replacement stamped tailpiece, white-bound body, 6 individual open-gear tuners with white plastic buttons, Barcus Berry pickup installed at end of fingerboard, endpin jack, lots of nicks and scratches but sounds great, on consignment, with HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:1094) ($1,200.00) ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2054.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2054.htm EC, nickel plated brass body, 12-fret round mahogany neck, slotted headstock, ivoroid-bound 19 fret ebony fretboard with ivoroid dot inlays, 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with oval metal buttons, 3 small cones, T-bar bridge, stamped upper grill plate soundholes, metal shield logo plate on headstock, triangular shaped coverplate with triangle shaped screenholes, 14-1/8" lower bout, ~3-1/8" body depth, ~25-3/4" scale, 1-13/16" nut width, with OHSC (black lining) (SN:679) ($2,500.00) ]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2049.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2049.htm EC+, solid flamed maple top, back and sides, gloss natural finish, 1-piece flamed maple neck with unbound ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 19 frets, double black-bound body, w-b-w-b top purfling, ebony headstock overlay with pearl "Schoonover" logo inlay, solid headstock, Waverly tuners with ebony buttons, bone nut, Quarteman cone, #14 tuned spider bridge, stamped tailpiece and fan style coverplate, resolution black hardware, fine sound, 1-15/16" nut width, ~25" scale, label signed by "Kent Schoonover" and dated "6/21/07", made in USA, on consignment, with Cedar Creek OHSC (green lining) (SN:3707) ($2,900.00) ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2048.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2048.htm EC-, square neck, sunburst finish all around, white-bound body, maple top, back, sides, 12-fret maple neck, solid peghead, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 19 frets, 3 small holes at end of fretboard, soundwell, spider bridge, 10-1/2" cone, fan design coverplate, 2 screenholes, chrome Grover mini Rotomatic tuners, 1-13/16" nut width, ~24-7/8" scale, 14-1/8" lower bout, ~3-3/4" body depth, with OHSC (black lining) (SN:D3122310) ($1,450.00) ]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2001.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2001.htm VGC, nickel plated brass body with fiddle edge, dancer in Spanish garden scene etched on back, vine etching on front (etching faded), 14 fret square mahogany neck (neck refinished and of course set up Hawaiian style), 19 frets total, rosewood fingerboard with ivoroid binding, pearl dot inlays, solid headstock with pearl "DOBRO" inlaid, replacement Grover mini-Rotomatic tuners, some small dents in body, very rare, with gigbag (SN:594) ($1,950.00) ]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2016.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2016.htm EC- except could use minor work (recut nut, clean, restring and minor set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), 12-fret square neck with slotted headstock, gloss black finish, mahogany back and sides, spruce top, white-bound body and fretboard, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, dual screenholes, fan coverplate, soundwell, 15" lower bout, ~24-3/4" scale, 2" nut width, ~3-5/8" body depth, replacment upgraded cone and No. 14 spider bridge installed, import model ($325.00) ]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2035.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2035.htm VGC+, laminated Brazilian rosewood body construction, 14-3/4" lower bout, ~4" body depth, 12 fret round neck with slotted headstock, replacement gold 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners (originals in case), metal plaque on peghead reads "DEL VECCHIO / PAT. 40.843 / SAO PAULO / INDUSTRIA BRASILEIRA", 21 fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with out markers, side dots at frets 5, 7 and 9, zero fret, original repaired tailpiece (hinge point has been brazed), 2 large screenholes on body, 6 smaller screenholes on resonator cover, no soundwell, light colored wood body bindings and purflings, ~25" scale, ~1-15/16" nut width, numerous dings, dents, and scratches, sounds fine and is ready to go!! this brand was used by Chet Atkins on some of his early recordings, built in Brazil, on consignment, with SSC (wine lining, extra foam to improve fit installed), price reduce ($1,750.00) ]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2037.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2037.htm VG-EC, sunburst finish, similar to 60DS but with addition of sand-blasted top and back pattern, square 12 fret mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 19 frets, 2 screen-holes with 3 offset center holes, fan-style cover plate with Quarterman cone, soundwell, stamped tailpiece, chrome hardware, 1-15/16" nut width, ~24-182"scale, OMI "DOBRO" decal on slotted headstock, 3-on-a-plate tuners with white plastic knobs, made in CA, a couple of large top dings on lower bass bout and some capo marks on back of neck, small gap at heel of neck (stable but could be shimmed for appearance), big sound, on consignment, with arched-lid OHSC (brown lining) (SN:D 486 4) ($1,500.00) ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2027.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2027.htm EC, upgraded replica of c.1930 National Style O, 14" lower bout, nickel plated brass body, etched Hawaiian scene, segmented and rolled f-holes, sunburst round maple 12-fret neck, slotted headstock, adjustable truss rod, ivoroid-bound ebony 19-fret fingerboard with ivoroid dot inlays, 1-13/16" nut width, 25" scale length, biscuit bridge, ribbed sieve coverplate, trapeze tailpiece, 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with oval metal buttons, metal shield logo plate, with OHSC (blue lining), on consignment (SN:1596) ($2,000.00) ]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2023.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2023.htm EC, gloss natural finish, double bound 14-1/8" all mahogany body, 12-fret square mahogany neck, bound solid headstock, ebony fretboard, dot inlays, ebony peghead overlay with pearl "Dobro" lyre logo, dual soundholes, factory internal design of 4 soundposts, baffle and tonebars replace traditional soundwell, spider bridge, Quarterman cone, fan-design coverplate, Grover mini Rotomatic tuners, trapeze tailpiece, 2" nut, 25" scale, on consignment, with black OHSC (black lining) (SN:D0022240) ($2,800.00) ]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2022.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2022.htm VG-EC, dark finish, unbound wood body, 12-fret round neck (neck has significant bow, set up Hawaiian style with high nut), slotted headstock, soundwell, original stamped cone, nickel (or chrome?) hardware, unbound rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlays, 2 screen holes, fan-style coverplate (faintly stamped "PAT. 1872633"), 3 beveled holes on body at end of fretboard extension, 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with black plastic buttons, 14-1/8" lower bout, ~24-3/4" scale, 1-3/4" nut width, 2-3/4" to 3-1/8" body depth, made in California, rare model (different from the later Model 45), with modern SSC (red lining) (SN:3648) ($1,350.00) ]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2007.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2007.htm EC except needs work (incorrect neck angle - really needs a neck reset - plus level and dress frets, new strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), sunburst finish, 14-1/8" all (laminate) maple body, f-holes, 12-fret round maple neck, solid headstock, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 19 frets, fan design coverplate, spider bridge, trapeze tailpiece, Grover mini-rotomatic tuners, great sound, 1-3/4" nut, 24-3/4" scale, with wooden OHSC (black lining) (SN:D 9082539) ($1,250.00) ]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2020.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-2020.htm EC-, double bound 14" body, square neck, natural finish, maple top, back, sides and (12-fret) neck, slotted peghead, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 19 frets, 3 small beveled holes at end of fretboard, soundwell, spider bridge, 10-1/2" cone, fan design coverplate, 2 screenholes, 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with white plastic buttons, 1-13/16" nut, 24-1/2" scale, with SSC (blue lining), price reduced (SN:D10439) ($1,150.00) ]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1977.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1977.htm EC-, satin sunburst finish, maple body with f-holes, 12-fret square maple neck with slotted headstock, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 14-1/8" lower bout, ~3-3/8" body depth, 1-13/16" nut width, ~24-1/2" scale, nickel hardware, spider bridge, soundwell, fan design coverplate, trapeze tailpiece, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners, with flat-lid OHSC (SN:DB09295) ($1,050.00) ]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1986.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1986.htm