Elderly Instruments Latest - New Musical Instruments - Flat-top Guitars http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=GUIT en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15:27 -0500 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15:27 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RD07.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RD07.htm Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RO07.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RO07.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/416CELTDR.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/416CELTDR.htm VG-EC, a fine example of an early 70's Deluxe except that there has been a headstock repair in the past (crack has been pinned and volute is built up, area has been bursted over to cover repair, solid and well done), cherry sunburst finish on bound maple top, mahogany "pancake" body, 3-piece mahogany neck, bound rosewood fretboard, trapezoid inlays, 2 mini humbucking pickups, pots date 36th week of '73, ABR-1 bridge, stop tailpiece, Kluson tuners, new replacement knobs and metal jackplate, good player's guitar, 1-11/16" nut, 24-3/4" scale, with rectangular thermoplastic HSC (brown lining, one corner crushed) (SN:139824) ($1,800.00) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15757.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15757.htm VG-EC, we are very pleased to present this fine example of a mid 50's Strat®, only honest play wear on the 2 tone sunburst finish and the only wear on the maple neck is a small spot at the 7th fret, the body is dated 6/57, the neck date is 11-57, pots are dated 23rd week of '57, the frets, tremolo, tuners, hardware, plastic parts and electronics are all in remarkably clean condition, the soft V shaped neck is a dream to play and the guitar's tone is amazing, a one owner instrument, this guitar "has it all" for the Strat lover, 1-11/16" nut, 25-1/2" scale, with tweed OHSC, on consignment (SN:-22852) ($32,000.00) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15789.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15789.htm EC except white finish very checked with some flaking like '79 Anniversary Strats often are and needs work (minor fret level, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), bolt-on maple neck (with some nice birdseye figure), 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, ~1-5/8" nut width, 24" scale, one single coil pickup with black cover, black strat®-style knobs, b-w-b pickguard, chrome hardware, pots and pickups date to 1979, appears all original, with OHSC (orange lining, torn endcaps) (SN:S809454) ($625.00) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15813.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15813.htm EC+, sonic blue finish, unique body shape (more Jag than Stang), Strat® style headstock, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 22 frets, hum-single pickup configuration, Mustang control layout, tremolo and bridge, vintage style tuners, pearloid-b pickguard, built in Japan, 1-5/8" nut, 24" scale, with Fender® HSC (SN:T029012) ($500.00) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15819.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15819.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/SESC-VN.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/SESC-VN.htm Single cutaway korina body, 25"scale, korina neck with 22 fret rosewood fingerboard, moon inlays, wide-fat neck carve, PRS designed stoptail & non-locking tuners, PRS designed treble & bass humbucking pickups, volume & tone control with 3-way toggle switch, cordura gigbag included. ($590.00) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/SESCK.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/SESCK.htm VG-EC except needs some work (reset neck, dress frets, repair damaged bridge plate, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), D size body, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, ebony fretboard (finger tip wear has been epoxy filled in frets 1 through 7), dot inlays, 20 frets, ebony bridge, black plastic pickguard, gold Grover Rotomatic tuners installed, bridge pickup has been removed but endpin jack remains, 1-11/16" nut, 25.4" scale, with Martin thermoplastic OHSC (brown lining) (SN:401678) ($1,600.00) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4905.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-4905.htm EC-, D-size body, 15-5/8" lower bout, spruce top, scalloped braces, herringbone top trim, rosewood back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, dot inlays, 20 frets, ebony bridge, tortoise plastic pickguard, white-bound top and back, zipper back strip, chrome tuners, L.R. Baggs Element pickup installed, 1-11/16" nut, 25.4" scale, with Martin/Geib OHSC (green lining) (SN:573865) ($1,750.00) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-5260.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-5260.htm VG-EC, D-size, 15-3/4" lower bout, gloss natural finish, spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard (refretted at some point in past), pearl dot inlays, 1-11/16" nut width, 25.4" scale, ebony bridge was moved at some point to correct intonation (witness line is visible in font of bridge), rosewood bridge plate, black plastic pickguard (cleated and repaired pickguard crack), white bound body with b-w-b-w-b top purfling, chrome Grover Rotomatic tuners, replacement bone nut, very good sound, with blue thermoplastic OHSC (blue lining) (SN:378844) ($1,950.00) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-5265.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-5265.htm VG-EC except needs work (reglue 3 loose back braces, glue and cleat back crack, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), gloss natural finish (lots of checking), 14-3/8" lower bout, 3-1/2" to 4-3/8" body depth, all solid mahogany construction, ladder-braced top, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20 fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, tortoise plastic top binding, rosewood reverse belly bridge (has repaired crack, seems solid), screwed down tortoise plastic pickguard with silver Epsilon "E" logo, black headstock with gold logo, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners, black stinger on neck heel, 1-9/16" nut width, 24-3/4" scale, made by Gibson in the USA, (very similar to Gibson LG-0), with SSC (blue felt interior) (SN:434204) ($550.00) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12641.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12641.htm EC, D-size, 15-7/8" lower bout, gloss natural finish, rounded cutaway, Engelmann spruce top, rosewood back and sides, 14-fret satin finished mahogany neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 25-1/2" scale length, ebony bridge, koa soundhole rosette, tortoise plastic pickguard, rosewood body and fingerboard binding, rosewood peghead overlay with pearl "Taylor" logo, gold tuners, factory Taylor Expression system, non-original black flat-lid HSC (black lining, tolex torn on lid) (SN:20050510132) ($1,685.00) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12665.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12665.htm VGC except top of pickup cover has been removed, (even in this well used condition) when you check out this cool little guitar it's hard to imagine that (when it was built) it was the low end of the food chain of the Fender® guitar line, 3/4 size (22-3/4" scale), desert sand finish, small headstock, 1-piece maple neck dated 10-58, dot markers, 21 frets, 1 single coil pickup, top load bridge, gold anodized pickguard, pots date 25th week of '58, very cool, 1-1/2" nut, with grey 60's Mustang HSC (SN:30316) ($1,250.00) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15826.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15826.htm 6 string mid-depth cutaway acoustic/electric, solid AA Sitka spruce top, round soundhole, lightweight Lyrachord GS body, enhanced scalloped LX bracing on top, ebony fingerboard and bridge, gloss finished neck, gold tuning machines, Original Patented Pickup, OP-PRO preamp, black finish. ($1699.00) ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/1777LX-BLK.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/1777LX-BLK.htm EC+, 16" lower bout, mini-jumbo shape, gloss natural finish, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, satin-finished 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 25-1/2" scale, ebony bridge, clear plastic pickguard, rosewood-bound body, abalone rosette, ivoroid-bound headstock, chrome tuners, handcrafted in British Columbia, on consignment, with OHSC (SN:063808) ($2,350.00) ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12644.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12644.htm EC++, slope shouldered D-shape, natural finish, German spruce top, beautifully figured koa back and sides (matching headstock overlay with pearl "SCGC" logo), 12-fret mahogany neck with slotted headstock, ivoroid-bound 18-fret ebony fingerboard, slotted diamond inlays, 1-7/8" nut width, 27" scale, ebony bridge, ivoroid-bound body and headstock, herringbone top trim and rosette, gold open geared tuners with butterbean buttons, built to be tuned down 1 to 1-1/2 steps and sounds absolutely huge, with OHSC (SN:6065) ($4,250.00) ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12653.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-12653.htm EC+, "faded maple" finish on carved maple top, cherry finish on mahogany body and mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, full size trapezoid inlays, 22 frets, 2 humbucking pickups, stop bar tailpiece, Nashvile tune-o-matic bridge, vintage style tuners with keystone buttons, chrome hardware, 1-11/16" nut, 24-3/4" scale, with OHSC (one broken latch), on consignment (SN:017780653) ($950.00) ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15823.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15823.htm Tuned B-E-A-D-F#-B, Grand Symphony sized with a Venetian cutaway, 27" scale length, 1-3/4" nut width, Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, mother-of-pearl diamond inlays, abalone rosette, rosewood binding, Taylor gold tuners, Expression System pickup, hardshell case included. ($2999.00) ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BAR6.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BAR6.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/PC200SMP.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/PC200SMP.htm EC except top, all top bracing, binding and maple bridge plate have been replaced, 15-1/4" lower bout, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, several repaired side cracks and patched jack hole in lower treble side, 14-fret mahogany neck has been refretted at some point, 20-fret ebony fingerboard, slotted diamond inlays, new ~1-3/4" nut (by our shop), 24.9" scale, replacement ebony bridge (by our shop), replacement tortoise plastic pickguard, tortoise plastic body binding, herringbone rosette and backstrip, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay with 3 repaired holes in center and replacement logo decal (decal has been finished over), replacement 1950's Kluson ridge back tuners with oval metal buttons, most recent neck reset by our shop (fingerboard extension was cut through at 14th fret either during previous neck reset or when top was replaced), entire instrument professionally refinished (awhile ago), top binding and purfling are not as even and precise in fit due to top replacement, good sound, with newer semi-hard case (ivory plush lining) (SN:71055) ($7,500.00) ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-5221.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/10U-5221.htm EC+, transparent ruby red gloss finish on single cutaway mahogany body, Artist grade carved quilted maple top, natural faux maple binding, 22 fret mahogany wide/fat neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, "20th" truss rod cover, 20th anniversary green ripple abalone bird inlays with "brown lip" mother of pearl wisps, Brazilian rosewood headstock veneer with green ripple abalone signature, PRS stoptail, vintage tuners (Kluson with keystone buttons), PRS #7 pickups, 3-way toggle switch, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, gold hardware, weighs 7.8 lbs, 1-11/16" nut width, 25" scale, with deluxe leather OHSC (black lining) (SN:7 124468) ($2,795.00) ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15794.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15794.htm EC, Scott Ian signature model, black finish with white pinstripe pattern, double cutaway body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-11/16" nut width, 24-3/4" scale, two humbucking pickups with 3-way switch, volume control and "kill" switch, t-o-m bridge, strings-through-body, black headstock front with "cut-out letters" Jackson® logo and facsimile of Scott Ian's signature, sealed back tuners, chrome hardware, made in Asia ($395.00) ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15820.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-15820.htm