58-9713
Campellone (used, 1993) Special 18"
#18, wide acoustic-electric archtop cutaway guitar, in vintage sunburst, I excellent minus condition, with original hard shell case.
Mark Campellone is one of America’s finest builders of archtop guitars. We have been his dealer for at least 15 years now, and every time we receive one we are required to set aside a time for euphoric celebration – we import the dancing children with the rose petals and everything. Getting an unexpected, previously owned 18” wide (big) one elevates us to that same level of frenzied ecstasy.
Our Discount Price is $6,180.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $5,995.00.
58-9696
Eastman Strings (used, 2005) Model AR810CE
#870, professional jazz guitar in natural – all blonde, 17” and cutaway with a floating pickup, in excellent plus condition with black exterior fiberglass hard shell case.
Although the case shows some airline wear, especially on the lid (white lines).
Here’s what Eastman says about this model: Each guitar is handcrafted of
solid spruce and flamed maple. Premium tonewoods and meticulous craftsmanship
form a harmonious relationship that has made Eastman a household word in both
the photography and guitar biznizz.
Our Discount Price is $1,804.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $1,750.00.
58-9670
Gibson (used, 1950) ES5
#A6251, vintage sunburst, A-6251, cutaway, in excellent plus condition with original brown alligator Geib label hard shell case.
As coincidence would have it, the cover store in this months’ (September 2010)Vintage Guitar Magazine is about the Gibson ES-5, which author Ward Meeker calls the “Postwar Standard Setter.” Their on-line blurb for the article reads: “When it came to Spanish-style electric guitars, Gibson was a reluctant participant, wading into the market in 1936. After WWII, it was more enthusiastic, though it didn’t get really serious until ’49, when it launched
Our Discount Price is $7,735.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $7,500.00.
58-9671
Gibson (used, 1957) Byrdland
#A-25309, vintage sunburst finish, in excellent condition with original brown Gibson hard shell case.
The Gibson Company sought to commemorate the performances and recording work of two famous players, Billy Byrd and Hank Garland. The former played with Earnest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours, and appeared regularly at the Grand Ole’ Opry with George Morgan and Little Jimmy Dickens, whose first recording on Columbia resulted in several hits. Later he worked with Johnny Horton, Webb Pierce and Leon Russell. Mr. Garland played with Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Patsy Cline.
Our Discount Price is $7,212.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $6,995.00.
59-0956
Gibson (used, 1969) Super 400CN
#533455, in excellent condition with original hard shell case.
The Super 400 is one of the world’s largest and most impressive six-string archtop guitars. The model debuted in 1934 in Kalamazoo, Michigan as an 18” behemoth, quickly followed in late 1935 by Epiphone of New York City’s Emperor.
Our Discount Price is $8,609.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $8,350.00.
59-0959
Gibson (used, 1964) Super 400CES
#65004, vintage sunburst, in excellent condition, with original hard shell case.
The year 1951 brought us the birth of Phil Collins, the debut of Catcher in the Rye, and the first
presentation of the electric pickup-equipped version of the formerly
acoustic-only Gibson 18” beyond-Super-Jumbo sized archtop guitar. This was
called the Super 400 because the non-cutaway model originally sold for $400 back
in 1934.
Our Discount Price is $13,398.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $12,995.00.
59-0638
Gretsch ® (new) G6120 Chet Atkins Hollowbody
#JT09083534, with hard shell case.
This modern version of the classic 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body guitar features a 16"-wide, 2.5"-deep full hollow body, rock maple neck, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic™ "thumbnail" inlays, dual High Sensitive Filter'Tron™ pickups, Grover® Rotomatic® machine heads, Adjusto-Matic™ bridge, and Bigsby® B6G vibrato tailpiece. Available in Deep Orange Stain, Blue Burst and Black. Left-handed model available in Deep Orange Stain.
The Gretsch List Price is $3250
Our Discount Price is $2,275.00 .
59-0757
Gibson (new) Wes Montgomery
#10630001, in natural, with hard shell case.
As per the Gibson website: "Montgomery is undoubtedly one of the most important voices in Jazz guitar that has ever lived – or most likely ever will live. A discussion of Jazz guitar is simply not thorough if it does not touch upon Wes Montgomery." — Dave Miele and Dan Bielowsky, Jazz Improv Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 4.
The Gibson List Price is $13,056
59-0716
The Loar (new) LH650VS Guitar
#09040058, with a Loar logo-embroidered featherweight case.
The Loar’s new hand carved, nitrocellulose-finished archtop cutaway guitar offers an excellent option for traditional jazz guitarists who want to make the classic archtop sound heard clearly for ensemble playing. The Kent Armstrong floating pickup amplifies the sweet natural tone of the hand-carved spruce top, while the Florentine cutaway allows unrestricted access to the upper frets, making the LH-650 perfect for either soloing or accompaniment.
Our Discount Price is $1,088.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $1,055.00.
78-7704
Gibson (new) Howard Roberts Fusion – a thin archtop
#00848732, with plush lined hard shell case.
The Howard Roberts is actually a semi-hollow body whose maple body, in typical fashion, is laminated. The pickups (2) are dual Alnico V magnet; in the lower treble bout are two volume and two tone controls and a three-way toggle. It has a rounded back of neck similar to a ’59 Les Paul, binding on top and back, a tune-o-matic bridge, the Oettinger “fingers” style tailpiece and a dotmarker inlaid 22-fret ebony ‘board. Howard-ware is gold-plated.
The Gibson List is $3,741
76-8248
Gibson (new) Byrdland
#22498002, blonde (antique natural), having the (soft) Venetian cutaway with hard shell case.
This is the famous slightly slimmer hollowbody guitar beloved by professional players, with plush lined hard shell case. Twin gold plated humbuckers and four knobs with a three way toggle.
The Gibson List is $12,470
76-8491
Epiphone (new) Joe Pass Emperor II
#0904231164, in vintage sunburst and hard shell case.
As per the Gibson website: "Late guitar legend Joe Pass lends his name to one of our most popular archtops. The comfortable to play Emperor II is slightly smaller in dimensions than the jumbo Jazz-boxes, and features a single trapeze tailpiece for traditional styling and twin Humbucker pickups for unmatched tone."
The Gibson/ Epiphone List Price is $1147
Our Price with the case is $677.00 .
59-0646
The Loar (new) LH-650VS Guitar
#09101442, with Loar logo-embroidered featherweight case.
This hand carved archtop cutaway guitar is assembled with a solid hand carved spruce top and solid figured maple back, sides and neck. The bone nut and compensated adjustable ebony bridge let the sound of the select tonewoods resonate clearly, and the bound ebony fretboard is both beautiful and durable. The bound pickguard with a single volume knob adds to the vintage look and feel. The archtop is finished with a meticulously inlaid mother-of-pearl “Fleur-de-Lys” headstock design and a hand-buffed nitrocellulose lacquer tobacco sunburst finish to stay true to classic design and sty
Our Discount Price is $1,088.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $1,055.00.
59-0469
D'Angelico (used, 2002) NYL-2
#000102426, in wine red finish, excellent condition, flame maple sides and back with a solid arched spruce top, having a single gold-plated humbucking floating pickup, with original brown hard shell case.
The NYL-2 in its time was the most popular model D’Angelico recreation we carried, up to the time that Vestax and D’Angelico parted ways and production was moved to another country. Production quality was always high and the guitars were fulfilling to see and to play.
Our Discount Price is $3,350.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $3,250.00.
76-8407
Buscarino (used, 1995) "The 17" Archtop"
#B0627295, in excellent plus condition with a black Benedetto floating humbucking pickup and an original crocodile type TKL 5-ply plush-lined arched-top-and-back hard shell case.
This guitar was specially constructed with a highly figured American maple one-piece (!) back and a select (aged and seasoned much like ourselves) European spruce top. John Buscarino is said to have advised the original owner (this is a one-owner piece) that he had found enough wood to build only 2 guitars.
Our SALE Discount Price is $15,459.00 and Our SALE Cash Discount Price is $14,995.00.
76-8952
D'Aquisto (used, 1974) New Yorker Special
#1082, cutaway, in vintage sunburst finish, with original black tolex covered plush lined hard shell case.
James D’Aquisto, born November 9, 1935 was trained by, and is the successor to, John D’Angelico. Both men are considered to be the finest independent builders of archtop guitars in the history of the instrument. James apprenticed to John, starting in the 1950s, possibly as early as 1954.
Our Discount Price is $48,973.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $47,500.00.
88-2508
Zeidler (new) 'Project' Acoustic Archtop
#ISI1367, in quilted maple and Adirondack spruce top, with white Calton case. Mandolin Brothers, Ltd. has been chosen by the builder group to present this unique guitar to the world.
All of the proceeds of the sale will benefit the family of one of our most honored suppliers: the late Master Guitar Builder, John Zeidler. Here’s the background: “When fourteen of the world’s finest guitar makers decided to honor and support a colleague, they produced a unique and remarkable instrument - The Zeidler Project guitar. J. R. Zeidler was well known in the community of archtop makers.
Our Price by Wire Transfer of Funds (only) is $100,000.00 .
48-3708
Orpheum (used, 1940) “Style E”
#1087, whose neck and bridge were built (as original equipment) by John D’Angelico,
in very good plus condition with original hard case. John D’Angelico, the Wizard of Kenmare Street, seeking an opportunity to make less expensive guitars for the wartime or postwar player, purchased bodies from outside contractors, and did the rest of the work himself. This guitar has a spruce top and presumably laminated maple sides and back. This appears tightly grained and also appears to be good quality.
WAS $8243. NOW ON SALE for:
Our Discount Price is $5,149.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $4,995.00.
15-6170
Mortoro (used, 1999) Free Bird
#4399, blonde, in excellent minus condition with tweed color gigbag.
Gary Mortoro is an archtop guitar builder in Miami, Fla. About his own Mortoro guitar, [he still owns another Mortoro] the famous guitarist Rodney Jones says: “Gary Mortoro makes a player's guitar. They have a great feel, beautiful tone and are finely crafted. There is no finer archtop available today. Simply put, they are the D'Angelicos of tomorrow. I love mine."
WAS $4221 BUT NOW ON SALE for:
Our Discount Price is $3,706.00 and Our Cash Discount Price is $3,595.00.
15-5466
Martin (new) CF1
#1107506, natural, with a Kent Armstrong floating pickup and tweed hard shell case.
The CF Martin List Price $4,649.
Our Price was $3,499.00 please call or email for your own low pricing.