Our vintage instrument inventory changes all the time and we have many antique and vintage guitars that have not been repaired yet. If you don't find what you're looking for or want more pictures, please e-mail us. Need a job? Check out our "As-Is" Dep't. at the end of this page.

CSN, NORTH STAR, 1979, HANDMADE. $1250.
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Made by Bernie Lehmann and Ron Long; mahogany sides and back, Sitka spruce top; large body like Martin "J"; Grover tuners; some checks in back; repaired top crack; very good open tone; strong mid range, very responsive and expressive tone. HSC.

CSN. TAKEMINE F-340. $245.
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Dreadnaught Model with mahogany sides and back and a spruce top; rosewood fingerboard and bridge with adjustable saddle; excellent playability and condition.

2395. AMERICAN STENCIL. C.1959 $125.
Fun decorative guitar. Stencil view of Houses of Congress - suitable for dart board; Bad action, but then it is probably a bad sound too. Just look and enjoy it!
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CSN.Thorell Frank Vignola Model. 2010 $3850.
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Fine handmade Arch Top; 15" body width; 25.5" string length; sunburst finish; ebony fingerboard and tailpiece; Hanging pickup mounted on ebony fingerboard; slotted headstock with gold open gear tuners; HSC. Like new

Electric Guitars

533. Epiphone ET-280 Bass. 1969. $275.
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Made in Japan by Matsumoku; P-Bass shape; 2 large pickups; red finish; maple neck with unusual Fender style headstock; black p-guard; rosewood fingerboard; 3-way switch, 1 vol/1 tone.

Be sure to check out Bernie's Arch Tops on the "In Stock page.

Classical Guitars

2530. PAVAN TP-20, 2008. $825.
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Made in Spain; Solid red cedar top and solid Indian rosewood back and sides; ebony fingerboard; Spanish cedar neck with ebony reinforcement; 650mm string length; 52mm (2 1/16") nut width; excellent volume and projection. HSC.

CSN. GERMAN V. RUBIO, 2006. HSC $1850.
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Fine handmade ESTUDIO MODEL; Solid rosewood sides and back; cedar top; ebony fingerboard; rosewood bindings with red and forest green stripes; fine wood mosaic soundhole ring. Excellent tone.

2221 GARCIA NEW YORK, C.1870, $650
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Brazilian rosewood and spruce; checker marquetry and maple bindings; ebony fingerboard and new pyramid bridge; straight headstock with banjo type tuners; several repaired cracks. string length: 24.5" max. width:12.25"

CSN. BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD PARLOR. 1895. $895.
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Possibly Chicago handmade guitar; some unique features steer me away from the major manufacturers, but this is a professionally built instrument. Beautiful Brazilian sides and back; spruce top, deeply aged; marquetry binding and soundhole rings; ebony pyramid bridge; ebony fingerboard with pearl inlays; 2-piece mahogany neck, full triangular shape; multi line back binding; body bound in white; 3 old splices in top; a few short repaired back cracks; well repaired head and heel cracks. This is a solid and well made steel string guitar with ladder bracing and a full bass. Nut width: 1 3/4"; string length:24 3/8"; lower bout width: 13 5/8"

See Below for Unrepaired Parlor Guitars

CSN. MANDOLIN-BANJO, WEYMANN/VEGA, $300
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An interesting assembly of a Weymann 11.3" banjo rim with a built on resonator and flange with a Vega banjo-mando neck. The walnut resonator has nice marquetry on the sides and a design in the center of the back.

CSN. LANGE BANJO MANDOLIN. $.
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INFO SOON

CSN. S.S.Stewart . c.1899. $1295.
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Open back frailer made by SS Stewart & Sons. 10 1/2" rim spun over inside and out; nice hardware; cherry neck with awabi and pewter vine inlay; Ivoroid friction tuners; beautifully carved heel; lots of veneer underlays; bound neck; Elite tailpiece. Strung in nylon for that authentic old-timey sound, but sturdy enough for steel if you prefer. Clear, bright tone and great playability.

CSN. Guitar Banjo. c.1895. $550.
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Walnut neck with very long heel; scale 24 3/4"; spun over rim with rosewood interior 12" d.; ball brackets; rosewood fingerboard; original nice tuners in slotted head.

CSN. SuperTone/Bruno Banjo $425.
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A really good sounding banjo; Supertone neck with a 10 3/4"Bruno rim and a 26 1/4" scale; the rim is metal spun over 1/2" solid maple; great ringing sound; fingerboard inlays are pearl and ivoroid; Lynbrook tailpiece; nice thin skin head.

CSN. A.J. SLOAN LONG NECK 5 STRING. $950.
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Handmade long neck 5 string; 11" head; tone ring; 40 hook/nut sets; maple rim with ebony rim cap; fancy veneer rings on rim; 32.25" scale; multi lam mahogany neck; ebony fingerboard; 5 Star tuners. no case

CSN. Maybell Tenor Banjo $295.
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19 fret tenor with maple resonator; one piece flange; 11" head; non-geared tuners; set up well; plays easily; dot inlays; original hard case.

This & That

CSN. LYRA UKELELE, 1920'S $380.
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Pretty little soprano with a checkered past and checkered top and back bindings; Gorgeous curly mahogany body; multi ring soundhole; marquetry inlay on fingerboard; so light it nearly floats; 7.5oz!!!; original friction pegs.

CSN .MAUNA LOA UKELELE, 1960'S $130.
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All mahogany uke; lightly constructed; no bindings; maple bridge; nice poppy tone; possibly Chicago made.

CSN. 3/4 BASS FIDDLE, K.SCHILLER. $895.
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Newish instrument in excellent condition; comes with Glasser French bow and bag; adjustable wheels in bridge; real ebony fingerboard; good brass tuners; arched back model; great value.

CSN. Fender brown case for Mustang etc. $175.
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Very good condition; orange interior

CSN. HARMOLIN LAP STEEL $295.
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Most unusual instrument, made at a time of great experimentation with electronics. meant to rest on your lap, it has two knee levers to raise the pitch of the top two strings. One lever is missing, but not hard to fabricate. This from a web site I found: "The round disc located beneath the strings on this instrument masks one of the most unusual, and possibly most dangerous designs ever produced to electrify a stringed instrument. Designed by Arnold Lesti, with the patent applied for June 5, 1935, this unit works on the same principle as any other electro-magnetic pickup, but with a twist. Two solenoids are set into a thin metal box and secured in a bed of bee’s wax. (“Solenoids” are simply electro magnets waiting for a jolt of electricity to bring them to life.) Using a special input system that joined this pickup unit to its specially designed amp, a switch was flipped for a few seconds sending a high current of electricity through these solenoids and magnetizing the metal strings above. Once magnetized, the strings would deliver the magnetic field necessary to then energize the coils. As the strings vibrated above, the small voltage was delivered back to the amplifier and reproduced as musical notes through the speaker.

2532.Guarnerius Violin, German ca. 1920. $225.
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Well made old fiddle; ebony fingerboard; no cracks; gloden amber varnish; recently set up and ready to go. old case included.

BOOKS

Karl Jalovec German and Austrian Violin-Makers 1967. 439pp + 16pp line drawings; b/w plates & one in colour. Dust jacket tatty and torn, boards and spine sunned on edges. $200.

Hill, The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, 1973 ed.
173pp. many color plates and sepia photos; very good condition; no dust jacket. $100.

Hill, Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737), second edition, 1909. 319pp. Black and white engravings; Some wear and fading to cover. $125.

John H. Fairfield, Known Violin Makers, First Edition, 1942.  $10.

J.Mattiello, Protective and Decorative Coatings, Vol.1: Raw materials for Varnishes and Vehicles, 1947. $10.

Photos upon request

AS - IS DEPARTMENT
For the repairman in you! Please call for more details.

411. American ca. 1890. maple; faux rosewood; cone heel; pearl snowflake rosette. $100.
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415. Greek? made, ca. 1920. Maple & spruce; celluloid inlay on top; curious construction. $75.
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980. American; Maple spruce; marquetry soundhole; multi-line purfling, modified headstock. $100.
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1260. American, ca. 1870. Maple & spruce; snowflake soundhole inlay; cone heel. $100.
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2225. American; birdseye maple and spruce; ebony fingerboard; no finish. $75.
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2509. Casa Valasquez, Mexico. Rosewood & not spruce
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