Acoustic

❌ SOLD ❌ C. F. Martin 000-15S Steel String Guitar Mahogany, 2006

On April 5, 2018 /

The C. F. Martin 000-15S Steel String Guitar body size looks back to Martin’s early history, first appearing in 1906 as the 000-18. Previously, the 0 and 00 sizes drew from Georg Stauffer and traditional designs. As far back as the 1820s, C F Martin worked with Stauffer in Vienna, Austria as shop foreman. In 1833 he moved to New York, finally settling in the more familiarly Germanic area of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The early guitars built there strongly resemble the ‘0’ body size. These body designs produce a well balanced, even tone with good representation across the frequency range. As the body size increases, the potential for output volume does too – the 000 is the loudest of the group. The use of mahogany for the top provides a warm, rich tone, not quite as bright or sparkly as spruce can provide.

Used

Price: $1,400.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson Keb Mo Bluesmaster Steel String Guitar, 2011

On March 28, 2018 /

The Gibson Keb Mo signature Bluesmaster guitar is based on the small-bodied Gibson L-body guitars many blues players used from the 1920’s on. The L-body series weren’t just used by blues players – for many players throughout North America, these were a first serious guitar. The Gibson Keb’ Mo’ sports a Adirondack Red Spruce top with herringbone purfling, mahogany back and sides, and a mahogany neck with a bound East Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The bridge is also rosewood, with a bone saddle. The finish is Gibson’s normal nitrocellulose lacquer sunburst.

Used

Price: $2,399.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Caldersmith Concert Classical Number 73, Red Cedar and Walnut, 2009

On March 27, 2018 /

Here’s a treat – a Graham Caldersmith Concert Classical Number 73 guitar from 2009, with lattice-braced Red Cedar top and lovely American Walnut for the back and sides.
Graham Caldersmith has long been interested in musical instruments, and after a detour that led to a Masters in Aerophysics – advanced study of Mars – in 1978 he decided to shift to full time lutherie. His shop builds concert classical guitars, violins, violas, and cellos, based on careful research he himself conducts.

Used

Price: $4,000.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ G W Barry M-Body Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1998

On March 26, 2018 /

This G W Barry M-Body guitar was built during 1998 at G W Barry’s shop in Toronto, Canada. As such, it features Barry’s ‘M’ body design, derived partly from the Martin style body. The top is Sitka Spruce with a paua abalone rosette and top binding, the back, sides and neck plate of Indian Rosewood, with mahogany for the neck and ebony for the bridge and bound fingerboard. A Fishman Matrix pickup, with no controls, is installed to an endpin jack. Tuners are by Gotoh, and have ebony buttons. The A button has a crack, which is relatively common with these units.

Used

Price: $3,000.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Translucent Red, 2001

On March 26, 2018 /

The Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman was built from 1986 to 2005, but Gibson’s association with Chet Atkins began in 1981 with the CEC Cutaway Electric Classical. While most of the Chet Atkins Country Gentleman guitars were made by Gretsch, that was impossible after 1981 when Gretsch temporarily folded. Gibson stepped in to work with Atkins, and produced a number of excellent, and ground-breaking instruments.

Used

Price: $3,000.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Ray’s Rootworks Shellback Mandolin 2018

On March 22, 2018 /

This Shellback Mandolin uses a surprisingly wide range of materials. The top is nicely figured Redwood, and the shellback – based on the Fibonacci spiral found naturally in many shells – is made of Cherry veneer with a Spruce center point. The side rims are Maple, with Wenge, Ebony and Spanish Cedar for the neck joint. The neck itself is birds-eye maple with a Padouk center strip and Ebony for the fingerboard.

New

Price: $2,599.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

Acoustic

❌ SOLD ❌ C. F. Martin 000-15S Steel String Guitar Mahogany, 2006

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson Keb Mo Bluesmaster Steel String Guitar, 2011

❌SOLD❌ Caldersmith Concert Classical Number 73, Red Cedar and Walnut, 2009

❌SOLD❌ G W Barry M-Body Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1998

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Translucent Red, 2001

❌SOLD❌ Ray’s Rootworks Shellback Mandolin 2018

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