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No Longer Available – Epiphone FT27 Steel String Sunburst, 1937

No Longer Available - Epiphone FT27 Steel String Sunburst,  1937

Here is a wonderful rarity – Epiphone FT27 steel string flat top, built around 1937 as one of Epiphone’s earliest forays into flat top guitar designs. Epiphone as a brand name first appeared in 1924, though the Stathopoulos family had been building instruments for decades in Smyrna, Turkey. Persecution caused Anastasios Stathopoulos to move his family to the USA, landing in New York City; Anastasios died in 1915 and his son Epi took over.

Vintage
Price: $3,750.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ David Nichols 00 Style Steel String Guitar, 2002

❌SOLD❌  David Nichols 00 Style Steel String Guitar, 2002

This David Nichols OO style guitar demonstrates Nichol’s high degree of familiarity with pearl inlay – it looks like it was easy for the builder to do, a sure sign that it isn’t. This David Nichols OO style guitar is a great example. Dave Nichols has spent decades doing custom inlay work, including a lot for the Martin Guitar company, and he’s chosen the classic designs and here, the ‘Style 41’ inlay set executed in Mother of Pearl and Abalone.

Used
Price: $3,200.00 CAD $3,999.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Gibson FJN Folksinger Jumbo Natural, 1964

❌SOLD❌  Gibson FJN Folksinger Jumbo Natural, 1964

Created for the folk boom of the early 1960’s, the Gibson FJN Folksinger Jumbo Natural Finish has a few differences from Gibson’s regular dreadnoughts. While it uses the Jumbo body size found on guitars like the SJ, the FJN has a wide 12-fret neck – the nut is nearly 2 inches wide – and is braced for nylon, Silk & Steel, or very light steel strings. Interest in the FJN faded with the folk boom, and by 1967 the FJN was taken out of production.

Vintage
Price: $2,675.00 CAD $2,975.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Fender 56/59 Stratocaster Rosewood Neck Sunburst

❌SOLD❌  Fender 56/59 Stratocaster Rosewood Neck Sunburst

When Leo Fender first came up with the revolutionary bolt-together design that became the Telecaster, he considered serviceability and repairability. A bolt-on neck is easy to replace should it become damaged or excessively worn. Over the years, players have used this design feature to adapt instruments to their own requirements.

Vintage
Price: $12,999.99 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Martin 0-18 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1965

❌SOLD❌  Martin 0-18 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1965

Introduced in 1898, discontinued in 1996 and reissued in 2017, the Martin 0-18 is one of the oldest, longest produced guitar designs. It hasn’t changed much over the decades. In 1934 the most notable change occurred with the shift to the 14-fret neck, following the lead of the then-recently introduced OM or Orchestra Model. The next change was in 1947 with the use of Rosewood instead of Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge.

Vintage
Price: $5,500.00 CAD

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NO LONGER AVAILABLE!!! Martin OM-18GE 1930 Golden Era Natural, 2003

NO LONGER AVAILABLE!!! Martin OM-18GE 1930 Golden Era Natural, 2003

The Martin OM-18GE 1930, replicating the specifications for the new-for-1930 Orchestra Model, was built from 2003 to 2009. The Orchestra Model was originally designed for Percy Bechtel, a prominent banjoist and band leader in the 1920s, to aid transition from banjo to guitar. Construction of the Martin OM-18GE 1930 model closely follows the original spec, with an Adirondack Spruce top, Tropical Mahogany for the sides, back, body blocks and neck.

Used
Price: $4,500.00 CAD

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