http://www.gbase.com/stores/retrofret-vintage-guitars/inventory/rss The latest gear from Retrofret Vintage Guitars en-us ©2012 Gbase.Com - All rights reserved. help@gbase.com Wed, 09 May 2012 00:32:26 Z http://www.gbase.com/files/store_images/retrofret/banner_03280919.gif http://www.gbase.com/stores/retrofret-vintage-guitars/inventory/rss http://www.gbase.com/stores/retrofret-vintage-guitars/inventory/rss http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-a-4-1922-red-sunburst-top-dark-st?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-a-4-1922-red-sunburst-top-dark-st&utm_content=3064199&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-a-4-1922-red-sunburst-top-dark-st?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-a-4-1922-red-sunburst-top-dark-st&utm_content=3064199&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Gibson A-4 Model Carved Top Mandolin (1922), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 70004, red sunburst top, dark stained back and sides finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm.), 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) wide, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). Some play wear overall but a nicely original exa...]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:32:26 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/regal-1930-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=regal-1930-natural&utm_content=3064195&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/regal-1930-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=regal-1930-natural&utm_content=3064195&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Regal Tiple, c. 1930, Chicago. A fairly fancy tiple from Regal in Chicago, not top grade but still well-made and with flash to spare. The top and soundhole are bound with colored wood marquetry, with an imitation tortiose pickguard. The fingerboard is pearloid with stencil patterns screened in a negative silhouette with black paint. The headstock is gold sparkle celluloid. The back and neck are finished in a sunburst pattern. There is a Regal logo decal on the headstock, and a somewhat obsc...]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:32:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-cylinder-back-style-305-1916-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-cylinder-back-style-305-1916-natural&utm_content=3064184&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-cylinder-back-style-305-1916-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-cylinder-back-style-305-1916-natural&utm_content=3064184&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Vega "Cylinder Back" Style 305 Model Arch Top Mandolin, c. 1916, made in Boston, serial # 32708, natural finish, rosewood back and sides, spruce top; maple neck with ebony fingerboard, hard foam gig bag case. Overall length is 25 in. (63.5 cm.), 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) width, and 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 13 7/8 in. (352 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). Very nice overall; there is some topwear on either side of the fingerboard that has b...]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:32:22 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-washburn-shrine-model-53-1928?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-washburn-shrine-model-53-1928&utm_content=3064179&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-washburn-shrine-model-53-1928?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-washburn-shrine-model-53-1928&utm_content=3064179&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Lyon & Healy Washburn Shrine Model #5330 Model Soprano Ukulele, c. 1928, made in Chicago, serial # 12444, natural mahogany finish, flamed mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, gig bag case. Overall length is 21 1/4 in. (54 cm.), 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) width, and 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 13 5/8 in. (346 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/8 in. (35 mm.). A nice example overall; this uke has been fairly well played but not abused. There is s...]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:32:20 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/l-b-gatcomb-and-co-monarch-15-1895-natural-va?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=l-b-gatcomb-and-co-monarch-15-1895-natural-va&utm_content=3064178&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/l-b-gatcomb-and-co-monarch-15-1895-natural-va?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=l-b-gatcomb-and-co-monarch-15-1895-natural-va&utm_content=3064178&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear L. B. Gatcomb & Co. Monarch #15 Model Banjeaurine, c. 1895, made in Boston, Mass., serial # 5838, natural varnish finish, spunover rim, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. Overall length is 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm.), 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm.) diameter head, and 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 18 3/4 in. (476 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). This is a fairly well-worn old Banjeurine but remains a good player with a sweet sound. The rim and hardwar...]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:32:20 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/dobro-1935-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=dobro-1935-natural&utm_content=3064173&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/dobro-1935-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=dobro-1935-natural&utm_content=3064173&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Dobro Lap Steel Electric Guitar, c. 1935, made in Los Angeles, California, serial # A-267, natural finish, cast metal body, ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. One of the earliest-and coolest looking-of the first generation of electric lap steels, this was National/Dobro's first purpose-built non-resonator Hawaiian guitar. The previous year's "All-Electric", despite its name, was little more than a stock Dobro with a pickup unit instead of a cone! This instrument came to mark...]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:32:13 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/selmer-maccaferri-concert-1932-natural-laquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=selmer-maccaferri-concert-1932-natural-laquer&utm_content=3040771&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/selmer-maccaferri-concert-1932-natural-laquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=selmer-maccaferri-concert-1932-natural-laquer&utm_content=3040771&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Selmer Maccaferri Concert Model Harp Guitar (1932), made in Paris, France, serial # 275, natural laquer re- finish, mahogany body, spruce top, original brown hard shell case. Overall Excellent Condition.]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:59:07 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/weymann-orchestra-style-2-1925-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=weymann-orchestra-style-2-1925-natural&utm_content=3040765&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/weymann-orchestra-style-2-1925-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=weymann-orchestra-style-2-1925-natural&utm_content=3040765&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Weymann Orchestra Style 2 Model Guitar Banjo (1925), made in Philadelphia, PA, serial # 36346, natural finish, laminated maple rim, neck and resonator, original black hard shell case. This is an extremely rare instrument; Weymann's 1920's banjos are fairly well known in tenor form, but 6-string guitar variants hardly ever surface. The Style 2 Orchestra model Guitar-Banjo was a catalog item briefly in the mid-1920's when the Megaphonic line was line was introduced but was only made in very sm...]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:58:48 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-triolian-1929-polychrome-lacquer-wit?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-triolian-1929-polychrome-lacquer-wit&utm_content=3040764&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-triolian-1929-polychrome-lacquer-wit?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-triolian-1929-polychrome-lacquer-wit&utm_content=3040764&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

National Triolian Model Resophonic Tenor Guitar (1929), made in Los Angeles, serial # 585, Polychrome lacquer with decals finish, laminated wood body, basswood neck. This is the very early version of National's Triolian Tenor guitar with a wooden body (instead of the more common steel used by 1930) and the unusual male surf rider decoration on the back. The sound is deeper and mellower than the common metal version, and this is a much rarer guitar.Overall length is 34 in. (86.4 cm.), 12 3/4...]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:58:45 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-tubaphone-3-1928-natural-mahogany?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-tubaphone-3-1928-natural-mahogany&utm_content=3029037&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-tubaphone-3-1928-natural-mahogany?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-tubaphone-3-1928-natural-mahogany&utm_content=3029037&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Vega Tubaphone #3 Model 5 String Resonator Banjo (1928), made in Boston, Mass., serial # 82754, natural mahogany finish, maple rim; laminated mahogany neck with, original black hard shell case. A very cool original (non-conversion) Tubaphone #3 5-string from the late 1920's. Original geared tuners, close fitting (non-flanged) resonator that is easily removable for openback play. A true 5-stringer like this is a fairly rare coming from what was primarily a 4-string banjo era, this Tubaphone ...]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:40:28 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-style-a-1919-natural-top-dark?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-style-a-1919-natural-top-dark&utm_content=3029036&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-style-a-1919-natural-top-dark?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-style-a-1919-natural-top-dark&utm_content=3029036&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Lyon & Healy Style A Model Carved Top Mandolin, c. 1919, made in Chicago, serial # 794, natural top, dark stained back and sides finish, flame maple back and sides, spruce top; laminated mahogany neck with ebony fongerboard, original black hard shell case. These elaborate and beautifully made mandolins were the only really serious competition Gibson ever faced in the high-end carved top 8-string market. Lyon & Healy launched this line in a blaze of publicity in the late 1910's and they were...]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:40:28 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-a-snakehead-1923-mahogany-stain?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-a-snakehead-1923-mahogany-stain&utm_content=3029035&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-a-snakehead-1923-mahogany-stain?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-a-snakehead-1923-mahogany-stain&utm_content=3029035&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson Style A "Snakehead" Model Carved Top Mandolin (1923), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 72707, mahogany stain finish, Birch back and sides, spruce top, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. A great-playing and sounding original "snakehead" Style A mandolin from the height of the "Loar era" at Gibson. These are generally considered the best-sounding roundhole "A" style mandolins ever made, and this one certainly bears this out. Top is in brown stain ...]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:40:28 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/larson-brothers-maurer-1915-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=larson-brothers-maurer-1915-natural-varnish&utm_content=3029032&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/larson-brothers-maurer-1915-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=larson-brothers-maurer-1915-natural-varnish&utm_content=3029032&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Maurer Model Harp Guitar, made by Larson Brothers, c. 1915, made in Chicago, natural varnish finish, mahogany back and sides, spruce top; mahogany necks with ebony fingerboards, black gig bag case. Overall length is 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm.), 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 1/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.). Generally Excellent Condition.]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:40:27 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-style-2-tricone-roundneck-1929-nicke?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-style-2-tricone-roundneck-1929-nicke&utm_content=3029031&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-style-2-tricone-roundneck-1929-nicke?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-style-2-tricone-roundneck-1929-nicke&utm_content=3029031&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

National Style 2 Tricone Roundneck Model Resophonic Guitar (1929), made in Los Angeles, serial # 0940, nickel plated finish, German silver body, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 39 in. (99.1 cm.), 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 in. (635 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.). Simply the nicest Tricone we have had, a lovely example with plating...]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:40:27 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/slingerland-tb-co-hawaiian-style-1918-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=slingerland-tb-co-hawaiian-style-1918-natural&utm_content=3016304&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/slingerland-tb-co-hawaiian-style-1918-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=slingerland-tb-co-hawaiian-style-1918-natural&utm_content=3016304&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

TB Co. Hawaiian Style Model Soprano Ukulele, most likely made by Slingerland, c. 1918, made in Chicago, natural finish, mahogany body, poplar neck, gig bag case. A very nice early mainland uke in the Hawaiian style uke stamped internally "Hawaiian Ukulele made by TB Co." "TB" were major jobber Tonk Brothers of Chicago; the instrument is the typical style built by Slingerland (who got into the music business through ukuleles, before becoming primarily a banjo and drum company). The "Hawaiia...]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:54:51 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/unknown-koa-wood-1919-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=unknown-koa-wood-1919-natural&utm_content=3016280&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/unknown-koa-wood-1919-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=unknown-koa-wood-1919-natural&utm_content=3016280&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Koa Wood Model Concert Ukulele (maker unknown), c. 1919, made in Chicago, natural finish, koa wood body and neck, rosewood fingerboard. This is an interesting and rather rare early Concert sized uke, likely made in Chicago although of the native Hawaiian style. A sticker inside reads "genuine Koa Wood" and that appears to be actually the case! The neck is slimmer than the usual Hawaiian practice and the heel is the one-piece American style, otherwise this is a relatively close copy of a typ...]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:54:21 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-k-1-1916-black-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-k-1-1916-black-varnish&utm_content=3016279&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-k-1-1916-black-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-k-1-1916-black-varnish&utm_content=3016279&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson K-1 Model Mandocello (1916), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 35701, black varnish finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. This striking 1916 "black top" Mandocello dates to the period when Gibson was defining the market for these enlarged mandolin family instruments. In the 1910's Gibson instruments were only available from licensed teacher-agents, and were often purchased on time with the lessons. As part of the deal the students would o...]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:54:20 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/paramount-leader-1924-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=paramount-leader-1924-natural-varnish&utm_content=3002078&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/paramount-leader-1924-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=paramount-leader-1924-natural-varnish&utm_content=3002078&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Paramount Leader Model Tenor Banjo (1924), made in New York City, serial # 2124, natural varnish finish, laminated Indian rosewood rim and neck, laminated mahogany resonator, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 33 3/4 in. (85.7 cm.), 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) diameter head, and 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 23 in. (584 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). Excellent Condition.]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:42:47 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-mystic-1905?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-mystic-1905&utm_content=3002073&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-mystic-1905?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-mystic-1905&utm_content=3002073&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Mystic Model 5 String Banjo, most likely made by Lyon & Healy, c. 1905, made in Chicago, spunover rim, poplar neck with ebony fingerboard. Overall length is 35 1/4 in. (89.5 cm.), 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) diameter head, and 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 26 1/2 in. (673 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/2 in. (38 mm.). A nice player, appears unaltered except for newer (1960's) geared tuners, plastic head and one replaced hook. Moderate wear overall but well prese...]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:42:44 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/harmony-indian-head-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harmony-indian-head-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=3002070&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/harmony-indian-head-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harmony-indian-head-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=3002070&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Indian Head" Model Soprano Ukulele, most likely made by Harmony, c. 1925, made in Chicago, natural varnish finish, birch body, poplar neck. Overall length is 21 1/4 in. (54 cm.), 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high. Scale length is 13 1/2 in. (343 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.). Clean overall, some scratches to back but not much play wear. Decal excellent with no wearl or chipping. An interesting and early decorated uke. Excellent Condition.]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:42:19 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/kumalae-style-1-1920-natural-varnish-1?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=kumalae-style-1-1920-natural-varnish-1&utm_content=3002069&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/kumalae-style-1-1920-natural-varnish-1?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=kumalae-style-1-1920-natural-varnish-1&utm_content=3002069&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Kumalae Style 1 Model Soprano Ukulele, c. 1920, made in Hawaii, natural varnish finish, koa wood body and neck. Overall length is 21 in. (53.3 cm.), 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 13 in. (330 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/16 in. (33 mm.). All original except fitted out with 1950's white plastic-button friction pegs in place of the original wooden pegs. Several repaired back cracks otherwise very cle...]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:42:16 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/galiano-raphael-ciani-1922-natural-top-faux-r?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=galiano-raphael-ciani-1922-natural-top-faux-r&utm_content=2993722&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/galiano-raphael-ciani-1922-natural-top-faux-r?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=galiano-raphael-ciani-1922-natural-top-faux-r&utm_content=2993722&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Raphael Ciani Model Arch Top Mandolin, labeled Galiano, c. 1922, New York City. Overall length is 24 7/8 in. (63.2 cm.), 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) width, and 2 in. (5.1 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 13 1/2 in. (343 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/16 in. (30 mm.). Excellent Condition.]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:06:22 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-model-a-3-1919-white-lacquer-top-dark?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-model-a-3-1919-white-lacquer-top-dark&utm_content=2993721&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-model-a-3-1919-white-lacquer-top-dark?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-model-a-3-1919-white-lacquer-top-dark&utm_content=2993721&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Gibson Model A-3 Model Carved Top Mandolin (1919), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 56097, white lacquer top, dark stained back and sides finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. A nice original example of one of Gibson's most attractive mandolins, the rare white-topped A-3. Gibson made many experiments in the top color on their mandolin line in the teens and twenties, offering black, brown, "pumpkin" orange and red ...]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:06:22 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-a-shaded-top-1935-sunburst-t?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-a-shaded-top-1935-sunburst-t&utm_content=2993703&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-a-shaded-top-1935-sunburst-t?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-a-shaded-top-1935-sunburst-t&utm_content=2993703&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin Style A Shaded Top Model Flat Back, Bent Top Mandolin (1935), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 15849, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany back, sides and neck, spruce top, ebony fingerboard, original black chipboard case. Overall length is 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm.), 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) body width, and 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 13 1/8 in. (333 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/16 in. (30 mm.). Structurally excellent; appear...]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:06:15 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/levien-1825-amber-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=levien-1825-amber-varnish&utm_content=2993697&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/levien-1825-amber-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=levien-1825-amber-varnish&utm_content=2993697&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Harp-lute, labeled Levien, c. 1825, made in London, amber varnish finish, curly maple, ebony and ivory purfling, mother-of-pearl, iron. Mordant Levien was based in London but he took out a French patent for his harp lute in 1825.The 3 stave back and the curved bottom are all in medium grain curly maple and bound in ebony. The top is spruce with a carved and gilt wood starburst rosette with a heraldic medallion in the center and surrounded by multilayered ebony and ivory purfling. The enti...]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:05:56 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/rickenbacker-1935-black-textured-fabric?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=rickenbacker-1935-black-textured-fabric&utm_content=2972076&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/rickenbacker-1935-black-textured-fabric?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=rickenbacker-1935-black-textured-fabric&utm_content=2972076&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Rickenbacker Tube Amplifier, c. 1935, made in Los Angeles, California, black textured fabric finish. Height is 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.), 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm.) width, and 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) deep. Very original example including tubes and speaker; the original stitched leather handle is present but is split and it is not functional. The thin cabinet covering is a bit worn but overall this is a nice functional example of one of the VERY first commercial amplifiers. Overall Very Good + Condition.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:35:56 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/wm-b-tilton-1860-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=wm-b-tilton-1860-natural-varnish&utm_content=2972066&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/wm-b-tilton-1860-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=wm-b-tilton-1860-natural-varnish&utm_content=2972066&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Wm. B. Tilton Parlor Guitar, c. 1860's, made in New York, NY, natural varnish finish, brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black coffin case. Overall length is 37 1/4 in. (94.6 cm.), 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 5/8 in. (625 mm.). Width of nut is 1 15/16 in. (49 mm.). A fairly rare example of a higher grade Tilton, this guitar will req...]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:35:54 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-advanced-jumbo-1937-sunburst-top-natur?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-advanced-jumbo-1937-sunburst-top-natur&utm_content=2972062&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-advanced-jumbo-1937-sunburst-top-natur?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-advanced-jumbo-1937-sunburst-top-natur&utm_content=2972062&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson Advanced Jumbo Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1937), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # (FON) 31 C 16, sunburst top, natural back and sides finish, rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case. The veritable holy grail of Gibson flattops, the slope-shoulder Advanced Jumbo is generally considered the finest guitar of its type in Gibson's entire history. This one dates to the beginning of 1937, and is thus fairly early ...]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:35:41 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-a-1-1913-natural-top-dark-staine?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-a-1-1913-natural-top-dark-staine&utm_content=2953571&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-a-1-1913-natural-top-dark-staine?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-a-1-1913-natural-top-dark-staine&utm_content=2953571&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Gibson Style A-1 Model Carved Top Mandolin (1913), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 19045, natural top, dark stained back and sides finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, soft shell case. Overall length is 26 in. (66 cm.), 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) width, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/16 in. (33 mm.). Very nice original condition, the only alteration is the origin...]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:53:41 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-a-junior-snakehead-1925-brown-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-a-junior-snakehead-1925-brown-lacquer&utm_content=2953562&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-a-junior-snakehead-1925-brown-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-a-junior-snakehead-1925-brown-lacquer&utm_content=2953562&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson A-Junior "Snakehead" Model Carved Top Mandolin (1925), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 77556, brown lacquer finish, maple back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, soft shell case. Overall length is 25 5/8 in. (65.1 cm.), 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) width, and 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). All original finish and fittings except missing pickguard; scratches and scuf...]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:53:40 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/hermann-hauser-viennese-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=hermann-hauser-viennese-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=2953561&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/hermann-hauser-viennese-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=hermann-hauser-viennese-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=2953561&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Hermann Hauser Viennese Model Classical Guitar (1925), made in Munich, natural varnish finish, maple back and sides, spruce top; maple neck with ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. A lovely example of an early Hermann Hauser guitar, built in the traditional style of Viennese and German 19th century instruments. Before the already experienced Hauser met Andres Segovia, this was the type of guitar he, like all German luthiers, was accustomed to creating. After exposure to Segovia's...]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:53:40 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/nicholas-georg-ries-viennese-legnani-model-18?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=nicholas-georg-ries-viennese-legnani-model-18&utm_content=2953560&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/nicholas-georg-ries-viennese-legnani-model-18?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=nicholas-georg-ries-viennese-legnani-model-18&utm_content=2953560&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Nicholas Georg Ries Viennese "Legnani" Model Model Classical Guitar, c. 1840, made in Vienna, natural varnish finish, maple back and sides, spruce top; ebonized maple neck and fingerboard, black hard shell case. Overall length is 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm.), 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 23 1/4 in. (591 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). Overall Very Good + Condition.]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:53:39 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/washburn-style-5238-deluxe-1930-natural-lacqu?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=washburn-style-5238-deluxe-1930-natural-lacqu&utm_content=2953550&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/washburn-style-5238-deluxe-1930-natural-lacqu?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=washburn-style-5238-deluxe-1930-natural-lacqu&utm_content=2953550&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Washburn Style 5238 Deluxe Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1930, made in Chicago, serial # 2019, natural lacquer with stenciling finish, rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original brown soft shell case. The Washburn Deluxe was the finest standard guitar Washburn offered in the late 1920's. While the elaborate and more abstractly-shaped Bell guitar sold at a higher price, the Deluxe was the height of Washburns accomplishment in conventional 6-strin...]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:53:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-es-150-1937-sunburst-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-es-150-1937-sunburst-lacquer&utm_content=2930494&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-es-150-1937-sunburst-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-es-150-1937-sunburst-lacquer&utm_content=2930494&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Gibson ES-150 Model Lap Steel Electric Guitar (1937), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 622-5, sunburst lacquer finish, maple body, original tweed hard shell case. Overall length is 32 in. (81.3 cm.), 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 22 1/4 in. (565 mm.). Width of nut is 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.). All original, light average wear-a little binding shrrinkage at the waist and a few chips and dings. Overall a ve...]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:06:32 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/zimmermann-russian-style-1890-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=zimmermann-russian-style-1890-natural&utm_content=2888374&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/zimmermann-russian-style-1890-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=zimmermann-russian-style-1890-natural&utm_content=2888374&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Zimmermann Russian Style Model Harp Guitar, c. 1890, probably St. Petersberg, natural finish, handmade hard shell case. Overall length is 41 in. (104.1 cm.), 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 1/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.). Quite a few repairs both old and new but very playable; built for 7 strings on the play neck (in the traditional Russian mode) but currently set up ...]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:27:45 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-l-1-1931-sunburst-top-dark-back-a?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-l-1-1931-sunburst-top-dark-back-a&utm_content=2888370&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-l-1-1931-sunburst-top-dark-back-a?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-l-1-1931-sunburst-top-dark-back-a&utm_content=2888370&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson L-1 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1931), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 9809-39 (FON), sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. A particularly rare and wonderful Gibson flat top, the 1929-30 L-1 combines features from earlier and later eras into a unique package. With the larger, flat bottomed body and X-braced top used throughout the 1930's but the older cremona brown sunburst and script "The Gibs...]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:27:26 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/hans-raab-viennese-1918-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=hans-raab-viennese-1918-natural&utm_content=2871645&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/hans-raab-viennese-1918-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=hans-raab-viennese-1918-natural&utm_content=2871645&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Hans Raab Viennese Model Classical Guitar (1918), made in Munich, serial # 873, natural finish, maple back and sides, spruce top; maple neck with ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. Overall length is 36 11/16 in. (93.2 cm.), 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 1/2 in. (622 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). Several well-repaired top cracks but overall very fine condition for a gui...]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:20:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-senator-1925-shaded-maple-and-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-senator-1925-shaded-maple-and-natural&utm_content=2871640&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-senator-1925-shaded-maple-and-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-senator-1925-shaded-maple-and-natural&utm_content=2871640&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Vega Senator Model 5 String Banjo (1925), made in Boston, Mass., serial # 65104, shaded maple and natural varnish finish, laminated maple rim; mahogany neck with eponized maple fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. Overall length is 37 3/8 in. (94.9 cm.), 11 in. (27.9 cm.) diameter head, and 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 27 in. (686 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). Nice, clean original banjo...the only alteration is a repro No-Knot t...]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:20:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-l-12-1934-sunburst-top-dark-back-a?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-l-12-1934-sunburst-top-dark-back-a&utm_content=2866883&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-l-12-1934-sunburst-top-dark-back-a?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-l-12-1934-sunburst-top-dark-back-a&utm_content=2866883&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson L-12 Model Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1934), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 91920, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, maple back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case. This model L-12 was a very short-lived addition to Gibson's line; it replaced the first model dot-neck L-12 around the turn of 1933-34, and was superceeded itself by the new "advanced" 17" wide L-12 by the end of the year. The 1934 L-12 is a particula...]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:04:13 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-american-conservatory-1910-nat?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-american-conservatory-1910-nat&utm_content=2866874&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/lyon-and-healy-american-conservatory-1910-nat?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=lyon-and-healy-american-conservatory-1910-nat&utm_content=2866874&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Lyon & Healy American Conservatory Model Harp Guitar, c. 1910, made in Chicago, natural varnish finish, Brazillian rosewood body, spruce top,, brown original canvas case. A rare and beautiful Lyon & Healy harp guitar in spectacularly fine original condition. While the body is relatively small for a double necked instrument, the sound is full and lush with six sub-bass strings contributing a host of overtones if desired.Overall length is 38 1/4 in. (97.2 cm.), 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.) wide at ...]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:03:49 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/washburn-model-5283-deluxe-1935-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=washburn-model-5283-deluxe-1935-natural&utm_content=2866086&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/washburn-model-5283-deluxe-1935-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=washburn-model-5283-deluxe-1935-natural&utm_content=2866086&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Washburn Model 5283 Deluxe Model Carved Top Mandolin, c. 1935, made in Chicago, serial # 1466, natural finish, maple back and sides, sprice top; Laminared mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm.), 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm.) width, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 13 in. (330 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). All original and very clean overall-the pickguard is gone, but the...]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:59:16 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-f-4-1923-red-sunburst-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-f-4-1923-red-sunburst-varnish&utm_content=2853663&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-f-4-1923-red-sunburst-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-f-4-1923-red-sunburst-varnish&utm_content=2853663&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson F-4 Model Carved Top Mandolin (1923), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 73287, red sunburst varnish finish, maple back and rim, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 26 3/8 in. (67 cm.), 10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide, and 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). Beautiful, all original condition with only minor wear; a superb piece and o...]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 01:40:14 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/dobro-model-55-1929-walnut-grain-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=dobro-model-55-1929-walnut-grain-lacquer&utm_content=2853659&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/dobro-model-55-1929-walnut-grain-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=dobro-model-55-1929-walnut-grain-lacquer&utm_content=2853659&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Dobro Model 55 Model Resophonic Guitar (1929), made in Los Angeles, serial # 1372, walnut grain lacquer finish, laminated hardwood body, mahogany neck with red bean fingerboard, black hard shell case. A superb early Dobro, from the first year or so of production. Great sound and immaculately preserved.Overall length is 38 7/16 in. (97.6 cm.), 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of n...]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 01:40:13 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-f-2-1916-sunburst-top-dark-cherry?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-f-2-1916-sunburst-top-dark-cherry&utm_content=2853636&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-f-2-1916-sunburst-top-dark-cherry?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-f-2-1916-sunburst-top-dark-cherry&utm_content=2853636&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson F-2 Model Carved Top Mandolin, c. 1916, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 35669, sunburst top, dark cherry stained back and sides finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm.), 10 in. (25.4 cm.) width, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/16 in. (30 mm.). Generally Excellent Condition.]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 01:40:02 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/harmony-chicago-hawaiian-1923-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harmony-chicago-hawaiian-1923-natural&utm_content=2844166&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/harmony-chicago-hawaiian-1923-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harmony-chicago-hawaiian-1923-natural&utm_content=2844166&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Chicago Hawaiian" Model Soprano Ukulele, most likely made by Harmony, c. 1923, made in Chicago, natural finish, koa wood body, mahogany neck, black gig bag case. Overall length is 20 3/4 in. (52.7 cm.), 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 13 in. (330 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.). Very little wear, slightly sloppy but solid bridge reglue. Overall Excellent Condition.]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:28:18 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-triolian-1931-brown-enamel?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-triolian-1931-brown-enamel&utm_content=2844155&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-triolian-1931-brown-enamel?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-triolian-1931-brown-enamel&utm_content=2844155&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

National Triolian Model Resophonic Guitar (1931), made in Los Angeles, serial # 1979W, brown enamel finish, steel body, basswood neck, dyed maple fingerboard, hard shell case. A nice example of an early walnut finish National Triolian. Bound 12-fret neck, flat-cut F-holes, no-rib coverplate, serial number and "pat.apld.for" on top of headstock. With only moderate playwear this is a very well-preserved example but not "too clean to play". Great for many playing styles but truly excels for Blu...]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:28:04 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-d-18-1937-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-d-18-1937-natural&utm_content=2830522&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-d-18-1937-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-d-18-1937-natural&utm_content=2830522&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin D-18 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1937), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 68147, natural finish, Mahogany back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. A great sounding '37 D-18, repaired but not abused, with the earlier advenced X Bracing and wider nut that have become the conoisseur's choice features. On everyone's list of the all time great guitars, the pre-WWII Martin D-18 Dreadnought ranks among the highest. This one was bui...]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:19:28 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/harwood-auditorium-special-1018-1915-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harwood-auditorium-special-1018-1915-natural&utm_content=2830519&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/harwood-auditorium-special-1018-1915-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harwood-auditorium-special-1018-1915-natural&utm_content=2830519&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Harwood Auditorium Special 1018 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1915, serial # 26613, natural varnish finish, mahogany back, sides and neck; spruce top, ebony fingerboard, soft shell case. "Harwood" is one of those mystery brand names that dot the American musical instrument landscape of the pre-depression age. In late 19th and early 20th centuries it was a trademark used by J.W. Jenkins Sons of Kansas City, one of the west's biggest jobbers, for their best quality instruments. Some guit...]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:19:26 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-ub-1925-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-ub-1925-natural&utm_content=2818854&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-ub-1925-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-ub-1925-natural&utm_content=2818854&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson Style UB Model Banjo Ukulele, c. 1925, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 11224A-5, natural finish, maple neck and rim, original black soft shell case. Overall length is 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm.), 9 in. (22.9 cm.) diameter head, and 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). Overall very nice, some minor wear but no damage or repair. There is a light square spot in the finish on the back of the hea...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:49 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/orpheum-no-3-special-1915-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=orpheum-no-3-special-1915-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818846&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/orpheum-no-3-special-1915-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=orpheum-no-3-special-1915-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818846&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Orpheum No. 3 Special Model 5 String Banjo, c. 1915, made in New York City, natural varnish finish, laminated maple rim and neck, black tolex soft shell case. A truly beautiful and rare 5-string from New York's premier makers Rettberg and Lange, the Orpheum #3 Special was the highest cataloged model in the numbered style series. Along with the oversize rim Brass Band model, this represents Orpheum's instrument craft at its finest. The #3 Special features fancy abalone inlay in the fingerboa...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:48 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-hg-00-1937-black-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-hg-00-1937-black-lacquer&utm_content=2818834&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-hg-00-1937-black-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-hg-00-1937-black-lacquer&utm_content=2818834&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson HG-00 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1937, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 771-14 (FON), black lacquer finish, mahogany back, sides and neck; spruce top, rosewood fingerboard. Originally intended for lap-style Hawaiian play, the fairly rare HG-00 makes a dandy Spanish guitar and an interesting variation on the normal 1930's "L" flat top specs. This is a 12-fret guitar with slightly heavier bracing than the 14-fret standard L-00...and we do mean slightly,compared to most oth...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:46 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-little-wonder-1924-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-little-wonder-1924-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818829&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-little-wonder-1924-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-little-wonder-1924-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818829&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Vega Little Wonder Model Guitar Banjo (1924), made in Boston, Mass., serial # 56818, natural varnish finish, maple neck and rim, ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. An nice example of the fairly rare Vega Little Wonder Banjo-Guitar. Although a relatively inexpensive model in the Vega line the Little Wonder is still a robust high-quality instrument, lacking only the fancier tone rings and bracket band of the White Lady and Tubaphone. This banjo features a heavy laminated maple rim...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:46 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/regal-wendall-hall-red-head-1926-dark-mahogan?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=regal-wendall-hall-red-head-1926-dark-mahogan&utm_content=2818828&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/regal-wendall-hall-red-head-1926-dark-mahogan?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=regal-wendall-hall-red-head-1926-dark-mahogan&utm_content=2818828&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Wendall Hall Red Head Model Soprano Ukulele, made by Regal, c. 1926, made in Chicago, dark mahogany finish, mahogany body and neck, black gig bag case. Overall length is 20 7/8 in. (53 cm.), 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 13 1/4 in. (337 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/16 in. (33 mm.). All original, some finish wear (mostly to edges) but no cracks or repairs. Very lightly built with a really good sound....]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:46 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-super-400-1935-sunburst-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-super-400-1935-sunburst-lacquer&utm_content=2818826&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-super-400-1935-sunburst-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-super-400-1935-sunburst-lacquer&utm_content=2818826&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson Super 400 Model Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1935), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 92094, sunburst lacquer finish, flame maple body and neck, spruce top, ebony fingerboard, brown tolex hard shell case. A very early and beautiful example of Gibson's pride of the swing era-the Super 400. This was the biggest, fanciest guitar on the market in 1934-designed by Gibson specifically to put Epiphone and other contenders to the archtop throne firmly back in their place! According to the la...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:46 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-ub-trapdoor-1925-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-ub-trapdoor-1925-natural&utm_content=2818811&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-ub-trapdoor-1925-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-ub-trapdoor-1925-natural&utm_content=2818811&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson UB Trapdoor Model Banjo Ukulele, c. 1925, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, natural finish, maple neck and rim, ebony fingerboard, gig bag case. Overall length is 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm.), 9 in. (22.9 cm.) diameter head, and 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 13 1/2 in. (343 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). Very nice, all original except replaced ebony nut. A very good player with only light wear. Excellent Condition.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:44 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-f-7-conversion-1935-natural-lacque?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-f-7-conversion-1935-natural-lacque&utm_content=2818807&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-f-7-conversion-1935-natural-lacque?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-f-7-conversion-1935-natural-lacque&utm_content=2818807&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin F-7 Conversion Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1935), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 60206, natural lacquer finish, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm.), 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). Overall Excellent Co...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:44 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/m-hohner-trumpet-call-no-220-1923?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=m-hohner-trumpet-call-no-220-1923&utm_content=2818791&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/m-hohner-trumpet-call-no-220-1923?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=m-hohner-trumpet-call-no-220-1923&utm_content=2818791&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

M. Hohner Trumpet Call No. 220 Model Diatonic Harmonica, c. 1923, made in Germany, original box case. Height is 3 in. (7.6 cm.), 7 in. (17.8 cm.) width. Excellent Condition.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:42 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-tu-1-1929-natural-mahogany?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-tu-1-1929-natural-mahogany&utm_content=2818788&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-tu-1-1929-natural-mahogany?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-tu-1-1929-natural-mahogany&utm_content=2818788&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson TU-1 Model Tenor Ukulele, c. 1929, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, natural mahogany finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case. Overall length is 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm.), 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 in. (7.6 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 17 in. (432 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.). Very nice overall; one crack repair with some touch-up and rubbed finish just under the treble side o...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:42 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/dobro-model-27-cyclops-squa-1933-faux-wood-gr?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=dobro-model-27-cyclops-squa-1933-faux-wood-gr&utm_content=2818743&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/dobro-model-27-cyclops-squa-1933-faux-wood-gr?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=dobro-model-27-cyclops-squa-1933-faux-wood-gr&utm_content=2818743&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Dobro Model #27 "Cyclops" Squareneck Model Resophonic Guitar (1933), made in Los Angeles, California, serial # 3797, faux wood grain finish, laminated wood body; hardwood neck with rosewood fingerboard. Overall length is 39 in. (99.1 cm.), 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.). Some overall finish wear but no visible damage or repair, a nicely o...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:38 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-5k-1924-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-5k-1924-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818726&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-5k-1924-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-5k-1924-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818726&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin Style 5K Model Soprano Ukulele, c. 1924, made in Nazareth, PA, natural varnish finish, koa body; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. The "Uke of Ukes"; the "Holy grail of Ukulele collecting"-the Martin Style 5-K has been called many things. This was the most expensive ukulele Martin made, listing at $50-55.00 (without case) in the mid-1920's. This sum would have bought quite a respectable guitar from Martin or Gibson, or anyone else for that ma...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:36 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/oscar-schmidt-hilo-style-670-1925-natural-var?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=oscar-schmidt-hilo-style-670-1925-natural-var&utm_content=2818716&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/oscar-schmidt-hilo-style-670-1925-natural-var?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=oscar-schmidt-hilo-style-670-1925-natural-var&utm_content=2818716&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Hilo Style 670 Model Hawaiian Acoustic Guitar, made by Oscar Schmidt, c. 1925, made in Jersey City, NJ, serial # 5141, natural varnish finish, original black soft shell case. A particularly beautiful 1920's Hawaiian guitar, made not in California like most but in Jersey City! Dramatically grained Island woods throughout, fancy shaped abalone inlay and binding on all edges make this one beautiful looking lap guitar. The sound is quite fine as well, perhaps a bit deeper and not as "reverby' a...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:35 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/weissenborn-kona-style-4-1923-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=weissenborn-kona-style-4-1923-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818715&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/weissenborn-kona-style-4-1923-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=weissenborn-kona-style-4-1923-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818715&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Kona Style 4 Model Hawaiian Acoustic Guitar, made by Weissenborn, c. 1923, made in Los Angeles, California, natural varnish finish, koa body and neck, soft shell case. Overall length is 37 1/2 in. (95.2 cm.), 13 in. (33 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 in. (635 mm.). Width of nut is 2 in. (51 mm.). Beautiful, all original condition-a few seam repairs, one repaired side crack but overall as nice as these come...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:35 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-eh-150-1936-tweed-fabric-covering?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-eh-150-1936-tweed-fabric-covering&utm_content=2818701&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-eh-150-1936-tweed-fabric-covering?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-eh-150-1936-tweed-fabric-covering&utm_content=2818701&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson EH-150 Model Tube Amplifier (1936), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 2897, tweed fabric covering finish. A nice working example of the world's first great guitar amplifier, the Gibson EH-150. This is the earliest major style variant with a square-top upper cabinet corners; later EH-150's had a rounded-off top. The gold/brown tweed cabinet cover has orange and black vertical stripes down the center,with a black script Gibson logo in the lower right hand corner. The lower cabinet e...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:34 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-style-no-35-1920-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-style-no-35-1920-natural&utm_content=2818699&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/vega-style-no-35-1920-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=vega-style-no-35-1920-natural&utm_content=2818699&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Vega Style No. 35 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1920's, made in Boston, Mass., serial # 37535, natural finish, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. This beautiful Vega is easily one of the finest examples we have ever seen of that company's guitar output. The Style 35 is a full grand concert Brazilian rosewood flattop, made of extremely high-grade woods to the company's usual high standards. While a relatively...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:34 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/audiovox-7-string-1935-shaded?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=audiovox-7-string-1935-shaded&utm_content=2818691&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/audiovox-7-string-1935-shaded?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=audiovox-7-string-1935-shaded&utm_content=2818691&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Audiovox 7-String Model Lap Steel Electric Guitar, c. 1935, made in Seattle, WA, serial # 2369, shaded finish, walnut body and neck, original black hard shell case. Perhaps the great "lost" story in the history of electric guitars, the Audiovox brand has only recently emerged from obscurity as the legacy of one of the first pioneers of musical electrification, Paul Tutmarc. While not as well-remembered as the contemporary early Rickenbacher Electro, Vivi-Tone or National/Dobro electrics Tut...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:33 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-e-150-1935-natural-aluminum?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-e-150-1935-natural-aluminum&utm_content=2818682&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-e-150-1935-natural-aluminum?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-e-150-1935-natural-aluminum&utm_content=2818682&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson E-150 Model Lap Steel Electric Guitar (1935), made in Kalamazoo, serial # 179, natural aluminum finish, cast aluminum, original tweed hard shell case. This still futuristic-looking all-metal steel from 1935 is a major historical piece...a fine original example of the Gibson company's first-ever electric instrument! The hollow cast aluminum body is fitted with Gibson's earliest bar magnet pickup - later nicknamed the "Charlie Christian" pickup. This seminal pickup - the first designed...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:32 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/knutsen-9-string-1912-black-top-natural-back?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=knutsen-9-string-1912-black-top-natural-back&utm_content=2818657&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/knutsen-9-string-1912-black-top-natural-back?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=knutsen-9-string-1912-black-top-natural-back&utm_content=2818657&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Knutsen 9-String Model Harp Guitar, c. 1912, made in Tacoma, Washington, black top,natural back and sides finish, burl mahogany back and sides, spruce top; poplar neck with rosewood fingerboard, original brown hard shell case. One of America's most creative-if least celebrated-20th century luthiers was Chris Knutesn, who hand-built his his always eccentric instruments on the west coast from the 1890's through the 1920's. While his Hawaiian guitar designs were popularized by Hermann Weissenb...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:31 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/unknown-1860-faux-rosewood-and-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=unknown-1860-faux-rosewood-and-natural&utm_content=2818653&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/unknown-1860-faux-rosewood-and-natural?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=unknown-1860-faux-rosewood-and-natural&utm_content=2818653&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Minstrel Banjo (maker unknown), c. 1860's, made in USA, faux rosewood and natural varnish finish, mahogany neck with brass fingerboard, original black coffin case. An interesting and rather unusual mid-19th century American banjo. The fingerboard is brass, with etched "fret" lines and is screwed to the neck. The headstock is squared off, with a small reverse scroll on top and two inexplicable round holes above the guitar-style slots for the tuners. The tuners themselves are guitar-style bra...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:30 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-2-1930-natural-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-2-1930-natural-lacquer&utm_content=2818639&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-2-1930-natural-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-2-1930-natural-lacquer&utm_content=2818639&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin Style 2 Model Soprano Ukulele, c. 1930's, made in Nazareth, PA, natural lacquer finish, mahogany body and neck, original black chipboard case. Overall length is 21 in. (53.3 cm.), 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) deep. Scale length is 13 3/4 in. (349 mm.).]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:29 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/volu-tone-1936-two-tone-fabric?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=volu-tone-1936-two-tone-fabric&utm_content=2818637&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/volu-tone-1936-two-tone-fabric?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=volu-tone-1936-two-tone-fabric&utm_content=2818637&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Volu-Tone Tube Amplifier, c. 1936, made in Los Angeles, California, two-tone fabric finish. Height is 11 in. (27.9 cm.), 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm.) width, and 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.) deep. Appears all original except for added phone jack (for use with non-Volu-tone instruments) in place of one of the original 4-pin jacks. Original Rola speaker and tubes. Original leather handle is gone, and there is some visible corrosion to the chassis. Power cord is original; we would recommend replacement for ...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:29 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/weymann-keystone-state-super-jumb-1910-natura?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=weymann-keystone-state-super-jumb-1910-natura&utm_content=2818636&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/weymann-keystone-state-super-jumb-1910-natura?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=weymann-keystone-state-super-jumb-1910-natura&utm_content=2818636&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Weymann Keystone State Super Jumbo Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1910, made in Philadelphia, PA, serial # 15535, natural finish, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. This extraodinary and fairly enormous guitar is not quite like any we have seen before; beautifully made of very fine materials it was obviously a custom-ordered piece.Overall length is 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm.), 18 in. (45.7 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.)...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:29 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-style-1-tricone-squarenec-1931-nicke?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-style-1-tricone-squarenec-1931-nicke&utm_content=2818633&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-style-1-tricone-squarenec-1931-nicke?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-style-1-tricone-squarenec-1931-nicke&utm_content=2818633&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

National Style 1 Tricone Squareneck Model Resophonic Guitar (1931), made in Los Angeles, California, serial # 2502, nickel plated finish, German silver body, mahogany headstock, ebony fingerboard, black soft shell case. Overall length is 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm.), 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 in. (7.6 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 in. (635 mm.). Width of nut is 2 in. (51 mm.). Nice original condotion except replaced tuners (1930's era ...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:29 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/supertone-1930-shaded-lacquer-with-stenc?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=supertone-1930-shaded-lacquer-with-stenc&utm_content=2818631&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/supertone-1930-shaded-lacquer-with-stenc?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=supertone-1930-shaded-lacquer-with-stenc&utm_content=2818631&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Supertone Soprano Ukulele (1930's), made in Chicago, shaded lacquer with stenciling finish, birch body, poplar neck. Overall length is 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm.), 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 13 in. (330 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). Generally Excellent Condition.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:29 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-florentine-1928-blonde-lacquer-with-pa?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-florentine-1928-blonde-lacquer-with-pa&utm_content=2818627&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-florentine-1928-blonde-lacquer-with-pa?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-florentine-1928-blonde-lacquer-with-pa&utm_content=2818627&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson Florentine Model Plectrum Banjo (1928), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 8936-1, Blonde lacquer with painted trim finish, "white holly" rim, neck and resonator; pearloid fingerboard and headstock, original black hard shell case. When Gibson decided to go for broke and challenge the top established makers of the late 1920's in the ultra-fancy orchestra banjo sweepstakes, the Florentine was their top-of-the-line offering. The Florentine was first listed in 1927 at $450.00 as a "Cu...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:29 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/washburn-bell-style-5270-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=washburn-bell-style-5270-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818622&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/washburn-bell-style-5270-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=washburn-bell-style-5270-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818622&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Washburn Bell Style 5270 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1925, made in Chicago, serial # 761, natural varnish with stenciling finish, mahogany back, sides and neck; spruce top, rosewood fingerboard. This was a very expensive instrument when new, costing $165.00 with the case.Overall length is 37 in. (94 cm.), 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 5/8 in. (625 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 ...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:28 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/fairbanks-vega-electric-1920-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=fairbanks-vega-electric-1920-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818616&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/fairbanks-vega-electric-1920-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=fairbanks-vega-electric-1920-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818616&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Fairbanks/Vega Electric Model Guitar Banjo (1920), made in Boston, serial # 38960, natural varnish finish, laminated maple rim and neck, ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. An nice example of an early Vega "Electric" Banjo-Guitar, still carrying the Fairbanks trade name ("The Fairbanks Banjo made by The Vega Company") on the dowel. This one also has a celluloid tag from New York retailer Carl Fisher pinned on over that marking. The "Electric" (the name refers to the tone ring ...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:28 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/slingerland-chicago-hawaiian-1919-natural-var?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=slingerland-chicago-hawaiian-1919-natural-var&utm_content=2818603&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/slingerland-chicago-hawaiian-1919-natural-var?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=slingerland-chicago-hawaiian-1919-natural-var&utm_content=2818603&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear Chicago Hawaiian" Model Soprano Ukulele, probably Slingerland, c. 1919, made in Chicago, natural varnish finish, mahogany body, poplar neck. A nice example of an early mainland-built "Hawaiian" style ukulele. The dark mahogany body is bound with alternating wood trim in the Hawaiian manner, as is the soundhole. The pegs are plain carved violin-style, and the back is slightly arched. This style of ukulele was made in Chicago in large numbers by Harmony, Regal, Slingerland and others in the l...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:27 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/volu-tone-model-5-pp-1934-black-textured-fabr?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=volu-tone-model-5-pp-1934-black-textured-fabr&utm_content=2818599&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/volu-tone-model-5-pp-1934-black-textured-fabr?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=volu-tone-model-5-pp-1934-black-textured-fabr&utm_content=2818599&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Volu-Tone Model 5 PP Model Tube Amplifier, c. 1934-5, made in Los Angeles, California, serial # 4729, black textured fabric finish. This unusual Volu-Tone unit is one of the very earliest and most historically interesting of all musical instrument amplifiers. The Volu-Tone company of Los Angeles, California was operated by Shireson Brothers, who also created the Hollywood line of resonator instruments and some very Weissenborn-like acoustic Hawaiian guitars. The Volu-Tone system of electrif...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:27 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/epiphone-recording-model-alhambra-1928-natura?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=epiphone-recording-model-alhambra-1928-natura&utm_content=2818590&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/epiphone-recording-model-alhambra-1928-natura?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=epiphone-recording-model-alhambra-1928-natura&utm_content=2818590&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Epiphone Recording Model Alhambra Model Tenor Banjo, c. 1928, made in Long Island City, NY, serial # 6713, natural lacquer and pearloid finish, laminated walnut neck and rim, original black hard shell case. "A symphony in silver and pearl" is how Epiphone described this model, and indeed the Alhambra is a most dramatic looking and flashy banjo. These "Recording Series" banjos are the instruments that made Epiphone's initial reputation, and they are absolutely top grade banjos. The Alhambra ...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:27 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/leslie-studio-1935?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=leslie-studio-1935&utm_content=2818583&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/leslie-studio-1935?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=leslie-studio-1935&utm_content=2818583&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Large Format Cabinet Card of group of 12 with Hawaiian guitars (Leslie Studio photographer) (1935), New Hampshire. , with decorative frame. Titled "Lewis Hawaiian Orchestra", Among the instruments visible are several Konas and a National Style 1 Tricone.Height is 8 in. (20.3 cm.), 10 in. (25.4 cm.) width Excellent + Condition.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:26 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-00-28-1926-natural-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-00-28-1926-natural-lacquer&utm_content=2818575&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-00-28-1926-natural-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-00-28-1926-natural-lacquer&utm_content=2818575&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin 00-28 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1926), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 25215, natural lacquer finish, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, black hard shell case. Well played, and well loved with good reason this is a truly wonderful playing and sounding 12-fret 00-28. Original engraved Waverly tuners with ivoroid buttons, bar frets and slotted diamond fingerboard inlay. Pickguard is the correct Martin pattern in old tortoise c...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:26 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-the-alrite-style-d-1917-natural-varnis?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-the-alrite-style-d-1917-natural-varnis&utm_content=2818574&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-the-alrite-style-d-1917-natural-varnis?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-the-alrite-style-d-1917-natural-varnis&utm_content=2818574&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson "The Alrite" Style D Model Flat Top Mandolin (1917), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 512, natural varnish finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, brown soft shell case. The style D "Alrite" mandolin was a very short-lived Gibson experiment, the company's first attempt at a flat topped instrument. Gibson's entire marketing campaign was built around the superiority of their carved-top design, so the company had to tread carefully when openin...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:26 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/rickenbacker-electro-spanish-1935?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=rickenbacker-electro-spanish-1935&utm_content=2818563&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/rickenbacker-electro-spanish-1935?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=rickenbacker-electro-spanish-1935&utm_content=2818563&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Rickenbacker Electro Spanish Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1935), made in Los Angeles, serial # B 88, molded Bakelite body and neck, original black tolex hard shell case. This is an especially nice example of one of the most historically interesting American guitars ever built, The Electro Spanish is the first commercially important electric standard guitar. Introduced in 1935 at the same time as the famed Bakelite Model B Electro Hawaiian Guitar, the Electro Spanish Guitar was not nearl...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/bronson-honolulu-deluxe-1936-sunburst-top-nat?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=bronson-honolulu-deluxe-1936-sunburst-top-nat&utm_content=2818562&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/bronson-honolulu-deluxe-1936-sunburst-top-nat?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=bronson-honolulu-deluxe-1936-sunburst-top-nat&utm_content=2818562&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Bronson Honolulu Deluxe Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1936, made in Chicago, sunburst top, natural back and sides finish, brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top, black tolex hard shell case. A very interesting and rare 1930's flat-top guitar. Bronson was a Detroit-based spinoff of the Oahu publishing empire and did a similar business selling primarily Hawaiian guitar arrangements to students, and the instruments to go with them! This unusual flat-top is an example of a very high...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-vio-lectric-1936-medium-brown-sunbur?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-vio-lectric-1936-medium-brown-sunbur&utm_content=2818559&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-vio-lectric-1936-medium-brown-sunbur?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-vio-lectric-1936-medium-brown-sunbur&utm_content=2818559&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

National Vio-Lectric Model Electric Violin, c. 1936, made in Chicago, serial # B1770, medium brown sunburst varnish finish. One of the earliest, and certainly one of the best sounding electric violins ever produced. In the words of jazz violinist "Stuff" Smith (from 1940) "This violin is a KILLER!"Length of button stop is 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.), 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) in depth, measured at rib. Scale length is 12 7/8 in. (327 mm.). Width of nut is...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/harmony-1930-natural-top-dark-stained?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harmony-1930-natural-top-dark-stained&utm_content=2818551&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/harmony-1930-natural-top-dark-stained?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=harmony-1930-natural-top-dark-stained&utm_content=2818551&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, made by Harmony (1930's), made in Chicago, natural top, dark stained back and sides finish, birch back and sides, spruce top. WWII Veteran guitar, from the estate of New Brunswick pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Overall length is 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm.), 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 in. (610 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.). Original Artifact. Unresto...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:25 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/paramount-leader-1927-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=paramount-leader-1927-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818543&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/paramount-leader-1927-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=paramount-leader-1927-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818543&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Paramount Leader Model Tenor Banjo, c. 1927, made in New York City, serial # 8362, natural varnish finish, Indian rosewood neck, rim and resonator, original black hard shell case. A very nice example of the all-rosewood Leader, one of William Lange's classic 1920's Paramount models. While not as fancy as some of Paramount's other higher end models (altho fancy enough!) the Leader embodied Lange's theory that rosewood was the "finest material for tone" and sold originally for $200, quite a p...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:24 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/oscar-schmidt-sovereign-grand-concert-1930-na?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=oscar-schmidt-sovereign-grand-concert-1930-na&utm_content=2818539&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/oscar-schmidt-sovereign-grand-concert-1930-na?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=oscar-schmidt-sovereign-grand-concert-1930-na&utm_content=2818539&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Sovereign Grand Concert Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, made by Oscar Schmidt, c. 1930, made in Jersey City, NJ, natural varnish finish, koa body, mahogany neck, pearloid fingerboard. This is a fabulous example of the higher level of guitars crafted at the Oscar Schmidt factory in Jersey City prior to 1935, and a truly great playing and sounding guitar. While the Schmidt brandname "Stella" is most legendary for its association with acoustic blues players, the "Soverign" brand was used for t...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:24 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/yosco-colossus-1920-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=yosco-colossus-1920-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818538&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/yosco-colossus-1920-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=yosco-colossus-1920-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818538&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Yosco Colossus Model Guitar Banjo, c. 1920, made in N.Y. City, serial # 776, natural varnish finish, laminated maple neck and rim, rosewood fingerboard. One of the wildest banjo creations we have seen in a long time! This very long-scale banjo guitar has a huge partially hollow chambered rim, the subject of Yosco's 1919 patent. This is a fairly fancy banjo, certainly the most unique of the few Yosco instruments we have seen. All hail the mighty Colossus!Overall length is 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:24 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-a-snakehead-1924-black-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-a-snakehead-1924-black-lacquer&utm_content=2818537&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-style-a-snakehead-1924-black-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=gibson-style-a-snakehead-1924-black-lacquer&utm_content=2818537&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Gibson Style A "Snakehead" Model Carved Top Mandolin (1924), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 78017, black lacquer finish, birch back and sides, spruce top, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. A great-playing and sounding original Style A mandolin form early 1924, the very peak of the "Loar Era" at Gibson. These are generally considered the best-sounding roundhole "A" style mandolins ever made, and this one certainly bears this out. This Style A is a f...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:24 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/strohviol-popular-model-1910-light-reddish-br?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=strohviol-popular-model-1910-light-reddish-br&utm_content=2818529&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/strohviol-popular-model-1910-light-reddish-br?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=strohviol-popular-model-1910-light-reddish-br&utm_content=2818529&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Strohviol Popular Model Model Resophonic Violin, c. 1910, made in England, light reddish brown varnish finish. Overall length is 24 in. (61 cm.), 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) diameter of bell. Scale length is 13 in. (330 mm.). Width of nut is 1 in. (25 mm.). Excellent Condition.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:24 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-2-1923-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-2-1923-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818527&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-style-2-1923-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-style-2-1923-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818527&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin Style 2 Model Soprano Ukulele, c. 1923, made in Nazareth, PA, natural varnish finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard. A good-sounding and playing early 1920's style 2 Martin mahogany uke. Style 2's are fairly rare, as they retailed originally in the $20.00 range which was quite expensive for a ukulele in the 1920's. Many more style 0's and 1's were sold, and the Style 2 being a 'midline' model is often overlooked. Distinguished by its white celluloid binding on th...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:24 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-martin-and-schatz-stauffer-1830-fr?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-martin-and-schatz-stauffer-1830-fr&utm_content=2818524&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-martin-and-schatz-stauffer-1830-fr?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-martin-and-schatz-stauffer-1830-fr&utm_content=2818524&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin Martin & Schatz "Stauffer Style" Model Romantic Guitar, c. 1830's, made in New York, French polish finish, figured mahogany back and sides, spruce top, Spanish cedar neck, original black hard shell case. Overall Excellent Condition.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:23 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/clef-club-deluxe-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=clef-club-deluxe-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818521&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/clef-club-deluxe-1925-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=clef-club-deluxe-1925-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818521&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Clef Club Deluxe Model Guitar Banjo, c. 1925, made in Philadelphia, PA, natural varnish finish, laminated mahogany neck and resonator, original brown hard shell case. One of the more unusual and visually impressive instruments we have seen, this huge and very ornate banjo-guitar is the work of a fairly obscure but quite skilled maker and may be one of a kind. The rim is a full 16" wide, two inches wider than even the largest Gibson banjo-guitars, and with a full flange and resonator attache...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:23 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-style-0-1931-nickel-plated?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-style-0-1931-nickel-plated&utm_content=2818520&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/national-style-0-1931-nickel-plated?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=national-style-0-1931-nickel-plated&utm_content=2818520&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

National Style 0 Model Resophonic Guitar (1931), made in Los Angeles, serial # S 2574, nickel plated finish, brass body, maple neck, hard shell case. An interesting and fairly early National Style 0 with the unusual "hooked" coverplate used only for a short time in 1931. This guitar has a 12-fret brass body with flat-cut F holes and the typical sandblasted Hawaiian scenes. The maple neck has a bound "ebonized' maple fingerboard. This is a good sounding single-cone National with an action sui...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:23 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-0-21-1930-natural-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-0-21-1930-natural-lacquer&utm_content=2818517&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/c-f-martin-0-21-1930-natural-lacquer?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=c-f-martin-0-21-1930-natural-lacquer&utm_content=2818517&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

C. F. Martin 0-21 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1930), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 43488, natural lacquer finish, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, original black soft shell case. Here is a fabulous small-body Martin with more sound than a room full of jumbos! This 0-21 dates from the era when the steel string rosewood Martin was still a novel idea -the Style 21 was cataloged as a gut strung guitar until 1927- and it is a featherweight tone...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:23 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/rickenbacker-premiervox-spanish-1936-polished?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=rickenbacker-premiervox-spanish-1936-polished&utm_content=2818506&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/rickenbacker-premiervox-spanish-1936-polished?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=rickenbacker-premiervox-spanish-1936-polished&utm_content=2818506&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Premiervox Spanish Model Solid Body Electric Guitar, made by Rickenbacker, c. 1936, made in California/England, polished black finish, molded bakelite body and neck, black original hard shell case. One of the rarest and most unusual electric guitars we've ever seen�and that's saying something! Almost certainly one of the very first electric guitars ever seen in the UK, this is the "Export Model" of the Rickenbacker Mode "B" Bakelite Spanish Guitar, which is in itself a considerable rarity. ...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:21:23 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/a-galiano-concert-size-1914-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=a-galiano-concert-size-1914-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818139&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/a-galiano-concert-size-1914-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=a-galiano-concert-size-1914-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818139&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Concert Size Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, labeled A. Galiano (1914), made in Jersey City, NJ, natural varnish finish, mahogany body and neck, spruce top, original brown tooled leather case. There is considerable mystery in guitar circles about the relationship between the prolific Oscar Schnidt company of Jersey City NJ and several downtown New York Italian-American luthiers. The Label "A.Galiano" appears on many instruments from the early 1900's into the 1960's, starting with bowlback ma...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:27:13 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/stella-contra-bass-507dn-1921-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=stella-contra-bass-507dn-1921-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818138&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/stella-contra-bass-507dn-1921-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=stella-contra-bass-507dn-1921-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818138&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

Stella Contra Bass #507DN Model Harp Guitar, c. 1921, made in Jersey City, NJ, natural varnish finish, spruce top, birch body. This double-neck Oscar Schmidt Stella harp guitar is contemporary with the Dyer (Larson) and Gibson harp guitars of the teens and twenties, although built to the more common German-style pattern with a fretted neck for chording and an unfretted neck carrying six sub-bass strings. The two Stauffer-esque slotted single-line headstocks meet in the center creating an u...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:27:13 Z http://www.gbase.com/gear/unknown-7-string-1850-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=unknown-7-string-1850-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818136&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars http://www.gbase.com/gear/unknown-7-string-1850-natural-varnish?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=unknown-7-string-1850-natural-varnish&utm_content=2818136&utm_campaign=retrofret-vintage-guitars New Gear

7 String Model Minstrel Banjo (maker unknown), c. 1850's, natural varnish finish, mahogany neck, chesnut rim. A spectacularly beautiful example of an early decorative Minstrel Banjo, most likely dating to the late 1850's or very early 1860's with five melody strings and two drone strings. The fretless fingerboard, outer rim and headstock face are elaborately decorated with tri-colored wood marquetry in a trompe de l'oeil three-dimensional box or "harlequin" pattern. The grafted headstock i...]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:27:13 Z