The second generation D’Aquisto laminate hollow bodies were made from 1982 on . This guitar was made by James D’Aquisto , not a copy. These feature hand made laminates and solid sides and neck. This one is blonde ; one of three I have accounted for. There is some weather checking but the guitar...

One of only two non cutaway Excels made by the Master James D’Aquisto. One of the finest sounding acoustic archtops I have had . The guitar was rebound by Cris Mirabella and remains in beautiful crack free condition. Sold !

A classic archtop , equipped with a floating DeArmond pickup. Select curly maple back , sides and neck, spruce top. A nice original guitar with no cracks or issues. Two tiny screw holes near the tailpiece ( I cant figure out why) . Otherwise just some checking and normal signs of age. Minimal...

A stunningly clean Tal Farlow in Viceroy brown sunburst finish. The guitar shows no playing wear and looks almost new. All original with no issues or repairs. The nut is the narrower one , typical of the period . Playability and neck feel are excellent . A very rare model; only 215 original made.

A virtuallly Unplayed Gilchrist archtop. Known for his amazing mandolins, he has built beautiful archtops for many years. His are a modern interpretation based on the original Loar L-5s. Varnish finish, stunning woods and a huge acoustic voice,

Lovely blonde cutaway L-7 from the early 50s. Full feeling , comfortable neck. Not too big, just right. Pro refret and repro pickguard with a floating pickup make the guitar gig ready and a pleasure to play. No cracks or repairs. Excellent acoustic sound , as well.

A beautiful original guitar! All original, super clean with no issues or repairs. Straight neck, perfect neck angle and action. Only a few minor signs of wear keep it from being in mint condition.Full warm sounding P-90 pickups. The gold plating is still unworn, even on the pole pieces. An...

Hoboken made Guild with floating DeArmond pickup, a straight no issue guitar guitar ready to play. Pro refret, upgraded pickguard and pickup, (original guard in the case) full warm jazz tone. Full 1 11/16” nut width, 17” wide body. The guitar shows some light normal playing wear but no abuse....

A beautiful early example of this classic model. 1 3/4” wide nut and lovely curly maple back sides and neck. No repairs . Early pickup with tortoise plastic . Full warm jazz tone . Original case with case cover.

The classic jazz sound of an electric L-5 . A great playing guitar,with patent number Humbuckers and a sllghtly slim but full feeling neck. The instrument is original, though the top finish is a bit cloudy , but black lights correctly). Fine playability and electric sound.

This is a custom high end carved archtop from John Buscarino. Similar to his Monarch , but with fancy woods and custom vine fingerboard inlays. Stunning curly maple back sides and neck. Perfect setup. Floating pickup.

Linda Manzer , a highly regarded builder , made one of these for the Scott Chinery blue collection . This was the second one made after that. The color has greened a bi5 but the guitar remains in mint condition with a big sound and lovely response. Highly flamed maple back , sides and neck....

Simply fantastic and rare Blonde L-5 Premier. No cracks , repairs. Or issues. Pro refret by Norio Imai. Original White pearloid pickguard.( original bridge in the case ) Excellent tone and volume . Beautiful curly maple back and sides.

A fine sounding original early Excel , with straight f-holes . The guitar shows playing wear but there are no significant repairs. One minor side crack and that’s it. Vintage style replacement tuners. Attractive curly maple back , sides and neck. 1 23/32" width nut, 24 3/4" scale.16 3/4" body...

A stunningly clean and fine example. No cracks or repairs. No binding issues. Beautiful smooth sound wit that warm midrange that these are known for. A few New Yorker features, like extra binding on the f holes and a NYstyle headstock. Cool alligator case.Highly figured imported woods. SOLD.

Extremely rare cutaway Master 400 . The guitar is in excellent playing condition with no cracks. It was professionally refinished about 20 years ago. The finish has aged back in nicely with some checking. The fingerboard was replaced at Gruhn guitars . Owned and used in performance by Riders in the...

Mint condition 25th anniversary model Johnny Smith. Single floating pickup. Highly figured maple . Attractive dark brown sunburst finish. Perfect playability. Original 1 11/16" width nut. ( new lower price , was $8500 )

A very fine rare Deluxe in excellent plus original condition. No alterations or repairs. It appears to have had other tuners , restored to correct ones. Otherwise all correct. Single transverse brace.great playability and fantastic tone. New Price , was $28,000)

A warm and full sounding ES-350 . Two P-90s . plays effortlessly. Some normal playing wear and one replaced pot. Pro refret. No cracks or other issues. A fine musical instrument.( new lower price , was $7000)