Intermountain Guitar and Banjo

I don't know much about these things,, here is what George said when he appraised it for 5K in 2013: "Description: We have been provided the following description: "Serial # 221741 (1969) - Parsons & White Bender Serial # 0127 - non original pickups and tuners, all else could be original.” Based upon examination of the attached photos this guitar appears to be in finc...

This Dyer Harp Mando has a few very solid repaired cracks. It plays and sounds extremely well for one of these, probably the best of the ones I have.

When Martin switched to Indian rosewood in 1970 they initially had a small batch of very old air dried Indian rosewood, this apparently is from that batch, stunningly different from the subsequent generic wood used. This guitar is in exceedingly good shape, has a replaced pickguard, Slightly thinned bridge, it looks quite good. It has a Swiss made Schertler Bluestick Pickup, quite pricey and...

Here we have a nice all original 76 strat obtained from the wife of the original owner. There are a few dings here and there on the body, the neck and fingerboard are quite clean, and it plays exceptionally well.

The Vega Company was founded in in 1881 in Boston, Massachuetts and is best known for its banjos. They also produced mandolins, brass instruments and high quality guitars until the end of the 1930's. In the 1940's and 1950's the quality of Vega instruments declined. This Vega C-20 archtop guitar is a high quality instrument and it is in original and crackfree condition. It is most probably...

Oahu model 68k square neck in excellent condition.  A few scratches and a slight hairline on the side that looks like a lacquer check keep this one from being minty.  Sounds fabulous.

Excellent shape with a few big lacquer checks, has a fine pick up system installed, plays and sounds wonderfully.

Here we have a very nice LG-1 that features the early much more desirable rectangular bridge, original case. This one has great action and tone, plays wonderfully Besides the normal repaired pickguard crack , and a couple of big lacquer checks in the back, it is in fine shape, bright and shiny. Really a nice one.

There are not a lot of the guitars that I know the history of as well as this one. It belongs to a friend of mine of 45 years, and now is the time of life for him to move on. I remember when he purchased it in 1974, we played old timey music together. All of the major issues with this guitar existed as they are now when he bought the guitar, nothing has changed or moved. The two major issues...

These Martin Hawaiian guitars from this period came with flat fingerboards and bar frets. Not everyones favorite combination. When this conversion was done, along with the neck set the fingerboard was replaced ( with Brazilian) with a modern radiused fingerboard. Much better. As well, it had the super thin '36 bridgeplate replaced with something more typical of that period, very nice. Two...

Just like Willies ( except it is in virtually unplayed condition)

Perfect unplayed condition. It appears to have top that is not sitka. Super nice guitar, basically a brand new 35 year old martin.

brand new 1983 018T mint as new

Just back from a neck set, this guitar has been played a lot and with good reason. completely original, crack and repair free. It has its share of playwear and some real serious crazing on the top that gives it a very cool look.

For those of you who want to get their Norman Blake on, we have for your consideration this 1931 000-18. It has had some work done on it over the years, never the less, a fabulous playing and sounding guitar. Couple of old repaired cracks on the back, a little patch on the upper side bout as well as a filled jack hole. Somewhere along the line it also had a bridge plate reinforcement. The...

This is the cleanest early super 400 I have seen, the leather case is splendid, the plating on the engraved tuners and tailpiece is gorgeous. An amazing example from out of the closet. Early 1936 is the last of the desirable and rare small upper bout early model, this one has some features that suggest it was finished later: It is parallel, rather than 'X' braced and has the larger F holes of a...

Excellent sounding and playing guitar. It has a conspicuous top center seam reglue and pickguard crack. 1 3/4" nut width, plenty of saddle and needs nothing. This is the only LG-2 I recall having the high grade brown pink lined case.

Eric Clapton Signature Model. Excellent Used Condition. Interesting features. 24 3/4" Scale. 1 3/4" Nut. Rosewood body.

Like so many of these Gibson mandocellos, this one had conspicuous top sinkage. We had it rebraced and it is now a superb sounding and playing instrument. At one point it was turned into a 6 string, but the evidence of that is hard to see on the peghead. The serial number is illegible, but the original adjustable bridge and no truss rod strongly indicate 1921.

The Gibson RB-250 Mastertone with mahogany neck, traditional pearl inlays, 1-piece flange; the original Flat-Head Tone-Ring by Kulesh Sr. mounted on a 3-ply maple rim. This banjo has everything. Great playing and sounding, this is what Gibson banjos are all about. Excellent original condition with a little modest playing wear. Original Gibson Hard-Shell case.

Tuned to cello-tuning, an octave below tenor banjo, CGDA. Gibson seems to have made very few of these 14" banjos. Calf-skin head. Same scale length and appointments as the more common GB-4 Guitar-Banjo. Absolutely original down to last nut. Condition slightly used. Straight neck, low action. Got to be THE nicest example. Original Hard case in stunning condition. Serial: #11413-5...

The late '20's were a great period for Epiphone Banjos. Design had reached it's apex with the heavy-duty X-flange, a one-piece flange that could rival Gibson's one-piece flange which was being introduced the same year this banjo was made. Full 22-fret plectrum neck. Heavy-duty arch-top tone-ring and maple-rim construction. This example has a straight walnut neck, all metal-parts have been...

The later and more desirable Epiphone banjos feature the X-Flange and are considered among the top banjo models from the so-called Jazz-Banjo Era. Walnut neck, 2-band Grover geared pegs. Straight neck, good action, all-original and in excellent condition. The original case turned out to be in execrable condition and thus has been nicely replaced with a good-fitting period hard case by...

A basic Gibson-made pre-war resonator 5-string banjo; No frills but all there and arrow-straight. Two-Tab Grover Geared Pegs. Modern geared fifth peg. A modern Hard-Shell case is supplied with this banjo. There is some playing wear, but this is quite a nice 80-some year old Gibson Instrument.

A fine example of this hard-to-find Gibson Model, featuring the Wreathe Pearl Pattern originally found only on Style 5 banjos. Mahogany Neck and Resonator. Nickel-Plated Metal Hardware. Gibson 20-Hole Flat-Head Mastertone Tone-Ring. A few dings and marks in the finish, but largely un-played. Original Gibson Hard Case in fine condition, but the locking latch may need the attention of a...

This guitar shows no signs of playwear what so ever. It has a replaced pickguard. Plays perfectly and has a huge voice and a small bridge plate. Original semi- hard case in fine shape.

The Vega Company in Boston, Mass. featured the Style X #9 Tenor Banjo as the top star in the Short-Scale Open-Back Tubaphone Tenor Banjo line. 10 15/16" rim size. Engraved mother-of-pearl inlay decorations, nicely carved heel and marquetry rim-capping set this special instrument apart from the other Tubaphone instruments Vega then offered. There is some fret-wear, but otherwise this banjo is...

Just back from a fresh neck reset, rare top of the line original arched hard case. No issues what so ever, just a one owner exceptional guitar

A rare Brazilian D35-S from 1969. Excellent playability and condition. The only issues are that it has had a new replacement pickguard and it has had the saddle slot moditfied for optimum intonation.

If this guitar reminds you of David Rawlings famous epi, there is a good reason: The first few Zeniths made, and there are only a few, are basically the same 13 5/8" guitar as Davids Olympic, which was 13 5/8" through 1933 and then they all got bigger. The only difference that I can detect is, the Oympic has mahogony sides and back and the Zentih maple. They really appear as peas in a pod, or,...