Acoustic

Collings D2H Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, 1997

On April 11, 2019 /

Based on one of the most successful guitar designs, the Collings D2H dreadnought pairs a Sitka Spruce top with Indian Rosewood for the back and sides, dressed with Herringbone purfling.Collings quality is as good as it gets for any production guitar. Top grade woods are expertly joined and Collings has completely mastered the art of lacquer finishing.

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Oskar Graf Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1997

On April 3, 2019 /

This Oskar Graf Cedar Top, Indian Rosewood classical guitar was built during 1997 at Graf’s shop in Clarendon, Ontario and demonstrates his high level of skill. Graf now builds north of Kingston, in Westport, Ontario.Born in Berlin, Oskar Graf has been building instruments since 1970 and is very highly regarded; his guitars are used by many top players. His brother Jurgen also builds high quality classical guitar tuning gears.

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Taylor 522e 14 Fret First Edition 12 of 100 Mahogany, 2013

On April 1, 2019 /

he Taylor 522e 14 Fret appeared in 2013, and as Taylor sometimes does, the first examples are special versions. This is number 12 of the first 100 built. Presently, this model is only available with a 12-fret neck.Built using a non-cutaway Grand Concert body style – similar in dimensions and proportions to the Martin 000/OM body size – the Taylor 522e 14 Fret uses Mahogany for the top, back, sides, neck, and body blocks.

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Michael Schreiner Renaissance Lute Maple Cherry, 1980

On March 28, 2019 /

The Schreiner Renaissance lute, with 7 courses, is built using largely traditional patterns and materials – in this case, the top is Spruce, the ribs are alternating Flame Maple and Cherry, with the neck being a light wood wrapped with Cherry, and topped with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The head is constructed of Maple, with Rosewood friction pegs. The bridge, basically a tie block, is made of Cherry. The frets are traditional knotted gut, but the strings are a modern nylon set with metal wound strings used in the bass courses.

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Gibson Byrdland Thinline Archtop Electric Natural, 1991

On March 28, 2019 /

The Gibson Byrdland thinline archtop electric appeared in 1955 and represents a functional adaptation to traditional archtop electrics. Two top Nashville session players, Billy Byrd and Hank Garland were approached by the Gibson president, Ted McCarty for ideas on new products. As busy players, Byrd and Garland wanted a shorter scale length of 23.5 inches to allow complex, extended chord shapes.

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Gibson J-50 Koa Round Shoulder Dreadnought, 2007

On March 27, 2019 /

This Gibson J-50 Koa dates to July 12th, 2007 and was built at the Gibson Acoustic plant in scenic Bozeman, Montana, during the period when Ren Ferguson oversaw the workshops. This model appears to have been produced as a limited edition, until the Koa supply on hand ran out. Several other models were also built with Koa around this time.

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Acoustic

Collings D2H Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, 1997

Oskar Graf Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1997

Taylor 522e 14 Fret First Edition 12 of 100 Mahogany, 2013

Michael Schreiner Renaissance Lute Maple Cherry, 1980

Gibson Byrdland Thinline Archtop Electric Natural, 1991

Gibson J-50 Koa Round Shoulder Dreadnought, 2007

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