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Supro / Valco Coronado Arched Top Guitar, 1961

On July 4, 2018   /    
Supro / Valco Coronado Arched Top Guitar, 1961

The Supro / Valco Coronado was one of a large number of models built in the early 1960’s by Valco under the Supro and National names, along with many other brands not owned by Valco. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois due to that city’s central location for manufacturing and distribution, Valco was the heir to the National and Dobro companies. They made musical instruments and amplifiers for many other companies including catalog giants and Gretsch, until the company’s demise around 1967.

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Ibanez Joe Pass JP20 Archtop Guitar Sunburst, 1980

On June 29, 2018   /    
Ibanez Joe Pass JP20 Archtop Guitar Sunburst, 1980

The Joe Pass JP20 features a single cutaway fully hollow body made of maple laminate. The neck is maple with a bound ebony fingerboard, and sports Mother of Pearl / Abalone block inlays. The headstock has a stylized JP inlay below the Ibanez logo. The bridge and tailpiece are ebony.   The original pickguard is bound, faux tortoise and notched for the pickup.  

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Gibson Byrdland Thinline Archtop with Venetian Cutaway Sunburst, 1975

On June 28, 2018   /    
Gibson Byrdland Thinline Archtop with Venetian Cutaway Sunburst, 1975

This Gibson Byrdland dates to 1974 and was built at the Gibson Nashville plant, and carries the Venetian cutaway. It is in overall good condition though the original case and pickguard are gone. This guitar has been used as intended, so it has some wear, dings and dents. The finish has some natural checking, and fingernail marks around the treble volume control. The frets are fairly low but still playable. The electronics and hardware other than the volume / tone knobs are original. The tuners are gold-plated Grover Imperials with metal tulip shaped buttons, and of course the engraved Byrdland tailpiece is there.

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Gibson ES-339 Thinline Custom Shop Cherry, 2008

On June 20, 2018   /    
Gibson ES-339 Thinline Custom Shop Cherry, 2008

The Gibson ES-339 was a hit from its introduction in 2007 using the concept and classic lines of the ES-335, but with a scaled down body. All of the other features line up between the two models – the scale lengths, neck sizes and hardware are the same. The build quality is identical, with Maple laminates for the body, Mahogany for the neck and a Rosewood fingerboard. The headstock logos and position markers are Mother of Pearl.

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Gibson Chet Atkins Tennessean Thinline Archtop Burgundy, 1997

On May 30, 2018   /    
Gibson Chet Atkins Tennessean Thinline Archtop Burgundy, 1997

The late, great Chet Atkins was closely associated with Gretsch guitars, but after Gretsch closed Gibson sought his endorsement and a number of Gibson Chet Atkins models appeared, including the Chet Tennessean, built from 1990 to 2005 in Nashville.

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Peter Hopkins Tessa Nova Archtop Electric Guitar Red, 2009

On May 22, 2018   /    
Peter Hopkins Tessa Nova Archtop Electric Guitar Red, 2009

This Peter Hopkins Tessa Nova archtop electric was built as part of the ‘Red Collection’ for the 2009 Montreal Guitar Show. A full body archtop with floating Kent Armstrong pickup, it’s built with spectacularly figured Big Leaf Maple and Sitka Spruce.

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