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Guild X170 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 2002

On March 15, 2023   /    
Guild X170 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 2002

Guild archtop guitars, like this beautiful, original condition Guild X170 Archtop built during 2002 in Westerly Rhode Island, have been popular with jazz and blues players for decades. The Guild X170, also sometimes identified as the X-170 on the same guitar (here the truss rod cover reads X-170, the label X170), was introduced in 1985 and produced until 2002.

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National M2 Mahogany 12-Fret Resophonic Natural, 2019 / *No Longer Available*

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National M2 Mahogany 12-Fret Resophonic Natural, 2019 / *No Longer Available*

This National M2 Mahogany single cone resophonic guitar was built during 2019 in San Luis Obispo, California. It is equipped with an aftermarket Krivo humbucking pickup. The M1 and M2 models are currently out of production, and were built from 1990 to 1994 and again from 2003 to at least 2019. The National M2 Mahogany was National ResoPhonic’s earliest single-cone model.

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Linda Manzer Custom Cutway Steel String Guitar, 1980

On February 24, 2023   /    
Linda Manzer Custom Cutway Steel String Guitar, 1980

Here is a rare thing of beauty – a Linda Manzer Custom Cutaway from 1980, wearing a lovely Alphonse Mucha – inspired engraved headstock inlay. Linda Manzer has been building since the mid 1970’s, training with Jean Larrivee from 1974 to 1978 and in 1984 learning archtop construction from the late James D’Acquisto in New York City. Her spectacular and varied instruments have been used by many top players including Pat Metheney, Bruce Cockburn, and Julian Lage.

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Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary Smoke Green, 1962

On February 21, 2023   /    
Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary Smoke Green, 1962

First introduced in 1958 to mark their 75th anniversary, the two-pickup Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary was also available with one pickup, as the Anniversary. Using most of the same jigs, fixtures and design as the higher-priced 6120 models, the Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary features a fully hollow, tone-bar braced laminate Maple body and Maple neck with bound Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

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Dobro Model 60D-S Square Neck Shaded, 1988

On February 21, 2023   /    
Dobro Model 60D-S Square Neck Shaded, 1988

This Dobro Model 60D-S Square Neck Resophonic guitar with shaded finish was built during 1988 in Huntington Beach, CA by OMI, the Original Musical Instrument Company. OMI was founded in 1967 by two surviving brothers of the Dopyera family, Rudy and Emile. This Dobro Model 60D-S Square Neck guitar dates to 1988, based on the serial number stamped on the top of the headstock.

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Nechville Leon Hunt Phantom Banjo Maple, 2012

On February 21, 2023   /    
Nechville Leon Hunt Phantom Banjo Maple, 2012

The Nechville Leon Hunt Phantom Banjo, while not a ‘formal’ Nechville model, is based on the Nechville Phantom XXV (Phantom 25). It uses all the Nechville Phantom elements plus very highly figured maple for the neck and resonator (rather than the stock figured walnut construction), with a slight walnut tint to the finish.

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