Sitka Spruce

Kenny Hill Curva Negra Crossover, 2005

On April 11, 2023 /

This Kenny Hill Curva Negra Crossover was built in Hill’s Felton, California workshop during 2005 and features a Hauser-influenced cutaway body. The guitar has a Bearclaw-figured Spruce top paired with Indian Rosewood for sides, back headplate and bridge.

Used

This instrument has sold

CFox SJX Small Jumbo Guitar by Charles Fox Natural, 2002

On March 30, 2023 /

This CFox SJX, is a ‘Small Jumbo with Vintage X Brace’, production model built under the supervision of luthier Charles Fox in Healdsburg, California. It was sold new in February 2003 at The Twelfth Fret and is in overall good condition. This instrument features a Sitka Spruce top, Indian Rosewood sides and back, Mahogany body blocks and neck, and Ebony fingerboard and bridge. An L R Baggs pickup system has been installed, with the volume control on the bass edge of the sound hole.

Used

This instrument has sold

Santa Cruz PW/D Pre-War Dreadnought Natural Tint, 2017

On March 16, 2023 /

The Santa Cruz PW/D is a reproduction of the very influential Pre-War Dreadnought models that are so hard to come by now. Built during 2017, this Santa Cruz PW/D is in very good, clean condition and features a Sitka Spruce top with an amber tint, Indian Rosewood for the sides, back and head plate, Mahogany for the body blocks and neck, and Ebony for the bridge and unbound fingerboard.

Used

This instrument has sold

Gibson Le Grand Archtop Electric Sunburst, 2005

On March 8, 2023 /

Here is a rare beauty – a Gibson Le Grand archtop electric model from 2005, the successor to the classic Johnny Smith model built from 1961 to 1989. The Le Grande made its debut in 1993 and while it hasn’t appeared on Gibson’s website or catalog since around 2010, is has been available on special order from the Custom Shop.

Used

This instrument has sold

Gibson J-45 Standard Vintage Sunburst, 2009

On February 15, 2023 /

The Gibson J-45 Standard was rightly described as a workhorse in the steel string acoustic guitar field after its introduction in 1942. Used by legions of guitarists for countless gigs, recordings and personal playing, the round-shouldered J-45 was one of the two primary ‘Dreadnought’ designs (the other being the square-shouldered Martin D-body) that influenced many later builders.

Used

This instrument has sold

Gibson SJ Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Sunburst, 1946

On February 10, 2023 /

Here we’re looking at a just-post WW2, Gibson SJ Slope Shouldered Dreadnought Sunburst, 1946 built in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Introduced in 1942, the Gibson SJ has stayed in production to the present day though sometimes with name changes, including the ‘Country Western’ name.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Sitka Spruce

Kenny Hill Curva Negra Crossover, 2005

CFox SJX Small Jumbo Guitar by Charles Fox Natural, 2002

Santa Cruz PW/D Pre-War Dreadnought Natural Tint, 2017

Gibson Le Grand Archtop Electric Sunburst, 2005

Gibson J-45 Standard Vintage Sunburst, 2009

Gibson SJ Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Sunburst, 1946

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