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Taylor 555 12 String Jumbo Acoustic Guitar Natural, 1991

On April 21, 2022 /

Introduced in 1978 and built until 2006, the Taylor 555 12 String is a Spruce and Mahogany, Jumbo bodied model with a huge voice. Here we’re looking at a Taylor 555 12-string built during 1991 in El Cajon, California. It pairs Sitka Spruce for the top with Mahogany for the sides, back and neck with Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge, but it has no electronics.

Used

This instrument has sold

Eminence Portable Upright Bass

On April 16, 2022 /

Here’s something we see rarely – the Eminence Portable Upright Bass! This innovative instrument brings the tone and response of an upright bass into a foldable format, with the case not much bigger than a set of golf clubs. The Eminence Portable Upright is an acoustic / electric instrument, and takes lessons learned from the early days of electric guitar development when archtops were adapted with pickups. It was quickly discovered that electrifying traditional ‘solid wood’ construction has downsides, particularly in terms of feedback as volumes rise (as they will!).

Used

This instrument has sold

Halcyon Grand Auditorium Cutaway, Lutz Spruce and Walnut, 2020

On April 14, 2022 /

Here is a Halcyon Grand Auditorium Cutaway with a Lutz Spruce top and figured Walnut for the sides, back, body binding and head plate, and built by Ed Bond in East Vancouver around 2020. Aside from the Lutz Spruce and Figured Walnut, the body blocks and neck are Mahogany, with Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge.

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This instrument has sold

SOLD!‼ Epiphone Emperor Archtop Blonde, 1946

On April 6, 2022 /

From the days when giant archtops ruled the earth, the Epiphone Emperor was one of the largest at 18.5 inches across.

Vintage

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! Bourgeois Slope D Adirondack Dreadnought, 2007

On April 5, 2022 /

The Bourgeois Slope D Adirondack aims to deliver the sound and feel of pre-WW2 round-shoulder dreadnoughts, an near ideal instrument for flat-picking styles. Dating to 2007 and built in Lewiston, Maine, this Bourgeois Slope D Adirondack dreadnought is in very good condition with just light wear.

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This instrument has sold

Waterloo WL-14 LTR by Collings Jet Black, 2016

On April 3, 2022 /

Here from 2016 is a Waterloo WL-14 LTR, a ladder braced small body guitar, built by Collings as part of the ‘Retro’ Waterloo line, honoring the influential guitars of the 1930s and 1940s. The construction and finishes tend to be very light and thin. The Waterloo WL-14 is available with either Ladder or X braced tops.

Used

This instrument has sold

Spruce

Taylor 555 12 String Jumbo Acoustic Guitar Natural, 1991

Eminence Portable Upright Bass

Halcyon Grand Auditorium Cutaway, Lutz Spruce and Walnut, 2020

SOLD!‼ Epiphone Emperor Archtop Blonde, 1946

! Bourgeois Slope D Adirondack Dreadnought, 2007

Waterloo WL-14 LTR by Collings Jet Black, 2016

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