Steel String

Bourgeois Custom OMC Adirondack Cutaway Steel String Guitar, 2010

On January 8, 2018 /

This afternoon we’re looking a lovely Bourgeois Custom OMC, or Orchesta Model Cutaway, using an Adirondack Spruce top with Herringbone purfling, Indian Rosewood for the back, sides and headplate, Mahogany for the neck and Ebony for the fingerboard and Pyramid-style bridge.

Used

This instrument has sold

William Laskin 12-String Guitar, 1983

On January 8, 2018 /

The William Laskin 12-string seen here is a wonderful guitar, with an interesting history and a well established provenance demonstrating its participation in folk music performance. Commissioned in 1982 from William Laskin by Garnet Rogers, it was also used by Stan Rogers for several months until his untimely death in June 1983. Since then it has been used in multiple tours, performance and recordings.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Robert Laughlin Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1983

On December 15, 2017 /

Robert Laughlin has been building guitars, mandolins and related stringed instruments in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1977. He started building following a night course run by Bill Lewis, who went on to found Luthiers Mercantile. He has since built hundreds of instruments and has developed a unique body style for his guitars; he also offers Mandolins, Octave Mandolins and Celtic Bouzoukis.
Here we have a Laughlin Concert model steel string guitar built during 1983. Its body design is a bit smaller than a dreadnought, and is built with a Sitka Spruce top and Indian Rosewood for the back, sides, headplate and bridge with Mahogany for the neck and Ebony for the fingerboard. A Carbon Fiber rod was built into the neck for stiffness without weight.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

SS Stewart Sunburst Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1930s

On December 6, 2017 /

The SS Stewart company, named for Samuel Swain Stewart was a major producer of banjos between 1878 and 1904, and was bought by B&J (Bugellsein & Jacobson) a few years after Stewart’s death. Over the years, B&J shifted to producing mostly guitars with the brand, had many companies build the actual instruments including Chicago Musical Instruments, who also built Harmony, Kay, and Silvertone brands. At the end of the 1920s and the start of the 1930’s, both C F Martin and Gibson also produced some SS Stewart guitars.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Waterloo Jumbo King Steel String WL-JK by Collings, Sunburst 2016

On December 6, 2017 /

Waterloo instruments are Colling’s homage to Americn guitars from the 1930s and 40s. The Waterloo Jumbo King, WL-JK, reproduces a design built by Regal for Montgomery Ward catalog sales.

Used

This instrument has sold

!!! Gibson 1941 SJ-100 Jumbo Steel String Guitar, 2013

On December 5, 2017 /

The Gibson 1941 SJ-100, built in Bozeman Montana, recreates one of the rarest Gibson acoustics – the SJ-100, using a Super Jumbo body with Mahogany back and sides. These were first introduced in 1939, replaced in 1941 but rapidly discontinued with under 180 built.
The 1941 SJ-100 uses Sitka Spruce for the top and braces, Mahogany for the back, sides and neck, and Indian Rosewood for the fingerboard and bridge. An L R Baggs Element pickup is installed at the factory, like most modern Gibson acoustics, and it’s ready to go. The headstock shape is very reminiscent of the late 1930’s and 1940’s pegheads, with a Mother of Pearl script Gibson logo.

Used

This instrument has sold

Steel String

Bourgeois Custom OMC Adirondack Cutaway Steel String Guitar, 2010

William Laskin 12-String Guitar, 1983

Robert Laughlin Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1983

SS Stewart Sunburst Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1930s

Waterloo Jumbo King Steel String WL-JK by Collings, Sunburst 2016

!!! Gibson 1941 SJ-100 Jumbo Steel String Guitar, 2013

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