The Twelfth Fret

Michael Schreiner Renaissance Lute Maple Cherry, 1980

On March 28, 2019 /

The Schreiner Renaissance lute, with 7 courses, is built using largely traditional patterns and materials – in this case, the top is Spruce, the ribs are alternating Flame Maple and Cherry, with the neck being a light wood wrapped with Cherry, and topped with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The head is constructed of Maple, with Rosewood friction pegs. The bridge, basically a tie block, is made of Cherry. The frets are traditional knotted gut, but the strings are a modern nylon set with metal wound strings used in the bass courses.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Nechville Midnight Dot Phantom Banjo, Walnut Stain

On March 28, 2019 /

The Nechville Midnight Dot Phantom 5-string banjo offers all of the quality and technical advances of Tom Nechville’s designs, with subtle decoration.Built with a 3-ply Maple rim and Curly Maple for the neck and resonator and ebony for the fingerboard, the Midnight Dot phantom also uses the Heli-Mount system and a bronze Pro-Tone bluegrass tone ring.

Used

This instrument has sold

Gibson Byrdland Thinline Archtop Electric Natural, 1991

On March 28, 2019 /

The Gibson Byrdland thinline archtop electric appeared in 1955 and represents a functional adaptation to traditional archtop electrics. Two top Nashville session players, Billy Byrd and Hank Garland were approached by the Gibson president, Ted McCarty for ideas on new products. As busy players, Byrd and Garland wanted a shorter scale length of 23.5 inches to allow complex, extended chord shapes.

Used

This instrument has sold

Steinberger NS CR5 Electric Cello 5 String Amber, 2015

On March 27, 2019 /

NS Designs, founded by Ned Steinberger, develops innovative instruments like the Steinberger NS CR5 Electric Cello – in 4,5, and 6 string versions, extending the possibilities of acoustic instruments previously used only in concert halls.Previously we’ve reviewed an NS CR Series ‘Upright Bass’, and unsurprisingly there are a number of similarities between that and the CR5 Electric Cello. The construction style is almost identical, with a compact Rock Maple body and set Maple neck, with a traditional hand-graduated Ebony fingerboard.

Used

This instrument has sold

Gibson J-50 Koa Round Shoulder Dreadnought, 2007

On March 27, 2019 /

This Gibson J-50 Koa dates to July 12th, 2007 and was built at the Gibson Acoustic plant in scenic Bozeman, Montana, during the period when Ren Ferguson oversaw the workshops. This model appears to have been produced as a limited edition, until the Koa supply on hand ran out. Several other models were also built with Koa around this time.

Used

This instrument has sold

Larrivee 000-60 12 Fret Steel String Guitar, 2004

On March 27, 2019 /

The Larrivee 000-60 is a traditional style acoustic guitar, featuring a ‘Triple O’ body size, paired with a 12-fret, slotted peghead neck. The sides and back are Indian Rosewood and the top Sitka Spruce, the neck mahogany with bound Ebony fingerboard, and ebony ‘pyramid’ style bridge.

Used

This instrument has sold

The Twelfth Fret

Michael Schreiner Renaissance Lute Maple Cherry, 1980

Nechville Midnight Dot Phantom Banjo, Walnut Stain

Gibson Byrdland Thinline Archtop Electric Natural, 1991

Steinberger NS CR5 Electric Cello 5 String Amber, 2015

Gibson J-50 Koa Round Shoulder Dreadnought, 2007

Larrivee 000-60 12 Fret Steel String Guitar, 2004

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