The Twelfth Fret

Wes Lambe A-Style Mandolin #26 Sunburst, 2005

On August 23, 2022 /

Here is a Wes Lambe A-Style Mandolin, #26 in Sunburst and built during 2005 in Chapel Hill NC before Lambe’s move to Hillsborough NC. Wes Lambe has been building professionally since at least 1997 and his instruments are highly respected – and hard to get. At the moment, he has closed his order book to deal with existing orders.

Used

This instrument has sold

Martin Style 2 Soprano Ukulele, 1940s

On August 20, 2022 /

Appearing in catalogs from 1919 to 1965, the Martin Style 2 Soprano, tenor and concert ukuleles were built with Mahogany for the body and neck, with Brazilian Rosewood for the fingerboard and bridge. Here we’re looking at a Martin Style 2 Soprano Ukulele built during the 1940’s. Martin ukes tended to not have serial numbers, so dating can be imprecise. This example is in remarkably good, clean condition with light wear, mostly from strumming. It’s one of the best preserved we have seen from this era. It plays well, and has the warm open tone that a Mahogany top provides.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Fender Telecaster No.7170 Blonde, 1954

On August 16, 2022 /

Here is one of the ‘Grail’ instruments – Fender Telecaster No.7170 with its original Blonde finish, built during 1954 in Fullerton, California. This Fender Telecaster No.7170 used the then-ground breaking pattern of an Ash body with a bolt-on, one-piece Maple neck. The blonde finish and all of the hardware is original.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Martin D-35 Dreadnought Steel String Natural, 1968

On August 13, 2022 /

Introduced in 1965 and still in production, the Martin D-35 Dreadnought design addressed a practical issue – tighter wood supplies. Demand for the very popular D-28 model was high but the larger sections of Rosewood – Brazilian, at the time – were in short supply.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Gibson ES-150 Archtop Electric Refinish Sunburst, 1950

On August 13, 2022 /

The Gibson ES-150 appeared in 1936 as one of the first efforts towards an electric guitar, and became the company’s first successful archtop electric. Previously, Gibson was supplying pickups and amplifiers, but hadn’t offered a guitar with a factory-installed pickup though their competitors were starting to. By 1935, pressure from customers like Montgomery-Ward pushed Gibson into installing pickups on some non-Gibson branded models.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Gibson ES-175D Archtop Electric Mahogany Sunburst, 1989

On August 13, 2022 /

In production from 1953 to 2016 and the successor to the 1949 single pickup ES-175, the Gibson ES-175D was perhaps the best accepted archtop electric. While found in many genres of music, from jazz to early rock and roll, from pop to arena rock, it is most associated with the many jazz guitarists who built careers with it.

Used

This instrument has sold

The Twelfth Fret

Wes Lambe A-Style Mandolin #26 Sunburst, 2005

Martin Style 2 Soprano Ukulele, 1940s

Fender Telecaster No.7170 Blonde, 1954

Martin D-35 Dreadnought Steel String Natural, 1968

Gibson ES-150 Archtop Electric Refinish Sunburst, 1950

Gibson ES-175D Archtop Electric Mahogany Sunburst, 1989

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