Adirondack Spruce

❌ Sold ❌ Huss and Dalton DS Custom Brazilian Rosewood, 2008

On November 29, 2018 /

The Huss and Dalton DS Custom is based a Dreadnought body with Slope or rounded shoulders, and customized a number of ways. Here, an Adirondack Spruce top is paired with Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides. Built during 2008, this Huss & Dalton DS Custom is in great condition and delivers outstanding tone. These guitars are great to start with, but this example is something else. It’s full, rich and warm with plenty of sparkle and separation. It also plays very well.

Price: $4500 CAD

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Collings D2H Spruce and Rosewood Dreadnought

On August 28, 2018 /

Tags: acoustic, Collings

The Collings D2H square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the based on most popular steel-string acoustic guitar body shape in the world. The Collings version combines impeccable craftsmanship, great looks and a tone tailor suited for hard strummers and bluegrass flatpickers. Collings build quality is exceptional – it’s hard to imagine how much better built or finished an instrument could be.

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-45 TV True Vintage Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 2014

On August 23, 2018 /

This Gibson J-45 TV guitar was built during 2014 at the Gibson Acoustic plant in Bozeman, Montana, and is in very nice condition. It’s no secret that I really like the J-45 design, with its warm, rich yet brilliant tone. There’s a substantial but not overwhelming amount of harmonic content, so it does a wonderful job at filling its space in a mix but doesn’t try to take over everything else. Great for recording, or to pair with a voice.

Price: $2999.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson LG-2 Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 1946

On August 8, 2018 /

This Gibson LG-2 produced just after World War Two ended. Because there’s no serial number or any production numbers, we’re dating it by features. The LG-2 was introduced in 1942, with a Firestripe pickguard (changed to faux tortoise in 1943) and a Banner logo – the famous “Only a Gibson is Good Enough” banner. This banner was discontinued shortly after at the end of the war, in 1946, but the Script ‘Gibson’ logo was maintained until 1948. So, this example dates to 1946 or possibly 1947.

Price: $4250 CAD

This instrument has sold

Mark Kett 13 Fret Brazilian Rosewood 000 Body Guitar, 2010

On July 11, 2018 /

It’s fairly unusual to see a Mark Kett guitar for sale. His order book currently extends to 2021, so new guitars don’t appear in shops. His custom inlay work is more visible, as it appears on guitars by other builders including Sergei de Jonge, David Wren, Bourgeois Guitars, Linda Manzer, Frank Brothers, Marc Beneteau, and many others. His work was included in the ‘Group of Seven’ guitar set at the McMichael Gallery.

Price: $4500 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Gibson J-45 True Vintage Steel String Guitar, 2014

On January 26, 2018 /

Once in a long while, we see early J-45’s come through, and they are special. The Gibson J-45 True Vintage, labelled ‘J-45 TV’, is a good reproduction – with a few modern improvements – of those rare guitars. The J-45 appeared in 1942 as a replacement for the 1930’s J-35 model, and came only in sunburst to hide ‘defects’, which might now be called ‘figure’ in the Adirondack Spruce used for the tops. Almost immediately, the US joined WW2 and the J-45 was affected, notably with the loss of the truss rod. Still, those guitars are regarded by many as some of the finest built.

Price: $2600 CAD

This instrument has sold

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October 2018
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)

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❌ Sold ❌ Huss and Dalton DS Custom Brazilian Rosewood, 2008

Collings D2H Spruce and Rosewood Dreadnought

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-45 TV True Vintage Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 2014

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson LG-2 Steel String Guitar Sunburst, 1946

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