Brazilian Rosewood

❌SOLD❌Fender Electric XII 12-String Sunburst, 1966

On January 20, 2021 /

Here’s a rarity from early CBS-owned Fender days – an original Fender Electric XII 12 string with the distinctive ‘bent’ or ‘hockey stick’ headstock! The Fender Electric XII uses the typical Fender approach to guitar construction. The body is Alder in a shape derived from Fender’s offset-waist guitars – the Jazzmaster and Jaguar. The split pickups feed through a rotary four-position switch, allowing a phase reversal in one of the combined positions. The rest of the controls are master volume and master tone.

Vintage

Price: $5,265.00 CAD $5,990.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ C F Martin D28V Brazilian Rosewood, 1984

On January 4, 2021 /

Here we’re looking at a beautiful C F Martin D28V, signed by both C F Martin II and C F Martin III, built during the early part of 1984 at the Martin plant in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It pairs a Sitka Spruce top with Brazilian Rosewood for the sides, back, and headplate, with Mahogany for the neck, body blocks, linings and back braces. The top has Herringbone purfling, and the back has a center ‘Zipper’ strip.

Used

Price: $6,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Vega C56 Archtop Guitar Natural, 1940

On December 21, 2020 /

Built to compete with the Gibson L-7 and Epiphone Triumph, the Vega C56 Archtop was built from the 1930s until 1950. It was was Vega’s most popular full sized guitar and featured a solid Spruce top with Maple sides and back, Mahogany neck and Rosewood fingerboard. Here we have a Vega C56 archtop in the natural finish introduced in 1940. The serial number is somewhat below other models known to have been produced in 1940, so there’s a possibility this example was built in 1939. The top is solid Spruce, likely Adirondack.

Vintage

Price: $1,850.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES175 Sunburst Refinish, 1960

On December 9, 2020 /

Here we have a Gibson ES175 sunburst, built during 1960 in Kalamazoo, Michigan and sporting a refinish and a pair of gold Guild humbuckers. The Gibson ES175 sunburst – its primary finish, though it was also available in natural at extra cost – was introduced in 1949 and produced until 2017. At that point, Gibson was restructuring and terminated several models and the Memphis plant. It is based on a number of previous Gibson arched top electric models, with Maple Laminates used for the body to reduce feedback.

Vintage

Price: $2,850.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ GW Barry Concert LH CW Left Handed Brazilian Rosewood, 2017

On October 4, 2020 /

This GW Barry Concert LH Left Handed features a Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top paired with a lovely Brazilian Rosewood set for the sides, back and head plate. This guitar was built during 2017 at GW Barry’s shop in Toronto, Canada. High quality, high end and hand built Left Handed guitars are not very common, so it is a treat to see this fantastic piece from Toronto luthier G W Barry. Barry has been building for over 35 years, including a five year working apprenticeship with Jean Larrivee.

Used

Price: $6,300.00 CAD $7,000.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌Beardsell 9C Cutaway Nylon String Guitar, 2009

On September 23, 2020 /

Here is an unusual guitar from one of the hotbeds of the Canadian music scene – a Beardsell 9C cutaway nylon string guitar, built during 2009 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This model currently sells for over $8000 Canadian. Allan Beardsell has been playing and repairing guitars for the last three decades and has been dedicated to building custom instruments for the last fifteen years. His shop, Beardsell Guitars, was long ago in Toronto but is now in Winnipeg, occupying the former Gar Gilles shop, once home of Garnet amplifiers which were well known to many Canadian musicians.

Used

Price: $4,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Brazilian Rosewood

❌SOLD❌Fender Electric XII 12-String Sunburst, 1966

❌SOLD❌ C F Martin D28V Brazilian Rosewood, 1984

❌SOLD❌ Vega C56 Archtop Guitar Natural, 1940

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES175 Sunburst Refinish, 1960

❌SOLD❌ GW Barry Concert LH CW Left Handed Brazilian Rosewood, 2017

❌SOLD❌Beardsell 9C Cutaway Nylon String Guitar, 2009

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