Brazilian Rosewood

Lenny Breau’s Ramirez 1a Flamenco Guitar, 1961

On September 27, 2023 /

Here is an historic piece – one of Lenny Breau’s Ramirez 1a Flamenco Guitars, built during 1961 and used during many appearances with Lenny as seen in the attached clips. The first clip is from is a CBC documentary from 1968 with Lenny playing the guitar with its distinctive friction tuners, and the visible, protective tap plates (Golpeador). Note the technical deviation from ‘strictly traditional’ Flamenco style – the use of a thumbpick, very likely a Chet Atkins influence.

Vintage

Price: $19,500.00 USD

❌SOLD❌ ODE Long Neck Openback Banjo, 1961

On September 12, 2023 /

Here we have an early ODE long neck – 32.25 inch scale! – banjo built by Chuck Ogsbury near Denver, Colorado in the dawning days of the 1960s. This interesting banjo features a cast aluminum pot with integral arch-top tone ring, a design developed for the second or third 100-instrument run of ODE banjos. With a serial number of 556, this banjo

Vintage

Price: $1,000.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Gibson ES-175D Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1955

On July 28, 2023 /

The Gibson ES-175D was formally introduced in 1953 as the Double P-90 pickup version of the single-pickup ES-175. Informally, a few were shipped in 1951 and 1952 but without the ‘D’ designation. This guitar came onto the scene in 1949 as a single pickup archtop with a sharp Florentine cutaway, Maple laminate body construction, Mahogany neck and Rosewood bridge and bound fingerboard.

Vintage

Price: $8,999.99 CAD

Martin 00-28C Classical Brazilian Rosewood, 1968

On July 23, 2023 /

The Martin 00-28C was the top of Martin’s classical guitar line, featuring Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and a fan-braced Sitka Spruce top. The fingerboard and bridge are Ebony, with Mahogany for the body blocks and neck. The bracing is Spruce, and the neck attachment style is a dovetail joint.

Vintage

Price: $5,250.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Fender Stratocaster Sunburst, 1965

On July 17, 2023 /

This very nice, all original condition Fender Stratocaster 1965 sports a three-tone Sunburst finish and Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, and comes complete with its original case, bridge cover, trem arm, strap, hang tags and booklet!

Vintage

Price: $24,999.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

⚌Reduced‼ Hippner Romanillos Brazilian Classical, 2012

On July 13, 2023 /

Built in a tiny corner of the USA, this Darren Hippner Romanillos style classical guitar illustrates why its maker has such a good reputation. This slightly short-scale guitar – 25 inches or 635mm- was built during 2012 and no longer appears in his listing of available models.

Used

Price: $6,250.00 CAD $7,000.00 CAD

Brazilian Rosewood

Lenny Breau’s Ramirez 1a Flamenco Guitar, 1961

❌SOLD❌ ODE Long Neck Openback Banjo, 1961

Gibson ES-175D Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1955

Martin 00-28C Classical Brazilian Rosewood, 1968

❌SOLD❌ Fender Stratocaster Sunburst, 1965

⚌Reduced‼ Hippner Romanillos Brazilian Classical, 2012

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