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❌SOLD❌ C. A. Potter Criterion Guitar, Circa 1905

On August 28, 2019 /

Tags: acoustic, C. A. Potter, Canada, cleveland, criterion, guitar, ladder brace, made in USA, mahogany, Martin acoustic, ohio, OOO-28, rosewood, spruce, stauffer, steel string, The Twelfth Fret, toronto, Vintage

There isn’t a lot of information about C. A. Potter Criterion guitars but these were built around 1905 in Cleveland, Ohio. This was a higher-end instrument with features taken from other makers. Notably, the neck and head joints show significant influence from the Martin-Stauffer instruments built around the 1830s. It’s interesting how some of the features found on these early instruments have come back in improved form. On the Potter Criterion, there is a bolt through the heel to secure the neck joint – an arrangement used in a slightly different way by many modern builders including Taylor.

Vintage

Price: $1,999.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Scheerhorn L Body Squareneck Resophonic Guitar Koa, 2008

On August 28, 2019 /

Here we’re looking at a Tim Scheerhorn L Body Koa square neck resophonic guitar, signed and dated – in two places! – by Tim Scheerhorn himself. The label, visible through the bass sound hole, lists a build date of 11/22/08, or November 22 2008, and bears Tim Scheerhorn’s signature. Those same pieces of information – the date and the signature – are also hand written on the inside of the back.

Used

Price: $0.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Weber Big Sky F Style Mandolin with Tone-Gard, Sunburst 2000

On August 27, 2019 /

The Weber Big Sky F Style mandolin is no longer in production having been replaced by the Fern model – clear references to classic early American Mandolins made by Gibson and other companies. Intended as a working player’s mandolin, the Weber Big Sky features an X-braced, carved Spruce top paired with sides and a carved back of vividly Flamed Maple, a Maple neck and Ebony for the head plate and bound fingerboard.

Used

Price: $4,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Taylor GS Custom Venetian Cutaway Maple, 2012

On August 27, 2019 /

Here we’re looking at a Taylor GS Custom, or Custom GS, dating to December 20, 2012 and in very good, clean condition. This guitar sports a Sitka Spruce top, vividly flamed Maple for the back and sides, Maple again for the fingerboard, and Ebony for the bridge, head plate and bound fingerboard. The fingerboard carries a custom triangle inlay set.

Used

Price: $2,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

SOLD!! Bacon and Day Super Tenor Banjo, 1927

On August 26, 2019 /

It’s always interesting to see vintage pieces like this Bacon and Day Super Tenor banjo, built around 1927 at the Bacon Banjos shop in Boston, Massachusetts. The Super Tenor was built from 1920 to 1927. From 1906 to 1920, noted musician Fredrick Bacon sold banjos under his own name. In 1921, he partnered with David Day and while the company name remained Bacon, many instruments were branded Bacon and Day. Bacon, and Bacon and Day, operated independently until 1940 when they were purchased by Gretsch; the line was discontinued in 1967.

Vintage

Price: $1,549.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Huss and Dalton TD-M Custom Adirondack and Sinker Mahogany Dreadnought, 2014

On August 26, 2019 /

The Huss and Dalton TD-M Custom is, as the name suggests, and buyer-customized version of the ‘Traditional Dreadnought-Mahogany’ model, in this case with Adirondack Spruce top and Sinker Mahogany back and sides.The ‘Traditional Dreadnought’ dates back to around 1911, when C F Martin built a number of large bodied guitars for the Ditson company. In 1931, with the need for ever-increasing volume, Martin re-launched the design with then now-classic ‘D’ series guitars. This design has been the basis for many other guitar models by many other builders.

Used

Price: $4,999.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Made In USA

❌SOLD❌ C. A. Potter Criterion Guitar, Circa 1905

❌SOLD❌ Scheerhorn L Body Squareneck Resophonic Guitar Koa, 2008

❌SOLD❌ Weber Big Sky F Style Mandolin with Tone-Gard, Sunburst 2000

❌SOLD❌ Taylor GS Custom Venetian Cutaway Maple, 2012

SOLD!! Bacon and Day Super Tenor Banjo, 1927

❌SOLD❌ Huss and Dalton TD-M Custom Adirondack and Sinker Mahogany Dreadnought, 2014

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