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❌SOLD❌ Lowden L25 Jumbo Steel String Guitar, 1989

❌SOLD❌  Lowden L25 Jumbo Steel String Guitar, 1989

This Lowden L25 is in good working order, and dates to 1989 at the shop in Bangor, County Down. It is built using a Red Cedar top paired with Indian Rosewood for the rather deep sides, back, neck stiffeners, head plate and bridge, with Mahogany for the neck and Ebony for the unbound fingerboard. The bridge is a pinless design, with the strings loading through the back edge of the bridge.  Tuners are gold plated, with Lowden logos and faux pearloid buttons. 

Vintage
Price: $2,200.00 CAD

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

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

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

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❌SOLD❌ Guild Aristocrat M75 Sunburst, 2017

❌SOLD❌ Guild Aristocrat M75 Sunburst, 2017

The Guild Aristocrat M75 appeared in 1954, a new instrument from the Guild Guitar company, formed in 2952 after the Epiphone strike and the factory’s move out of state. While electric guitars were new, the need for electric amplification was clear to everyone and new models and approaches appeared frequently. Guild produced the Aristocrat M75 until 1963.

Used
Price: $1,100.00 CAD

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SOLD!! Bacon and Day Super Tenor Banjo, 1927

SOLD!! Bacon and Day Super Tenor Banjo, 1927

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

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

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

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

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❌SOLD❌ PRS Signature Limited Edition, 593 of 1000 Red, 1990

❌SOLD❌ PRS Signature Limited Edition, 593 of 1000 Red, 1990

Here’s a treat – from Stevensville Maryland in 1990, a PRS Signature Limited Edition, number 593 of 1000 – a spectactular guitar in great shape!

Used
Price: $4,999.99 CAD

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