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❌SOLD❌ Martin & Coupa Guitar, 1840s

On May 13, 2022 /

Here is another rarity – an 1840’s Martin & Coupa guitar, built in Nazareth PA for John Coupa at 385 Broadway (Upstairs!) in New York. It is extraordinary that an instrument like this Martin & Coupa guitar could be in all original and playable condition, complete with its original “coffin” case, over 160 years after its production! To give a little chronological perspective, this instrument would have been delivered to its first owner by stagecoach and riverboat 20 years before the American Civil War.

Vintage

Price: $26,999.99 USD $30,000.00 USD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Weber Gallatin F-Style Mandolin Walnut, 2014

On May 3, 2022 /

The Weber Gallatin F-Style delivers punch, clarity and playability in a visually stripped down package. The core materials and build quality are all there, but it’s not so decorated. The Weber Gallatin F style mandolin features a Sitka spruce top with figured maple for the back, sides and neck, and ebony for the fingerboard and bridge. The body and neck are not bound.

Used

Price: $2,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Yamaha LL-25T Steel String Guitar Amber Top, 1985

On April 23, 2022 /

Built from 1985 to 1991, the Yamaha LL-25T Steel String guitar is based on Yamaha’s ‘Folk’ jumbo body, with solid wood construction. This model features an Engelman spruce top, Indian rosewood for the sides and back, herringbone trim on the top, sides, back and back strip, with ebony for the bridge and bound fingerboard.

Vintage

Price: $999.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

NO LONGER AVAILABLE Taylor 555 12 String Jumbo Acoustic Guitar Natural, 1991

On April 21, 2022 /

Introduced in 1978 and built until 2006, the Taylor 555 12 String is a Spruce and Mahogany, Jumbo bodied model with a huge voice. Here we’re looking at a Taylor 555 12-string built during 1991 in El Cajon, California. It pairs Sitka Spruce for the top with Mahogany for the sides, back and neck with Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge, but it has no electronics.

Used

Price: $1,800.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Eminence Portable Upright Bass

On April 16, 2022 /

Here’s something we see rarely – the Eminence Portable Upright Bass! This innovative instrument brings the tone and response of an upright bass into a foldable format, with the case not much bigger than a set of golf clubs. The Eminence Portable Upright is an acoustic / electric instrument, and takes lessons learned from the early days of electric guitar development when archtops were adapted with pickups. It was quickly discovered that electrifying traditional ‘solid wood’ construction has downsides, particularly in terms of feedback as volumes rise (as they will!).

Used

Price: $3,400.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

NO LONGER AVAILABLE Halcyon Grand Auditorium Cutaway, Lutz Spruce and Walnut, 2020

On April 14, 2022 /

Here is a Halcyon Grand Auditorium Cutaway with a Lutz Spruce top and figured Walnut for the sides, back, body binding and head plate, and built by Ed Bond in East Vancouver around 2020. Aside from the Lutz Spruce and Figured Walnut, the body blocks and neck are Mahogany, with Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge.

Used

Price: $1,999.99 CAD $2,250.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

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❌SOLD❌ Martin & Coupa Guitar, 1840s

❌SOLD❌ Weber Gallatin F-Style Mandolin Walnut, 2014

❌SOLD❌ Yamaha LL-25T Steel String Guitar Amber Top, 1985

NO LONGER AVAILABLE Taylor 555 12 String Jumbo Acoustic Guitar Natural, 1991

❌SOLD❌ Eminence Portable Upright Bass

NO LONGER AVAILABLE Halcyon Grand Auditorium Cutaway, Lutz Spruce and Walnut, 2020

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