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Guitars For Sale

I will try to keep this regularly updated with the instruments that are actually for sale right now.
All others can be viewed here.

Let's start with the guitar featured on the home page.
00-RW No119
Sitka Spruce Top
Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
Ebony Fingerboard / Clamshell Bridge / Overlay / Pins
25.34 Scale with 1 3/4 Nut and 2 1/4 Bridge Spacing
13 Fret to Body
Bone Nut/Saddle
Stainless Steel Frets
Price: $3800

This is a very versatile guitar.
Small and cozy enough for playing at home on the couch with enough volume and punch for almost any group setting.
I've been wanting to make a guitar with this old Washburn style Clamshell bridge,
So here it is.

March 20, 2021. Is it Spring yet?
J-M No 142
Red Spruce, Mahogany, the basics
1 3/4 nut, 2 1/4 bridge

The old J-45s were magic.
I really do need to make one of these for myself.

September 2020
In between instrument repair, house repair, farm work,
bike rides, quarantine, and more,
these little banjos got converted to 5-string.

No Name 10 7/8" Spun Over Pot
Straight Grain Maple Neck
French Polish Finish
1.3" Nut, 26" Scale
Engraved Star Inlay on Peghead and 5th Fret
Rosewood Overlay/Fingerboard
No Knot Tailpiece
$1495 with Padded Bag

Listen up.

Wurlitzer 10 7/8" Pot With Walnut Cap
Straight Grain Maple Neck
French Polish Finish
1.3" Nut, 26" Scale
Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlay
Ebony Overlay/Fingerboard
No Knot Tailpiece
$1895 with Padded Bag

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Vega Model K 10" Pot
Serial Number 84827
Straight Grain Maple Neck
French Polish Finish
1.3" Nut, 24" Scale
Engraved Mother Of Pearl Inlay
Unplated Brass Pisgah Tailpiece
Gold Tuners, Gold EVO Frets
$2195 With Padded Bag

Lend me your ears.

May 12 2020
SM-Walnut No137
Selmer/Maccaferri style Grande Bouche
Sitka Top, Walnut B&S & Neck
1.8 Nut, 2.25 Bridge, 25.5 Scale
Ebony Headplate/Fingerboard
Rosewood Bridge
Satin Finish, Golden Age Slothead Tuners
$2995

This one has a dry popping crunching sound.

May 12, 2020, 9:39pm
SM-Machiche No138
Selmer/Maccaferri Style Petite Bouche
Sitka Top, Machiche B&S, Walnut Neck
1.8 Nut, 2.25 Bridge, 25.5 Scale
Ebony Headplate/Fingerboard
Rosewood Bridge
Satin Finish,Sound Port, Golden Age Slothead Tuners
$2995

The Machiche adds a little thickness to the tone of this one.
It is loud too.
The sound port gives a little surround sound feel for the player.

May 2020, surviving lockdown.
Vintage Vibes
Red spruce, mahogany, natural nitro finish.
Abalone long pattern diamonds and squares with Waverly Nickel Oval Buttons.
1.75 nut, 2.25 bridge.
$4500 with hard case.

The classic mahogany D!
C'mon, I know you want to say Cannon!
CannonTone(tm)

Summer 2019
Gypsy Jazz!
Selmer Maccaferri
My first box in this style.
Sitka Spruce
Figured Walnut
Short Scale, 12 Fret Neck
D Hole
Ebony Fingerboard/Overlay
Rosewood Bridge
Stainless Frets
Nut Width 1.86", 47.244mm
Bridge Spacing 2.3", 58.42mm
A great guitar for "la pompe".
$2995

It's got that dry, punchy, cutting sound.
GypsyJazzy

Summer 2019
Is it a Bouzouki?
Mandola?
Mandocello?
How about Zoukola?
24.5 inch scale, sitka, walnut.

This was a bit of an experiment but it turned out sounding and playing great.
Mandolala

This is an AJ style made with a non-traditional wood, Hormigo.
Red Spruce
Hormigo
Ebony Bridge/Fingerboard/Peghead Overlay
Stainless Frets
AJ Style Inlay
Curly Maple Binding
$5000

Aother great sounding, responsive guitar.
Hormigo is one of my favorite woods.
Not as bass boomy as a rosewood, not as dry as mahogany.

AJ-Hormigo

This is the one that has been in progress over the summer of 20018.
AJ-RW No123
Red Spruce
Indian Rosewood from my secret old stash
Ebony, 25.34 scale, 1.74 Nut, 2 1/4 Bridge Spacing, 14 Fret To Body
Regular AJ Style Inlay
2 Tone Bar, Scalloped Red Spruce Bracing
Maple Bridge Plate
Tortoise Appointments: Tuner Buttons, Bridge Pins, Strap Pins
Gloss Sunburn Finish
$4700 With HSC

this is just a picture of number 123 which should load pretty soon

just a picture coming, have patience Gertrude

just a picture of No123 coming, have patience Gertrude

Power!.
Presence!
Panache!
Positively!
Indian Rosewood Advance Jumbo Style

AJ-RW No123

NL-Maple No97
Red Spruce / Quilted Maple
Original Nick Lucas Inlay
Full Body Sunburn
Mahogany Neck, Ebony Head/Fingerboard/Bridge/Pins
Bone Nut/Saddle
13 Fret Neck, 1.7 Nut, 2.25 Bridge, 24.6 Scale

This slightly deeper body L00 size guitar has a very pleasing balance of sweetness, punch and clarity.
And almost too much beauty.

VJ-Maple No117
Adirondack Spruce Top with Guardburst! Finish (tm)
Maple Back and Sides
Ebony Overlay / Fingerboard / Mustachio Bridge
Star Inlay
24 5/8 Scale, 1.72 Nut, 2 1/4 Bridge Spacing
$5600 With Hoffee Custom Case

This is the first J-185 style guitar I have made.
It has the look of an Everly Brothers Gibson without the damping effect of the celluloid pickguard.
It has the sound of a big bodied guitar, very rich and fruity.
Maple J185 Style

8M-Maple No96, No120
Octave Mandolin
Multi Scale--22-23"
L00 Shape Body
Full Sunburn Satin Finish

Ok, this might bend your eyes a bit but when you start playing it you don't notice the fan fret layout that much.
I had this in the back of my mind for a while but finally got a prototype made.
It was pretty popular so I got a little more refined model made with more on the way.

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