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Regal archtop (January 12, 2024) | 426 Visits
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1930 Oahu Square Neck Acoustic Guitar (October 5, 2022)Nice original condition all wood guitar made for Oahu Publishing Co (possibly Harmony or Regal, both out of Chicago). Upgraded the nut to bone instead of plastic (previous owner put that on, so not original). Top is birch. Back, sides and neck mahogany. Top is ladder braced, which is often unstable in a square neck configuration. I installed a Bridge Doctor internal brace that takes a lot of stress off the bridge. Original Saf-Te-Strings 3 on a plate tuners that work sell. Original case. I purchased it a the iconic Bernunzio Music in Rochester NY so that's why the sticker. Beautiful tone. No cracks or repairs.
Extimates Insurance Value $400 |
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1971 Yamaha FG180 Red Label Nippon Gakki (October 5, 2022)1971 Yamaha FG180 Red Label Nippon Gakki dreadnaught size guitar. Serial # 1284705
Top: Spruce· Back/Sides: Mahogany· Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood. Includes LR Baggs M1-a sound hole pickup. has original Jaspanese hard case MFG: INAGAKI |
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2010 Fender Blues Junior III Amp (October 3, 2022)15 watt tube amp with 12" Patriot Cannabis Rex replacement speaker. Has replacement MOD spring reverd and stand-by switch mod. Has original cover.
Estimated insurance value: $650 |
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Blue Star Banjocaster (October 3, 2022)Serial number 431 - excellent condition. no case
(From Elderly Music ad circa 2015)
BLUE STAR BANJOBLASTER
Five string electric banjo, solid body, double cutaway, solid maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. Two single-coil tube pickups, volume and tone controls, famous Blue Star phenolic Redburst laminate, geared fifth string peg. Very cool and unique instrument.
sku: BC-REDB-RSWD-N/SC .. redburst finish, rosewood or maple,fretboard, standard fretboard .. $712.50
(From online search)
Blue Star guitar company was established in 1991 by Bruce Herron in Ganges, Michigan. The first production Blue Star instrument was the Travelcaster - a mini electric guitar which was distributed worldwide by Elderly Instruments. Elderly still sell Blue Star instruments online. The Travelcaster was soon followed by a full sized electric guitar - the Psychocaster, and then by the Lapmaster lap steel. Next came the Mandoblaster electric mandolin, the Banjocaster electric banjo and finally the Konablaster electric ukulele completed the Blue Star family. Herron relocated Blue Star to Paw Paw, Michigan. |
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1925 Washburn Lyon-Healy Plectrum Banjo (September 29, 2022)Rare and very nice condition 22 fret Washburn Lyon-Healy plectrum.
The Vega style armrest is not original, but the rare Kerschner Unique Lyon-Healy tailpiece. The unique tension hoop is a Van Eps design, seen on quality banjos of the time. There is some minor damage to some of the veneer on the rim inside the pot. I had a missing inlay from the 20th fret replaced and a tiny piece that was missing from part of the inlay at the 17th fret replaced. Original case in good shape with the Washburn logo emblem in the inside lid. The cover to the pick pocket has pulled loose from the hinge-very common for a case this age. Other than that, and the newer Renaissance head and Mike Keys bridge, it's all original. The frets appear to be original and in nearly unplayed shape.
Estimated insurance value:$1300 |
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Goldtone PBKG Acoustic Squareneck (September 29, 2022)| Has been a proto-R&D instrument for Gold Tone. Bought directly from Wayne Taylor (CEO and President of Gold Tone) at IBMA The bridge has been removed and replaced (badly, but does not affect sound) Also has a Bridge Doctor stabilizer and Baggs I-Beam pickup (should be re-positioned and re-installed. Includes Gold Tone soft gig bag |
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1935 Gibson TB-2 Conversion Banjo (September 28, 2022)SERIAL NUMBER 130-10. With non-original case and Fishman Rare Earth Pickup
Originally a tenor banjo owned by my late step-father Walter E Miller (Hence, the W.E.M. strap). Not a Mastertone (replacement neck has Mastertone block) but has original brass tone hoop. Converted to a 5 string with a used conversion neck purchased from Bernunzio Music @ Rochester NY for $475. Refrettet and set up by CE Ward $250 (No receipt) 5 star tuners (set of 5) $180 (No receipt)
Estimated insurance value :$4,000 |
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2015 Waterloo WL-14 XTR (September 28, 2022)| Serial number 256. With original case and Baggs MI-a pickup |
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