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Oscar Schmidt Guitars (Stella, Sovereign, Galiano) NEW! A1122 Stella "Floral" Concert Guitar ....Excellent crack-free original condition, no over-spray. Solid birch body stained a deep, rich brown with elaborate floral decalcomania, engraved faux-pearl fingerboard and pickguard. The sound hole and top are ivoroid bound and inlaid with gold glitter purfling. Original tailpiece and moveable bridge. Neck has been reset and action is great! This is an exceptionally fine sounding guitar! Comes with a new hard-shell case. $2795.00 MP3 NEW! A1121 Sovereign "Tree-of-Life" Concert Guitar ....Circa 1925, top of the line Schmidt guitar in the "standard" or "concert" size.Red spruce top, mahogany sides, back and neck. Ebony pyramid bridge and bound ebonized hardwood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl vine inlaid design running the full length. Repaired 2 cracks in top next to fingerboard extension and 3 in the lower bout. One repaired back crack. Finish is all original with no over-spray. Fresh neck reset. This is a really great sounding, loud and responsive guitar! Comes with a new hard-shell case. SOLD MP3 A1119 Stella Concert Guitar, circa 1932 ....A great little player with a big voice! Refinished red spruce top, birch sides and back. Cleated crack repairs (bass side and top), reset neck. Original rosewood bridge with "Germany" stamped on the front. Colorful mosaic purfling around the top with matching rosette. 13 3/16" lower bout, 1 3/4" nut width, 24 3/4" scale. Comes with a new hard-shell case. $1350.00 MP3 A1118 Sovereign Arch-top Jazz Guitar, circa 1938 ....This very rare guitar was made about one year before the Oscar Schmidt Company was sold to Harmony. This was a period when Schmidt was trying to stay afloat by creating instruments that were more in step with "modern" trends in the music world. They even offered a couple of primitive electric guitars! It seems obvious that this particular model was heavily influenced by Gibson's arch-tops such as the L-30 and L-50. Our example is in nearly mint condition, with neither cracks nor playing wear. Original finish is almost scratch free. All birch construction (or possibly maple - some times we find it hard to tell the difference!). It has white/black/white binding both front and back. Bound ebonized hardwood fingerboard with 1 3/4" nut width, 25 1/2" scale, 15 1/2" lower bout. Original bound finger rest. Neck has been reset and action is very comfortable. Comes with a 1930s era hard-shell case. $1095.00 MP3 A1115 Stella Jumbo 6-string Guitar, circa 1920 ....SUPER RARE! The largest size guitar made by Oscar Schmidt ("Lead Belly" sized). Spruce top, birch sides and back, attractive inlaid linear red, white and black rosette and top purfling. Long 26.5" scale. Rosewood faux-finish on sides and back (much of the dark, top layer has flaked off the sides). Entire guitar has original finish with no over-spray. Several top and back cracks, all expertly repaired. Original pyramid bridge and tuning machines. Fresh neck set - excellent action! This guitar is in excellent playing condition and sounds incredible! It has a big, deep tone reminiscent of the jumbo Stella that Skip James played on his 1931 Paramount 78s! New hard-shell case (original chipboard case conveys with the instrument.) $2495.00 MP3...more sound bites...Tune 2 Tune 3 Tune 4 A1112 Stella Decalcomania Concert Guitar, circa 1920 ...Original tailpiece model, all solid birch construction, excellent condition, no cracks. reset neck, new nut. This guitar has the rather rare "Lyre & Drums Banner" decal like one of the guitars that Blind Willie McTell was photographed holding. Comes with a new hard-shell case. $1550.00 MP3
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A1088
Galiano Auditorium Guitar
...Made
by Oscar Schmidt, circa 1935. Rare! 14-fret model with large
15.25" lower bout, 25.5" scale, 1.75" nut width. Ladder-braced all birch
construction, several (4) repaired top cracks, one small back crack. All
original (bridge, tuners, nut, "fire-stripe" pickguard, etc.) with no
finish re-touch or over-spray. If you are looking for a member of the
prewar "Stella" family with a really big voice, here it is! Recent
hard-shell case.
Price reduced!
A1025 Stella Jumbo 6-string Copy ...Recent copy of 6-string version of the Stella "Lead Belly" style jumbo by Pennsylvania luthier Robert Johnston. Spruce top, mahogany sides & back, rosewood fingerboard and pyramid bridge. Truss rod accessible through sound hole. Small repaired side crack, otherwise "mint" condition. This is a very nicely made guitar, perfect for the player seeking an instrument with the panache of a vintage Stella and the durability of a recently made guitar. Recent hard-shell case included. $1395.00 Real Audio
A1107 Recording King Grand Concert Guitar, circa 1940 ...Excellent original condition. Made by Regal for sale through Montgomery Wards. Spruce top, maple sides and back (or possibly birch, we are not sure). 14 fret neck with nut width of 1 13/15". Waverly tuning machines with "Swirl pattern buttons", unbound body, inlaid wood rosette. One hairline crack in top. Action is superb! This is a really great sounding guitar, loud and extremely responsive. Older chipboard case. $1250.00 MP3 A1097 1944 Harmony Cremona VI Carved-top Jazz Guitar ....Harmony's "Cremona" models were described in the 1940 Harmony catalog as "Harmony's Finest Hand-Made Guitars". The Deluxe Grand Auditorium Cremona VI (model 1306) was a "carved top" guitar in every respect! Rather than glued to the under surface of the top, the top braces (tone bars) are "integral" - they were actually carved with the top! This is a feature I have never seen in another arch-top guitar. This is an incredible instrument, comparable in sound to a Gibson L-5, but at a much more modest price! Action and set-up are exceptional. As they say, "It plays like butter!" Close grain spruce top, maple sides, back and neck. No cracks in top or sides, two repaired back cracks. Finish is 100% original with no over-spray or touchups. Finger rest (pickguard) is a facsimile replacement - tuners, bridge and everything else original! This is one of a very few arch-tops that really works for me as a finger-picker! And it is a monster when put in the hands of a jazz orchestra player! Comes with the original premium quality hard-shell case with green crushed velour interior. $1750.00 MP3 A1095 Sterling Grand Concert Guitar, 1920s ...Sterling was a Tonk Brothers brand name. Our example has a 14 3/4" lower bout, 25" scale. Radiused fingerboard is 1 13/16" wide at the nut. Crack-free body has a red spruce top, sides and back are birch. Bound front and back. Top shows signs of having been refinished long ago, sides and back have original finish. "Sterling" crest in barely visible in center of headstock. New nut, pyramid bridge and pickguard. Slight bulge behind bridge typical of these instruments. This as a very light weight guitar and extremely loud and very responsive. Straight neck and recent neck set provides excellent action! Comes with new hard-shell case. $1495.00 MP3 |
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New Guitars A1120 Paglia Atlantic Auditorium Guitar ....New, hand made 000-sized guitar by luthier Peter Paglia of Atlantic Guitars, Annapolis, MD. Scalloped X-braced Sitka spruce top, Mahogany sides and back, curly maple binding with colorful paua shell purfling and rosette, clear pick guard, East Indian rosewood fretboard and bridge. Gold plated Schaller tuning machines. New TKL hard-shell case. $1995.00 MP3 A1113 Mike Hauver "L-00 Style" Guitar .... New. This guitar was inspired by a Kel Kroydon guitar that Mike restored a few years ago. X-braced Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood sides and back, rosewood pyramid bridge and fingerboard. The mahogany neck has nicely v-shaped contour reminiscent of 1930s Gibson guitars. Purfling and rosette are red, black and white herringbone, binding front and back is curly maple. Grover Sta-tite tuning machines. It is 14 7/8" wide, 4 1/4" body depth at end-pin, with a 25" scale and 1 3/4" nut width. New TKL hard-shell case. $2195.00 MP3
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