GYPSY JAZZ GUITARS

Bob Altman SJ, Indian rosewood with maple bindings, a larger version of the "petite bouche" soundhole, mahogany neck and adjustable (height) bridge. This is more than a Gypsy guitar in that it is more versatile in tone, with a deep, rich sound as well as the loud, ultimately driveable treble. One of the best of this type I have played. New cost would be $5800.
• Cash prive, $2850

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CLASSICAL GUITARS

1924 Mario Maccaferri Classical, Extremely rare and important early cutaway classical, made by Mario in his first workshop in his home town of Cento, Italy. Possibly the earliest known example—he began his lutherie career in 1923—and especially interesting in that is a cutaway, with many details that already are pointing to his eventual Selmer models, such as peghead shape, neck joint, neck shape and cutaway shape. The body is maple, top is european spruce, body depth is 3 1/4" at its deepest, 14 4/6" at its widest, scale is 24 3/8", tie-on bridge with split saddle, dot inlays with a 9th fret instead of 10th fret inlay, no bindings. The neck has no heel, entering into the cutaway in such a way that allows access to the highest frets with a ledge for the thumb. The back is highly arched. The guitar was puchased in Italy in the 1950's, and is in fully original condition, no cracks. The tone is gorgeous—rich bass and fat, warm trebles.
• $Inquire

1963 Ramirez Flamenco, Stamped F.M., an excellent playing and sounding example, 655 mm scale, 52 mm nut width, one back crack, three side cracks, all seemingly solidly repaired, one 1.25" x .5" patch on treble side, the pickguard has become cloudy. Top is perfectly quartered extremely tight grain spruce in exc. condition.
• Cash price, $3495

1964 Martin 000-28C, Virtually mint condition, and fabulous sounding, with classic 60's (some of the most beautiful) Brazilian rosewood. Martin's flagship classical of the time, based on their 12-fret 000 body shape. This period is known for some of Martin's most beautiful Brazilian rosewood, and this one is no exception. It is in almost perfect condition, and is a fine sounding example.
• Cash price, $5795

Renaissance RN-6H Custom, The Renaissance Nylon String Hybrid with koa back & sides and cedar top; designed to reproduce full-frequency acoustic tone for recording and performances - a job that true acoustics are not cut out for! The thinline body is built like a fine acoustic guitar, but with an added mahogany center block to cut feedback. A Turner piezo bridge pickup feeds full-spectrum signals to an 18-volt D-TAR pre-amp.
• Cash price, $2489

Francisco Domingo FG-27, A new line by the makers of Recording King and Loar, this is an all-solid rosewood & cedar classical with their typical extremely high quality/cost ratio. In other words, it's fantastic for its price.
• Cash price, $395

Francisco Domingo FG-26, A new line by the makers of Recording King and Loar, this is an all-solid mahogany & cedar classical with their typical extremely high quality/cost ratio. In other words, it's fantastic for its price.
• Cash price, $339

We have a selection of high-quality student grade classicals, from $205-$600 by La Patrie (Godin/Seagull), as well as sized guitars for children. We start at 5 years old, which we feel is the youngest age for 6-string learning, with a 1/8 size, then we have 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4.
• Call for more information.

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INDEPENDENT LUTHIER GUITARS

2004 Alberico OM "Heather", A work of art, from Fabrizio Alberico of Vancouver, BC. Woods are dark, rich quartersawn cocobolo and european spruce, with cocobolo binding and peghead backstrap. This is a cocobolo sounding guitar - clear, precise quick response, while being sweet with great projection.
• 15 1/2" wide, 4 7/8" deep, long scale
• Spacing: 1 3/4 x 2 1/4"
• Cash price, $5625

1989 Steve Andersen Concert, An OM with gorgeous flamed maple back, sides and neck. An astonishingly responsive instrument, a great example of how wonderful maple can sound.
• String spacing, 1 11/16" x 2 3/16"
• Herringbone purfling, Ivoroid binding
• Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
• Schaller tuners with real pearl buttons
• Excellent condition with a few minor dings
• Cash price, $4795

Bellingen 00/OM-18, By luthier Andrew Campbell in Bellingen, Australia. Cambo lives and builds his guitars by the beautiful Bellingen River in Eastern Australia. This 00-18 is a joint project with Schoenberg Guitars, with the goal of traditional (early Martin) specs. Mahogany and Sitka, with a peghead/neck joint, simple appointments, long scale, full C-shape neck, 1 3/4" x 2 1/4" spacing, and a very lively, full and clear tone.
• Cash price, $3495

Brondel A-2 "The Eighteen", Built as an experiment—Laurent wanted to see the effects of implementing seeral "Martinesque" design considerations and compare them to a guitar built side-by-side out of similar matererials that is built to his own concepts. He had played our 1937 000-18 (see above), loved it, and was interested in tilting his style in that direction. This one is the Martinesque version. We think it' absolutely phenomenal and compares favorably with the 1937 Martin, although without the positive effect of 75 years break-in. We haven't heard the other Brondel of this pair, so can't speak to that comparison. This one is out of Carpathian spruce top, Honduran mahogany back & sides, Spanish cedar neck, Brazilian headstock overlay, end wedge and neck heel cap, Hot Hide Glue construction and Oil varnish finish in a beautiful early-Thirtie's style amber burst..
1 3/4" nut, 2 5/16", 25" scale
• Cash price, $5995

2008 Brondel B-2, 000 12-fret, 15 1/4" wide, 4" deep, Carpathian, Honduras (very straight, tight grained with a small accent of heartwood in the center), plus a Honduras back plate on the headstock, lots of bass very responsive. Thin C shaped neck, Laurent's sexy twisted purflings around edge and rosette otherwise a simple, unadorned look, no fingerboard inlays.
• String spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 1/4"
• Gotoh Sta-Tites, Ebony buttons
• Varnish finish
• Cash price, $3750.. new lower price

2006 Ted Davis Jumbo, Gibson style Jumbo, an Advanced Jumbo in woods, bracing and most cosmetic details with the exception of scale length, which is 24 3/4", by Ted Davis, of Loudon, TN. This is an unsold instrument from Ted's estate which has been set up and prepared for sale by John Arnold. Woods are spectacular Brazilian rosewood from the very first batch of stump wood imported by Todd Taggart of Allied Lutherie, and the highest quality Adirondack spruce (Ted, along with John Arnold, was responsible for the modern availability of this amazing tonewood).
• Dry, powerfull, loud, clean, beautiful tone
• Waverly tuners, Greven pickguard
• Spacing: 1 3/4" x 2 5/16"
• Cash price, $7849

Charles Hoffman 00, From Minneapolis' master luthier, this a straight-shouldered 12-fret 00. Out of German spruce and fancy fiddle-back koa, full hide glue construction and extremely light build, this guitar is super responsive and alive.
• True OM string spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 3/8", 25.4" scale
• Slot head, Pyramid bridge
• Koa and abalone rosette
• Bloodwood binding
• Cash price, $6195

John How Grand Concert, A sweet 12-fret 00+ parlor style guitar, beautifully constructed in Cool, CA. This one is X-braced, out of Lutz spruce and gorgeous Madagascar rosewood. It is beautifully detailed, with hald-herringbone purfling, flame grained wooden binding all around, and old-style smile bridge. It is a smallish bodied guitar with a shockingly deep, rich tone.
• Body dimensions, 14 5/8" x 3 1/2", 24.9" scale
• String spacing, 1 13/16" x 2 1/4"
• Cash price, $3900

2003 Randal Kramer Prairie Grass, A truly gorgeous example of Sparky Kramer's art. It's a 14-fret slope-shoulder design, only 15 1/4" wide and 4 3/8" deep, sort of a mini Gibson style J, with a 25 1/4" scale. The top is European spruce, back and sides are ziracote, which, as you can see in thephotos, is beautiful. The carved heel is an unusual and beguiling touch.
• Cash price, $4500

Randall Kramer Prairie Grass 12, From Randall Kramer, better known as Sparky, from Truckee, CA, this new flawless 12-Fret Cutaway out of European spruce and stunning Madagascar rosewood represents Sparky at the very top of his craft. Features include his new more resonant box, flush heel-cutaway side joint, flame koa binding and more.
• String spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 5/16"
• Scale length, 25"
• Cash price, $7500

Randal Kramer Big Sky, 12-fret slot head, out of Panama rosewood and fancy bearclaw Sitka. One of Sparky's newest, representing several upgrades to the quality of his guitars. We particularly like the feel of the neck and the more open tone. A very special instrument!
• Cash price, $7200

Merrill 0-18, A truly classic perfection of simplicity, just like a 1930 12-fret 0-18. Out of mahogany and Adirondack spruce, with a sparkling tone that speaks out with authority. This one is made with hide glue construction.
• Slot Head, Waverly 3-on-a-plate tuners
• 1 13/16" x 2 5/16"; Long Scale
• Tortoiseshell binding
• Cash price, $5334

Moonstone J-90, New, from Arcada, CA luthier Steve Helgeson. Out of Cedar and Brazilian rosewood, with ppalted maple binding and rosette. A big guitar, it's 16 3/4" by 4 3/4", the nut width is 1 /4", scale is 25.4". A big sounding guitar, it is, at the same time, nicely balanced with a beautiful tonal character. We're big fans of Moonstone, and this is an exceptional example.
• Cash price, $7750

Moonstone OM-45 Dlx, Incrediblely beautiful, out of Brazilian rosewood and seasoned Adirondack red spruce, a reproduction of Martin's highest grade and best (I'm biased) model, of which only 15 were made, all in 1930. Features select Paua abalone inlay binding, wood purflings, hand-cut abalone vintage style torch inlay, abalone 45 style snowflake fretboard inlays, abalone 45 style rosette, gold Waverly machines with snakewood buttons, 25 1/2" scale, 1 3/4" nut, 2 1/4" bridge spacing. Built by Steve Helgeson of Arcata, CA, this is one amazing sounding box, on a par with the best hand made acoustics today.
• Cash price, $13.8K
• Can be viewed by appointment only...please call.

Sakata OM-28B, From the pre-eminent steel-string builder in Japan, Hissashi Sakata, this is a strongly vintage inspired OM-28 out of Adirondack spruce (top & braces) and Brazilian rosewood. With its rich, silky tone and perfect workmanship, it compares quite favorably to any US builder. Built for us with our input, Hissashi used specialised vintage info from us and added from his own evolved skill and experience.
• Cash price, $9450

1989 Schoenberg 000C Soloist, An early example, assembled at the Martin factory with additional worked by Dana Bourgeois, both at his shop and in Nazareth. Back and sides are dark chocolate Brazilian rosewood, top is gorgeous bearclaw Engelmann spruce out of Idaho. A K&K pickup with mini-jack has been installed, condition is better than excellent.
• String spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 7/8"
• Cash price, $9250

1995 Schoenberg Schoenberg 000 Soloist, From our Littleton, MA shop, this 000 cutaway Soloist is a vibrant, lively sounding guitar, wonderfully balanced and sweet. Woods are Indian rosewood and European spruce, pyramid bridge, tarnished Waverly tuners.
• String spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 3/8"
• Cash price, $6450

2004 Schoenberg 000C Standard, An extemely beautiful Schoenberg 12-fret 000 cutaway built by Bruce Sexauer, with gorgeous AAAA grade Brazilian rosewood and Italian spruce. It has a solid peghead with the Schoenberg logo, pyramid bridge, pearl rosette, simple wood purflings, short pattern diamonds and squares on the fingerboard and a deep, lush, bright and responsive tone. Condition is close to perfect.
• String spacing, 1 13/16" x 2 3/8"
• Cash price, $8995

2007 Schoenberg Soloist, 000 size non-cutaway out of top-grade Madagascar rosewood and top-grade Adirondack spruce, binding of snakewood, belly bridge, 1 3/4" x 2 3/8", no fingerboard inlays, Waverly tuners, natural varnish finish. This Soloist is remarkable for its bigger than usual sound and great balance.
• By Bruce Sexauer & Eric Schoenberg
• Cash price, $7880

Schoenberg 00/OM Cutaway, Fancy curly quartersawn Brazilian rosewood and European (Italian) spruce, ivoroid binding with maple purflings and rosette, short pattern slotted diamond inlays, tortex guard, pyramid bridge. Tone is deep, rich, dense with an alive and fat treble.
• String spacing: 1 3/4" x 2 5/16"
• Cash price, $12,750
• Can be viewed by appointment only...please call.

Schoenberg Quartet, Our newest model, designed by Eric to his ideal of the complete grand piano guitar, an anti-dreadnaught to be everything a dreadnaugh isn't, the biggest small guitar on the planet. Quadruple 0 12-fret: 16" x 4" depth. Out of perfectly straight and quartered Panama rosewood (same species as Honduras rosewood) and Adirondack spruce.
• More photos
• Cash price, $9450

Schoenberg Standard 0C, 12-frets to the body single 0, a small box with the sound of a much bigger guitar. Startling clarity and balance, out of Honduras rosewood and Italian spruce, rosewood binding, solid peghead. The long scale gives it great strength with a lighter, happier quality. If you've been looking for a smaller body that works like a full-fledged concert instrument, you won't find anything that compares.
• Construction by Bruce Sexauer
• Cash price, $8795

Schoenberg 000C Soloist, Fourteen-fret cutaway, Koa back & sides, European spruce top, recently assembled from unfinished body and neck, built by John Slobod at the Littleton, MA Schoenberg shop. It has ivoroid binding, pyramid bridge, Waverly tuners, lacquer finish and incredible tiger-stripe koa.
• Top signed by John Slobod
• String spacing, 1 13/16" x 2 3/8"
• Cash price, $7985

New Schoenberg 000C Standard, 12-fret 000 body with cutaway, out of fancy Koa and Carpathian spruce, build by Bruce Sexauer. We've done many koa/spruce combinations; they have always made exceptional performance instruments. This is our second one with Carpathian, and is extemely captivating. It is full and deep with a wonderfully thick and rich melodic voice throughout its range. There's more sustain than punch, an extremely level-headed quality that has plenty of power with a liquid richness and sweetness. And it's only a week old!
• String spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 5/16"
• Rosewood & maple bindings
• Pyramid bridge
• Gold Waverlies
• Cash price, $10450, Can be viewed by appointment only...please call

1978 Sexauer FT-16, An early Sexauer, in fact the guitar he kept and played for 24 years. German spruce top, Indian rosewood B & S, awonderful, alive sounding , 16 1/4" x 5" body , string spacing of 1 11/16" x 2 1/4", with elaborate engraved vine inlays on fingerboard and bridge. A behemoth, though with the free and open tone of a beautifully and lightly built instrument. There is much wear in the finish, but the guitar has no cracks and no signs of distortion: a solid, healthy guitar that will last longer and fare better than any of us!
• Sold

2006 Bruce Sexauer FT-16 'Penngrove', A new 16" cutaway by Bruce out of Honduran rosewood and Italian spruce, with snakewood binding, 1-3/4" at the nut and 2-14" at the saddle. Bruce sees this as his 'troubador' guitar—it is light and responsive, and great for finger-picking, but it also takes well to a flat-pick. Overall, it has the balance of a superb OM, but with more power in the lows & the mids; the highs are a cascade of light and shimmer. There is power without harshness, and surprising sustain. The Penngrove is long-scale and has inlaid egrets for fret markers.
• Cash price, $6495

Sexauer FT-14, A 00 size 14-fret out of beautiful dark Madagascar rosewood and Italian spruce with snakewood binding and a Madagascar rosewood back-plate (the veneer on the back of the peghead). The neck is done in what Bruce calls micro multi-scale: 25 1/4" x 25 1/2", which gives greater tension to the bass strings. As we've come to expect from Bruce, this is a stellar sounding instrument, up there with the best luthiers in the world.
• String spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 1/4"
• There is a Hoffee case available for $650.
• Cash price, $11K, Can be viewed by appointment only...please call.

FT-15-JB/2 (Flattie), A truly spectacular sounding OM, made for the 2011 Healdsburg Festival. Bruce used some spectacular flat-sawn Brazilian rosewood and gorgeous Italian spruce. It has an ebony fingerboard, Brazilian bridge, , curly mahogany neck, pernambuco binding and Schertler tuners. It has slant-frets, with half the string length disparity of Bruces normal JB, so only 1/4" difference in scale length E to e, thus 25.4" x 25".
• String spacing, 1 3/4" x 2 3/8"
• Cash price, $13.6K, Can be viewed by appointment only...please call.

Sexauer FT-15-D, One thing about Bruce is, every guitar is unique. He's extremely creative and not afraid to experiment. The thing is, the experiments are always successful. Here is a 14-fret, mini slope-shouldered D, 15" wide and 4 5/16" deep at the butt. The woods are Cambodian rosewood (Dalbergia Bariensis) and Adirondack, with snakewood binding. Decoration is simple and elegant, with an engraved pearl egret at the 7th fret, a tortoise-shell truss rod cover, a rosewood back-strap and Tortis pickguard. Tonally, it has a lot of oomph, like a D, with a smaller guitars definition and clarity; an extremely versitile and gorgeously toned instrument!
• Schertler tuning machines (very smooth, nicely engineered, and remarkably similar to Alessis
• String spacing, 1 23/32" x 2 1/4"
• Oil varnish finish
• Hoffee available for $650
• Cash price, $10.5K, Can be viewed by appointment only...please call.

Jack Spira Ditson 1-45, One of two 1-45 copies made by this talented Australian (from the Dandenong ranges in Gippsland east of Melbourne) builder, copies of the Martin made Ditson model, of which only four are known to exist. This one is out of top grade Adirondack spruce and old growth Brazilian rosewood and fossil ivory, with a traditional shellac finish and hide glue construction. One touch of modernity is an adjustable truss rod. For a detailed story of its construction, check http://www.guitarbench.com/2010/04/14/jack-spira-ditson-build-diary/
• Cash price, $4995

Yamamoto MS-6, Beautifully engineered and carried out. The scale length is 27" on the 6th string, 25.5" on the first, all of which is accomplished by slant frets. The body is wedged to make this large body very comfortable. Woods are East Indian rosewood and Adirondack spruce. It was designed for open tunings with light guage strings; the low-tuned bass strings are gigantic sounding.
• Nut width, 1 7/8"; Bridge spacing, 2 3/8"
• Nitrocellulose Gloss Lacquer
• Cash price, $4495

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NEW STEEL STRINGS

Art & Lutherie Ami, Parlor size, by Godin, available in steel and nylon stringed versions, super as travel or student instruments, hopefully always in stock. What an incredible service to humanity that Godin Guitars makes these inexpensive parlor size guitars available!

Art & Lutherie Folk Cedar, Antique Burst finish, a newly reintroduced model; we mourned its passing but happy to have it back. It is the lower (less expensive) line with the important part of the better line, the solid top.
• Hopefully always in stock

Blueridge Guitars, A branch of Saga Musical Instruments. These are phenomenal values, with tone unheard of at these price levels, indicative of the great strides being made by Chinese musical instrument manufacturers. Patterned after true vintage models, these boxes get an amazingly good sound quality. These are the long-awaited (by us) Blueridge 000 size: more comfortable, more healthy for nerves and tendons, and more balanced tone of the smaller bodies. Solid spruce top with forward-shifted, pre-war style scalloped X braces. We carry the ooo size Blueridges since they have plenty of power and volume, so who needs a dreadnought. And being smaller, they are far superior ergonomically, especially for student instruments.
• Our full set-up, custom for each buyer:

• BR-43, The Blueridge 000 size: more comfortable, more healthy for nerves and tendons, and more balanced tone of the smaller bodies. Solid spruce top with forward-shifted, pre-war style scalloped X braces. Mahogany b & s, long scale, nut width 1 11/16", the best for the least if you like the narrow spacing. $396

• BR-42, Their brand new model, a 12-fret 000. Using the same body as the BR-43 puts the bridge lower down and brings out a much warmer, richer sound. We love the 1 3/4" nut as well!, $396

• BR-62, Their brand new model, a 12-fret 000. Using the same body as the BR-63 puts the bridge lower down and brings out a much warmer, richer sound. We love the 1 3/4" nut as well! $469

• BR-63, A great sounding guitar, great for travel; and, of course, everybody needs a good beach guitar. 000 size is much more playable than all the dreadnoughts and jumbos that have dominated the lower-end market. Solid spruce top, rosewood back & sides. $549

• BR-143, All solid, long scale, the right size (000), mahogany back & sides. Remarkable tone, coming from the unbeatable concept of repeating the traditional styles that work instead of always trying to reinvent the wheel. $565

• BR-143A, Brand new, the long awaited Adirondack-topped OM, a long scale, 1 3/4" nut, all solid-wood 000 size box with solid mahogany back & sides and forward-shifted, pre-war style scalloped X braces. Amazing bang for the buck! Sold

• BR-162, All solid, long scale, 12-frets to the body, the right size (000), rosewood back & sides. Dreadnoughts have been foisted on us for years—finally we have great choices in real guitar sizes. $749

• BR-163A, Brand new, the long awaited Adirondack-topped OM, a long scale, 1 3/4" nut, all solid wood 000 size box with solid rosewood back & sides, forward-shifted, pre-war style scalloped X braces, herringbone binding and snowflake inlays. A simpler, more classy peghead design. Amazing bang for the buck! $859

• BR-60T, About a year ago the owner of Saga (Blueridge) bought a very nice early 1950's Martin 0-18T from us. A few short months later, their copy showed up in the Blueridge catalogue. This one is like an 0-28T. $449

Eastman AC-412, A lovely 000, handcrafted with mahogany and solid spruce. Features hand-voiced scalloped X-bracing, hand-fitted dovetail joint & nitro-cellulose lacquer finish. Hardshell case included.
• Cash price, $695, includes hard shell case

Eastman AC 808CE, One of Eastman's higher-end models, featuring all solid Engelmann spruce/Indian rosewood construction, slotted peghead, cutaway, nice C-shape neck and Fishman electronics.
• Holiday Sale, $1295

Eastman E10 OM, Adirondack top, mahogany back & sides, 1 3/4" at the nut, and great powerful tone. This one is a shocking beast of a guitar - the Adirondack really does add greatly to the quality of tone
• 1 3/4" nut, 24.9" scale.
• Cash price, $939

Eastman E20 OM, From Eastman's Tradirional Series, this amazing OM comes with an Adirondack top, rosewood back & sides, herringbone purfling, 1 3/4" at the nut, long scale, lacquer finish and wonderful tone.
• 1 3/4" nut, 24.9" scale
• Sold

Guild GAD-30, Orchestra body, based on the original Guild F-30 (actually based specifically on a 1957 F-30 that Fender purchased from us), solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, mahogany neck, wood binding.
• Cash price, $729, includes hard shell case

Guild F-40 Valencia, I couldn't not have this Iced Tea Burst in the store, it is so beautiful! The rest of the guitar is not bad either! Adirondack Spruce, Scalloped Adirondack Spruce Braces, Traditional Early Guild 16-inch Body, Solid Mahogany Back and Sides, Dovetail Neck Joint, Bone Bridge Pins, Tortoise Shell Bindings, Bone Nut and Saddle, made in Tacoma, WA. This is one high class instrument!
• List, $2749; MAP, $2249, includes hard shell case

Loar LH-16, A brand new model based on the Gibson L-00, thus bringing a great vintage vibe. Solid spruce top, mahogany back & sides, natural finish, 14 3/4" wide at the lower bout, 1 3/4" nut.
• $389

Loar LH-250, Patterned after the late 20's Gibson L-1 (the "Robert Johnson" model) with the Gibson style "figure-eight" body and vintage sunburst, all solid spruce and mahogany. A fabulous sounding smaller bodied guitar with classic looks.
• Cash price, $519

Martin LXM, LXME, LX1, LX1E and LXM2 the LXMB (Black) Has Fishman Mini Q pick-up, the LXM2 is faux koa. Martin's brand new travel guitar, out of HPL and Stratabond, sounds great; the best travel guitar on the made today for the $, as well as a great 3/4 size steel string for kids.
• Includes nice gig bag
• Our full set-up, custom for each buyer
• MAP Price: LXM, LXK2 & LXMB, $279; LX1, $295; LXME, $339; LX1E, $359

Martin 00-15M, All solid genuine mahogany, a perfect blend of vintage features and modern technology. Enhancements include black/white inlaid wood fiber rosette (not decal) and bone nut & saddle. The world needs more of these smaller bodied guitars—not everybody is 6 feet tall! For many purposes, the 00 is the perfect size.
• List price, $1499, MAP, $1149, includes hard shell case

Martin 000-15SM, 12-fret 000 body, brand new model, an upgrade of a previously discontinued favorite of ours. This one is all solid genuine mahogany, bone nut & saddle, upgraded finish, rosewood fingerboard & bridge and inlaid wood rosette.
• List price, $1899; MAP, $1499

Martin OMC PA4, Martin's new "Performing Artist" series, now available in a more affordable version. Acoustic-electric with Solid Spruce & Sapele, natural polished gloss finish. Fishman F1 Analog electronics system with onboard tuner as well as volume and tone controls; a well-balanced instrument that's great for any style of music. Pickup system includes Sonicore under-saddle transducer with side mounted volume and tone controls and on-board chromatic tuner.
• Performing Artist neck profile: wider nut, slim taper—1-3/4" nut, 2-3/16" at saddle
• Long scale: 25.4"
• List price, $1599; MAP, $1199

Martin D-16A, The poor person's D-18 GE: Adirondack top & braces, mahogany back & sides, 1 3/4" nut, full gloss. A surprisingly lightly built Martin with a true vintage tone and power worthy of a much more expensive instrument.
• Hybrid scalloped bracing, tortoise binding, modified V neck, ebony fingerboard & bridge
• List price, $2699; MAP, $1999

Martin HD-16R A, Just in, a wonderful poor man's Herringbone D-28, with Adirondack top, scalloped braces, herringbone binding, wonderful vintage tone (just add 50 years of playing).
• List price, $2999; MAP, $2,199

Martin OM-21, How wonderful it is that the Martin company has created this model and kept it as a standard catalogued item. As you may know, we're maniacs for OMs, and remember very well when they were an exclusive item, only available as a rare vintage guitar. This model helped make the OM a people's fingerpicking guitar!
• Sold, on order

Martin OM-21 Special, A new OM, with vintage features including the pyramid bridge with drop-in saddle (yeah!), custom ordered with no toner on the top, full scalloped 1/4" braces, low profile neck, spacing of 1 3/4" x 2 5/16". We love OMs, and now we have another with which to enrich the world. The tone is remarkable, possibly because of the pyramid bridge, and we think the natural finish is much nicer looking than the dark aging toner. The Indian rosewood is particularly nice on this one as well.
• Sold, on order

Martin OM-28V, A regular model for us—we are om28.com after all—but this one came along by surprize. Our Martin rep brought it in and it seemed heads above what we've seen in this model—in tone and feel—that we decided to grab it, despite having nowhere to put it. The top doesn't look like Sitka at all; more like Engelman or Italian, and that may be why it sounds so good.
• List price, $4099; MAP, $3099

Martin CS21-11, An "exquisite, hand-built instrument from Martin's Custom Shop, limited to 2011. A Custom Shop interpretation of the tradition D-21, each piece of wood was hand-selected and weighed to achieve the lightest weight possible. Only the lightest 10% of material weighed was considered. Adirondack top and braces, Madagascar rosewood back and sides connected to a Cedar neck with Madagascar fingerboard, hide glue and T-Bar trussrod.
• List price, $6499; Cash price, $4569

Martin M-30 Jorma, Exceptionally beautiful, one of the finest new Martins. 0000 (M) body, Euro spruce and the single most beautiful Indain rosewood set I've ever seen. Large soundhole, colored half-herringbone purfling with abalone rosette, full ivoroid binding and Waverly buttons, torch peghead and 45 fingerboard with "Jorma" signature, high X scalloped top braces. String spacing is 1 3/4 x 2 5/16". This one is #70.
• List price, $6199; MAP, $5149, includes hard shell case

Recording King RP-06, Brand new parlor model, solid spruce top and mahogany body, remarkably good quality, beautiful woods.
• Cash price, $289

Recording King Greenwich Village RNJ-17-NA, Brand new, in stock! More info soon...
• Cash price, $549

Recording King Rom-06 CFE4, The best for the least in a 000 size (the best size!) performance guitar, fishman electronics, solid top, 1 3/4" nut, cutaway and long scale!.
• Cash price, $389

Recording King RP1-626 and RP2-626 Cutaway & Non Cutaway, The new 12-fret cutaway Recording King designed by Eric. In both "0" and "00" size, out of all solid AAA grade Engelmann spruce and mahogany, with the soft "Schoenberg" cutaway and subtle V neck shape, this model seeks to bridge a previousy uncrossed chasm between higher quality vintage and modern affordable guitars. Eric's approach has always been to cull the aspects of the great vintage axes that relate specifically to the needs of the player instead of the collector. We've made this guitar much lighter than others of this price range, paid special attention to the neck shape, wood choice and other key aspects of design.
• Cash price, $1049
• Non Cutaway, $949
• With Fishman Pick-up, $1199
• Hard shell case to fit, $95

Recording King RP1-326, The newest iteration of our "Shanghai Schoenberg", with Adirondack spruce top, mahogany B&S, all solid, of course. Cosmetically upgraded as well with the classic slotted head and herringbone binding. As they say, everything that goes down must come up, and these special Recording King models are heading to the top!
• Cash price, $1299

Recording King RP1-327, The newest iteration of our "Shanghai Schoenberg", with Adirondack spruce top, Indian rosewood B&S, all solid, of course. Cosmetically upgraded as well with the classic slotted head and herringbone binding. As they say, everything that goes down must come up, and these special Recording King models are heading to the top!
• Cash price, $1399

Recording King RO-26 & 27, 000 size,e, all solid, African mahogany (RO-26) & Indian rosewood (RO-27) and Engelmann spruce, with classy vintage features and a big, full sound. The nut is 1 3/4" wide, a great advantage especially for learners. Now discontinued, we have a few of the last remaining ones.
• Cash price, RO-26, $395; RO-27, $516

Recording King RD-316, An Adirondack topped dreadnought with mahogany back & sides, great pre-war sound and feel. All woods are solid, hand-crafted, with scalloped braces and lacquer finish.t
• Cash price, $799

Recording King RO-327, The top-of-the-line in 000 size. A small limited edition, this represents Recording King's top quality: Adirondack spruce, Indian rosewood, lovely vintage style inlay, the best neck shape!. The Adirondack adds a whole extra dimension to the tone.
• Cash price, $1099

Seagull Coastline Grand, A modern parlor guitar, solid cedar top, mahogany back & sides, with a wonderful sound and a small size that will have you feeling warm and comfortable instead of trying to fit yourself around a house-sized instrument! What an incredible service to humanity that Godin Guitars makes these inexpensive parlor size guitars available!
• Hopefully Always In Stock

Simon and Patrick Songsmith Folk, Finally, a narrower body in the Folk model! I first asked for this about fifteen years ago, and here it is. Solid spruce top, classical size, a comfortable size and as good a tone as can be found in this price range.
• Always in stock

Simon and Patrick Songsmith Parlor, A new model, solid spruce top!, wild cherry b&s, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard & bridge, varnish finish: a wonderful size 1 box made in Quebec. We love these! Available in Classic Burst and Tobacco Burst.

• Other Simon and Patrick models available.

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MANDOLINS

1918 Gibson A, A clean, very nice cond. pumpkin-topped A with very low action and great tone. The tailpiece cover is missing, everything else is original, some of the seams have been reglued.
• Cash price, $1395

1920 Gibson A-2, Sheritan Brown, super condition, plays great, all original except for missing pickguard. Bound top, back and fingerboard, pearl "The Gibson" on peghead, original hard shell case.
• Cash price, $2250

1920 Gibson F-2, A gorgeous example, in excellent original condition. These are incredible works of art, as well as the highest quality musical instruments. Gibson actually invented the flat-backed and the carved mandolin.
• Cash price, $3895

1925 Gibson A Jr. Snakehead, Snakehead, brown finish, excellent original condition. "The Gibson" in scrpt painted on peghead, very low action, very rich and loud tone.
• Cash price, $2685

1928 Gibson F-5, One of the most beautiful post-Loar F-5's, this Fern is in gorgeous condition and 100% original, with a period rectangular hard shell case. Master Model label, dot inlays, triple top-bound body, reverse arrowhead tuners with pearl buttons, flamed maple with gorgeous flame grain and 3-D depth effect, tobacco sunburst. The only (slight) wear is on the "The Gibson" tailpiece cover. They just don't get any better than this!
• Additional photo, Front
• Additional photo, Back
• Cash price, $95,000
• Not Stored On Our Premises! Please call for appointment.

circa 1935 Gibson A-75, Rare ƒ-hole A Model with elevated fingerboard(!), nice '30's touches as unique peghead inlay, Loar bridge, "The Gibson" tailipiece. Back & sides are mahogany, in beautiful original condition, with original soft shell case.
• Cash price, $2475

1937 Gibson A-00, A rare ƒ-hole model with a wider body and longer scale length than standard for Gibson mandolins.
• New Lower Price: Cash price, $1650, w/original hard shell case

1991 Flatiron 3K Bouzouki, Out of flame koa, currently strung as an Octave Mandolin, in other words, a full octave below manolin/violin tuning. Condition is virtually as-new, with hard shell case.
• Cash price $1249

2005 Altman MT-F5, One of Altman's earlier mandolins—supposedly #8—an F but not a Loar copy. This one is a Fern with light brown shaded finish, Handel copy tuners, curved fingerboard and wooden 3-layer pickguard. Condition is excellent, with Calton case. Bob's mandolins have many enthusiastic fans, including Herschel Sizemore and Mike Marshall.
• Cash price, $7995

2007 Givens Legacy A-6, A beautifully made instrument by Givens' long time associate Steven Weill, out of top grade flame maple and Engelmann spruce. The detailing is first class, including the Givens F-5 peghead inlay. Weill has been keeping the Givens line alive since Givens' passing, including Givens' policy of non-greed.
• Cash price, $1995

2010 Nugget A Standard, From Mike Kemnitzer, recognized as one of the finest mandolin builders, this is a perfect condition sunburst. Mike says the A is, "essentially an F-5 without the points and curl. The archings and graduations of the top and back, as well as the f-hole placement and scale length, are identical to that of the F-5. These instruments have a very open and sweet sound." Woods are curly maple for the back, neck, and sides. Select aged spruce for the top. He says, "
• The tops and backs are acoustically tuned to assure maximum tone quality, responsiveness and balance.
• The bridges are matched acoustically to each instrument and intonated to match the strings of the customer's choosing. The bridges, tops and backs are crafted from old and exceptionally resonant wood.
• The string nuts are made from select mother-of-pearl shell.
• The tailpieces are made from heavier than standard material and hand engraved by myself before plating.
• The sunburst is applied by hand to bring out the maximum figure and character of the wood.
• The instrument's tone and beauty are enhanced by varnish from my own recipe.
• Before installing, Schaller tuning machines (the best available) are completely reworked to achieve smoother tuning."
This one comes supplied with tone guard & Dudenbostel arm-rest
• Cash price, $9500

Randy Wood Solid Body 5-String, From one of the best known mandolin builders, this is a five-string Esquire-like solid body with a single-coil neck pick-up and maple fingerboard. The body is mahogany and the back is contoured like a Strat.
• Cash price, $1249

Loar LM-400-VS, Loar's top-of-the-line A-5 style, fully hand-carved all solid spruce and figured maple, and Nitro finish. Design in part by Paul Hostetter, with un-braced top. Incredibly loud and powerful.
• Cash price, $549

Loar LM-700-VS, Loar's new, much talked about top-of-the-line model, all solid, all hand-carved top and back, best woods, rounded V neck profile and hand rubbed lacquer finish. The best new mandolin at this price, includes deluxe hard shell case!
• Cash price, $1124

Kentucky KM-161, Newly upgraded model, black finish, hand crafted, adjustable truss rod, set up by us to super low action so students will have no excuse!
• Cash price, Sold

Kentucky KM-250, Saga has recently upgraded these mandos: they are all solid (maple & spruce,) hand-carved and graduated, radiused fingerboard, high-quality nickel-plated tuners. And they sound great!. Our last one was purchased by Scott Nygaard for an upcoming tour with Joan Baez.
• Cash price, $369

Kentucky KM-505, A shape, ƒ-hole out of hand-selected solid spruce and solid flamed maple, hand carved and graduated construction and Vintage Amberburst nitrocellulose finish. The fingerboard is radiused and bound, peghead is bound and inlaid with a very tasty pearl inlay This is truly amazing quality with professional level tone and playability.out of hand-selected solid spruce and solid flamed maple, hand carved and graduated construction and Vintage Amberburst nitrocellulose finish. The fingerboard is radiused and bound, peghead is bound and inlaid with a very tasty pearl inlay. This is truly amazing quality with professional level tone and playability.
• Cash price, On Sale ... inquire

Kentucky KM-550, New model, all solid, hand-carved top, back & sides, tiger-stripe maple, vintage sunburst matte lacquer finish, bone nut. Wreath inlay
• Cash price, On Sale ... inquire

Kentucky KM-675, Saga has recently upgraded these mandos: they are all solid (maple & spruce,) hand-carved and graduated, radiused fingerboard, high-quality nickel-plated tuners. And they sound great!
• Cash price, On Sale ... inquire

Kentucky KM-900, Master A-Model, Kentucky's best! Hand carved solid northern flamed maple and spruce, Cremona Brown shaded Nitrocellulose finish.
• Cash price, On Sale ... inquire

Eastman MD-515, Eastman's newest line, the 500 series, is fully in their tradition of releasing less expensive models that are just as good, if not better, than the higher models. Same woods: spruce anbd maple, a little plainer in decoration...but not much, the metal parts aren't gold plated, Sunburst Varnish; loud, clear, plenty of bark; a top quality professional instrument. A nice touch is the curved fingerboard.
• Cash Price, $995

Eastman MD-614, The venerable Gibson F-4, Gibson's highest grade round-hole mandolin, has a sweeter tone than the ƒ-hole mandos of otherwise similar design, fully hand-carved of the best materials.
• Cash Price, $1295

Eastman MD-805, A-5 style, an extra-fine hand carved, rich varnish sunburst finish; very alive and full sounding, excellent neck shape. From the first batch of this new line made by China's leading maker of violin family instruments.
• Cash price, $895

Eastman MD-814, ƒ-style roundhole, Eastman's version of the old Gibson F-4, a brilliant, loud, clear sounding mandolin. It is fully hand-carved by expert violin builders in Beijing, China. The finish is hand-applied violin varnish
• Cash Price, $1585

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BANJOS

Lyon & Healy 5-String, 11 1/8" head, 24 3/4" scale, spun over rim with a rounded boat heel, no markings, set up with a recent skin head and nylon strings, very nice, fat sound.
• Cash price, $695

No-Name 5-String, A sweet old-time frailer, no name, but new skin head and new set-up, and great tone
• Cash price, $545

1915 Vega Little Wonder Guitar-Banjo, In incredible condition—practically new, set up to play beautifully. A Fairbanks/Vega, heavy laminated maple rim and neck, ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, brass wire tone ring and 30 bracket shoes all original!) mounted through the rim, original Champion tuners, 11 15/16" head.
• Cash price, $1965

Vega Whyte Laydie Guitar-Banjo, A rare high quality 6-string banjo, maple neck and rim, ebony fingerboard, 11 15/16" rim and 25" scale, pearl star on peghead, simple and nice inlays on the fingerboard, in VG-Exc. condition. 3-on-a-plate guitar tuners, otherwise all original, one section of neck binding missing.
• Cash price, $2695

1929 Gibson GB-1 Guitar-Banjo, Guitar Banjos this playable are extremely rare, and a pleasure to play and this one is among the best ever. It has been "improved" with very nice vintage Gibson style peghead & fingerboard inlays, sounds great.
• Cash price, $2985

1930 Gibson GB-3 Guitar-Banjo, Circa 1930, the Mastetone is possibly the best guitar-banjo. This one has the tube-and-plate flange, 40-hole arch-top ring, all gold-plated parts, including the tone ring and coordinator rods, no label or serial number. Great set-up: straight neck and super low action.
• Cash price, $5945

Recording King Madison, This company has come along very strongly in the banjo field, most likely because of their developer, Greg Rich, who started Gibson's banjo line.
• Resonator model, the R25-BR, with full tube & plate flange, maple neck, resonator and 3-ply rim, Cash price, $599
• Open Back model, the O25-BR, Cash price, $499

Gold Tone CC Mini, Have Banjo Will Travel. This is one hell of a sweet travel companion. Maple, with a rolled brass tone ring and 19 3/4" scale. Tuned to C, though can be tuned standard with heavier strings. Price includes the TKL gig bag.
• Cash price, $349

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UKULELES.

Martin Style 5K, New, reintroduction of possibly the best ukulele ever made, koa top, sides and back, '45' style pearl inlay (the uke version) around top, back, rosette, fingerboard and peghead, beautifully finished. The tone rings loud and clear—a very successful reproduction.
• List price, $5199; MAP price, $4199. Includes a classy hard shell case

1920's Martin Style O Soprano, Excellent condition except for one short repaired crack in the top, all mahogany, early example, set up well and great sound.
• Cash price, $649

1928 Martin 5-17T, A small tenor guitar that was converted, probably around 50 years ago, to a baritone ukulele. The work looks to have been done by Vega, but that's just a guess. We've reset the neck so it plays well. The result is maybe the world's best Baritone Ukulele.
• Cash price, $1285

1930s Lyon & Healy Style 5350 Concert, Ivoroid-bound body, gold maple (oak?) leaf pattern on lower top, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, 25" length; 8-1/8" lower bout, 15-3/4" scale, 1-3/8" nut width, 2-1/4" to 2-5/8" body depth, 17-fret rosewood fingerboard, wood pin bridge, raised ivoroid soundhole binding, ivoroid kite-shaped inlay on headstock. Back of headstock hot-stamped "Pat. Apld for", "5350" and "Washburn". Hot-stamped inside soundhole: "Lyon & Healy/Inc/Makers/Chicago USA
• Cash price, $2100

1960's Martin Baritone, 1960's, The king of baritone ukes, made only from 1960 to 1984. The Baritone uke was invented in the '50s, some say by Arthur Godfrey, some say Favilla, a small quality guitar & uke builder in N.Y.
• Cash price, $1395

1965 Martin T-15 Tiple, All mahogany 10-string wonder; not too many play these any more, but they sound amazing, like a ukulele on steroids. This one is in excellent condition except the bridge has been off and screwed down with four screws.
• Cash price, $950

Tony Graziano Concert, Fully and beautifully hand-made in Santa Cruz, out of Maui koa sides, back & neck, Italian spruce top, tortoise binding & rosette, ebony fretboard & bridge.
• Cash price, $1495

Pohoku Concert Mahogany, By Peter Hurney of Berkeley, CA. Beautiful Cuban mahogany back & sides and Honduras mahogany top, chosen for optimal tone production, with gentle but tight curl in the Cuban. No binding and a subtle amber sunburst, which Peter feels sets the wood off to its best advantage. The mahogany has a different tone color than the koa, and breaks in much quicker.
• New geared "Peghed" Tuners, which look like ebony friction pegs
• Cash price, $900

We are now dealers for Kamaka!

Kamaka Soprano HF-1, Kamaka is possibly the best known uke maker, still family owned and run in Hawaii after four generations. Made of solid Hawaiian Koa, 13-9/16" scale, nickel pegs with pearloid buttons, gloss finish, hardshell case included.
• Cash price, $710

Kamaka Concert HF-2, Made of solid Hawaiian Koa,15" scale length, friction peg tuners with pearloid buttons, hardshell case included.
• Cash price, $910

Kamaka Tenor HF-3, Made of solid Hawaiian Koa,14 frets to the body, 17" scale length. Pearloid buttons on geared tuners, hardshell case included.
• Cash price, $1139...Sold

We are proud to represent Scott Wise, of Western Australia, with this initial offering of three of his latest ukulele output. This is what Scott has to say about them:
My interest in ukuleles started when I started building guitars 30 years ago. My first commission was for a concert size uke and I think I designed something Schneider / Kasha -ish.  After all, it was the latest thing just then.  It was well received but in many subsequent years of repair and investigation I found the older Hawaiian instruments were what did it for me.  There were plenty of old Martin, Gibson, Harmony etc ukes around.  Some of them were nicely made, but in terms of sound they didn't hold a candle to the fairly plentiful Soprano Kumale instruments.  I don't know how they found their way to Australia, probably with U.S. servicemen in WW2. There were a few Kamakas as well.  They had an authentic sound but were heavier, and to my ear not sensitivity and quick response of the Kumales was just not there.
I started building ukes for my daughters, experimenting with woods, weight, body depth etc and after many years arrived at dimensions very close to the standard older Hawaiian instruments in Tasmanian Blackwood which many people know is very similar to Koa. With plenty of different blackwood boards to try I found some grain/weight/figure combinations which delivered optimum tone for my instruments. I have looked at a lot of the currently available Koa and have found it a little light and cardboard-ish for my purposes, however I don't doubt there is some superb Koa out there.  I'm just working with what is readily available.
Another observation of the traditional Hawaiian ukes is that apart from lightness in construction they were very lightly finished.  They were, in fact, cheaply, quickly made instruments with just enough varnish on them to protect the wood - and they sounded the best. Nearly all the modern high end ukes I see have way too much finish on them.  Combining this light construction with my violin making training and some of the top arching techniques of Spanish classical guitar making I have been able to make a very traditional uke with real refinements to optimize the sound.  I know just how light I can make them for them to sound great but survive a long life.  I use ebony fingerboards and although time consuming, the traditional "rope" binding frees up the top and protects the glue joint. International attention for my instruments started happening when the Hawaiian singer and uke player Douglas Tolentino came to a small festival here in Western Australia.  He played my instruments, said "wow" and insisted on buying a tenor uke. Doug thinks I have surpassed the quality of the best traditional ukes. He can play my tenor uke into the same microphone as his vocals and it cuts though perfectly. The light weight means he is never fatigued after a 3 hour gig. He invited me to Hawaii to show my instruments and since this coincided with the timing of the Healdsburg guitar festival I took the ukes there as well. Local player loved them. At Healdsburg, there were many people who were knocked out by the sound of the ukes.  Over half of them were Hawaiian!  I plan to show them in the U.S. some more.  I am honored to have them at Schoenberg Guitars as well.
Introductory prices:
• Wise Soprano, Sold, on order
• Wise Concert, On Hold
• Wise Tenor, Sold, on order
• Wise Baritone

Bruce Sexauer Tenor, By the uncomparable Bruce Sexauer of Petaluma, there's a lot of guitar making skill & knowledge focused into this little uke. All Catalpa, extremely light weight, 9 coats of varnish.
• Cash price, $2200

Kala Ukes, A great line of student grade and beyond ukes. Our favorite feature is guitar-style tuners - way more user friendly than the old standard straight-through uke tuners. Call, or better yet, come in.

Asturias Ukuleles, Made by the Asturias Guitar company in Kobe, Japan, the maker of the "John Mills Model" classical guitar, one of the most esteemed production guitars to come out of Japan. I believe they're the only Asturias ukes in the country.
• Asturias Soprano Koa 12, with beautiful flamed koa from Hawaii. $579
• Asturias Soprano Custom 17 Mahogany, maple bound, vary tastefully done. $479

Kala Ukes in all sizes, all personally set-up here at the shop. This local company is producing some of the best quality student ukes and cases. We are particularly fond of the Flame Maple, Solid Spruce models and the new All-Solid Mahogany in all sizes, the archtop Tenor and two versions of their cutaway electric Tenors. We are also carrying their various cases, both hard foam and hard shell.
• Kala UBass KA-FL, All-solid Mahogany, a ground breaking short scale (20") bass that produces the same pitches as a standard bass instrument and is tuned in traditional bass tuning, EADG. The U-BASS is strung with proprietary polyurethane strings that incorporate a great bass feel, with balanced tension; they are a true pleasure to play.
• Custom Hipshot Tuners
• 21" scale
• Pahoehoe Polyurethane strings
• Custom Shadow bass pickup with 4 individual piezo elements
• Separate compensated saddles for each string
• Available Fretter or Unfretted
• $523, includes a hardfoam case

We have some beautiful Tweed hard shell cases for Soprano, Concert and Tenor, prices are $69 - $79.
We also carry the nice hard foam violin style extra-light cases for all uke sizes, $49.

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CASES

Cedar Creek Custom 1 Size, Extremely nice, great fitting. Exterior is tweed fabric (black seems to me to be the worst color for a case, unless you want to bake your instrument on a sunny day), dark green plush lining, comfortable handle, nickel hardware (none on back), double neck support.
• Cash price, $299, Now in stock

Cedar Creek Custom 0-Size, Extremely nice, great fitting for 12 or 14-fret 0s. Exterior is tweed fabric (black seems to me to be the worst color for a case, unless you want to bake your instrument on a sunny day), dark green plush lining, comfortable handle, nickel hardware (none on back), double neck support.
• Cash Price, $299, Now in stock

Cedar Creek Custom 00-Size, Extremely nice, great fitting for 12 or 14-fret 0s. Exterior is tweed fabric (black seems to me to be the worst color for a case, unless you want to bake your instrument on a sunny day), dark green plush lining, comfortable handle, nickel hardware (none on back), double neck support.
• Cash Price, $299, Now in stock

Cedar Creek Custom 000 and OM case, as per the original Harptone Schoenberg cases, a smaller (00) footprint meant to redo the concept of the original 1930's Geib cases.
• Cash Price, $299, Now in stock

We have the Fusion Hard-Sided gig bags in 00 and D, $169; as well as their very nice Ukulele gig bags, $29.95

Boulder Alpine, an excellent line of gig bags, in 00, D, F mando and A mando.

Reproduction Geib-Style (Golden Gate) F Mando, with red stripe, $99

Excellent Arch-Top 0, 00 and 000 Hard-Shell black, from China, for only...
• $64.95 to $95

Size 1 (12 1/2 inches) Hard Shell, unavailable for eons, finally Seagull is producing this flat-top hard shell for their Parlor series, which happen to be exactly...Size 1! My wife's 1901 1-21 is comfortably ensconced in one right now, and we're happy to finally have a properly fit case for it.
• $79

Very nice ƒ-Style Mandolin gig bags, $59.95, by Boulder Alpine

Various other Hard Shell Cases and Gig Bags , from TKL, Cedar Creek, Seagull, Guardian, Golden Gate, Kala, etc. Call or email for more info.

Ukulele Cases: We have some beautiful Tweed hard shell cases for Soprano, Concert and Tenor, prices are $69 - $79.
We also care the nice hard foam extra-light cases for all uke sizes, $49.

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