Vintage & Used Instruments
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The John and Rudy Dopyera Collection
We are very proud to offer for sale the
combined collection of John and Rudy Dopyera.
Few instrument makers represent the American Dream quite as completely as these two inventors,
innovators, marketers, and all-around creative force behind both the National and Dobro companies.
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Visit the Elderly Web-Vault,
where you'll find the finest in highly collectible, exceedingly rare instruments.
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W E B U Y A N D T R A D E !
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Featured Items:
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MARTIN D-18 (1940)
Here's a really nice, very right and original prewar D-18 - the kind that will make your mouth water, it's so fine.
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MARTIN D-18 (1937)
Here's a super-sounding D-18 with wide neck and high X-brace - any guitarists dream!
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MARTIN D-28 AUTHENTIC (2006)
We've been selling new Martin guitars since the early 1970's. At that time it felt like the former glory of the prewar models has been completely lost. Now we can say that Martin has come back! Their Authentic models have everything the old ones had, since they really are making these like they ...
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SCHOENBERG CONCERT (1991)
This is great-sounding Brazilian rosewood OM from the "Golden Era" of Schoenberg - when the guitars were built and voiced by T.J. Thompson.
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GIBSON SUPER JUMBO 200 (1940)
It's rare as can be, and the top-of-the-line prewar Gibson flattop, the King of the Flattops - a 1940 Brazilian rosewood Super Jumbo 200, in very excellent condition!
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JAMES OLSON JUMBO CUSTOM (1996)
James Olson is the luthier to James Taylor and many other top recording artists. Here's a fine jumbo size model from the mid-'90's.
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GUITARS: THE TSUMURA COLLECTION
by Akira Tsumura, foreword by James L. D'Aquisto
First published in 1987, this long out-of-print book has been sold for quite a bit more than this for several years now. We have a limited quantity of brand new copies that have recently surfaced.
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GIBSON L-5 (1925)
From the family of the original owner, this just-post-Loar L-5 is a wonder to behold, and play!
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PRAIRIE STATE F-HOLE MODEL (1939)
A super rarity from the shop of August and Carl Larson in Chicago - the first of these that we have ever had.
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GIBSON CUSTOM 12" CONVERSION BANJO (c.1936)
Can you spell R-A-R-E?? We don't know why Gibson made this in the 1930's, since virtually all their banjos had 11" rims, but this 12" rim Gibson is about as rare as they come. Originally a plectrum banjo, it has a fine conversion 5-string neck made by the late Bill Sullivan.
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GIBSON RB-3 (1929)
Original prewar Gibson 5-string banjos are might MIGHTY rare, so we are especially pleased to offer this super clean, great-sounding RB-3 for you Gibson banjo aficionados.
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GIBSON PAINTED MAPLE CUSTOM (1987)
Looking for something different in a Gibson Earl Scruggs banjo? Look no further. Here's a custom paint job from the crazy days of Greg Rich at Gibson!
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GIBSON NICK LUCAS SPECIAL TENOR GUITAR (1937)
This is a super rare, great-sounding Nick Lucas flamed maple guitar, in very nice condition. What more can you ask for?
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PARAMOUNT PLECTRUM HARP (1920's)
A super rarity for the plectrum banjo player, this plectrum harp is in really nice condition and provides either a different sound and/or a muted alternative to the volume of a standard plectrum banjo.
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GIBSON / RECORDING KING TENOR BANJO (1939)
Look at this one-piece flange Recording King banjo, made by Gibson in 1939, but, unusually, silkscreened on the peghead it says "Gibson" and not "Recording King" as one would expect. Go figure!
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GIBSON F-5 (1924)
Here is a stunning "new" Gibson F-5 mando with Lloyd Loar signature and dated Dec. 1, 1924. It has been in the same family since at least the 1930's and has not been offered for sale in all that time.
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GIBSON F-5 FERN (1927)
A rare bird, this fine 1927 F-5 comes to us from the family of the original owner.
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MAURER STYLE 30 (c.1932)
When people talk about the Larson Brothers it's always about the quality and variety of the great hand made instruments they built in their Chicago workshop. This is a very high end mandolin of its day - in great shape, sounds great and looks fabuloso too!
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Our Vintage and Used Instrument List describes all the Vintage and Used
instruments in our store. The printed version is published every six weeks and features a full-color
cover and 24 jam-packed pages for the fretted instrument enthusiast. It is
available by subscription for $15/12 issues ($30 overseas), sent first-class mail. The online version
available here is free.
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instruments we sell.
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