- Don’t know what to do with your used or vintage instruments? Send them to us! We make it easy for you to sell them, trade them, or consign them with us. We’re always looking for good quality vintage and used instruments.
Used & Vintage
Instrument Appraisal
Contact the Experts
Email us at appraisers@elderly.com
How to Arrange for Appraisal In-Store
Call 517-999-9835 to discuss your needs with an appraiser. In person visits by appointment only.
12:00pm - 6:00pm Monday - Friday ET
12:00pm - 5:00pm Saturday ET
Written Appraisals
Do you need an appraisal of your instrument? We are often asked to provide written appraisals of valuable fretted instruments. Whether your instrument is a 100 year old family heirloom or a recently made "guitar of your dreams", there are many good reasons to have it appraised. A reputable appraisal helps you establish the current value for estate purposes, for theft or loss, or if you wish to sell. In any of these situations you want to be sure that your instrument is neither undervalued nor overvalued. Thus, it is also wise to update your appraisals, at least every 5 years or so.
Detailed Vintage Evaluation
Some rare and vintage instruments require a Detailed Vintage Evaluation before we can do any business (consign/trade/sell) on them. This is a thorough process that verifies the authenticity of the instrument and carefully examines its condition to accurately assess its value. Because these instruments require more research and inspection time, there is a higher fee than our standard appraisal.
Click here for more information on our Detailed Vintage Evaluation
SELL OR TRADE US YOUR INSTRUMENTS!
Here is a short listing of some of the brands we are particularly interested in:
| Acoustic Guitars |
Beard, Beltona, Collings, D'Angelico, Dobro, Epiphone, Gibson, Grit Laskin, Guild, Holoubek, James Olson, Larson Bros., Maurer, Martin, National, Paramount, Prairie State, Scheerhorn, Schoenberg, Selmer, Stahl, Stromberg, Weissenborn
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| Banjos |
Ashborn, B&D, Bacon, Boucher, Buckbee, Cedar Mountain, Chanterelle, Cole, Deering, Dobson, Enoch, Epiphone, Essex, Fairbanks, Flesher, Fretless, Gibson, Gold Star, Great Lakes, GTR, Imperial, Lane, Liberty, Ludwig, Ode, OME, Orpheum, Paramount, Reiter, Richelieu, S.S. Stewart, Stelling, Stromberg, Trujo, Unger, Vega, Washburn, Weymann
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| Ukuleles |
Aloha, Diaz, Dobro, Gibson, Kamaka, Kumalae, Maccaferri, Martin, National, Nunes, Regal, Santos, Vega, Washburn, Weymann
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| Electric Bass Guitars |
Fender, Gibson, Hofner, Lakland, Music Man, Rickenbacker, Warwick
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| Electric Guitars |
Baldwin, Bigsby, Burns, Danelectro, Epiphone, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Guild, Mosrite, National, PRS, Rickenbacker, Vox
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| Mandolins |
Andersen, Apitius, Calace, Dobro, Dudenbostel, Duff, Epiphone, Fender, Flatiron, Gibson, Gilchrist, Givens, Larson, Lyon & Healy, Martin, Monteleone, National, Nugget, Paganoni, Phoenix, Ratliff, Roberts, Sobell, Stahl, Stiver, Vega, Washburn, Weber, Weymann
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| Steel Guitars |
Bigsby, Bronson, Dickerson, Dobro, Epiphone, Epiphone, Fender, Gibson, K&F, Magnatone, National, Oahu, Recording King, Rickenbacker, Supro, Valco, Vega
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| Banjo Ukuleles |
B&D, Dixie, Epiphone, Gibson, Ludwig, Vega
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