October 16, 2015
This little girl was restored by Matty Bryant (Matty’s Guitar Service) 5 years ago. Matty worked with us for 7 years and in that time he restored no less than 20 parlour guitars before starting his own shop. It’s a great restoration. This old timer features solid Birch and Maple construction and the soundboard is modified to an X-brace system, neck re-set and re-fret…. Amazing tone and playability
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October 16, 2015
Now some of you will think that “arch top” equated to boxy and dark…. Not so! This baby is loud and punchy whilst keeping a bit of the arch top character intact. She also sports a solid spruce top and solid bridge (ala Dave Rawlins) A lot of guitar for a small price
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August 30, 2015
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August 30, 2015
All original and well cared for. Can be set up for nylon or steel.
The beautiful “Plunky” tone that works so well for Skiffle, Bluegrass or Irish, take your pick. Easy to amplify too
inc. Case
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August 30, 2015
I was showing a client how readily available antique banjo’s were in the USA…. Too bad for said client… I saw this and hit the “buy it now” box and here she is.
she required a re-fret, neck re-set and set up. She could be a Slingerland or a Gretsch, as suggested by the quality of the build.
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August 30, 2015
The Giannini company of Brazil have consistently made wonderful entry through pro instruments since the 50’s.
Both instruments are of solid mahogany construction. These the first tenor/baritone’s ukulele’s we’ve seen from this maker. So, something unique and pretty for little money
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