Guitars for sale
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| Sovereign Double Neck 1920's | |||
 |  | Sovereign Double Neck 6 string guitar & 6 string bass necks. Bass fingerboard is fretless.Made by Oscar Schmidt in the 1920's. This one has a pick up installed later under the bridge. Note the Fender style headstocks. Was this where the Fender inspiration came from for their later headstocks, Strats, Telecasters etc. ? | £1500.00 |
| Kay Jazz 11 1960's | ||
 | Made by Kay in the early 1960's. This one's in immaculate condition with the original factory tremolo unit intact.The model was listed as K775. Thin-line arch top design with a bound rosewood fingerboard and pearl quadrant inlays. The pick ups are Gold K . | £750.00 |
| Kustom Kraft | ||
 | made by Kay in the 1960's. All white guitar still looking pretty cool in the 21st Century. | £275.00 |
| Hofner Senator | |||
 |  | Stalwart guitars of the early 1950's and 60's Rock and Roll era.Hofners were European designed and made. This one's the Senator model made from flame maple with an unusual headstock design. Has Senator stamped in label inside but also has 596 suggesting this was made in Germany. Unusual in that the German ones had only numbers not names, but this one has both. Has Hofner logo stamped under right hand side of bridge. New compensator tailpiece and bridge. | £400.00 |
| White Diamond 1950's | ||
 | Here's an unusual guitar very much an 'Image' guitar and very 'retro'. It's got a hard driving sound that's best for rock 'n' roll. I think it was made by Kay in the 1950's but there is no markings so I can't be sure. | £275.00 |
| Kay Upbeat 1958 | |||
 |  | Kay made ' Upbeat' 1958 . Jet black - 17" width , single cutaway - 2.5" deep archtop with huge white and gold plastic .Kelvinator headstock and wacky white and silver sparkle pickguard. Features 2 hot Kleenex box pickups. Very rare in this condition . | £1500.00 |
| Orpheus Parlour 1930's | ||
 | InterestingAmerican brand from the 1930's | £200.00 |
| Radiotone 1940's | |||
 |  | Made in Europe in the 1940's this guitar has a very rare Hofner pick up attached. Currently strung with flat - wound strings it gives a very 'woody' mellow sound which is great for intimate jazz styles. | £350.00 |
| Del O'ro 1930's | ||
 | Another unusual visual guitar from the 1930's. ( made by Regal ) | £225.00 |
| Belltone 'Faux ' Resonator 1930's | ||
 | A unique natural finished all mahogany guitar that looks like a wooden bodied Dobro but only has an aluminium disc sitting on a solid flat top under the resonator cover. There are a series of small holes drilled in the body spaced evenly underneath the cover. | £300.00 |
| Harmony / Stella 'H ' model | ||
 | I have included it in the collection because it was the guitar that most beginers in the States, brought in the 60's to learn on. It was cheap but don't forget so were the Oscar Schmidt Stellas and look what they are worth today ! | £150.00 |
| Kay Musicnote 1950's | ||
 | Made in the 1950's they were basically student guitars that fit right into the modern concept of Retro. It has a really cool music note painted on the front and is in excellent condition . Bolt on neck, Kay metal tailpiece and a wooden bridge. | £100.00 |
| Oscar Schmidt Sovereign 1908 | ||
 | Very Rare ,Top of the range Stella brand. A Sovereign 6 string made by Oscar Schmidt in 1908. This early Schmidt clearly shows his European influence by way an original ' moustache ' bridge. It has a marquettry trimmed spruce top, mahogany body and ebony bridge. One very minor repaired and stable crack. It has "that sound" for Blues picking. Play sample  | £1499.00 |
| Up - to - Date Mandolin 1920's | |||
 |  | Interesting historical instrument. Mandolin sold under the Up-to-date brand. Made in the 1920's in the States it has a bowl back and interesting musical notes ascending the neck I assume for instructional purposes for students. | £200.00 |
| European Parlour | ||
 | German made 1930's Parlour. Typical of European construction at the time. | £200.00 |
| Gibson Sonex De - Lux | ||
 | One of my favorite electrics. Not the most expensive of Gibsons or a high quality make but it has a great sound accross the board which many higher end Gibson's don't have. Only made in the early 80's for a couple of years this guitar has become more collectable over the years. | £650.00 |
| Gretsch ' Travelling Willbury's ' | |||
 |  | Had to have one of these. Still in it's original box and whilst only a very small sized guitar, it is by no means a toy. George Harrison used to play one in the band. Made by Gretsch specifically for the Travelling Wilbury's and print signed on the back by all members of the group. | £375.00 |
| NCM Mandolin | |||
 |  | Georgian - Neopolitan College of Music Mandolin. Great and intact Gypsy painting on back with inlaid pick guard on front. Beautiful sounding mandolin. | £300.00 |
| Harmony Patrician | ||
 | Beautiful example of these mid -20th Century made Harmonies. The Patrician has maple back and sides, pearl dot inlays and has a very lively sound. Not much bottom end acoustically but with a pick up it's a monster. Great for chordal work. Growing in collectability. | £300.00 |
| Hofner Club Prototype | ||
 | This is an early prototype of a Hofner Club. Experimental model prior to final launch design. | £250.00 |
| Hofner President ' Thin ' | |||
 |  | Thin version of the Hofner President. Only 1600 or so were made. very rare. | £400.00 |
| B & J Serenader 1930's | |||
 |  | Another American 1930's guitar. | £275.00 |
| Bellini 6 string 1960's | ||
 | Made inf South Africa. I've included the Bellini because it was akin to the early Stellas insofar as it mirrored the suffering of the early African Americans with the suffering of those subject to apartheid in South Africa. This was the 'townships' guitar. It's also got a sticker saying the wood is 'guaranteed not to crack' ! | £150.00 |
| Carrillio - Spanish | ||
 | Hand made Spanish guitar hand made in the early 1990's by Carrillio. Lovely tone. Play sample | £750.00 |
| John le Voi ' Paul Brett ' 6&12st | ||
 | Made for Paul Brett in the early 1980's, this John Le Voi ' Paul Brett ' 6 & 12 string classical double neck is the only one made. John is world famous for his Gypsy style guitars and was asked to make this guitar for Paul after Kevin Peake ( Sky ) played his Le Voi 6 string on Paul's Gold selling Chart LP 'Romantic Guitar'. Play sample | £2000.00 |
| Kay Broadcaster | ||
 | Rare 1960's electric by Kay. | £250.00 |
| Kay K136 'Deco' | ||
 | Extremely rare early Kay ( K136 ) guitar made in the1950's. Art Deco finish in Spring Green & White. Features in Guitar Stories by Michael White. An excellent reference book on the history of cool guitars. Possibly the finest exampleyou will find. | £950.00 |
| Loprinzi 6 & 12 string | |||
 |  | The only one of it's kind made by the American maker Loprinzi out of Florida. Made of stunning grain flame maple with 6 & 12 string necks and bell like piano clarity. A piece of American Guitar History. Play sample | £1500.00 |
| Lyon & Healy ( Oak ) Parlour late 1800's | ||
 | Early Parlour guitar by Lyon & Healy made in the late 1800's. Made of oak this is a lovely little guitar with a sweet sound. | £550.00 |
| Lyon & Healy Parlour late 1800's | ||
 | Another Lyon & Healy late 1800's Parlour guitar. | £550.00 |
| New York State 1930's | ||
 | Another 1930's American branded guitar. | £250.00 |
| Regal Dobro 1930's | ||
 | Regal made Dobro from the 1930's Model no. 25. I prefer these wood Dobro's to the all metal ones purely because the sound retains an acoustic reality when playing dual slide/picking pieces. Introduced by 1935 with 14 frets to the body, slotted - peghead. Great for Delta Blues slide and picking. | £850.00 |
| Regal Tipple 1930's | |||
 |  | Rare 10 string Tipple made by Regal in the 1930's Another Estate Sale find. Lovely piece of Americana in A1 condition. It has multi coloured herring bone binding with a spruce top, birch back & sides and a rosewood fingerboard. | £500.00 |
| Stella Arch - Top late 1930's | ||
 | In the late 1930's Stella were making all sorts of hybrids. This is all mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard and it doesn't quite rub with the earlier Stella designs. I saw another, similar Stella with 'f' holes in a late 30's catalogue which leads to to believe this is actually a Stella made during the transition period to Harmony. My good friend and Steela guitar expert Neil Harpe agrees with this opinion. | £650.00 |
| Stella Mandolinetto | ||
 | 1930's 8 string mandolinetto by Stella. Great sound. | £350.00 |
| Stella MandoBanjo | |||
 |  | 1920's mandobanjo by Stella. | £295.00 |
| Bruno ' The Vernon ' 1930's | |||
 |  | The Vernon by Bruno, Similar to the Richter in design but plainer in decoration. The back of the headstock is carved. | £350.00 |
| Tokai 'Strat' Super Edition 1970's | ||
 | Strat version of the same period and series. | £350.00 |
| Victorian Tenor late 1800's | ||
 | pretty little Tenor made in the 1800's. | £300.00 |
| Weymann 6 string 1920's | |||
 |  | Rare 6 string Weymann 1925. Flame Mahogany back & sides. Great player. Play sample | £1000.00 |
| Paramount Arch - Top 1940's | |||
 |  | Made by Kay around 1948 this large bodied arch-top is in great condition. It has a beautiful carved headstock. | £550.00 |
| Stella / Lyra early 1900's | ||
 | Beautiful little 'travel guitar' made by Oscar Schmidt under the Lyra brand. Early 1900's and beats the modern travelling guitars by miles in every department. | £400.00 |
| Radiotone Dobro 1930's | |||
 |  | Extremely rare US made Radiotone lap steel guitar from the 1930's. Upright machine - heads and still featuring the reference notes stuck on the fret-board in exceptional condition. Note the 'lightning' flashes instead of 'f' holes. | £650.00 |
| National Trojan Dobro | ||
 | I am selling this for a colleague . Please email me with any questions prior to buying. Trojan .... early 30's wood bodied, single cone resonator . serial no T1366. bound fretboard. Restored by Dave King 2 years ago. work included neck reset, graphite rods installed under fretboard, refret, new nut,cone and biscuit bridge. guitar is solid and neck is straight. plenty of wear around neck and body , with some veneer lifting on back. comes with new national hard case. | £850.00 |
| Stella 12 string 1930's | ||
 | Genuine Oscar Schmidt Stella 12 string. I am selling this for a colleague so please email first before purchasing. Extremeley rare, highly collectable and said to be the doyen of Blues 12 strings. | £2850.00 |
