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Oscar Schmidt Guitars (Stella, Sovereign, Galiano)
A1142 1940 Stella Concert Guitar ...This is a transitional model, one of the first generation of Stella guitars sold by Harmony. Body is solid birch. It is described in the 1940 Harmony catalog: "Model F918, Standard size. Red Mahogany eggshell finish, nicely shaded in darker tones. Top edge striped in white. Pearl effect decalcomania ring at soundhole. Slotted headpiece, ebonized fingerboard. Idento tailpiece." There are three small repaired top cracks. Original finish with no overspray or touch-ups. Nice straight neck with easy action. This is a surprisingly good sounding guitar and a lot of fun to play! Comes with a period chipboard case. $395.00 MP3 A1135 Mid-Thirties Ebony Finish Stella Grand Concert Guitar ...RARE MODEL! All solid birch construction, no cracks anywhere. Original ebony finish with a thin clear-coat overspray. Engraved "mother-of-toilet-seat" (faux pearl) fingerboard and headstock. Neck has been freshly re-set. Long scale (26 1/2"), 14 3/4" lower bout and 1 7/8" nut width. Original pyramid bridge has all six original bone bridge-pins with abalone "eyes". Visually striking, this is an excellent playing, super sounding guitar! Comes with a new hard-shell case. $3250.00 MP3 A1134 Stella Concert Guitar, circa early 1920s ...Red spruce top, mahogany sides and back. Restored to excellent condition. Nut width is 1.75", lower bout width is 13.5". No cracks in top or back. An area of damage about 1/2 the size of a business card on either side of neck has been meticulously repaired. Original finish with some over-spray to top and repaired sections of the sides. Neck has been reset, new rosewood bridge, nut and saddle. Original frets have been dressed. This guitar plays great! Comes with recent chipboard case. $1595.00 SOLD MP3 A1133 Stella Tailpiece Grand Concert Guitar ..Rare Oak tailpiece model! Red Spruce top, quarter sawn oak sides and back. Original tailpiece design with fixed pyramid bridge in the fashion often used on Stella 12-strings. We've always been impressed by the sound that oak Stella produce. And this one is especially loud! Straight neck and excellent action. Comes with a new hard-shell case. $3250.00 MP3 A1128 Stella Grand Concert Guitar, 1920s ....Good all-original condition larger Stella with a spruce top and rosewood-faux-finished birch sides and back. 26 1/4" scale length, 14 5/16" lower bout and 1 7/8" nut width. Small repaired (cleated) fracture below sound hole, two very small cleated hairline back cracks. Attractive red, black and white inlaid purfling and rosette. New bone saddle and nut. Reset neck. This is a very light weight, long scale guitar. It sounds exceptionally fine when tuned a step below concert pitch. New Hard-shell case. $2650.00 MP3 A1123 Stella Guitar, circa 1932 ...This guitar is shown in the 1932 Oscar Schmidt catalog and described as "5025-T Stella Standard Size". It has a 12 1/4" lower bout and 24 7/8" scale, 1 7/8" nut width. All solid birch body with inlaid "rope" binding, white celluloid sound hole binding and gold leaf filigree rosette. one small cleated hairline top crack next to tailpiece. Recent neck set makes for excellent action! This is a very loud little guitar, perfect for playing blues, ragtime, etc. Comes with original end-opening canvas covered chipboard case (new hard-shell case available for additional $100). $1495.00 SOLD MP3 A1118 Sovereign Arch-top Jazz Guitar, circa 1938 ....This very rare guitar was made about one year before the Oscar Schmidt Company was sold to Harmony. This was a period when Schmidt was trying to stay afloat by creating instruments that were more in step with "modern" trends in the music world. They even offered a couple of primitive electric guitars! It seems obvious that this particular model was heavily influenced by Gibson's arch-tops such as the L-30 and L-50. Our example is in nearly mint condition, with neither cracks nor playing wear. Original finish is almost scratch free. All birch construction (or possibly maple - some times we find it hard to tell the difference!). It has white/black/white binding both front and back. Bound ebonized hardwood fingerboard with 1 3/4" nut width, 25 1/2" scale, 15 1/2" lower bout. Original bound finger rest. Neck has been reset and action is very comfortable. Comes with a 1930s era hard-shell case. $1095.00 MP3 A1025 Stella Jumbo 6-string Copy ...Recent copy of 6-string version of the Stella "Lead Belly" style jumbo by Pennsylvania luthier Robert Johnston. Spruce top, mahogany sides & back, rosewood fingerboard and pyramid bridge. Truss rod accessible through sound hole. Small repaired side crack, otherwise "mint" condition. This is a very nicely made guitar, perfect for the player seeking an instrument with the panache of a vintage Stella and the durability of a recently made guitar. Recent hard-shell case included. $1095.00 Real Audio
A1137 Harwood Grand Concert Guitar...Circa 1910 ladder braced guitar. Spruce top, rosewood sides and back. 14 3/4" lower bout, 1 13/16" nut width, 25" scale. The extra deep body, 4 1/2" provides a very resonant tone. This instrument has recently been restored to excellent playing condition by Mike Hauver. It has a new radiused ebony fretboard, new compensated ebony bridge (oversized to allow saddle relocation for improved intonation), two graphite neck reinforcement rods, new "Golden Era" tuning machines and several repaired cracks to top, sides and back. Original finish is intact, with minimal overspray on sides and back only. Original hard-shell case is included. SOLD MP3
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New Guitars A1120 Paglia Atlantic Auditorium Guitar ....New, hand made 000-sized guitar by luthier Peter Paglia of Atlantic Guitars, Annapolis, MD. Scalloped X-braced Sitka spruce top, Mahogany sides and back, curly maple binding with colorful paua shell purfling and rosette, clear pick guard, East Indian rosewood fretboard and bridge. Gold plated Schaller tuning machines. New TKL hard-shell case. $1895.00 MP3 A1113 Mike Hauver "L-00 Style" Guitar .... New. This guitar was inspired by a Kel Kroydon guitar that Mike restored a few years ago. X-braced Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood sides and back, rosewood pyramid bridge and fingerboard. The mahogany neck has nicely v-shaped contour reminiscent of 1930s Gibson guitars. Purfling and rosette are red, black and white herringbone, binding front and back is curly maple. Grover Sta-tite tuning machines. It is 14 7/8" wide, 4 1/4" body depth at end-pin, with a 25" scale and 1 3/4" nut width. Comes with a new TKL hard-shell case. $1995.00 MP3
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