Mandolin Brothers Ltd. - Sale Instruments

Martin (used, 1949) D-28

This 63 year old tower of power has a voice that is deafening, thunderous, an irresistible force - similar in dynamism and velocity to a runaway locomotive. When it emerges from the nether regions, this fall, it will meet all of the requirements for being, as Mr. Monroe used to say, a true and genuine “Hoss.” The instrument will reside in the workshop for six months, but, in the meantime, anybody wishing to place a $100 “Right of First Refusal” deposit on it will be the only person to be notified when it comes up. OUR PRICE WAS $12,887 BUT NOW: Our SALE Discount Price is $10,305.00 and Our SALE Cash Discount Price is $9,995.00.

Huss & Dalton (used, 2007) Singletree open back banjo

Simple lines complement the look of this superb open-back banjo. Equally simple dowel stick construction with a 12” rim and frailing scoop make this a perfect choice for old time or round peak traditional styles. This version has the famous Tubaphone tone ring that was invented by the Vega Banjo Company and first utilized in a production instrument back in 1909. One of the first, and most successful, tone rings of its time the Tubaphone, originally spelled Tu-Ba-Phone predates the Gibson Mastertone tone ring by at least 16 years. This was $1,747 but is NOW ON SALE.

Foster (used, 2006) Avalon Acoustic Archtop

This is a beautiful hand-made guitar, carved and arched, delicately and diligently crafted by one of America’s most beloved builders who passed away entirely too young just this past year. Visually it is striking and memorable, played acoustic it is so loud everybody visiting our showroom turns around to see what instrument could possibly by that loud played acoustically, and plugged in it is a balm for all of the frustrations that contribute to modern life. THIS WAS $5670 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Goodall (used, 1998) Rosewood Standard - Sitka Spruce top

These initials (RS) represent this model as a Rosewood Standard bearing serial number 1362, The RS is one of James Goodall’s original “morphed into the 21st Century and beyond” designs – it is not the traditional Dreadnought shape; instead it is, shall we say, more curvy and sensual, easier to hold, a legal conveyor of great visceral pleasure? NOW ON SALE. WAS $4325. Now . . .

Gibson (used, 1969) Les Paul Custom (Black Beauty)

One of the most striking and memorable designs in the history of the electric guitar, the Black Beauty is undeniably one of the most important electric guitars of the past 58 years. Made from mahogany, this model and era guitar is famous for being the “Return of the Single Cutaway” Les Paul after a hiatus of 7 years during which time none were made. Its frets were decidedly low profile which is why it retained its moniker of “Fretless Wonder.” WAS $14,950 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Breedlove (used, 2009) SA-20 S Series 12-String

15 5/8” in body width – so it is in between an OM and a Small Jumbo, in flamed walnut back and sides and Redwood top, having ivoroid side binding, 5 ply black-white top purfling, 2-ply back purfling, an abalone rosette buttressed by black-white-black on each side and having ivoroid soundhole binding as well, a polished ebony pointy headplate featuring the “Flying B” Breedlove logo, chrome plated Gotoh mini-button tuners,

NOW ON SALE! OUR PRICE WAS $3087 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Gibson (used, 1921) Style A Mandolin, Blackface

This extremely fine sounding standard A- mandolin is extremely handsome having the black finish face, medium brown sides and back, a black ebony veneer headstock overlay with no logo on it as is common to the Style A-; the back of the neck is mahogany, the back and sides are plain maple and the top is carved spruce. This has the oval soundhole, bound in yellowed ivoroid, and encircled on the face by three rings of crème-black-crème. We've lost our minds! and now you can get this for a $300 Discount. WAS $2056 with a Cash Price of $1995 but now:

D'Angelico (used, 1959) Electric Archtop guitar built on a United body

John D’Angelico (1905-1964) was, of course, the premier independent guitar builder of the first three quarters of the 20th century. He began his career at the age of 9 by working as an apprentice in the roundbelly mandolin, guitar and violin factory of his uncle Cianni, on Kenmare Street in Manhattan, and was eventually promoted to shop foreman. NOW ON SALE! WAS $12,366 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Walker (used, 1998) Style OM

One person who visited and played this instrument said (he said it out loud) “I have seen some of the ifnest guitars in the world, and this one is as ifnest as a guitar gets.” We had no idea what he was talking about but he left quietly. It is said that Kim Walker of North Stonington is felt by many to be the ultimate builder of Acoustic acoustic (we mean really acoustic) guitars extant. WAS $22,500 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Fender ® (used, 1957) Stratocaster

In our industry “originality” is the most important consideration, and this example is brilliantly original. It is a guitar for which no excuses need ever be made. This is an instrument that any collector of Fender Stratocasters would give his or her molars to cohabitate with. It is the crème de la crème, the something that’s superlative, the prize that lies before your eyes. It is the solid body benefit that befits each Bree or Benny. You can cast your bet across the net and never find as pure a penguin as is this prodigious pterodactyl. NOW ON SALE! OUR PRICE WAS $32,476 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Martin (used, 1969) 00-18 Grand Concert, NOW ON SALE

We present for your consideration a guitar in excellent minus condition showing extremely light signs of use. This beautiful smallish yet traditional acoustic plays comfortably, rings with a lengthy sustain and produces powerful bursts of melodious undulation. This model has been used (to extremely good effect) by Nanci Griffith and Tim O’Brien and it can be extremely good for you, too. What a colossally fine and well preserved piece. . . . This was $3608, but is NOW ON SALE . . .

Gibson (used, 1914) F-2 Mandolin

There are few prewar mandolins as beautiful or as elegant as the Gibson teens F-2. We tip our hat to Orville H. Gibson (mystery: nobody knows what the middle initial stood for, perhaps we should make a contest out of it) for inventing one of the most compelling musical instrument designs of the past 117 years. We present to you one of the most beautiful of all mandolins – an extremely well preserved example of a Florentine model mandolin made during one of Gibson’s finest periods. THIS WAS $5155 BUT IT IS NOW ON SALE:

Fender ® (used, 1967) Telecaster

In case you may have missed this fact, the Fender electric guitar changed the course of modern rock ‘n’ roll history. Leo Fender of Fullerton, California is credited with having popularized the electric solid body. He reasoned, correctly, that he could bolt a slim, easily playable maple neck with a maple fingerboard to a solid body made of alder or ash, add six-strings and the sound that would be created, when amplified through a tube amplifier (also of his manufacture) would actually turn out to do nothing less than change the course of Western music.

WAS $12,885 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Gibson (used, 1939) F7 Mandolin

The Gibson F-7 was a fairly short-lived but extremely well regarded model, made for just six years between 1934 and 1939. What it is, essentially, is a Gibson prewar F-5 mandolin with simpler appointments, and having a neck that joins the body at the 10th fret. In terms of the simpler appointments, this model has single-ply crème celluloid side, neck, headstock and pickguard binding, unbound twin lower case f-shaped soundholes. NOW ON SALE! OUR PRICE WAS $12,887 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Fender ® (used, 1955) Stratocaster

This remarkably collectible electric guitar, whose neck dates to November 1955, body to October of the same year, shows normal signs of use and wear overall plus normal finish wear through the finish on the maple neck from finger contact, and, well, belt buckle wear on much of the back. In other words, it looks exactly as an old Stratocaster should look.

NOW ON SALE! WAS $41,235 BUT NOW:

Fender ® (used, 1959) Precision Bass

One of the rarest and most desirable years of all Fender Basses and Guitars, this bass guitar has received (from our repair staff) one of the finest and most enthusiastic reports concerning all aspects of structural condition, originality, adjustability and playability as any vintage fretted instrument we have ever received. WAS $9795 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Gibson (used, 1937) Style L-5, 17" wide acoustic archtop,

To see this guitar one is intensely impressed by its beauty and its quiet, dignified, simplicity and gracefulness.In addition, it sounds wonderful good and plays easily and would be a fine addition to any musician’s stable of high end (in this instance, top of the line in a 17” jazz guitar from 1937) acoustic archtops. It is, indeed, a jazzer's (or cowboy song singer's) delight that has another century or two of buoyant, joyful music-making ahead of it, and a prize of great significance and prestige that one can leave one’s heirs. WAS $7475 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Martin (used, 1967) D-18

There are few finer universally applicable and infinitely versatile guitars known to mankind (and beyond) than an older Martin D-18. This one’s top has oranged to a tangy and flavorful shade - a pumpkin-type color we sometimes see in nature but that no type of aging toner can duplicate. This is a most classy six-string, large-bodied acoustic model that has been, at times, called The Working Musicians’ Friend. WAS $3753 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR:

Gibson (used, 1922) F-4 Mandolin, made during Lloyd Loar's tenure

Although not signed by the great visionary, this is a fine example of a Loar-period, truss-rodded 1922 F-4. The adjustable rod allowed for a somewhat slimmer neck, but it’s still “V-shape.” The F-4 model was fancy, ornate and made of the finest materials, and the ones that were made between 1922 and 1924 are, by anybody's measure, considered to be the most exceptional sounding and the most beautiful, as this is.

THIS WAS $9795 BUT IS NOW ON SALE FOR (hold onto your hat):

Dunn (used, 2001) Belleville Gypsy style jazz guitar

About this model the maker, who hails from British Columbia, Canada, writes: “This guitar has a long scale, combined with very light gauge strings. Django Reinhardt himself preferred this type [by which he means the vertical oval soundhole]. The instrument’s configuration results in a crisp, singing tone. It speaks quickly and easily and responds well to a vibrato technique. String length: 670mm (26 3/8”); medium to light density tropical hardwood back and sides.”

WAS $3295 BUT NOW ON SALE FOR: