This is a ca. 1990 Bently Dreadnought guitar. It has a sold spruce top, solid maple back and sides (stained to look like mahogany). It was made in Romania, right around the time the communist
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1965 “Nobility” MIJ Electrified Parlor Guitar
This is a 1965 Nobility Made in Japan slope-shouldered parlor guitar with an added soundhole pickup. I have the original purchase receipt for this guitar, dated Fall of 1965. Measurements: Upper bout: 9 1/2″ Waist:
Continue ReadingEarly ’70s MIJ “Concert Folk” guitar
This is an early 1970s asian-made guitar (probably from Japan), modeled on the popular concert-size “Folk” guitars of the late 1960s. Measurements: Upper bout: 11″ Waist: 9 1/2″ Lower bout: 14 1/2″ Scale length: 25
Continue Reading1972 Harmony Stella H6130 parlor guitar with case
This is a 1972 Harmony Stella H6130 parlor guitar with the original case. It has a bright, punchy tone and plays easily. It also features an adjustable saddle, so you can tune in whatever action
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri M2 flat-top mandolin
This is a Mid-Missouri M2 flat-top mandolin, made by luthier Mike Dulak’s shop in Missouri (what is now called “Big Muddy Mandolins“). It has a solid spruce top with solid maple sides and back, a
Continue Reading4-string Cigar Box Mandolin
This is a 4-string cigar box mandolin I built last year. It’s a weird little instrument, with a cherry neck and a laminated cedar cigar box body, and a walnut fretboard. The back is 3/16′
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