Vintage Instruments for Sale

Scroll down for a list of vintage instruments for sale including BANJOS, GUITARS, MANDOLINS, & VIOLINS that we have refurbished and made playable again. We also make our own period correct Fretless Banjos and wooden coffin cases.

We do stringed instrument repair - quotes given upon request
 
 
FRETLESS MINSTREL BANJO REPRODUCTION
that we hand-craft ourselves.
For more information, go to our minstrel banjo page.

Starting at $649

WOODEN CASES fit Parlor guitars or Minstrel banjos.
Painted black with brass hardware.
Lined with Victorian  paper in red with red wool felt.
Measures 40" long, 15" at the widest point, and 5" deep on the outside. 
Made to fit OUR Banjos with a 12" pot and a total length of 39" including the dowel stick.
Go to our Minstrel Banjo page for pictures of our wooden cases.
        $175
 
VIOLINS 4/4
Circa 1920's Conservatory German Strad copy  $500

AMERICAN BASS VIOL (CHURCH BASS)
(Larger than a cello, but tuned and played like a cello with a deep, full voice)
Circa 1790's No maker's name, but possibly made by Benjamin Cerhore - Massachusetts  $2,500

GERMAN GUITAR
Late 1800's with clock key adjustable neck, Brazilian Rosewood back & sides, and lots of Mother-of-Pearl $1,500

GARDNER PARLOR GUITAR - Used
Black walnut back, sides, and neck, Spalted Maple Top, 12 frets to the body, 24" scale  $499

GARDNER PARLOR GUITAR - New
Black Walnut back, sides and neck, Cedar top with an American Eagle Decal, 12 frets to the body, 25" scale  $749

GARDNER PARLOR GUITAR - New
Black Walnut back, sides and neck, Cedar top, 12 frets to the body, 24" scale   $749

BANJOS 5-string open back
1890's G. O. Kibbe Hartford, CT  11 1/4" spun over pot with 24 brackets,  Minstrel player inlaid in skrimshaw in the ebony fingerboard below the last fret.  Kibbe's 217th banjo.  $1,200

1890's Buckbee Elite  10 1/4" pot with 30 brackets, 24" scale.  Nickel inlays on the fingerboard.  $499

1890's Buckee Sterling  10 1/4" Pot with 30 brackets, 24" scale.  Beautiful inlays in headstock and fingerboard.
$750

GARDNER BANJO - New
11 1/2" Black Walnut pot and neck, 24" scale, solid Brass shield shoes, hooks, nuts, and tension hoop with Black Gotoh Planetary pegs  $749

GIBSON-STYLE OPEN BACK BANJO
11" Maple Pot and neck with 24 hooks and nuts, hearts and flowers pearl inlaid into Ebony fingerboard, 23 1/2" scale, Gotoh Planetary pegs  $799

Our own Levi Brown Style Minstrel Banjo with slotted peg head, geared pegs, and 12 1/4" pot with tone ring..  $849

UKULELE
Circa 1960's Gold Label Kamaka in Koa with case  $600
Early 1900's Hawaiian Uke  $150

MANDOLINS, MANDOLAS, and OCTAVE MANDOLINS
We make our own Army/Navy style Mandolins, Mandolas, and Octave Mandolins fashioned after what Gibson made circa 1918.  
Mandolins are $350, Mandolas are $450 and Octave Mandolins are $599.  They are made out of solid Maple back, sides, and neck with Cedar or Spalted Maple tops.

VINTAGE BANJO PARTS
Ivoroid Friction Pegs (4)  $50
Ivoroid Friction Pegs (5)  $60
Set of Vega Flanges (28)  $50

ORIGINAL BANJO SHOES - MID TO LATE 1800'S
Spread Eagle (9)  $125
Bowtie (13)   $125
Union Forever Eagle (22)  $450

VINTAGE CELLO PEGS
Late 1800's conjoined wood pegs with steel gears set of 4 for $75
 

*If you are interested in any of the above, we will send you a full description and pictures.
                  
 NOTE:  If you are an international buyer, you may be subject to your country's customs charge.
 
     
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       
 
 
 
                                                                   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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