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Bristol BD-16 Dreadnought Steel String Guitar
The Bristol BD-16 guitar is a great guitar for beginners but it also is an instrument that can satisfy an experienced guitar player, too. Even though it has a spruce laminate top and sapele laminate back and sides, we find the sound to be almost indistinguishable from some excellent solid wood instruments. Great for keeping in the office to get that extra hour of practice when work gets slow! We offer low cost gig bags.
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Bristol BM-16 000 Auditorium Steel String Guitar
Here is the auditorium size Bristol. It is a 000 with spruce laminate top and mahogany laminate back and sides, but is very close in sound to a solid wood 000. This guitar represents an amazing value to sound ratio. It's thinner and smaller than its dreadnought brother, but the BD-16 really has a sound that is ideal for the most picky fingerpickers. Reasonably priced gig bag available as an accessory.
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Strunal Nylon String Guitars( 4/4, 3/4, 1/2 size)
Strunal is a great first guitar for the beginner and a good value for the price. Strunals are sturdy, stay in tune, easy to play and they sound surprisingly good. Nylon strings are easy on your hands so you can make all your chord shapes and practice longer without wearing out your fingers. Strunals are built in the Czech Republic.
Strunal guitars come in a range of fractional sizes (1/4 size through 4/4 size) to fit players of all ages and sizes. A rough guideline is:
Age Player Height Guitar Size
4 to 6 3'3" to 3'9" 1/4
5 to 8 3'10" to 4'5" 1/2
8 to 11 4'6" to 4'11" 3/4
11 to 99 5'0" to 7'11" 7/8 or 4/4
Fractional size guitars are great for children because they fit small hands more comfortably which makes practice sessions a lot more rewarding and fun. Fractional size guitars are also good for adults with smaller hands or for anyone who wants a small guitar for traveling or to keep in a small space (e.g. an office or a sailboat). Gig bags available.
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Blueridge BR-40 Dreadnought Steel String Guitar
This moderatly priced dreadnought will stand the comparison visually and tonally to any guitar in it's price range. The BR-40 is certainly the workhorse of the Blueridge line. Every detail makes for easy playability and great Pre-War sound. Price includes hardshell case. - $465
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Blueridge BR-43 Auditorium Steel String Guitar
The Blueridge BR-43 is the perfect Auditorium size guitar. This body is taken from the OM body shape. This BR-43 makes an ideal instrument for the beginning student looking for a more ergonomic body shape. The shallow body depth is well suited for finger style guitar playing. Price includes hardshell case. - $465
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Kentucy KM-150 Mandolin
Here is the solid wood KM-150 mandolin, a great choice for a beginner or for a knock around second instrument. This is an "A" shaped body with f-holes that produces a sound between an F-style and A-style, making it a versatile instrument that can move into the bluegrass genre but has enough mellowness to perform Celtic and traditional tunes, as well. Gig bag available.
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Deering Goodtime Openback Banjo
The Deering Goodtime is a welcome relief for beginners looking for an affordably priced banjo without breaking the bank. The folks at Deering have designed an instrument that has what it needs to sound like a real banjo, and left off everything else. The result is a deceptively modest looking instrument that delivers the snap and twang associated with costlier models. They have done this by using a real five ply maple shell and a solid maple neck. What this does is create real banjo tone, that desirable "twang". Low cost gig bag availabe.
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