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Vintage Steel String Guitar Archive of sold instruments
c1950s Fender Champ 3/4 Acoustic
1960 Gibson J-45
1967 Gibson J-50
c. 1944 Gibson LG-2
1969 Gibson J-45
1957 Gibson SJ Country Western
1943 Gibson L-00 black
1967 Gibson J-50
1967 Gibson TG-25 Tenor sunburst
1967 Gibson Gibson SJ "Country Western"
1977 Gibson J-50
1956 Gibson J-185
1961 Gibson J-160E
c.1929 Gibson Nick Lucas w/two cases
1970 Gibson J-160E square shouldered
c.1934 Gibson L-00 sunburst
1934 Gibson Jumbo (original Jumbo)
1967 Gibson SJ "Country Western" sunburst
1944 Gibson SJ Southern Jumbo
1965 Gibson Hummingbird cherry sunburst
1964 Gibson SJ "Country Western"
1965 Gibson J-160E all original
1958 Gibson J-50
c.1964 Gibson Dove Sunburst
Gibson TG-25 Tenor
1966 Gibson SJN "Country Western"
Gibson J-190 EC Super Fusion
1977 Gurian JR3H
1950's "Lariat" Cowboy guitar
1969 Martin D-28
1970 Martin D-28
1965 Martin D-18
1937 Martin 000-18 sunburst
1956 Martin 000-18
1967 Martin D-18
1970 Martin D-41
1949 Martin D-18
1956 Martin 0-18 (restored lower side)
1946 Martin 0-21
1969 Martin D-28
1962 Martin 000-18
1955 Martin 0-15
1967 Martin D-21
1969 Martin 000-28 Brazilian
1961 Martin 0-18 (refinished)
Martin 00-21 Brazilian (1968)
1893 Martin 1-27
1969 Martin 000-18
1913 Martin 0-42
1966 Martin D-28
1927 Martin 00-18 (made for steel)
1964 Martin 0-16 NY
1930 Martin OM-28
Martin 00-40
1948 Martin 00-17
1969 Martin D-28
1909 Martin 00-18 (rosewood)
1957 Martin D-18
1960 Martin 00-18
1965 Martin D-28
1940 Martin D-28
1968 Martin 000-28
Martin 0-28
1938 Martin D-18 1 3/4" neck
1893 Martin 0-28
1957 Martin D-18
1975 Martin D-28
1964 Martin 00-21NY
1939 Martin 0-18 (all original)
c.1870s Martin 2-24 circa 1870s
1970 Martin 0-16NY
1969 Martin D-35 (Brazilian)
1975 Martin D-35s
1949 Martin D-28
1951 Martin 0-18
1953 Martin 000-18
1968 Martin D-21 Brazilian
1969 Martin D-35 Brazilian
1959 Martin D-28 w/ newer Martin neck
1922 Martin 0-18K
1961 Martin D-18
1891 Martin 0-28
1947 Martin 00-18
1927 Martin 0-18K
1963 Martin 00-21
1963 Martin 0-16NY
Vintage 1948 Martin D-18
1948 Martin Sunburst D-18
1960 Martin D-28
1961 Martin D-18
1949 Martin 0-18
1955 Martin 000-21
1964 Martin 00-21NY
1953 Martin D-18
1931 Martin OM-18
c1840 Martin 1840s "renaissance" shape
1952 Martin 000-18
1961 Martin 00-21NY Mint!
1965 Martin D-28
1931 Martin 00-18 12-fret all original
1956 Martin D-18
1930 Martin OM-28
1930 Martin 2-17
1954 Martin 00-18
1953 Martin D-18
1945 Martin D-28
1907 Martin 0-42
1945 Martin 000-28 Adirondack top
1942 Martin 000-21
1953 Martin D-18
1963 Martin 00-21
1951 Martin D-28
1927 Martin 00-45
1960 Martin 0-18
1951 Martin 000-28
1928 Martin 2-17H Hawaiian (flush frets)
1942 Martin 000-21
1965 Martin 000-18
1953 Martin 0-15
1958 Martin 00-18
1946 Martin D-18
1927 Martin 0-42
1951 Martin 0-15
1937 Martin 0-17
1967 Martin D-28
1931 Martin OM-18
1952 Martin 0-15
1946 Martin D-28
1923 Martin 2-17
1941 Martin 000-18
1949 Martin 0-15
1958 Martin 0-15
1928 Martin 0-18
1923 Martin 000-18 Wurlitzer
1927 Martin 0-18 (made for steel strings)
1955 National Gibson J-50
1860s Unknown fake martin parlor guitar
Unknown 19th Century Parlour Brazilian/Spruce
1905 Washburn 122
1905 Washburn Model 122 parlor, fancy purfling
c. 1917 Washburn 00 size "New model,"deep body
Weissenborn Style 1 Plectrum Tenor
1940 Martin D-18 Lefty - top from 40's early 50's
1964 Gibson B-25-12 sunburst
1975 Martin D12-28 .
1967 Rickenbacker 450/12
1976 Taylor 755, original Taylor jumbo!

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