BANJOS, RESONATORS &
MANDOLINS
Banjos
ODE Banjo, Fancy Model
6500 from 1975. Cream-bound walnut resonator with 2 concentric purfling rings,
11/16" multi-ply rim, dual coordinator rods, 22-hole flathead style tone
ring, one-piece flange, 24-brackets, 11" white head, 5-piece walnut and
maple neck, cream-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl floral
inlays and ebony-maple underlay, 1-3/32" bone nut, 27-1/8" scale
length, fully bound ebony peghead overlay and pearl "ODE" logo. All
gold plated hardware including four D-tuners, and a geared 5th string peg. All tuners have fancy pearloid buttons. Gold engraved tailpiece and armrest. Plays and sounds great. No issues and all in excellent +
condition. Comes with Original Hardshell
Case. $1,600
Mandolins
Gibson Made “Alrite” Mandolin… This is a mahogany body mandolin with a natural finish spruce top identified on the label as a D model made by the Gibson Mandolin – Guitar Co. of Kalamazoo MI. It features an unbound back with cream binding around the top sides and a double line herringbone inlay around the top and the soundhole. It has a carved and compensated ebony bridge, an ebonized fingerboard with pearl dot inlays and a black overlaid peghead top that is unsigned. The tuners are open gear, 4 on a strip models with white button gears. They operate perfectly. It has great tone and projection. Excellent condition, nice low action. $995
Resonator Guitars
DEAN Chrome G … This is a great sounding steel body round neck resonator guitar that is named for it’s striking appearance. It is the Chrome and Gold version. The body is chrome plated and engraved with palm trees and island scenes on the front and back. It is a very visual guitar with a mother of pearloid slotted headstock with abalone inlaid palm tree. It has a bound mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard with split block pearl inlays. The resonator is a single spun cone with a biscuit bridge with a piezo pickup. It also has a lipstick tube pickup at the neck. It features 2 volume controls and a blend knob that is silky smooth. This guitar is ready to play out. It is set up with Grover Imperial tuners. It has a comfortable 24 ¾” scale neck that is 1 11/16” at the nut. Some gold plated parts include the resonator coverplate and tailpiece and tuners. Very cool, very visual. A great value at $795
NATIONAL RESOPHONIC Style 0 … 2000. The brass body of the Style "O" single resonator guitar is etched with the traditional Hawaiian motif front-and-back plus a side-stripe; then it is nickel plated. The hard rock maple neck has a slotted headstock with an ebony fretboard bound in cross grain ivoroid. The tuners are open gear, nickel-plated, 3-on-a-plate. Looks great and has the Tone. OHSC Near Mint $1,895
REGAL
DOBRO …1930’s. A very unusual guitar. It is a small 13 ½” wood body guitar with a
rounded V neck in a sunburst finish.
This guitar has the look and feel of a resonator, but is actually just a
guitar. The Moons and Stars coverplate
and biscuit style bridge are sitting on top of a wood body with no resonator
beneath, It has a trapeze tailpiece,
segmented “F” holes in the upper bouts of the wood body. Slothead design with 3 on a strip side
mount tuners, dot inlays in the neck with a 25” scale. 12 frets free of the body, binding on the top
and back. Good sounding. OSC
VG++ $595