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1947 Crafton Rex Model 71 – £1999
NEW ARRIVAL Crafton Rex are one of the best, yet least known archtop guitar makers of the 1940’s and 50’s. Considered to be luxury guitars, this is the top of the line model from the classic...
1946 Vega D100F Mandolin – £749
NEW ARRIVAL Vega were at the forefront of mandolin builders in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and amongst the earliest builders to experiment with electrification, employing some cutting edge features....
1940’s Abbot Victor Special – £999
NEW ARRIVAL Abbot Victor were the premium British archtop builder of their time, in existence from 1932 - 1957. This particular guitar is a ’Special’ model, and pretty much the top of their range....
1950’s Archtop with filigree rose soundhole – £399
NEW ARRIVAL This is a very unusual looking archtop, with a filigree rose soundhole, beautifully inlaid rosette, and multi bound top and back. To be honest I was drawn to it because of the looks,...
1959 Pre Vox Jennings (JMI) Archtop – £499
NEW ARRIVAL This is an interesting example of a JMI produced guitar before they put a Vox badge on their headstocks and produced some of the 60’s most extravagant electric guitars. Most famously...
1947 National 1140 Archtop – £1299
NEW ARRIVAL Most famous for building resonator guitars, National also made archtop guitars in the 40’s and 50’s. This was because there was a dip in the resonator market, so they decided to enter...
1930’s Regal Stars and Moons Parlour Resonator – £1249
NEW ARRIVAL Based in Chicago in the 1930’s, Regal produced some fantastic looking guitars, and with the stars and moons resonator cover plate, this has to be one of the coolest Regals I’ve seen....
1930’s Regal Le Domino Big Boy – £999
NEW ARRIVAL This Le Domino guitar from the late 1930s, was made by Regal of Chicago, and was the biggest and boldest-looking archtop in that line of instruments. It's roughly 000-sized with deeper...
1964 Hofner Verithin Stereo – £999
NEW ARRIVAL The Hofner Verithin was introduced in 1960, and quickly became their most popular model. As US imports were very thin on the ground in the 60’s, the Verithin took the place of Gibson’s...
1994 Crow Archtop – £999
SOLD Arthur Crow was a little known luthier of fine archtop guitars, based in Longmont, Colorado. One of his unique touches was the beautifully inlayed headstock logo of the Twin Peaks, Rocky...
1988 Dobro DM33H ‘Hawaiian’ – £1699
NEW ARRIVAL There are few guitars that look more suited to play the blues than a Dobro resonator. The inverted resonator cone gives power and punch, and is perfect for players who focus on open...
1957 Hoyer Archtop – £499
NEW ARRIVAL Post second world war West German archtops have become renowned for their stylish looks and great value for money. Arnold Hoyer in particular produced some strikingly good looking...
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