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Players Vintage Instruments Players Vintage Instruments: Vintage Flattops (Tilton, Vegas, Washburn, Stahls, Stetson, Vivitione, Bohmann, Ohau, Knutsen....oh yeah, Giibson and Martins also), Archtops (L-5s, L-7s, L-12s), Mandolins (Gibson F-4s, F-2 and A Models, Vegas, National Triolians) Resonators and Tenor Guitars. Almost everything pre-1950.  Some really unique old brands. Good inventory. Trades considered and consignments welcome. Inverness, CAWebsite: Players Vintage Instruments

Folkway Music Folkway Music: Good selections of vintage Martins and Gibsons.  Repair and restoration of older stringed instruments are a specialty (check out their repaired instrument gallery). Ontario CanadaWebsite: Folkway Music

Gary's Guitars Gary's Guitars: Lots of Gibson and some Martins vintage flattop guitars dating back to the 1920s plus rare recent vintage models.  Gretsch guitars seem to be a specialty.  Vinatge archtops, basses and solid body electrics also. Cincinnati, OHWebsite: Gary's Vintage Acoustic Guitar Page

Stella Guitars and Other Oscar Schmidt Instruments Stella Guitars and Other Oscar Schmidt Instruments: Some great stuff here.  Sellas, Kay Krafts, Oahus, Sovereigns...all circa 1930. Banjos and mandolins too.Website: Stella Guitars

Elderly Instruments Elderly Instruments: Vintage acoustic flattop and archtop guitars, resonators, hawaiian guitars, ukuleles, banjos, mandolins, violins, dulcimers, autoharps, electric guitars, basses, books, catalogs....Vintage history books, the best of the best page, repair and inspection dept. Lansing, MIWebsite: Elderly Vintage and Used Instruments Page

Matt Umanov Guitars Matt Umanov Guitars: Vintage flattop acoustics, solid bodies, hollow bodies, carved tops, basses, 12 strings, classical, mandolins, banjos , ukuleles, tenor guitars, resonators and amplifiers. New York, NYWebsite: Umanov's Vintage Acoustic Guitar Page

Mandolin World Headquarters and Guitars Mandolin World Headquarters and Guitars:

Folksy site with an emphasis and huge array of rare old mandolins. Offering vintage f hole and oval sound hole mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, flattop acoustic guitars, electric and acoustic archtop and semi-hollow body guitars, ukuleles, banjos, steels, dobros, resonators and electric solid-body guitars. Richmond, VA

Website: http://www.vintagemandolin.com/

Lark Street Music Lark Street Music: Usually an incredible collection of old rare archtops (you’ll often find guitars by D'Angelico, D’Aquisto, Stromberg, etc). There’s a good array of vintage Gibsons, Martins and Epiphones. You will also find vintage banjos, basses, Dobros, Nationals, electric guitars, left handed instruments, mandolins and ukuleles. Teaneck, NJWebsite: Lark Street Music

Vintage Acoustic Guitar Vintage Acoustic Guitar: Specializing in vintage Martin acoustic flattop guitars.Website: Vintage Acoustic Guitar

Southside Guitars Southside Guitars: Southside Guitars offers collectable and playable vintage electric solidbody, electric semi-hollowbody, acoustic flattop, archtop electric/acoustic and bass guitars. Brooklyn, NYWebsite: Southside Guitars Vintage Acoustic Guitar Page

Jet City Guitars Jet City Guitars: Jet City specializes in vintage golden-era guitars from Martin, Gibson, Epiphone, Fender, National, and more. Buy, trade, appraise collections, and arrange private sales.  Jet City's featured guitar. Seattle, WAWebsite: Jet City's Vintage Acoustic Guitar Page

Laurence Wexer Ltd. Fine Fretted Instruments Laurence Wexer Ltd. Fine Fretted Instruments:

Specializes in fine vintage acoustic and jazz guitars and mandolins.  Exceptional archtop and mandolin collections. Top line stuff. New York, NY

Website: Laurence Wexer Ltd. Vintage Instrument Page

Gruhn Guitar Gruhn Guitar:  

"George Gruhn knows more about guitars than anyone on earth," Expert inspection and repair. All guitars are authenticated, appraised and certified. Flattop, archtop, hollowbody, solid body, classical, tenor, plectrum and resonator guitars. Mandolins, ukuleles, banjos, violins, sitars, autoharps and left handed instrumentsNashville, TN

Website: Gruhn Guitar

Montuoro Guitars Montuoro Guitars: This site doesn't really belong here but... Mr. Montuoro crafts new guitars based on a very old and revered guitar brand. "Built in accordance to the construction techniques used by the Larson Brothers of Chicago."Website: Montuoro Guitars

Hoboken Vintage Guitars Hoboken Vintage Guitars:  Emphasis on v

intage electric solidbody and hollowbody guitars, Also acoustic flattop and resonator guitars.  Hoboken, NJ

Website: Hoboken Vintage Guitars

Vintage City Guitars Vintage City Guitars:  

Specializing in vintage Fender, vintage Gibson and many other vintage guitars and instruments. Buy, sell or trade appraisals and parts.  Detroit, MI area

Website: Vintage City Guitars

Henkes & Blazer Henkes & Blazer: Sites in German (English coming soon!)... but some really nice pieces.Website: Henkes & Blazer Vintage Gallery Page

Vintage and Rare Guitars Vintage and Rare Guitars:  

Vintage flattop, archtop, hollowbody, solid body, resonators, lap steel, Hawaiian, amplifiers and lefy handed instruments. Good inventory of Fender, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Martin and Gibson vintage guitars. Bath,  England

Website: Vintage and Rare Guitars

Vintage One Guitars Vintage One Guitars:  

Vintage solid body and hollow body electrics and acoustic flattops.  Specializing in Gibson, Fender, Martin, and Gretsch brands. Columbia, SC

Website: Vintage One Guitars

Willie's Vintage Guitars Willie's Vintage Guitars:  

“Cool used guitars are almost all we do.”  Flattop, hollow body, solid body and resonator guitars; mandolins, ukuleles, lap steels and resonator. Specializing in Fender, Paul Reed Smith and Gibson electrics and Martin and Gibson acoustics. St. Paul, MN

Website: Willie's Vintage Guitars

Voltage Guitars Voltage Guitars:  

Vintage Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Epiphone, Rickenbacker electrics; Martin, Gibson, Epiphone acoustic guitars. Vintage Gibson Jazz and Precision basses.  Hollywood, CA

Website: Voltage Guitars

Steve's Guitars Steve's Guitars: Vintage flattop and archtop guitars. Lutes and vihuelas. Hand made classical and flamenco guitars. San Francisco, CAWebsite: Steve's Guitars

Gryphon Stringed Instruments Gryphon Stringed Instruments: Mostly new but some vintage flattops (Martn guitars seem to be their specialty), electrics. mandolins, ukueles and banjos. Palo Alto, CAWebsite: Gryphon's Vintage Flattop Page

Rivington Guitars Rivington Guitars:  

Vintage flattop, archtop, hollowbody, solid body, classical, and resonator guitars. Mandolins, ukuleles, banjos and left handed instruments. Rivington, NY

Website: Rivington Guitars

Retro Music Retro Music:

Vintage electric solid body (apparently their specialty) and hollow body guitars, flattop acoustic and resonator guitars. Left handed instruments. Mandolins, ukuleles, banjos. Keene NH

Website: Retro Music

Main Drag Music Main Drag Music: Vintage elecric guitars, basses and amps. Full repair shop. Williamsburg, NY (Brooklyn)Website: Main Drag Music

Guitarville Guitarville: New and used electric and acoustic instruments with and emphasis on electric and "newer" vintage instruments. Seattle, WAWebsite: Guitarville

Rumble Seat Music Rumble Seat Music: Vintage Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, PRS electrics; Gibson and Martin flattop acoustcs; A nice array of old basses and a smattering of mandos, banjos etc. Binghampton, NYWebsite: Rumble Seat Music

Dan Yablonka Guitars Dan Yablonka Guitars: At Yablonka Guitars You'll find the likes of vintage Gibson Les Pauls,  SGs, 335s and Fender Stratocasters, Esquires: a smattering of acoustics and archtop guitars. Consignments welcome and appraisals offered.Website: Dan Yablonka's Vintage Inventory Page

Chelsea Guitars Chelsea Guitars: At Chelsea Guitars you'll find lots of vintage Teles and Strats: with acoustics you are likely to find a  L 00,  j-35, j-45, j-50 or a j-200 Gibson and the odd Martin or two. New Yok, NYWebsite: Chelsea Guitars' Vinatge Inventory Page

Bernunzio Vintage Instruments Bernunzio Vintage Instruments: Vintage classical, flattop and archtop guitars; banjos, ukuleles, mandolins. Their Gallery page will give you an idea of the type of instruments they specialize in. Parts, appraisals, old catalogs, sheet music, etc. Rochester, NYWebsite: Bernunzio Vintage Instruments

VintageBluesGuitars.com VintageBluesGuitars.com: Some really old unique acoustic vintage instruments. Harrisburg, PAWebsite: VintageBluesGuitars.com

Classic Guitars Classic Guitars: Classic guitars and vintage tube amps specialists. Eclectic mix of acoustic and electric instruments. SK, CanadaWebsite: Classic Guitars

Rothman's Guitars Rothman's Guitars: Nice array of old resonator guitars (Duolians, Triolians, square necks), tenor banjos, five string banjos, mandolins, ukueles; Martin and Gibson acoustics and a Harmony guitar line. Some electric guitas and basses. Southold, NYWebsite: Rothman's Guitars

Malichi's Music Malichi's Music: Malichi's inventory run the gamut from tenor banjos to Kalamazoo acoustics to a Martin 000 18 or a Gibson B-25 or electric Melody Maker or Flying V or Les Paul Standard... Lawrenceburg, INWebsite: Malichi's Music Inventory Page

Nothing New Music Nothing New Music: Nothing New has a hugh inventory of vintage and not so vintage instruments. Sampling shows Martin 0-17 and 0-18 from the forties; National Style O from the thirties; Lots of old Fender tube amps and old Fenders (strats, teles )and Gibsons (es-335s, es-135s, SGs). Repairs and consignments. Lakehurst, NJWebsite: Nothing New's Inventory

VintAxe.com VintAxe.com: Just electric guitars and different than most...You will find more guitars such as a Aria, Guyatone, Kent, Telsco, Airline Resoglass, AIrline Delux, National Electrics (lapsteels too), Fender Bronco and Squire, Kraftsman/Kays, Alamo, Standel, Kramer than the typical Strats, Teles and Les Pauls. Largest selection of vintage company catalogs around.Website: VintAxe.com

Rock N' Roll Vintage Rock N' Roll Vintage: As their name indicates just electrics...Vintage Fenders (including Mustangs and Jaguars), Gibsons (Melody Makers and Firebirds), Rickenbackers and Gretsch Guitars.  Vintage Marshall and Fender amps too. Repairs and lots of historical info also. Chicago, ILWebsite: Rock N' Roll Vintage

My Rare Guitars My Rare Guitars: For rare guitars and vintage guitars from brands like Gibson, Fender, VOX, Eastwood, Supro, Airline, Mosrite, National, Wandre, Univox, Tokai, Burns, EKO, Teisco, Silvertone and other vintage guitars from the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's and beyond.Website: My Rare Guitars

Virtual Vintage Guitar Virtual Vintage Guitar: Inventory includes some of the finest examples of classic electric Fender and Gibson guitars, Orange County, CAWebsite: Virtual Vintage Guitar

Atlanta Vintage Guitars Atlanta Vintage Guitars: AVG inventories Vintage Fender, Gibson electrics; semi-hollow bodies, lap steels, tenor guitars and lots of old amps. Atlanta, GAWebsite: Atlanta Vintage Guitars Inventory Page

California Vintage Guitar and Amp California Vintage Guitar and Amp: Lots of old Fender electrics, Gibson acoustic and electrics and not that old Martins. Repair department. Sherman Oaks, CAWebsite: California Vintage Guitar and Amp

Guitar Den Guitar Den: Acoustic flattops, solid body and semi hollow body electrics, resonators, amplifiers, basses, 12 string...mostly newer stuff, some vintage. Orlando, FLWebsite: Guitar Den

Exceptional Guitars Exceptional Guitars: Some vintage Gibson and Martin acoustics mixed in with their newer stuff... and again, some "recent" vintage electrics. Eugene, ORWebsite: Exceptional Guitars

Mckenzie River Music Mckenzie River Music: Some 50s and late 40s Gibson and Martin acoustics; some nice old Fenders and some really old mandolins. Eugene, ORWebsite: Mckenzie River Music

Miami Vintage Guitars Miami Vintage Guitars: Some older Gibson and Fender electrics.Website: Miami Vintage Guitars

Vintage National Guitars Vintage National Guitars: Buy, sell and trade vintage National Steel Guitars. Largest Inventory.Website: Vintage National Guitars

Overland Express Overland Express: Some great vintage electric guitars (appears to be their strength).Website: Overland Express Website