A1039 Stella "Floral" Concert Guitar ...Excellent restored condition! All solid birch construction, elaborate floral "decalcomania" graphics on top, embossed "Stella" on headstock, somewhat tattered 1930s label inside, gold glitter purfling and rosette and engraved "mother-of-toilet-seat" faux pearl fingerboard. Neck has been refinished and re-set. Top has three repaired cracks and some overspray. Lower bout is 13 1/2" wide, scale is 25", nut width is 1 11/16". This is an exceptionally loud guitar, with the crisp, resonant tone unique to certain tailpiece model Stella guitars. It's great looking and it plays "like warm butter". Comes with a new hard-shell case. ON HOLD  $1650.00  Hear this guitar

A1038 Stella 7-String Concert Guitar  ...Exceedingly Rare! Original factory issued 7-string guitar, circa 1925. Although certainly a rarity, seven-string guitars were available by special order in the early 20th century. Even C.F. Martin made a few 7-strings; one described as "Russian 7-string guitar" and another described as "Hawaiian 7-string guitar". Our example has a spruce top, birch sides and back. Excellent crack-free original condition. Seven-string guitars have recently enjoyed a renaissance, with  low bass string tuned to either "B" or "C" (I like tuning it to a "D" and playing my "drop D" repertoire without losing my low E!). Today, many jazz players favor the instrument. Recent neck set with 2 graphite rods installed in neck. Fingerboard surface stain is worn through in places, but frets are in good shape and the board itself is flat with no divots. Action is superb and intonation is spot-on!  New hard-shell case.  $2895.00    Hear this guitar

A1034 Red Finish Stella Concert Guitar ...1920s. All solid birch, small repaired and cleated top fracture in extreme lower top, otherwise very good condition. Fresh neck reset, replacement bridge. Fat neck with 1 13/16" nut width. This guitar is essentially the same as Oscar Schmidt's "First Hawaiian Conservatory" model, which we have found to be a consistently very fine sounding model. New hard-shell case.  SOLD

A1033 Brown Stella Concert Guitar ...Mid-1930s. Tailpiece model with decalcomania top decorations. All birch construction. Gold filigree rosette. Very good original condition with one repaired hairline top crack. Fresh neck reset. Excellent player. New Hard-shell case.  $1550.00   price reduced! $1450.00  Hear this guitar

A1029 Sovereign Grand Concert Guitar ...Circa 1930. Top-of-the-line model with Oscar Schmidt's most deluxe features such as abalone pearl inlaid "tree-of-life" fingerboard, multi-color wood rosette, fancy purfling front and back, bound headstock and bound fingerboard. Lower bout width is 14.75", scale length is 26.5". Red spruce top, mahogany sides, back and neck, ebony bridge and fingerboard. This guitar is about as rare as they come and is in excellent condition with only one repaired back crack and hardly any playing wear. This guitar is a fabulous player with an exceptionally fine voice. For some folks, this one might be called the "Holy Grail"! Hard-shell case.  $4850.00  Hear this guitar

A1028 Galiano "Orchestra Model" by Oscar Schmidt ...Circa 1935. A very rare model offered by Schmidt in the 1930s, this guitar has a 15 1/4" lower bout and a 14-frets-to-the-body neck. It is similar to the slightly fancier Sovereign "Orchestra Model" guitar described on the last page of the 1932 Schmidt catalog. All birch construction with sunburst top and "fire stripe" faux tortoise pickguard. This guitar has seen a lot of use and has numerous professionally repaired cracks, but has been restored to excellent condition. It is a wonderful player with a HUGE sound! A color picture of another example of this model is featured on page 45 of my Stella Guitar Book (and one of the songs on CD that is included with the book features it). Hard-shell case. $2995.00 price reduced! $2495.00  Hear this guitar

A1025 Stella Jumbo 6-string Copy  ...Recent copy of 6-string version of the Stella "Lead Belly" style jumbo by Pennsylvania luthier Robert Johnston. Spruce top, mahogany sides & back, rosewood fingerboard and pyramid bridge. Truss rod accessible through sound hole. Small repaired side crack, otherwise "mint" condition. This is a very nicely made guitar, perfect for the player seeking an instrument with the panache of a vintage Stella and the durability of a new guitar. Recent hard-shell case included. $1650.00   Hear this guitar

A1036 Stella Grand Concert 12-string Guitar ...Made in Jersey City, circa 1932. I don't think I need to emphasize the rarity of Stella 12-strings! And they produce a sound unlike anything else! This example has been restored to excellent playing condition. It has superb action - plays like butter!  And naturally, it has the big bold sound that only a vintage Oscar Schmidt Stella can produce! 14 3/4" lower bout, 26 1/2" scale. Red spruce top, birch sides and back, rope marquetry. One repaired top crack next to fingerboard extension on bass side; several repaired back cracks and one repaired side crack. Neck has been reset. New bridge plate. The new (compensated) rosewood bridge is faithful copy of original early thirties, 12- pin bridge that came on this instrument. Several mystery holes drilled in sides and back have been repaired. Original finish with very light overspray on top and back. When found, the top had been "hand decorated" by a former owner, using what appeared to be red fingernail polish. With great patience, we were able to remove most of this without traumatizing the top. However, if one looks very closely, a few faint remnants of the red markings are still visible. Original tuners work great. Due to body shape and scale length, a form-fitting hard-shell case is difficult to find. Comes with older chipboard case.   SOLD   Hear this guitar

A1037 Stella Grand Concert "Gambler" 12-string Guitar ...Circa 1937. Excellent+ restored condition! Black finish with embossed mother-of-toiletseat fingerboard. Spruce top is crack-free. Sides and back are birch - and there is one small side crack and one small back crack, both professionally repaired. This guitar was made in the latter half of the 1930s. Therefore, it has several features that are seldom seen on Stella guitars. Of particular note: the position markers. Like Lead Belly's famous Stella 12-string made during the same period, it has a position marker on the 9th fret, like modern guitars. All earlier Stellas have it on the 10th fret. This guitar has gone through an extensive restoration process lasting many months. Neck has been straightened and graphite reinforcing rod installed. Original faux mother-of-pearl veneer layer was carefully removed from old warped fingerboard and transferred to a brand new ebony fingerboard. Therefore, it has brand new frets, perfectly leveled. New Brazilian rosewood bridge. Intonation is "spot-on". Because of rarity of this instrument, plus the very bad condition of original finish (partially stripped when found), we opted to completely recondition this instrument. Therefore, it has been totally refinished and is in "mint" cosmetic condition. Comes with recent therma-plastic hard-shell case. Here is an opportunity to own a completely rejuvenated Oscar Schmidt Stella Gambler 12-string at the very reasonable price of  SOLD  Hear this guitar

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