
Used Folk Instruments
I often have several used instruments for sale at any particular
time. My primary occupation is as a performing musician rather
than an instrument dealer, though I'm always picking up used instruments
to loan to students, or to trade towards better instruments for
my personal use.
All instruments listed for sale
are in good playing condition:
- Turn of the century high quality student
violin in virtually new condition, beautiful flamed maple back,
$1000 , its not a Stradivarius copy, has a slightly different
shape. label says "The Pupil"
- High quality violin of unknown origin
, label unreadable.(various opinions are American or French)-
$3000
- Tenor banjo in good condition, neck is
straight, its been played a lot and has moderate fret wear, simple
design with only dots on rose wood finger board, laminated maple
rim, 24 brackets, 21 frets, the tuning pegs look metallic like
aluminum, 29 inches long, 20.5 inches from nut to bridge, open
back, synthetic Waverly head, no case, label inside says: "Made
Expressly for the Oliver Ditson Company, Boston, New York,"
stamped into the wood is "Souza's Make." $225.00
- A set of hand made wooden pine bones,
rhythm percussion instruments. $12.00
- Titano 120 bass accordion, in perfect
playing condition, new bass strap, freshly tuned and overhauled
at a pro accordion shop, with case, "Ideal" model,
15 1/8 inch keyboard, 2 reed blocks and 3 switches in the treble.
$500, plus shipping.
What I'm looking for:
- Left handed violins, I'm more interested
in original left handed instrument srather than ones that have
been converted from a right handed model.
- a 24 or 32 bass accordion
- miscellaneous. unusual instruments
- I'll also barter instruments for audio,
recording, or Apple Macintosh type computer equipment.