This 14 fret Brazilian rosewood Size 0 flat top built by Pre-War Guitars was imported into Canada – with full CITES permits – by us a few years ago. The guitar remains in perfect condition and shows very little playwear. It was built with level 1 aging, and presents as new-old-stock, with gently crazed finish and only the slightest mechanical wear. Set up with 12s and low fingerstyle action, the Pre-War 0 Brazilian is the perfect recreation of the 1930s Martin that never was: a 14 fret 0-28.
CITES Brazilian rosewood back and sides, Adirondack red spruce top with scalloped bracing, 30’s neck design, with soft V carve, 1-3/4” nut width, 2-5/16” string spread at the bridge, and 24.9” scale. Bone nut and saddle, Waverly tuning machines, mid-sheen lacquer finish. The neck depth at the 1st fret measures .878”
Like all Pre-War guitars, this rosewood 0-sized beauty has a dark, smoky, old voice and sounds much older than it is. It’s responsive, and offers a string balance that favours its upper mids and trebles, and fills the low register with an articulate and clean bass that is disproportionate to the size of the guitar.
With original hardshell case and CITES import documentation.
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The RainSong Black Ice BI-WS1000NZ is a 15-3/4” wide full-depth cutaway acoustic that’s entirely constructed of graphite and thereby immune to the destructive forces expansion and contraction bring to wooden guitars. Perfect for travel to humid, arid, hot, or cold places, the RainSong’s set-up and playability are unaffected by the weather and humidity extremes that would ruin a conventional guitar.
This example is in excellent condition and shows only slight playwear to the back’s finish and a nick to the back of the headstock. The frets are largely unworn and the setup is excellent.
The neck has a comfortably rounded D carve, 1-11/16” nut, first fret depth of .852”, and a 25.4” scale. String spread at the saddle is 2-5/16”.
The Black Ice has a unique tone that is impossible to speak of in wooden guitar terms. The top is layered graphite and made without bracing, so resonance is created in a very different way. The guitar has a dark voice with mid-range response that peaks at certain frequencies more than others. There is plenty of harmonic development as well. String balance is quite even, and the guitar responds best to a light to medium attack.
With original case.
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Robinson Guitars are uniquely designed with the utmost in player experience at their foundation, and with an artistic style that is equally understated and tastefully appointed. At first glance, Bob Robinson’s guitars are immediately intriguing, while a closer look brings into sharp focus the design and assembly elements that are uniquely modern but remain well rooted in guitarbuilding tradition.
Robert Robinson guitars feature an offset cut-away and a unique neck joint that allows the player to comfortably access all the strings across the fretboard for the full length of the neck. The neck joint is borrowed from the high-end furniture world, where Robinson is head-designer of a successful medium-scale boutique furniture manufacturer in Chicago.
All Robinson flat top models feature a solid, unbraced, carved back which is graduated in thickness. This design allows the back diaphragm to vibrate freely, similar to an archtop guitar or a speaker cone. The responsiveness of the back is immediately noticeable when you play one of his instruments.
The body of the Robinson Model 21 is built of carved quartersawn Claro walnut, with a mostly-traditionally X-braced red spruce top. The body measures 16” across and has sides that taper from 3-5/16 to 3-5/8”. With its tight waist and slim sides the guitar fits smaller than it measures. The bindings are rosewood, and the sides are purfled with maple and finely finished mitres. The soundhole features a walnut and maple rosette. The body is finished in high gloss lacquer.
The Claro walnut neck features a traditional ‘Bird Beak’ headstock joint, akin to the one that graced all Martin guitars built before about 1917. Robinson’s headstock design is sleek, modern, and balanced, and features a hand-hammered recessed truss rod access cover, zero fret nut set-up, Arts & Crafts inspired inlay, and nickel Waverly tuners with snakehead buttons. The neck is finished with a rubbed gunstock oil finish.
Below the surface, the intricate and unique design continues; but unlike many luthier-built guitars that are heavily braced and over-engineered, Robinson’s model 21 bracing is light and well thought out. The guitar is designed to breath easily and respond well to any touch but is less compressed and more ‘open’ sounding that the Maple Model 16. The guitar’s build features solid linings and a fairly traditional forward-positioned X bracing lay-out, with four very small tone bars, rather than two hefty ones typical of a Martin bracing pattern. The bridge plate is maple, and quite small and thin.
The neck carve has a rounded C feel of medium depth, and a near-uniform thickness up the barrel. 1st fret neck depth measures .8450”, 12th fret depth tapers to .857”. The nut measures 1-3/4”, string spread at the saddle is 2-7/32”, and the scale is 25.4”. The fingerboard is fretted with slightly larger .095” x .047” fretwire and is compound radiused, from 9” to 12”. Ebony fretboard and bridge, custom-machined aged brass tuner bushings. K+K Pure pickup.
With its lightly built, big, X-braced flat top and slightly shallow body depth, the Model 21 offers a balanced, dark-yet-detailed voice that is perfect for a medium attack, be it strummed or fingerpicked. The carved back imparts a quickness to the attack and brings up the midrange that otherwise might be less apparent, given the top’s thickness and bracing.
This guitar is offered as a guitar-show demo and shows the very lightest of handling wear to its finish. Its pricing has been discounted as such, but its full warranty remains in place.
A custom Hoffee carbon fibre case in included.
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The ever-popular Taylor 150ce is a great option for those looking for an affordable and player-friendly 12 string. ES2 pickup system with under-saddle piezo ribbon, ES preamp, and on-board volume, bass, and treble controls.
Solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped bracing ensures the Taylor 150ce guitar has “That Taylor Sound,” while simple appointments, laminate back and sides, and a padded gig-bag keep the price down.
Sustainable ebony fretboard, bridge and headstock overlay; layered sapele back and sides. Tusq nut, micarta saddle, thin-profile neck, and 1-7/8” nut. Black binding and pickguard, acrylic dot inlays, thin matte finish.
With high-quality structured gigbag
Individual instruments may vary in appearance.
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The Taylor 212ce is a home run of a guitar, with its torrefied Sitka spruce top, X bracing, layered mahogany back and sides, classic timeless appointments, ES2 electronics, 24-7/8” scale, and a fabulously comfortable neck carve. It sounds great, plays easily, looks just right and doesn’t cost a whole lot. Can’t ask for much more. We’re particularly excited to be able to offer a Grand Concert-sized 200-series Taylor.
The Taylor 212ce comes with a gigbag.
Folkway Music is a different kind of guitar store. Owing largely to the fact that its owner, Mark Stutman, has a relentless obsession for quality in every aspect of the store. Consequently, Folkway Music is wholeheartedly committed to offering our clients the absolute best. Our instrument quality and genuine care for our customer’s experience are unrivalled. Have a look at our client testimonials, they say it better than we can, without a doubt!
Still not quite ready to add this item to your cart? No problem. We believe that you should know exactly what the instrument you are interested in is all about… subsequently that involves conversation. We provide hands-on descriptions and demonstrations of our instruments over the phone. Additionally, if you find that you’d like to hear an audio sample or see detailed photos over and above what we display on our site, we’ll be happy to make it happen for you. We take care through the entire process to ensure that you will be satisfied when you receive your purchase. Learn More
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The Taylor 314ce with V-Class bracing offers the bright and open tone the model has long been famous for, but with more presence through the mid range, greater musicality and harmonic agreement. Sustain and intonation are noticeably improved over the older X braced model, and there’s more fundament and focus across the strings.
Sitka spruce top with sapele back and sides, black bindings, and gloss top. Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and headstock overlay, “Gemstone’ headstock and fretboard inlays, and nickel hardware. This Taylor 314ce has an ES2 pickup with onboard controls. 1-3/4” nut, 25.5” scale.
With deluxe hardshell case
Folkway Music is a different kind of guitar store. Owing largely to the fact that its owner, Mark Stutman, has a relentless obsession for quality in every aspect of the store. Consequently, Folkway Music is wholeheartedly committed to offering our clients the absolute best. Our instrument quality and genuine care for our customer’s experience are unrivalled. Have a look at our client testimonials, they say it better than we can, without a doubt!
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