Martin Guitars

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FINAL WILDWOOD CUSTOM MARTIN SOLD.............Martin Custom D Wildwood, PREMIUM PLUS Adirondack, VTS Torrefied/Guatemalan Rosewood!

 

We have sent this fine Wildwood Custom Martin to a good home! We will miss it, and all of our Custom treasures, and all of you, our wonderful, fantastic CUSTOMERS! WE LOVE YOU ALL!

This one-of-a-kind dreadnought guitar features one of ONLY three exceptionally high-quality Adirondack Spruce tops--Graded G7, as Martin's finest Adirondack-- that has been Torrified, to reproduce 80 to 100 years of continuous playing! These tops are usually reserved only for the Custom Martin D45 models!!! You will be in "Seventh Heaven" walking on "Cloud 9" when you play this amazing instrument!  This guitar has plenty of rich "boom" for flatpicking yet is exquisite, detailed and complex for fingerpicking.  The top's hand-scalloped bracing is 5/16" wide, and a 1/4" Tone Bar--with Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. The rare Guatemalan Rosewood sounds very close to the extinct Brazilian Rosewood that Martin used in the 1920s and the 1930s! Tortoise body binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. Old-style black fiber and Maple rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. 2mm Maple dots on side of neck. 1930s-style belly bridge. Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Aging toner top, Grover Gold tuning machines with Vintage buttons, Guatemalan Rosewood head plate! This guitar is truly a "Crown Jewel"!!

New Replacement Retail Price: $8512.80     Wildwood's Price: JUST $4598!

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Official Wildwood Music Acoustic Wall hangers for pegboard

 

The hangers with black "fuzzy-wuzzy" Protective covers are $3.99! The others are $2.99!  QUANTITY PRICES  for 4 or more are VERY SPECIALLY PRICEDat only $1.99each for the plush-covered pegboard hangars and .99 each for the rubber covered hangars! 

C.F. Martin Branded, Gold-Plated/Real Ebony Buttons!

YES, these are the real thing! Genuine C.F. Martin Gold-Plated tuning machines, with a high-geared 18:1 ratio! Plus, the buttons are truly Ebony buttons! 

Retail Price: $154.00 — Wildwood's Super Special Price: $88!

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SOLD............Custom Martin 150th Anniversary D-45, Tree-of-Life, One-of-a-Kind!

This exquisite, amazing D-45 was hand-crafted in 1983, celebrating Martin's 150th Anniversary! Marty co-designed this extraordinary instrument along with Mike Longworth, renowned Martin craftsman and historian. Master grade East Indian Rosewood and Old Growth Sitka Spruce make this guitar explode the full range of tones, from basses to trebles, as well as the in-between mid-ranges! This magnificent treasure has been Marty's personal "baby" over the years1 She has been vigilant in maintaining proper humidity and temperature throughout the past decades, and so the guitar is in very good condition. Playability was an important key to Marty's love for this instrument, and the very slim Custom Low Profile neck satisfied her beyond any expectation! This gorgeous Tree of Life inlay was meticulously inlaid piece by piece by hand, by Martin Guitar's most skilled Pearl inlay artisan. The Tree of Life is a symbol of positive energy, good health, and a bright future.  It is a perfect inlay for this D-45, since it represents prosperity, growth, and strength!

New Retail Price: $13,869.00 — Wildwood's Price: $7998!

 

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SOLD..............Martin Custom D Wildwood, PREMIUM PLUS Adirondack, VTS Torrefied/East Indian Rosewood!

 

The top hand-scalloped bracing is 5/16" wide with a 1/4" Tone Bar, and Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. Tortoise body binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. Old-style black fiber and Maple rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval with Performing Artist neck carve. 1930s-style belly bridge. Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Aging toner top, Grover Gold tuning machines with Vintage buttons. "45" Style C.F. Martin Block inlay in Select Abalone Pearl!

New Replacement Retail Price: $7308.30 — Wildwood's Price:  $3798!

 

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SOLD........Gibson Custom Shop J 200 Brazilian Rosewood / High- Altitude German Spruce

The peerless David Crosby is well-known for the unabashed love of his D45 Martin. But few realize that David also revels in playing his Custom Brazilian J200, made for him by Ren Ferguson in Gibson Montana's Custom Shop. " Guitars inspire me...it's good to be thrilled with your ax...so I use the use the best ones that I have." He asked Gibson to build a special J200 for him, using Brazilian Rosewood. "It's ridiculously beautiful...a real stunner. Jackson Browne wants it, and I won't give it to him!"

Here is another stunning Custom Shop Gibson J200 Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce beauty!! Ren had called us during Gibson's 100th Anniversary Celebration, and graciously offered to build us "something special!" Marty, never at a loss for her desire to own Brazilian Rosewood instruments, immediately suggested that Ren undertake to build this spectacular J200. He even included a Custom Rose-engraved pick guard--the exact twin to one he had made for Emmy Lou Harris. Marty also "begged" Ren to inlay the Ebony fingerboard position markers and the Super Jumbo mustache bridge with highly-colorful Abalone Pearl, and match it with additional Abalone inlay around the German Spruce top. This guitar is a once- in- 100 year- event!

Price: $34998!

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SOLD..........Lakewood M-45 CP, Ultra-Premium AAAA European Spruce/Ziricote, Sonic System Electronics!!

The M-45 CP model is only available in Lakewood's Custom Shop. (Here is a link to Lakewood's M-45 CP Spec Page)

A fabulous Premium Series Lakewood model, this incredible Ziricote wood is so difficult to find that Martin Seeliger is only offering his M-45 now as a Custom Shop model! The best European Alpine Spruce, graded AAAA by Lakewood, accompanies the rare, elegant Ziricote. Tonally similar to Brazilian in its lush lows, the magical Lakewood bracing also adds pristine and sparkling mids and trebles to the mix, for a thrilling musical anthology of thematic resonance! We had our M-45 Custom-made with a 1 3/4" nut (44mm)--the standard Lakewood M nut width is usually 1.81" (46mm).

The Lakewood Sonic System (YouTube Sound Clip!) a result of the co-operation of Lakewood Guitars and Shadow Electronics, works as dual system with two pickups. The "Nanoflex", developed by Shadow, picks up the sound of the strings at the bridge saddle. A second pickup the "Nanomag", is a magnetic pickup--hidden inside the guitar--and specialized to transfer a soft sound with round basses. Overall, this pickup has a good resistance against feedback when playing at high volume levels.

Scale Length: 25.6" Overall Length: 40.16" Body Length: 19.76" Depth at End Block: 4.72" Depth at Neck Joint: 3.54" Width at Lower Bout: 15.43" Width at Waist: 8.98" Width at Upper Bout: 10.98"

Retail Price: $5901 — Wildwood's Price: $3998!

Martin Custom OM-18 Golden Era, Deep Body, Adirondack Spruce, Genuine Mahogany!

SOLD............Martin Custom OM-18, Golden Era, Adirondack Spruce/Genuine Mahogany!

 

Here is Martin's Custom Shop co-ordinating with what our Wildwood Music customers desire, in a Custom Vintage OM-18! Marty and I played this exquisite Martin creation, and were blown away by how this slightly-deeper body produces such a full, rich, warm bass-end, and oh-so-clear mids and trebles, which have no problem merging, holding hands in perfect tonal balance! The top chosen for   this guitar is a very high-grade "6" Adirondack Spruce! (Vintage toner beautifies the top!) One of the focal points of this special guitar is the Custom top bracing--Adirondack--with hand-scalloped, 1/4" wide, with Golden Era sculpting in a forward-shifted pattern! A VERY comfortable, highly-playable, Modified Low Oval neck carve with the fast PA taper is a pure delight. This excellent Golden-Era minded OM-18 is certain to please the most avid Martin lover!

New Retail Price: $4634.90 — Wildwood's Price: $2598!

WHAT A GREAT PRICE!

SOLD..........Martin New GEIB Hardshell Arch-Top Case!

 

New C.F. Martin 545 Geib Vintage Reissue Case, 5-Ply Arched Top, Burgandy Plush padded interior! Most stores sell this fine, highly-protective case for $389.

Retail Price: $460— Wildwood's Price: ONLY $199!

Avalon Custom L335, Master Grade Redwood/Figured Walnut!

SOLD..........Avalon Custom L335, Master Grade Redwood/Figured Walnut!

 

Don has reluctantly sold this Custom L335 Avalon, but it went to a very nice person! This precious Avalon, hand-crafted in Ireland, has an exquisite silky feel and sound! This "lovely lady"features a Master Grade Redwood top, with Highly Figured Walnut back and sides! It has beautiful maple binding and Gotoh 510 tuning machines. Don reports that " she loves to play in DADGAD tuning!" This instrument has the Avalon Lifetime Warranty! The Hiscox Pro II Flite Case is included!

Wildwood's Price: $3498!

Larrivee D-05, Hahogany and Spruce Dreadnought-9

SOLD.............Larrivee D-05, Brazilian Mahogany and Spruce Dreadnought

 

This is an incredible Brazilian Mahogany and Old-Growth Sitka Spruce Dreadnought guitar, hand-crafted to perfection!! The fine Geniune Mahogany and Premium Spruce tone woods produce a rich and enduring balance between the bass, the mids, and the trebles.  The very comfortable neck will give your runs up and down the fingerboard a beauty and clarity that will delight and thrill! You will notice a very desirable clear pickguard on the top. While most guitars in this price range have plastic body binding, Larrivee chooses very attractive Flamed Maple. Ebony fingerboard and bridge, of course! Larrivee's Deluxe, plush and arched hard case is included!

Retail Price: $2848— Wildwood's Price:                                                                                                 

SUPER SPECIAL!$1599!!!

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SOLD...........Larrivee Custom 00-10, Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood, Snakewood Body Binding!

 

We both are on "cloud-nine" about our personal 12-fret-joined 00-10 Larrivee Customs! YES...we love this guitar so much that we added them to our own personal collections. Because of the highest grade of Tone woods Jean Larrivee used on this 10 Series, we continue to be amazed at the volume coming from these instruments, each with a melodic air that is full and resonant! This perfect balance of mid, treble, and bass voicings is pleasing for nearly any style of music. This Custom 00 features beautiful (and Expensive) Snakewood binding, and has a 25.5" scale length. it measures a very comfortable 1 3/4" at the nut. With a 4.25"  body depth, and measuring 10.25" across the upper bout,  and 14.25" across the lower bout, this compact, powerful instrument will truly enchant you! 

Retail Price: $4398— Wildwood's Price: $2638.

Tiny (REALLY hard to see) finish crack under the strings between the bridge and the sound hole: ONLY $2399!

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SOLD..........Martin Custom Wildwood HD, Rare Guatemalan Rosewood/Special Wildwood Music Premium Torrified Adirondack VTS--50 Years!

This Special Torrified top is hand-sanded to Authentic Thickness, with a 1930s-style belly bridge! The forward-shifted top bracing is Adirondack, hand-scalloped, 5/16" Golden Era pattern with 1/4" Tone Bar. Tortoise body binding, Bold Herringbone top inlay, Style 28 Authentic Rosette, with Grained Ivoroid and Black/Maple wood inlays. One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval carve with Performing Artist taper! C. F. Martin "45" Block Headstock Inlay in Select Abalone Pearl in a Guatemalan Headplate. Gotoh Nickel tuning machines with Butterbean buttons. Exquisite Alternate Torch-Inspired Inlays in Select Abalone Pearl!

Retail Price: $8194.15 -- Wildwood's Price: $4399!

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SOLD.........Larrivee Custom LS-03, Quilted Mahogany/Italian Alpine Spruce!

 

This LOVELY-sounding Larrivee version of the OM, is the proportionally-smaller version of the L-body. As a result, you still have a narrow waist with seductively rounded shoulders! The clear quality of the mid and treble tones resonate with beauty and balance but you still get a luxurious bass! This Wonderful body size is only made by Jean Larrivee himself as a Custom instrument! How much do we like this guitar? We bought one for our personal collection!!! 

Retail Price: $2598 — Wildwood's Price: $1498!

Custom Martin HD-28V, Adirondack Spruce/Madagascar Rosewood!

SOLD............Custom Martin Wildwood Dreadnought, Adirondack Spruce/Madagascar Rosewood!

Upgraded Adirondack Spruce top, with aging toner. Rare Madagascar Rosewood back and sides. Forward-shifted, Hand-scalloped, 5/16" wide Golden Era braces, with 1/4" tone bar. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Fine Herringbone top inlay, Polished and Beveled Tortoise pick guard, 1 11/16" bone nut, Modified Low Oval neck. Madagascar Rosewood headplate. Long pattern diamond-and-square fingerboard inlay.

Retail Price: $6739.90 — Wildwood's Price: $3899!

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SOLD....Lowden O-32C, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

George Lowden has long believed that combining Fine Sitka Spruce with Premium East Indian Rosewood almost always produces a superior sounding guitar; This mighty "O" body is the first choice of woods for a guitar by most recreational and professional players today. George Lowden has managed to "lead the pack" with this model, that not only has volume and dynamics, but also produces legendary projection and balance!!

Retail Price: $5340 — Wildwood's Price: $3998!

SOLD....Lowden O-32, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

From Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, to Wildwood Music in Historic Roscoe Village, Ohio, comes this fine mix of fine Indian Rosewood and beautiful, tight-grained Sitka Spruce! The elegant and tasteful figured Sycamore binding outlines an opulent body of the dynamic, Dolphin-braced soundbox. On the top, a pinless Rosewood bridge with two separate bone saddles expertly compensates the strings for near-perfect pitches. The natural beauty of the hand-inlaid Rosewood, Sycamore, Mahogany, and Walnut woods make the rosette a classic statement of natural beauty! The blank Ebony fingerboard is accented by the gold Gotoh tuning machines that are capped by hand-turned Ebony buttons. Fingerpicking this fine, hand-crafted guitar is an acoustic present; and, the flatpick still provides clear and strong tones from Bass to Mids to Trebles!

Retail Price: $4745 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

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SOLD...........Martin Authentic D-28 1937 VTS-Vintage Gloss!

This impressive guitar will please the most discerning Martin collector! The Premium Adirondack top has been Torrefied to change the cellular structure to that of an 80 year old Vintage guitar! The sound is rich, robust, and extremely resonant! Madagascar Rosewood was chosen for the back and sides. The voice of this wood is very similar to extinct Brazilian Rosewood. This instrument features a hand-rubbed gloss finish that has a satin-sheen appearance. A real treasure, whose unbelieveable sound is easily worth $100,000! 

MAP: $6899; Martin's Retail Price: $8599.

Martin D28 Authentic Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/marquis-collection/d-28-authentic-1937/

 

Lowden F-25 Cedar/East Indian Rosewood

SOLD....Lowden F-25 Cedar/East Indian Rosewood

Here is an Auditorium version of the O-25. Like it's "big Sib", this F model is crafted with Cedar and East Indian Rosewood. The signature Lowden 5-piece neck houses an adjustable steel truss rod, and a blank Ebony fretboard gives this guitar an understated elegance! A warm and mature sound is evident right from the start!!

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

Martin Custom OM-28V, 80-YEAR Vintage Tone System, Premium Torrefied Adirondack top, East Indian Rosewood!

SOLD............Martin Custom OM-28V, 80-YEAR Vintage Tone System, Premium Torrefied Adirondack top, East Indian Rosewood!

What a thrill when we first played this marvelous Custom OM! You can flatpick it with vigor, and it stands right up on its hind legs! When fingerpicked, the luscious voice and perfect articulation makes Marty's heart "go Pitter-Patter with Joy!" Adirondack hand-scalloped top bracing, 1/4" wide, with Vintage Golden Era shaping, in a Forward-shifted pattern. Tortoise body binding, Bold Herringbone top inlay, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck,1 3/4" Nut, 2 3/16" String Spacing, Modified Low Oval--with Performing Artist Taper neck carve, 1930s-style Belly Bridge, Style 28 Mother-of-Pearl fingerboard position dots, Gotoh gold tuning machines with Vintage Butterbean Knobs, 45-Style Headplate, C.F. Martin Block Inlay--in Select Abalone Pearl!

Retail Price: $6828.27 — Wildwood's Price: $3898!

Martin Custom OM-28V, Adirondack top--Sanded To AUTHENTIC THICKNESS, FLAMED KOA!

SOLD............Martin Custom OM-28V, Adirondack top--Sanded To AUTHENTIC THICKNESS, FLAMED KOA!

What a wonderful tone this lovely Martin has! It enjoys the warmth and sweetness of Mahogany with the resonance of Rosewood. Adirondack hand-scalloped top bracing, 1/4" wide, with Vintage Golden Era shaping, in a Forward-shifted pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" Nut, 2 3/16" String Spacing, Modified Low Oval--with Performing Artist Taper neck carve, 1930s-style Belly Bridge, Old-Style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots, Golden Age Relic Tuning Machines, 45-Style, C.F. Martin Block Inlay--in Select Abalone Pearl, on a Black Ebony Head Plate!

Retail Price: $5583.41 -- Wildwood's Price: $3398!

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SOLD....Martin Custom D Wildwood, PREMIUM PLUS Adirondack, VTS Torrefied, East Indian Rosewood!

This dreadnought instrument features Premium Adirondack, "VTS preselected for Wildwood." This top has been Torrified, to reproduce 80 years of continuous playing! The top hand-scalloped bracing is 5/16" wide with a 1/4" Tone Bar, and Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. Tortoise body binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. Old-style black fiber and Maple rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. 1930s-style belly bridge. Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Gotoh nickel tuning machines. "45" Style C.F. Martin Block inlay in Select Abalone Pearl.  

NEW Retail Price: $6748.75.Wildwood's Price: $3799!

 
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SOLD....Martin Custom Wildwood M/0000, Adirondack Spruce/Wild-Grain East Indian Rosewood!

We Had An Acoustic Dream about a Martin guitar that would; 1. Sound BIG, like their glorious Dreadnought of the 1930s; 2. Be COMFORTABLE to hold, like the OM of the 1920s; 3. Project CLEAR TONES and celebrate exceptional PLAYABILITY, like the short-scale 000. Our Custom Shop friends made this dream come true with this 0000 (also called Four-Ought and M-body), a model introduced almost 50 years ago.

What we have is a magnificent blend of exceptionally powerful sound, and remarkably balanced and pristine tonality across the Bass-Mids-Trebles spectrum. BOOM! declares your flat pick; GRATIFYING and elegantly HARMONIOUS, your fingertips proclaim!

(Specs, for the engineer in you: Custom Golden Era hand-scalloped top bracing.  Grained Ivoroid top body binding, Select Abalone Pearl "45"-style rosette, beveled and polished handmade Tortoise pick guard. One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck (1 3/4" BONE nut) with a Modified Low Oval/PA Taper carve neck, slightly shorter scale length, Black Ebony headplate, with "C.F. Martin" block Abalone Pearl inlay in the headstock! Grover Gold tuning machines, with Vintage buttons. Old style dot fingerboard inlays in Select Abalone Pearl! Aging toner top, Vintage belly bridge, drop-in BONE saddle. Top is the same width and shape as Martin's Jumbo, with the sides measuring the same depth as the OM.)

Retail Price: $5687.05 — Wildwood's Price: $3498

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SOLD.....Martin Custom Wildwood 0M Model, Rare Cocobolo Rosewood/Fine Adirondack Spruce!

 

One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability. Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock.Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 1/4" in a Golden Era pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black Wood fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style-28 Pearl! C.F. Martin script logo on the headplate, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines, Aging Toner on the top. Traditional "Foden-Style" fingerboard inlay-first used in 1911, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl!

NEW Retail Price: $7329. Wildwood's Price: $3898!

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SOLD....Martin Custom 000-18 Golden Era, Premium Adirondack Spruce/Genuine Mahogany!

With a slightly deeper body, this Custom Martin sings out with "Sweet Power"! Warm, rich bass tones combine with articulate highs and balanced mids. Hand-scalloped 1/4" Adirondack top bracing combine with Vintage Golden Era tapered bracing which is forward -shifted. Easy to play Short Scale length, with 1 3/4" VERY TRIM Modified Low Oval neck. Who wouldn't  LOVE to own this beauty?!

NEW Retail Price: $4702.90 — Wildwood's Price: $2599!

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SOLD...Martin Custom D42 BRAZILIAN Rosewood/ Ancient Englemann High-Elevation Spruce

This one-of-a-kind Custom guitar is certainly a "Show-Stopper!" Gorgeous, Select Abalone Pearl was inlaid around the rosette, on the top, and around the fingerboard extension--this makes it a D42. We had the "45 Snowflake" Inlays put on the fingerboard and bridge wings, also using the same Select, D45-quality, Abalone Pearl. We asked Martin to choose their finest-sounding wood for the top--which was their Master Grade, Ancient Engelmann Spruce. The back and sides are the ULTIMATE Old-Growth Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)! The headstock is beautifully-adorned with precision-milled German Schaller tuning machines, luxuriously-plated in 22K gold, and expertly hand-engraved with the "M" for Martin!  The serial number for this hand-crafted treasure is #520125, started in 1992. Since this fine guitar has never been owned, the Original Lifetime Warranty Papers will be awarded to the first owner!

New Retail Price: $40,000.00 — Wildwood's Price: $14,998.00

Martin Custom 00-28H, 14-fret, Very Select Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

SOLD.............Martin Custom 00-28H, 14-fret, Very Select Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

You can really "cozy up" to this powerhouse of a small bodied Martin ! Hand-scalloped 1/4"Adirondack braces in a Vintage Golden Era pattern. Bold Herringbone top inlay with aging toner, with Tortoise Body Binding and Black/Maple purfling. Polished and beveled Tortoise pick guard, genuine Mahogany one-piece hand-carved neck with a 1 3/4" bone nut, Modified Low Oval/Performing Artist Taper carved neck, 2 3/16" String Spacing at the bridge, Nickel Gotoh tuning machines, Standard 25.4" scale length, 1930s-style belly bridge with a drop-in bone saddle, Old-Style Dots fingerboard inlay in Select Abalone pearl!

Retail Price: $4938.45 — Wildwood's Price: $2998!

 
Jean displaying one of our Italian Alpine tops!

Jean and Matthew Larrivee, in Oxnard, California!

We are very excited about all our wonderful Wildwood Custom Larrivee guitars! Everybody who has bought one is thrilled with it! We thought folks would enjoy seeing these being built, so we asked Jean Larrivee for some pictures. He was very excited about building our Customs ; and you will enjoy several shots of him, son Matthew, and others building Wildwood's Custom Larrivee guitars in Oxnard, California!

John Jr. carries the fabled guitar-making legacy of Jean into the next 50 years!

John Larrivee, Jr., building our Wildwood Custom guitars in Vancouver!

John Larrivee Jr. is working hard, making Wildwood's -03 Series Custom instruments! We are so very pleased with them, and know you will really love how they play and sound! Expert crafting and meticulous attention to detail is quickly apparent when you pick up one of these guitars; it simply feels and sounds so RIGHT!

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SOLD.....Martin Custom 0-18, Adirondack/Genuine Mahogany!

What makes this Custom "O" so VERY special?  A great deal of credit goes to its top braces which were customized for this particular piece of Adirondack Spruce! The Adirondack was personally selected by its luthier, and the hand-shaped and scalloped 1/4" braces were customized in the Golden Era pattern.  Martin's 24.9"Short Scale length was chosen for ease of playing, along with having a full 14 frets clear of the body. And the Modified Low Oval neck with Performing Artist Taper, 1 3/4" at the bone nut makes this guitar so "dreamy" to play! Who doesn't love the comfort and intimate feel of the "0" size?! While keeping a warm bass response with a slightly deeper body, this guitar really shines and shimmers with note clarity, and sparkling trebles!

New Retail Price: $4702.90 — Wildwood's Price: $2599!

Gibson 1948 L50

SOLD.................Gibson 1948 L50 Archtop

 

What you've been hoping for--a real "Honey Bunny" Archtop guitar at an incredible price! This Kalamazoo Gibson Acoustic Archtop was Gibson's most popular archtop model! Introduced in 1932, this wonderful guitar continued to enjoy great popularity through 1971 when it was discontinued. It's scale length is the very same as Gibson's proud Electric guitars! You will absolutely LOVE its Classic C-profile neck, especially with the 24 3/4" scale length and 1 11/16" neck. Solid carved Spruce top; figured Maple back and sides, one-piece Mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, gold script logo; trapezoid fingerboard inlays. Original hardware includes nickel trapeze tailpiece, original frets, adjustable truss rod; compensated adjustable Brazilian rosewood bridge. Play everything from Mother Maybelle to Antonio Carlos Jobim, authentically, on this incredibly-priced hand-crafted GIBSON ARCHTOP!

Wildwood's Price: ONLY $998!

Martin D-41, Fine East Indian Rosewood/Premium Sitka Spruce!

SOLD........Martin Re-Imagined D-41, Fine East Indian Rosewood/Premium Sitka Spruce!.

From the front, this guitar looks exactly like the glorious D45 model! It is made with upgraded East Indian Rosewood, and topped off with Fine-grained Sitka Spruce. Much intense handwork goes into the crafting of this Martin, with the inlay of dozens of Abalone pieces around the border of the top and rosette, as well as the famous "Hexagon" inlays in the fingerboard—and, there is also the D45-style inlay on the headstock!! This is a favorite instrument with customers of ours, who range from blues to bluegrass, and from Jazz to Celtic styles. MAP: $4499; Martin's Retail Price: $5599

Martin D41 Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/d-41/

 

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SOLD........Martin Special Edition, 00 Body, CEO 7

This Chris Martin IV Special Edition is a wonderful Adirondack Spruce topped Mahogany guitar--the back and sides are from Central America! With the smaller 00 body and a Short Scale length, this comfortable-playing guitar gives a great tonal response while being the perfect size for your lap! You will just love that beautiful Sunburst finish on the top!(Help yourself to the CEO-7 Martin Spec Page!)

MAP Price: $2629; Retail Price: $3299

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SOLD......New 2018 Re-Imagined Martin OM-28

THe OM-28 with its distinct vintage design features pre-war appointments such as Aging toner and a polished gloss finish are applied to the Sitka spruce top which features ¼” “X” scalloped bracing. The polished gloss East Indian rosewood body is edged with ivoroid binding. 1/4" Hand-scalloped bracing gives this OM a voice of Balance  and Clarity ! Its modified low oval profile with performing artist taper with a width of 1-3/4” at the nut and 2-3/16” string spacing for easy playability. Abalone diamonds and squares pattern fingerboard inlay. This is a truly great sounding and comfortable Martin to play ! MAP Price: $3029; Retail Price: $3799

Martin OM-28 Specs:https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/om-28/

 

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SOLD......... Re-Imagined 2018 Martin HD-28, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

This new Martin Model is a Vintage Re-issue guitar, with Martin-inspired Forward-Shifted 5/16" scalloped braces, which are hand-shaved by CFM's experienced crafters. This special hand-worked touch brings out the clearest, finest trebles and the most powerful, most resonant basses!! This guitar is patterned after C.F. Martin's powerhouse D-28 made in the mid-1930's, down to the Antiqued White binding. The Ebony fingerboard sports the always-popular long pattern Diamond-and-Squares Pearl inlay. A very user-friendly and very easy-to-play Modified Low Oval neck--1 3/4 at the nut, 2 5/32" string spacing at the Ebony bridge--is a most welcome update! This guitar is sure to please old and new generations of Martin lovers!! MAP: $3029; Martin's Retail Price: $3799

Martin HD-28 Specs : https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series-reimagined-2018/hd-28-2018/

 

Martin D-42, Premium East Indian Rosewood/Premium Sitka Spruce

SOLD.........Martin D-42, Premium East Indian Rosewood/Premium Sitka Spruce

Using premium tonewoods—Sitka Spruce for the top, and East Indian Rosewood on the back and sides—this instrument is built following Prewar Specifications! The 5/16" bracing under the top is advanced forward to the soundhole one inch. This shifted bracing produces a huge sound; most Martin lovers refer to this as a "cannon"! The most discriminating guitarist will find a world of great balance between the trebles and bass tones. The tuning machines are gold and open-geared, with butterbean knobs. The headstock owns a Style 45 inlay, in beautiful Abalone pearl. The fingerboard is tastefully appointed with the style 45 Snowflake inlay. Select, sparkling abalone pearl adorns the top, and is used for all the inlays on this magnificent guitar! MAP: $5599; Martin's Retail Price: $7099

Martin D 42 Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/d-42/

 

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SOLD..........Martin OM-21 Re-Imagined , East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce

This is a wonderfully-crafted OM Martin, and is made with all-solid woods! The neck, made of select hardwoods, is dovetail-joined at the 14th fret. The neck carve combines Martin's comfortable Modified Low Oval with a Performing Artist taper, and measures 1 3/4" at the bone nut. Your fingers glide effortlessly up and down the Ebony fingerboard, and Martin's standard 25.4" scale length seems "just right," as your Martin Studio Performance Lifespan Phosphor Broze Light Gauge (MSP7100) strings lovingly ring out in their response to your picking! The Nickel tuning machines and 16" radius/compensated bone bridge keep your scales tonally intact! Perhaps most surprisingly, the price for this guitar puts it financially in reach of many more Martin enthusiasts, who crave the OM models that are dovetail-joined and possess hand-scalloped 1/4" braces! Play this at Wildwood soon; however, we will not be responsible if your guitar lust overwhelms you and forces you to own this wonderful instrument! Ha Ha! MAP Price: $2659; Martin's Retail Price: $3349

For full Martin specs: tps://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/om-21/

 

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SOLD.......Re-imagined 2018 Martin 00-28, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

 

This 14-fret oh-so-comfortable OO-sized guitar produces a big, lovely sound! Laden with vintage appointments , our new 00-28 features a fine Sitka Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood back and sides, dovetail neck joint, a modified low oval neck with a Performance Artist taper, and an Ebony fingerboard and bridge. It enjoys Herringbone trim, Antique Creme binding, and a scalloped  X brace pattern. Vintage Long pattern diamonds and squares inlay on the fingerboard. Upgraded "Grand Tune" Schaller Tuning machines ! This model is everything you have come to expect from a Fabulous Martin.Retail Price: $3799. MAP Price: $3029.

See more at:

http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series-reimagined-2018/00-28-201

SOLD............Martin Re-Imagined HD 35, East Indian Rosewood, Sitka Spruce

Here is Martin's brilliant addition to an already fabulous Dreadnought guitar line. This model was created in the mid-1960s, when Brazilian Rosewood was becoming scarce and trees were becoming smaller and smaller due to overharvesting in Brazil. But Martin's brilliant luthiers, instead of not using this wonderful tonewood because the trees were producing boards too small for two-piece backs, were able to join three small planed boards together to make a wonderful-sounding back, along with the sides and tops. The idea was popularly accepted, and folks insisted the three--piece back helped make the Martin bass response deeper and richer. There were other opinions, where folks thought that the three-piece backs gave more voice to the treble tones. Today, the HD 35 has evolved into a fine guitar in its own right, having 1/4" bracing, instead of the HD-28 5/16" brace. Many players believe this is an excellent Dreadnought Martin to use for either flatpicking or fingerpicking, because of its balance of tone in both the bass and treble sounds! MAP: $3229; Martin's Retail Price: $4099

Martin HD-35 specs:https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/hd-35/

 

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SOLD........Martin 000-18, Genuine Mahogany/Sitka Spruce!

This is a HOT new Martin creation! It boasts 1/4" Sitka Spruce braces that are hand-scalloped; and the neck is carved with a newly-popular combination of the Modified Low Oval, with the Performing Artist taper! With a 2 3/16" string spacing, you're going to love to play this excellent new 000-18! MAP: $2459; Martin's Retail Price: $3099

https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/000-18/ to Martin's specs.

 

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SOLD........Martin OM-28E RETRO, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce

 The 1/4"hand- scalloped braces, and the 1 3/4" nut width--combined with the modified low oval neck carve--including the Performing Artist taper, make this excellent Martin model a fabulous fingerstyle choice as well as a delight for flatpickers!  Did I mention the tonal clarity with those famous 'Vintage Martin-flavored' notes? The amazing Fishman pickup is truly a joy to play.MAP: $3659; Martin"s Retail Price: $4599 For a complete rundown, 

https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/retro-series/om-28e-retro/

 

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SOLD......New 2018 Re-Imagined Martin 000-28, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!.

This new Martin 000 Model is a Vintage Re-issue Style 28 guitar, with Martin's Herringbone top inlay. An important new change is 5/16" scalloped braces, which are hand-shaved by CFM's experienced crafters. This special hand-worked touch brings out the clearest, finest trebles and mid-range tones, along with supporting basses!! Tone is well-balanced and very responsive, plus very much fun to hold and play--especially with the 24.9 "Short Scale!"

The Ebony fingerboard sports the always-popular long pattern Diamond-and-Squares Pearl inlay. A very user-friendly and very easy-to-play Modified Low Oval neck--1 3/4 at the nut, 2 5/32" string spacing at the Ebony bridge--is a most welcome update! This re-designed 000-28 is so much more inviting, with better playability and richer tones; it is sure to please!! MAP: $3029; Martin's Retail Price: $3799

Martin 000-28 Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series-reimagined-2018/000-28-2018/

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SOLD.......Martin Re-imagined D-28!

This Martin dreadnought is made with very traditional tonewoods. The top is made from Sitka spruce and the back and sides are fashioned from East Indian Rosewood. The top is braced with a standard 5/16" Martin-invented "X" brace which is forward- shifted! Follow in the footsteps of Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Neil Young, and countless others, when you play this fine guitar! MAP: $2699; Martin's Retail Price: $3399

 

 

Larrivee LV-09E, Baggs Stage Pro Dual-Source Anthem Pick-up

SOLD..........Larrivee LV-09E, Baggs Stage Pro Dual-Source Anthem Pick-up

We are pleased to offer this beautiful East Indian Rosewood and Old-Growth Sitka Spruce guitar, here at Wildwood. It is well-balanced in tone, and is blessed with a wonderful acoustic voice! It is ideal for either fingerpicking or flatpicking. The dual-source Anthem pickup provides superb sound amplification, combining a proprietary condenser microphone with Baggs' acclaimed Element pickup, to deliver the warmth and fidelity of a studio-mic’d guitar anywhere you perform. This special guitar comes with everything your heart could desire!

Retail Price: $4248 — Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER SPECIAL! $2498

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SOLD..........Larrivee Custom 00-10, Brazilian Rosewood/German Alpine Spruce

This precious jewel of a guitar is Jean Larrivee's centuries-lasting imprint upon the world of guitar luthery! The Old-Growth, Pre-CITES Brazilian Rosewood on this 00 guitar--personally made by Jean Larrivee himself, using his private, personal stock of precious woods! Combined with the very tight-grained German Alpine Spruce, this 00 Larrivee guitar has a full, rich, and quite powerful voice! You expected it to be articulate in its tonal qualities, because of the signature Larrivee symmetrical "X" bracing--which is high, narrow, and tapered, as well as forward-shifted toward the sound hole. But you are "blown away" by the pure, rich power you get when you play it! Only a hand-fitted, dove-tail-joined instrument can boast of tone qualities like this! The fingerboard elegantly presents Larrivee's Custom Torch fingerboard inlays, which are painstakingly hand-scrimshawed! The neck join, 12 frets to the body, is married to a 25.5" scale length, providing additional volumes of sound--because of the Standard scale vibrations on a smaller instrument. This guitar sounds marvelous when fingerpicked, and it loses nothing in responding to spirited flatpicking! This guitar needs little coaxing or finesse to stream out those lilting, finely-crafted melodies, as its strings are caressed! And, take a look at the craftsmanship in the pictures! You immediately know that no robot assembled this treasure, and you will view only the very fine, rare Brazilian Rosewood and German Alpine Spruce woods Jean consistently used to build this masterpiece! Ease and comfort of play are enhanced with the 1 3/4" nut!  To draw your eye to this guitar, the exquisite and so very artistic crafting of a colorful, Abalone Pearl-inlaid, and hand-engraved, Angel by Wendy Larrivee--Jean's wife--thrills your artistic sensibilities! In addition, the gorgeous Abalone which Jean meticulously inlaid around the top, the fingerboard, and the Rosette stunningly proclaim this guitar as a once and always heirloom instrument you will treasure forever!

Retail Price: $13674 — Wildwood's Price: $8204!

SUPER SPECIAL!! $4998!

Gibson 1937 "Black Special #4"

SOLD...........Gibson 1937 "Black Special #4" Archtop Acoustic

Marty has been the "caretaker" of this great guitar for 37 years, and it has been a joy to play! She wants it to be loved and cherished by a new foster parent for many more years to come! This model was hand-crafted in Kalamazoo, Michigan,  between 1937 and 1940. This 16" Archtop treasure is longing for you to embrace its heavenly tones! Surprisingly easy to play, responsive tones from its carved top, original tuners, tailpiece, pickguard, and adjustable bridge! Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). The width of the nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). Get your Django (or Country, Blues, Jazz. Folk or Rock) on today!

Wildwood's Price: ONLY $998!

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I LOVE this guitar so much I just can't sell it! 1934 Vintage Martin 0-18

 

This wonderful little Martin treasure has been in Marty's personal collection for over 35 years! At the time when she was lucky enough to first acquire this special guitar, she headed over to Nazareth to have the great Mike Longworth, long-time noted Martin historian and luthier, look it over. Mike said that the serial number 55899, which was from 1934, although he said this guitar has some features from 1935 and 1936. Although there is a bolt inside at the neck block, Mike said it should be left alone, using the wise old adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", since the neck angle is excellent. And so from that visit in 1983 up to the present, the neck has continued to remain very stable and is still very comfortable to play! This sweet old gal definitely wears the "garb" of an adventurous guitar that has been played often and enjoyed always! Everyone there at Martin was very impressed by its powerful, rich, sweet, and resonant voice. They also set it up to be very ,very playable!!

Wildwood's Price:  Priceless!

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SOLD..................Martin Custom Wildwood OOO, ULTRA-PREMIUM VTS TORREFIED Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

This powerful 000 instrument features Premium Adirondack, "VTS preselected for Wildwood." This top has been Torrified, to reproduce 80 years of continuous playing! The top hand-scalloped bracing is 1/4" wide, and Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. Tortoise body binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. Old-style black fiber and Maple rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck--with a traditional 000 Martin 24.9" Short Scale neck! Measure 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. 1930s-style belly bridge. Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Grover nickel tuning machines. "45" Style C.F. Martin Block inlay in Select Abalone Pearl.

New Retail Price: $6748.75 — Wildwood's Price: $3799!

SOLD.........Martin "Dealer" Deck Chair!

We were awarded this special C.F.Martin Guitar chair...for excellence as a top-tier Martin Marquis dealer! This fine piece of furniture is crafted from Solid Oak. So many delightful customers have enjoyed sitting in this chair over the past happy years here, at Wildwood! Reluctantly, we are offering this to all you Martin enthusiasts, since we just cannot keep all our treasures...

$190 to a good home! 

Larrivee D40 Sitka Spruce top/East Indian Rosewood back and sides !

SOLD..........Larrivee Legacy Series, D40, Sitka Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

The Larrivee D40R has a revolutionary "Scalloped Parabolic Hybrid" bracing system. Its a perfect merge of tonal balance, clarity, bass response , and the exceptional depth and volume that one would expect from a vintage dreadnought body ! The D40 has solid African Ebony Fretboard and Bridge. Other features include Mother of Pearl Logo, Grover 18:1 open back tuners, double action truss rod, and durable acrylic satin finish. Power Flatpicking is pure delight, and fingerstylings produce unimaginable clarity!

Retail Price: $2074 — Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER SPECIAL! $1299.

Martin GPCPA4, Sapele Mahogany/Sitka Spruce, All Solid Woods-With Gold Tuning Machines

SOLD.............Martin GPCPA4, Sapele Mahogany/Sitka Spruce, All Solid Woods-With GOLD Tuning Machines

You’ll be “in your element” with this new addition to Martin’s Acoustic/Electric corps! A slim, fast fretboard and neck, the Fishman F1 Analog pickup/electronic tuner, and a 1 ¾” nut make this your essentially fabulous “go-to” gigging guitar!.MAP: $1499; Martin's Retail Price: $2049

SOLD........Lowden F-23, Bastogne Walnut/Cedar

The outright ascetic beauty of this Walnut wood is breathtaking enough; but when you couple Nature's imagery in this F-23 with George Lowden's magical luthier skills, the resulting sound is awe-inspiring! George's "dolphin-braced" guitar, in the "F" size (Auditorium equivalent), pours out such pristine and resonant sound vibrations, you cannot believe your own ears how beautiful the tones are! You will not pick this instrument up and play it, without drastically changing your concept of how a superbly-crafted guitar should sound!

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

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SOLD.............Lowden S-25, East Indian Rosewood/Cedar!

 George Lowden sought to create a smaller body, yet achieve a much broader tonality than that found in other competing makers' guitars of this size. He chose East Indian Rosewood for the Back and Sides, and North American Cedar for the top. Rich, clear, and precisely full tones will thrill you, as will the comfort in playing the short scale of this instrument!

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

Martin GREAT Custom, Wildwood Dreadnought, Adirondack TORREFIED Spruce (Aged to 80 years!!)/Rare Madagascar Rosewood!

SOLD.............Martin Custom, Wildwood Dreadnought VTS, Adirondack TORREFIED Spruce (Aged to 80 years!!)/Rare Madagascar Rosewood!

This Wildwood Custom Golden Era beauty arrived with hand-scalloped 5/16" top bracing, in a forward-shifted Custom Pattern #3A, with a 1/4" Tone Bar! We love the Grained Ivoroid top body binding, and the gorgeous Select Abalone Pearl "45"-style rosette. We asked for a beveled and polished handmade Tortoise pick guard, and implored Martin to carve a One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck (1 3/4" bone nut) with a Modified Low Oval/PA Taper carve neck! The Black Ebony headplate, with "C.F. Martin" block Abalone Pearl 45-Style inlay in the headstock, is so very nostalgic, and harkens back to earlier Martin times! And this isn't even counting the classy Grover Gold tuning machines, with Vintage buttons, the Old Style dot fingerboard inlays in Select Abalone Pearl, or even the Vintage belly bridge! What a fabulous Classic, with that incredible Classic Martin Pre-War sound!!! All this, for a song, and some cash!! LOL!

Retail Price: $8137.35 -- Wildwood's Price: $4898!

 
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SOLD..................Martin Custom D Wildwood, PREMIUM PLUS Adirondack, VTS Torrefied, SUPER-Rare Guatemalan Rosewood!

The Guatemalan Rosewood used for this guitar is the rarest of that Species that Martin has EVER acquired! There were only very few sets of this Rosewood available. It looks like--and should sound like--extinct Brazilian Rosewood! This dreadnought instrument features Premium Adirondack, "VTS preselected for Wildwood." This top has been Torrified, to reproduce 80 years of continuous playing! The top hand-scalloped bracing is 5/16" wide with a 1/4" Tone Bar, and Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. Tortoise body binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. Old-style black fiber and Maple rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. 1930s-style belly bridge. Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Gotoh nickel tuning machines. "45" Style C.F. Martin Block inlay in Select Abalone Pearl, on a rare Guatemalan Rosewood head plate!

NEW Retail Price: $8369.35. Wildwood's Price: $4799!

 

 
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SOLD..............Martin DPCPA4, Sapele Mahogany/Sitka Spruce

Here’s a Dreadnought version, with all the Performing Artist goodies of playability and amplification! This one has the bigger sound, characteristic of Martin dreads, but comes with 12-54 Light gauge strings on that very fast neck! With minimalist side-mounted controls developed by ever-reliable Fishman Electronics, you have volume and tone controls, as well as a very convenient and accurate tuner. Martin made the nut measurement 1 3/4" at the nut, and joined a very fast 'performance' neck to the all-solid woods body. This fine and so affordable acoustic/electric Dreadnought Martin will definitely attract lots of attention, wherever it is played! You rock on! MAP: $1499; Martin's Retail Price: $1899

 

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SOLD..........CF Martin HD-28 Rare BRAZILIAN COCABOLA Rosewood/ Premium Sitka Spruce

The beautiful Cocabola (today often spelled Cocobolo) Rosewood used on the back and sides of this special Martin guitar was found in the Amazon jungle of Brazil! The top is made with Old-Growth Sitka Spruce which came from a tree that was probably close to 1000 years old! Hand-Scalloped top braces really bring out the power and resonance. The neck is a very comfortable low profile carve. This guitar was hand-crafted in 1987 (serial number 474785). It had one loving owner for a very short time and has since resided here at Wildwood Music in Museum-quality humidity and temperature controls. This guitar told us that it has been lonely for too long and would love to find a new owner who will cherish it for many years to come.

Wildwood's Price...What a Deal! 2998!

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SOLD.........THE TAYLOR "LIBERTY TREE" GUITAR

Those of us who have been Blessed to live in the United States of America have always cherished our Freedom! Our America’s revolutionary beginnings were a very fortunate bundle of so many extraordinary events, and all are tied to the Liberty Tree! Each of the 13 colonies selected a fine old tree to represent their Liberty Tree. Under these trees, the colonists gathered to protest taxation without representation and hold public meetings. The colonists also started formulating a game plan to break from British Rule.

In 2002, Bob Taylor reclaimed the last living Liberty Tree—a still-beautiful 425-year-old Tulip Poplar that finally succumbed to Hurricane Floyd on Annapolis, Maryland’s campus of St. John’s College—and made it into some 400 fine, high-end acoustic, Grand Concert guitars. This particular Tulip Poplar tree in Maryland was one of 13 trees where our country's illustrious founders would brazenly meet—under threat of death—to decide the fate of the future United States of America. Our beloved nation’s founders risked their lives and those of their family members and friends, to agree to unite in opposition to the tyrannical King George III of England! The Americans began the war with significant disadvantages. compared to the British. We had no national government, no national army, no financial system, no banks, no established credit, no functioning government departments. Motivation was our main asset. People wanted to win, they wanted freedom. 200,000 Americans fought. between 25,000 and 75,000 died. Proportionately more died in the Revolutionary War than in the Civil War!

Now, you can share in this intimate memorial of America’s precious democracy each time you play the Taylor Liberty Tree guitar! You are reminded of our Unanimous Declaration of Independence by the artful inlay of its scroll on the guitar fingerboard. The Thirteen-Star “Betsy Ross” flag is beautifully reprised on the headstock, and laid upon an Ebony bed—which is adorned with Lush Gold Grover Tuning Machines. Thirteen Stars—representing the original Colonies—circle the sound hole. The top is inlaid with beautiful Abalone Pearl trim, and inside the sound hole is displayed a special label signed by Bob Taylor.

Perhaps, in touching the wood of one of America’s sacred Liberty Trees, you can intimately experience the passion and the resolute determination of our tenacious forebears!  Bob Taylor said: “The Liberty Tree Guitar’s materials alone make it the MOSTSIGNIFICANTINSTRUMENT we have ever created!”

This guitar has never been owned or offered for sale, and still retains its full lifetime warranty! Wildwood's Price: $7998!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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SOLD............Custom Larrivee LV10E All-Quilted Mahogany

 This One-Of-A-Kind awesome Quilted Mahogany is an unparalleled example of Mother Nature's wonderful versatility. Abalone Pearl bridge wing inlays, and trim around the perimeter of the body, high gear ratio Faradyne tuners and the upgraded L.R. Baggs Anthem pickup make this instrument a treasure trove of value! The sound of this precious guitar is also quite captivating. Creating warm, rich musical nuances with this Gorgeous Rare all-Quilted Mahogany Larrivee body will never cease to enchant and beguile you! This Custom was designed and crafted for us here at Wildwood Music and features a special label inside the soundhole which is hand signed by the Master himself...Jean Claude Larrivee ! Caress its strings and allow your spiritual connection to the universe to flow magnificently! 

Retail Price: $5624 — Wildwood's Price: $3375!

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SOLD........Vintage 1953 Martin 000-21, BRAZILIAN Rosewood/Spruce!!

Here is our precious Brazilian Rosewood 1953 acoustic treasure! We have been the "foster Mommy and Daddy" of this Martin for over 30 years!!! Back in the 1980s, Marty took this guitar over to Nazareth, PA. Martin's famed Historian and luthier, Mike Longworth, complemented this instrument for it's "lovely tonality and splendid resonance"! This 000-21 is wonderfully-playable, especially with its 24.9" scale length. The nut, measuring just a "hair" under 1 11/16", combines perfectly with the surprisingly-thin, slightly V-shaped neck to easily enable players to experience ample comfort in fretting notes. The 2 5/8" string spacing at the saddle is perfect for both strummers and finger-pickers to get around between the strings! And wait until you experience the luscious "played-in" vintage tones! This excellent 000-21 Brazilian Rosewood Martin(Serial Number 132264) will provide many, many more years of playing pleasure for the lucky new owner!

Wildwood's Special Price: $6998!

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SOLD............Martin GPC-18E Sitka Spruce/ FIGURED Genuine Mahogany, Fishman AURA VT Enhanced pickup

WOW!! Our friends at Martin chose this guitar for us with spectacular Quilted Mahogany! This rare Mahogany is an upcharge of $800.00 through the Custom Shop. The Vintage style hand-scalloped bracing under the fine Sitka spruce top ,really makes this GPC18E boom with tonal values . The GPC18E features the New Fishman Aura VT Enhanced pickup with acoustic imagining technology !  The combination of state-of the-art technology and old style bracing make this guitar both a true stage performers dream and an acoustic joy! MAP Price: $2899; Martin's Retail Price: $3699.

Martin's Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/gpc-18e/

 

 

SOLD..........Martin D-16GT, Genuine Mahogany/Sitka Spruce

This Martin dreadnought is most certainly an excellent value for the money. It is still being crafted in Nazareth Pennsylvania with Genuine Mahogany back and sides and a nice Sitka Spruce top. MAP: $1499; Martin's Retail Price: $1949

Martin D16GT Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/16-series/d-16gt/

 

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SOLD.........Martin Custom Wildwood 000 Model, Rare Guatemalan Rosewood/Fine Adirondack Spruce!

Short Scale on a 14-fret neck-to-body join, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability.Traditional "Foden-Style" fingerboard inlay-first used in 1911, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines, Aging Toner on the top. Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock. Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 5/16" in a Golden Era pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black W0od fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style 28 Bold Herringbone Rosette, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck!

NEW Retail Price: $7329. Wildwood's Price: $3898!

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SOLD....1897 Julius Heinrich ZIMMERMAN Parlor guitar, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce

Julius Heinrich Zimmerman (1851-1923) was well-regarded in Europe as a maker and designer of musical instruments and seller of music scores and music methods books. This Parlor guitar was purchased at the newly-opened London store around 1897! Since Zimmerman was widely associated with musicians, his fine guitars gained immediate acceptance.

This guitar was made with Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce, and is strung with classical guitar strings. It has a slotted headstock, and the neck is solid Mahogany. Its open, three-on-a -plate, engraved tuning machines are original, with Ivory buttons. The fingerboard is cantilevered, in the style of earlier 19th Century Stauffer instruments, and also has an adjustable neck, accessed using a key inserted outside--at the guitar's heel. Zimmerman guitars were known for their elaborate and intricate soundhole rosette inlays, and our Zimmerman is no exception. There is an intricate Leaf and Flower design, with scrimshawed leaves and petals, all inlaid in Pearl. Two concentric wood "rope" designs form the inner and outer border around the Pearl, and another, larger "rope" inlay,  using wood pieces, are around the top of the guitar, inside the top Maple binding. The fingerboard and "mustache" bridge are made with Ebony. There are repaired cracks in the Brazilian Rosewood back, as is expected on fine instruments of this age--sort of like us-- HaHa! Marty has owned this Zimmerman treasure for over 35 years, and the expertly-repaired fissures have remained stable during all those years, and to the present time! Marty hopes someone who chooses this rare and special guitar will love and cherish it as much as she has!

Wildwood's Price: ONLY $899!

 

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SOLD.............Martin GPCPA4, Sapele Mahogany/Sitka Spruce, All Solid Woods!

You’ll be “in your element” with this new addition to Martin’s Acoustic/Electric corps! A slim, fast fretboard and neck, the Fishman F1 Analog pickup/electronic tuner, and a 1 ¾” nut make this your essentially fabulous “go-to” gigging guitar!.MAP: $1499; Martin's Retail Price: $1899.

 

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SOLD....Kay Kraft Model C Acoustic Archtop, Circa 1930, Rosewood/Spruce

Kay Kraft Style C Model Arch Top Acoustic Guitar, made by the Kay Company and Stromberg-Voisinet Company, around 1930, in Chicago.  Natural lacquer finish, Rosewood back and sides, Spruce top; Mahogany neck with Ebonized Maple fingerboard. A nice example of the top model in the early Kay Kraft line of "Venetian" bodied, round-hole archtops. This guitar has a beautifully grained Rosewood body along with fancy appointments and topped Kay's 3-guitar "KayKraft" line, with an original list price of $45.00. The natural Spruce top has very cool checkerboard binding over two inner layers; the back, fingerboard and soundhole rim are similarly appointed. The adjustable neck is secured by a wingnut internally on the neck block, which actually works quite well for setting the action. The fingerboard has large, shaped pearl inlay, and the white pearloid headstock is adorned with a gold-painted raised "Kay Kraft" logo and edge decoration. This is a very rare guitar; most Kay Kraft archtop instruments were made of Mahogany, or Maple, back and sides instead of Rosewood. Overall length is 40 in., and 14 1/2 in. wide at lower bout, with 3 and 3/4 in. depth, measured at the side of the rim. Scale length is 25 3/4 in. The width of the nut is 1 13/16 in. This guitar is a nice example- with some wear overall; tuners are original Grover planetary machines (made right here in Ohio!), and it's elevated pickguard seems original. The original bridge is solid wood. Very good sound from this rare Depression-era gem! Overall Excellent Condition.

Wildwood's Price: $799!

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SOLD.............Martin OMCPA4, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce

The smaller, more comfortable size for this model series. Very fine tone, very precise mids, trebles, and basses! 

Retail Price: $2149 — Wildwood's  Special Price: $1499!

Martin OMCPA4 Rosewood Specs:https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/performing-artist-series/omcpa4-rosewood/

 

Martin Custom O-28H, 14-fret, Very Select Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

SOLD............Martin Custom O-28H, 14-fret, Very Select Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

Whooeee! All your life you needed a small-bodied Martin, and NOW you can have this one at an outstandingly happy price! This specially-crafted acoustic powerhouse offers hand-scalloped,1/4"Adirondack braces in a Vintage Golden Era pattern. You are impressed with its Old Herringbone top inlay with aging top toner, and artfully outlined with Tortoise Body Binding and Black/Maple WOOD purfling. One look at the polished and beveled Tortoise pickguard, and knowing it was made using a genuine Mahogany one-piece hand-carved neck with a 1 3/4" bone nut,  you gleefully discover its Modified Low Oval/Performing Artist Taper carved neck, which insists upon the 2 3/16" String Spacing at the bridge! Finally, when you bring this O-body Custom Martin in tune using its very precise Nickel Gotoh tuning machines, and strum the strings that span the fingerboard's Standard 25.4" scale length, you realize that you must number this fine instrument among your already classic collection! Of course, it will be for your grandchildren to inherit someday in the future! Lol!

Retail Price: $4938.45 — Wildwood's Price: $2998!

 
Lowden F-23C Cedar Top / Bastogne Walnut Back and Sides!

SOLD..........Lowden F-23C, Bastogne Walnut/Cedar

This beautiful, auditorium-sized Bastogne Walnut and gorgeous Cedar model has the soft cutaway. This guitar is very popular here at Wildwood, with its resonant and complex tone. If you like a more "focused" projection, with a sweet, warm, clear and powerful sound, you have found your soulmate!!

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3998!

Martin Custom Wildwood Dreadnought, Adirondack Spruce/Wild-Grain East Indian Rosewood!

SOLD............Martin Custom Wildwood Dreadnought, Adirondack Spruce/Wild-Grain East Indian Rosewood!

Custom Golden Era hand-scalloped 5/16" top bracing, in a forward-shifted Pattern #3A, with a 1/4" Tone Bar. Tortoise body binding, select Abalone Pearl "45"-style rosette, beveled and polished Tortoise pick guard. One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck (1 11/16" bone nut) with a Modified Low Oval/PA Taper carve neck, Wild-Grained Rosewood headplate, with "C.F. Martin" block Abalone Pearl inlay in the headstock! Gotoh Gold tuning machines, with butterbean knobs. Old style dot fingerboard inlays in Green Abalone Pearl! Aging toner top, 1930s-style belly bridge, drop-in saddle.

Retail Price: $5420.62 — Wildwood's Price: $3298

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SOLD.........Larrivee Custom D03R, Italian Alpine Spruce, East Indian Rosewood

The inlaid Herringbone Trim around the entire top and also around the soundhole rosette really sets off the solid, rare Italian Alpine Spruce on top, and high-quality solid East Indian Rosewood, Again, Wildwood offers this fine, personally hand-signed Larrivee at such an unbelievable price--hardshell case included! Johnny Larrivee, the second generation of fine Larrivee Luthiers, again hand-crafted his Larrivee headstock script, and the headstock border, in beautiful natural Maple wood! This is just the perfect size guitar you want for that boisterous Dreadnought Rosewood which produces a wondrous driving roar to your Irish or Scottish-inspired bluegrass fiddle tunes. Fingerpickers will also be pleased with the crisp trebles, due to Larrivee's ingenious tapered, forward shifted symmetrical bracing system!

Retail Price: $2498— Wildwood's Price: $1519!

SUPER SPECIAL!! $1398!

 

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SOLD......Larrivee Custom LS-03, East Indian Rosewood/Italian Alpine Spruce!

This is another Larrivee guitar that uses the very popular shape of the "L", or Larrivee Body size, but is slightly smaller in it's dimensions. It is similar in size to an "OM", but has a more narrow waist, rounded shoulders and a lovely balance of sound. Here at Wildwood, we have always enjoyed keeping this body size in stock whenever we could talk Jean Larrivee into making some for us! It is a special TREAT to be able to offer this Custom model in such a comfortable size! You will enjoy the exacting Faradyne tuning machines, and the unbridled beauty of the tonewoods. Most of all, you will thrill at the lovely voicings you will create as you caress the strings of this fine guitar!

Retail Price: $2398— Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1498!

Martin Custom HD-28V, Adirondack/East Indian Rosewood!

SOLD............Martin Custom HD-28V, Adirondack/East Indian Rosewood!

Neck a very trim Modified Low Oval, 1 11/16" at the nut, 2 1/8" at the 12th fret and bridge saddle. Vintage toner on top, long pattern Diamond and Square Pearl inlay, Fine Herringbone top inlay. Top bracing is hand-scalloped Adirondack, 5/16", Golden Era (DOMLE #3A, which is Forward-Shifted)and has a 1/4" Tone Bar! A powerhouse waiting for a happy home!!!!

Retail Price: $5164.90 — Wildwood's Price: $2998!

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SOLD............Harmony Early 1960s Archtop Acoustic

The Harmony Guitar Company was founded in 1892 in Chicago by Wilhelm Schultz. The company became one of the most successful guitar makers in the USA. The mid 1960's were the peak years for quality instruments. For the money, these were quite nice guitars and had their own unique sound! This "Gem" has been in the Wildwood Music collection for over 35 years and still has many more years of musical joy to give to a new owner !

Wildwood's Price: $299!

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SOLD.............Custom Larrivee L-10E, Quilted Mahogany/Italian Alpine Spruce!

What if...you found a fine, handmade guitar made with exquisite, rare woods, that played like "butter", and sounded as though you were in a concert hall when you strummed it? This Custom Larrivee was handmade by Jean Larrivee and Matthew Larrivee. They selected very rare Quilted Mahogany for the back and sides; this more dense wood enriches the already clear tones produced by this species of wood. Jean Larrivee acquired the log of Italian Alpine Spruce from Cremona, Italy. The tree from this log was growing when Stradivari and Amati were selecting their precious tonewoods for their exquisite violins there, in Cremona! The colorful art of Jean's wife, Wendy, appears in the headstock. We asked that the fingerboard remain elegantly blank, and added gorgeous Abalone Pearl around the top, and co-ordinated them with inlaid bridge wings. The fulsome, realistic, and rich-sounding pickup was invented by L.R. "Lloyd" Baggs, and combines an under-saddle strip with a high-quality microphone--and controls are just inside the sound hole! What if...the pricing for this guitar was such a bargain, you could not pass this guitar by? What if...Because

Retail Price: $7798 — Wildwood's Price: $2998!

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SOLD........Larrivee D03, Rare Engelmann Alpine Spruce/Brazilian Mahogany, #00003

When Jean Larrivee designed this model in 1996, he wanted to make the first 100 guitars himself, to be sure they were perfect and according to his exacting specifications! He kept #00001 for himself, and his wife, Wendy, kept #00002! We are presenting our #00003, with a Premium Engelmann Alpine Spruce top. Because this top was so perfect, Jean chose to not cover it up with a pickguard! This magnificent Dreadnought fairly explodes with sound when you first play it, and you are literally THRILLED as you change from chord to chord; the whole soundbox is in motion as tones vibrate through the lush Brazilian Mahogany and the high-elevation Engelmann Spruce--this from the 4000-foot-plus elevations of the vast and wild Pacific Northwest! This Jean Larrivee Limited Build guitar still has its Lifetime Warranty, and has never been offered for sale!

Retail Price: $1798 — Wildwood's Price: $1198!


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SOLD......The "WEE" Lowden 25", East Indian Rosewood/Cedar!

Finally, a very comfortable small-bodied guitar with a kindred sound worthy of its name--the Wee Lowden! This approximates the popular "parlor" guitar size.  The Voice of this little "Buttercup" is amazing!!! The Wee has a silky feel that all players would appreciate.

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

 

Take a look at the following specs:

Width at the Nut: 1 3/4"

Neck Width at 14th Fret: 2 1/4"

Soundbox Width: 13 3/16"

Soundbox Depth: 3 15/16"

Scale Length: 24"

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SOLD.............Martin GPCPA4, Solid East Indian Rosewood/Solid Sitka Spruce

This fine, all-solid wood (top, back, and sides) model, with very colorful EI Rosewood, and beautiful Sitka Spruce, is a proud addition to Martin’s terrific acoustic/electric lineup! Equipped with the Fishman F1 Analog pickup, as well as an onboard electronic tuner, this guitar not only says “PLEASE, play me!” with its very comfortable Grand Performance fast neck, but also is up to your nightly performing—on the sofa as well as the stage!!

Retail Price: $2149 — Wildwood's  Special Price: $1499!

Martin GPCPA4 Rosewood Specs:https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/performing-artist-series/gpcpa4-rosewood/

 

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Guild Limited Edition, DV 74 Pueblo Dreadnought, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce.

 

This guitar is the epitome of the Guild legacy of fine quality instrument building! Only a very few of these highly-desireable guitars were made. We had been a large-volume Guild dealer for several years, and were thrilled and honored to have these amazing guitars! Made by Guild's premier builders in the mid 1990s at Westerly, Rhode Island, this rare Limited Edition Pueblo model is more-lightly built than most of the other Guilds made in this period, and so had greater resonance and richer tones. The skill and artistry of the luthiers who built this Limited Edition is apparent in the gorgeous inlays crafted from Turquoise, South Sea Coral and Black Onyx. This guitar features Grover Imperial tuners and a AAAA "Feathered" Spruce Top. This is absolutely the finest-sounding Guild guitar we have ever had the pleasure of playing!!

This guitar has never been owned.Please call us for price and more information.

 

Headstock , The Gibson Bill Monroe Mandolin #170 0f 200.

SOLD............The Gibson" Bill Monroe" F-Style Varnish Mandolin

 

Bill Monroe is often referred to as the "Father of Bluegrass". He has had a tremendous impact on both bluegrass and country music. A fabulous performer, he always used his 1923 Gibson F5 "Lloyd Loar" on stage and off! Mr. Monroe's mandolin served as the inspiration for this Limited Edition F5. This instrument is #170 of only 200, each of which was personally hand-signed by Bill Monroe himself!

Completely Hand-Crafted, this mandolin features a tight grained Master-Grade Spruce top with gorgeous Flamed Maple back and sides! It has no pickguard because Bill Monroe didn't use one. This Gibson Monroe has incredible volume, balance, and clarity.

One of the most outstanding qualities of this instrument is the true Varnish finish! This type of finish is hand-rubbed and very labor intensive to apply. It usually takes at least one year for this finish to fully "set"! Thinner than nitrocellulose lacquer, the varnish finish is more flexible and allows the wood to resonate more. This makes the mandolin sound more "broken in" from the start. Typical of any original Lloyd Loar model, the finish on this fine instrument has very small cracks in the "Lloyd Loar" curl, and at the neck join. Even so, because the difficult-to-apply Varnish finish also creates a very special, warm tone that sounds deep--with a lot of definition, Gibson was emphatic in its resolution to use this very time-consuming, but very essential finish! The Hardshell Case that came from Gibson with this lovely mandolin is a replica of Bill's original case.

This extraordinary Bill Monroe Gibson Mandolin has never been owned, and is waiting for just the right player to cherish it for a lifetime! 

Current Retail Price: $21,150.00

NEW....with Warranty card ..Wildwood's Price: $8999!

SOLD.............Avalon Master Series, Custom Bevel, Rare Ziricote, Premium Redwood

This Auditorium-sized Avalon, with the Ebony bevel/armrest, is the quintessential instrument for providing playing comfort and a dominant tonal voice! The very rare tonewood is found in a small area in Central America, Belize, and Mexico, all on the Caribbean coast. This Master Grade Ziricote has frequently been compared to rich and complex tones, as found with Brazilian Rosewood and East Indian Rosewood. Others have likened sounds produced similar to Macassar Ebony, which seems to be generally crisp and clear. The Master Grade Redwood powerfully supports the Ziricote, and pleasingly presents the clarity and resonance of an Alpine top, along with masterfully merging strings of notes which one encounters in a Cedar-topped, steel string instrument! What is readily apparent is the breathtaking beauty of this visually stunning "spider web" grain, which immediately captures your aesthetic heart! But true discovery of this perfect blending of nature and art is yet to come; and you grasp the neck and gently hold the guitar in your lap. Newly-built guitars have distinctive olfactory treasures, and you draw in the precious air, perfumed by this acoustic treasure. Now your fingers and hands explore the wondrous adventure of vibrating strings and reverberating tones, as you pluck and pick each steel string! You will really be "over the top" when you finally play this Master Custom Avalon! (Highest Quality Hiscox "Artist" Case included!)

Retail Price: $8270.00 — Wildwood's Price: $5998!

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Sold.............Fishman Loudbox-Mini Amp- VERY gently Used!

This is Fishman’s Loudbox Mini Amp. It is a full 60 watts and has two inputs, one for your guitar, and another for your mic. You also get digital reverb and chorus on the instrument channel and reverb for the mic! For the more tech-savvy enthusiasts, Fishman added an AUS input, and a balanced XLR D.I. output, for jamming along and capturing your performances! All this wonder is packaged in an under-20 lbs. easy-to-tote package! Don used this amp 12 times during performances, and loved it!

Retail Price: $499 — Wildwood's Price: $199!

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SOLD....Maderia Acoustic Jumbo by Guild. Rosewood/ Spruce

 

This Maderia was the top-of-the-line of this series of guitars from Guild. This particular instrument was owned by well known local performer Max Freetage.  He most likely purchased it in the mid 1970s. Max performed for many years at venues around the country. His delightful styles were varied and diverse, including Country, Traditional, Western Swing, and Americana. This guitar still plays well and has a fine sound. As was often the case with professionals of his generation, he decorated his instrument to reflect his personality. This instrument includes a newer Dean Markley ProMag Plus pick-up which has become the industry standard for many acoustic players. (This pick-up retails for $71.) Also included is his original Guild Hard Shell Case!

Wildwood's Price: JUST $199! for a real sweet guitar!

All Gone.........Genuine Taylor Adjustable Guitar Straps!

Wildwood's SUPER SPECIAL!!!

These Authentic Taylor straps are adjustable and extremely durable. The beautiful rich, black suede straps have a soft, tan suede backing and are very plush!

Retail Price: $48 — Wildwood's Price: ONLY $19!

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SOLD..........Maccaferri F-Hole Arch-top Guitar 1950s

Mario Maccaferri was born in 1900. He was apprenticed to guitarist and luthier Luigi Mozzani--who worked with Legnani--a legendary luthier, along with Johann Stauffer, who trained C.F. Martin. Chris Martin C.F. IV bought all the remaining Maccaferri instruments and we purchased one of these from our friends at Martin. Martin felt that this guitar represented a true innovation in the history of guitar luthiery. At heart, Mario Maccaferri set his sights on manufacturing an affordable yet playable plastic guitar. This guitar featured violin-style F-holes, and the bridge and tailpiece were similar to his original Selmer design, which Django Reinhardt made famous. Warp proof neck, perfect intonation, adjustable action. Far superior in playability to less expensive competitors of the day. Andres Segovia praised his friend Mario's guitar, Rey De La Torres, a famous Cuban guitarist, enjoyed playing it as well. So will you!!

Wildwood's Price:  Holy Cow! ONLY $299!

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SOLD............LANDOLA Custom Dreadnought, Extinct Brazilian Rosewood/German Alpine Spruce!

Hand-Crafted by skilled luthiers in Finland, this gorgeous guitar features the finest tonewoods in the World!!  The rare German Spruce soundboard is very responsive to the player's touch. The now extinct--OLD GROWTH (80-100 year old) Brazilian Rosewood, which form the back and sides, resonates with lush bass, mid, and treble tones! ONLY 4 of these extraordinary guitars where ever created ! Wood and Pearl inlays ornament the top and Slotted Diamond and Squares decorate the Rosewood fingerboard . The gracefully-curved headstock sports the finest German Schaller tuning machines with Pearl buttons . For either a fingerstyle or flatpicking style player, this guitar is truly a TREASURE!!! 

Wildwood's Once-In-A-Lifetime Price: $1998!

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Going to a good home!...................Martin Vintage Catalogues and Brochures!

As we pack our 38 years of wonderful momentos, we came across many old Martin Catalogues and Pamphlets! Take a look at the pictures of these items. Whoever would like these goodies may have them as a gift from Wildwood, and we will only charge for shipping.

FREE TO A GOOD HOME!

SOLD...........Three Kyser Capos!

Here's a GREAT deal. Our last three iconic Kyser capos--the ones every player loves! Regular retail price at $74.85 for 3 (@ $29.95 each). Wildwood is specially pricing these three final ones at just $29.85--which is just $9.95 each!

SOLD..........Martin GPC12PA4 Sitka/ Sapele Mahogany

 It is so easy to play and has a delightful voice and the pick-up (with on-board chromatic tuner) is absolutely the best available. The GPC12PA4 is the first twelve string in the popular Performing Artist Series. This model features a 14-fret cutaway with fast and comfortable High Performance necks, and Fishman's F1 Analog electronics. Perfect for any performing artist. Please let us know if you would like us to order one for you. 

MAP: $1599 — Retail Price: $2049

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SOLD...CF Martin HD28 Custom Morado "Rosewood" Sitka Spruce Top

In 1992, Martin located a billet of very rare Bolivian Morado wood. This Morado is very similar in tone to Madagascar Rosewood. The Sitka Spruce top is a very high-grade of old growth wood. They were able to make 4 Custom guitars out of this wood. Two of them were HD28s with hand-scalloped top braces, Herringbone top trim and Morado headstock overlay. This is one of those two instruments. Stamped in the neck block is : HD28P Morado with the serial number 514789. The P stands for a thin, very comfortable low-profile neck. Our friend Dick Boak, longtime member of the Martin staff in many areas and today curator of their Museum said, "This very special Martin guitar has an astoundingly lively tone, fairly jumps up when you play it, due in part to its rare wood type and to its degree of lightness. The action is appropriately delightful as well; it is an absolutely lovely, unique instrument, one that once you’ve got it you will never want to give up!" 

To view all pictures head over to the Vault!

Wildwood's Price: $2999! New with Lifetime warranty

(Notice in the photos, the guarantee papers are in the case).

 

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SOLD.....Lowden O-25, East Indian Rosewood/Cedar!

 This Original body is big, bodacious, and beautiful in its encompassing sound and the seductive curves of its Celtic body! Luscious, finely-crafted East Indian Rosewood is topped by George's wonderful, rich-sounding Cedar! Effortless strumming and light fingerpicking produce magnificent basses and trebles on this fantastic guitar! 

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

SOLD.....Lowden O-23C, Bastogne Walnut/Cedar!

Original Lowden body size, made from rich Bastogne Walnut and gorgeous Cedar. This is a very versatile guitar, well-suited to both fingerpicking and flatpicking. The deep, rich, clear tone will enthrall you, as you weave your musical magic!!

SOLD....Lowden O-25C

When you first strum a Lowden, you know immediately this guitar is way different from any other you have played! No other combination of woods on a Lowden guitar sound quite like the report of your strumming this Cedar-topped East Indian Rosewood masterpiece! Your hand glides seamlessly up and down the neck, and your heart beats fast and firm with the rhythms you create because of this marvelously-handmade marvel!!
Lowden O-23, Bastogne Walnut/Cedar!

SOLD.................Lowden O-23, Bastogne Walnut/Cedar!

Feast your eyes on the exquisite Walnut back and sides of this excellent handmade guitar! Strum with your pick, or pluck with your fingers! You experience a dynamic,comforting warmth, a soothing embrace of clear and concise tonality wrapped in a fine garment of melodic bliss!

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

SOLD...Lowden F32C, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

This is George Lowden's "mid-size" guitar, which he calls his "F" body! Beautiful Sitka Spruce Top. Very resonate East Indian Rosewood back and sides.

Width at the Nut: 1 3/4"

Neck Width at 14th Fret: 2 1/4"

Soundbox Width: 15 7/8”

Soundbox Depth: 4 3/4”"

Scale Length: 25 1/2”

SOLD.....Lowden F-32, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

Exquisite Sycamore wood bindings enhance the contrast between the reddish-brown color of the East Indian Rosewood and the AAA grade Sitka Spruce top! And, although the bracing and the size and its contour all lend themselves to finely-honed fingerstyle guitar masterpieces, taking a brisk flatpick to this fine guitar will amaze and astound you!!

Lowden F25C Cedar Top/ East Indian Rosewood back and sides

SOLD..............Lowden F25C Cedar Top/ East Indian Rosewood back and sides

This most elegant Auditorium-sized instrument with an artful cutaway is crafted with North American Cedar, and a superb choice of East Indian Rosewood! The signature Lowden 5-piece neck houses an adjustable steel truss rod, and a blank Ebony fretboard gives this great instrument an understated elegance! A warm and mature sound is evident right from the start!! It is so balanced, clear, and powerful, and leaves no doubt that you are a fine player with a finely-crafted guitar!

Retail Price: $4640 — Wildwood's Price: $3998!

SOLD.....Lowden S 23, Bastogne Walnut/Cedar!

We have added the "S" model to our Standard Lowden series in stock, and are very pleased to have it at Wildwood again! George has re-designed this very special model, and the extreme comfort of a smaller guitar is especially pleasing when the sounds begin vibrating through the Walnut and Cedar woods! What a fine, full tone quality this instrument produces! Below are the guitar specs:

Width at the Nut: 1 3/4"

Neck Width at 14th Fret: 2 1/4"

Soundbox Width: 14 3/4”

Soundbox Depth: 4 1/8”

Scale Length: 24 51/64”

SOLD....Avalon Master Series, Custom Bevel, Fine Brazilian Rosewood/Alpine Spruce!

When you first see this spectacular result of supremely-skilled luthery, you are engulfed within a vision of superlative beauty! Where to start describing our astonished first-hand encounter with this unbelieveable guitar is a most jubilant task to undertake! The venerable tone timber--CITIES-certified, old-growth Brazilian Rosewood brilliantly suits the excellent Alpine Spruce top, and one stroke of the strings will literally "part the waves" of any afficiando of fine instruments! So many reasons for this, but here are a few: the deftly-crafted Ebony bevel which gives much comfort on this mid-size Auditorium body; the special bracing of the top; the dove tail join of the slimly-carved neck to the body (Measure 1 3/4" at the bone nut). This would be enough for most acoustic guitar lovers. But we asked the adroit Master luthiers at Avalon to create an over-the-top work of art to enchant player and audience alike with visual--as well as auditory--allure! Would you believe it took eight hours to inlay this instrument's top, and specially craft the Celtic Abalone rosette? Draw your eyes to the third fret in the fingerboard. This inlay is called "Triquetra", and is an ancient Celtic symbol that today represents the Blessed Trinity, the Three-in-One; and can be found in the Book of Kells on exhibit at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. This splendid Avalon Custom guitar truly stands alone; it is the very top of Irish Luthery! A guitar of this magnitude should be--and is--lovingly secured in Hiscox's excellent Artist case! You will not find another Avalon guitar like this, anywhere else in the world! (Highest Quality Hiscox "Artist" Case included!)

Retail Price: $11,470.00 — Wildwood's Price: $6998!

SOLD.......Avalon Master Series, Custom Bevel, Very Rare Madagascar Rosewood/Master-Grade Redwood!

Behold, a finely-crafted work of the highest level of art and acousticity becomes alive and living in this Madagascar/Redwood Avalon Master Class guitar! Tonally it is exceptionally precise and clear, with unimaginable sustain and resonance! You marvel at the purposful design, the precise inlay work, the tasteful match of binding and bevel! Your first caress of the magical strings will thrill your senses with unforgettable passion! As your loving gaze sweeps over this guitar from head to toe, from top to bottom, you are so very pleased and fulfilled with your new companion!(Highest Quality Hiscox "Artist" Case included!)

Retail Price: $8450.00 — Wildwood's Price: $5998!

Custom Bourgeois OMS, Brazilian Rosewood/Aged Master-Grade Engelmann Alpine Spruce!

SOLD...............Custom Bourgeois OM... Extinct Brazilian Rosewood/Aged Master-Grade Engelmann Alpine Spruce

 

This guitar is the finest Dana Bourgeois instrument we have ever had at Wildwood! One of the original Bourgeois dealers, we began with Dana when he first started building on his own! Dana created this awesome OMS 12-fret-joined guitar with a 25.5" scale length, to harness dreadnought power in a perfect fingerstyle body! "Balance, power, and full, piano-like sound: our richest-sounding guitar" is how Dana describes this instrument! Crafted from old-growth now-extinct Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia Nigra), this wood that Dana chose for the back and sides has a provenance that dates back almost 100 years! Dana was going to use Premium Adirondack for the top, but opted for rarer, aged Master Grade Engelmann (high-elevation) Alpine Spruce. Traditional Ivoroid binding adorns the body, neck and headstock. The vintage-style belly bridge is placed at the widest part of the lower bout--to very effectively drive the expertly-braced top. Extravagant Waverly tuners, recognized worldwide as the finest machines, elegantly hold the accurate pitches of each string. Beautiful fleur-de-lis inlays were selected for the fingerboard of this Custom guitar. Historically, the fleur-de-lis is said to signify perfection, light, and life! It is the perfect inlay for this guitar! Dana cut a custom 1 3/4" bone nut, and by hand formed his expertly-compensated bone saddle. He was so precise in making this instrument, that each bridge pin was hand-fashioned to fit perfectly in each string placement. He scored in each pin the appropriate amount of notches, so each pin could be returned to its rightful string! This guitar has an exquisite voice with tonal properties of an angel. Dana's Custom OMS design brings about maximum power with minimum playing effort, and affords the player a beautiful open quality to the sound!

Retail Price: $10,684.

Wildwood's Price: $5998! NEW, FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY!

SOLD!........Stella Harp Guitar Circa 1915

Beautiful guitar hand-crafted by Oscar Schmidt in New Jersey. All solid woods were used...Adirondack Spruce and Genuine Mahogany. Abalone Pearl was used for the decorations. A 12-String neck and 4 Contra Bass strings complete the treasure!

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SOLD....Larrivee Custom LJ 10, Extinct Brazilian Rosewood

The Glory of this amazing, one-of-a-kind Custom is richly reflected in the Ancient Brazilian Rosewood, which sounds like no other  tone wood used in crafting fine guitars!  Potent, luxurious bass notes overflow into a continuous musical river filled with sparkling trebles and powerful mid-range voices! Jean Larrivee used his last, finest set of very old-growth Brazilian in this Larrivee Jumbo model. You can tell it is from a log felled over 100 years ago, especially because of its two-piece back, which could only come from a long-gone large Brazilian log, cut before the years leading up to that wood's extinction in the 20th Century. Jean also selected his finest set of Sitka Spruce, perhaps from an Alaskan tree that began its life over 1000 years ago! Jean's reverence for this guitar top's beauty and its exquisite perfection is evident by his choice of a clear pickguard. Wendy Larrivee, Jean's wife, artistically designed and LOVINGLY hand-inlaid the TAMBOURINE LADY in the headstock! Custom Presentation bridge wing inlays, and Custom Torch fingerboard inlays--with each Torch individually hand-engraved--complete this musical instrument MASTERPIECE!

Retail Price: $11,498 — Wildwood's Price: $4998!

Never-been-owned Guitar with Lifetime warranty!

SOLD.....Lakewood M-32 CP, 12-String, Grand Concert, European Spruce/East Indian Rosewood, Sonic System Electronics!

We asked Martin Seeliger if he would build a 12-string, using his very popular Grand Concert "M" size body, and he agreed!! (Here are 6-string M-32 Specs). Neck width is wider-1 7/8"--standard among 12-strings. Scale length is 24.80", a Short Scale!

Martin has skillfully crafted a heady combination of the finest AAA European Spruce and gorgeous East Indian Rosewood! This guitar fairly seethes with tonal beauty and power, and produces crystal clear, sparkling tones! The "M" size, aptly described as "auditorium" or "orchestra" model, fits perfectly in your lap, and the so-comfortable neck delights your chordal sensibilities! The gold Schaller tuners, the Pearl snowflakes on the fingerboard, and the Ab rosette all combine to present this as a veritable jewel of a guitar!

The Lakewood Sonic System (YouTube Sound Clip) a result of the co-operation of Lakewood Guitars and Shadow Electronics, works as dual system with two pickups. The "Nanoflex", developed by Shadow, picks up the sound of the strings at the bridge saddle. A second pickup the "Nanomag", is a magnetic pickup--hidden inside the guitar--and specialized to transfer a soft sound with round basses. Overall, this pickup has a good resistance against feedback when playing at high volume levels.

Scale Length: 24.80" Overall Length: 40.16" Body Length: 19.76" Depth at End Block: 4.72" Depth at Neck Joint: 3.54" Width at Lower Bout: 15.43" Width at Waist: 8.98" Width at Upper Bout: 10.98"

Retail Price: $3823 — Wildwood's Price: $2998

Northwood Custom R70 Mini-Jumbo, Cut-Away, East Indian Rosewood/Fine Engelmann Spruce!

SOLD................Northwood Custom R70 Mini-Jumbo, Cut-Away, East Indian Rosewood/Fine Engelmann Spruce!

In this Custom Northwood, we asked John McQuarrie to use fine Engelmann Spruce for the top of this Rosewood Mini-Jumbo model. We love the responsiveness of the scarce, precious Engelmann wood, and regale in its adaptability to a variety of picking styles--especially in a Northwood guitar! You will love that this instrument is equipped with the very high-tech Fishman Ellipse Blender pickup, all contained and accessed inside the sound hole!

Retail Price: $4066 — Wildwood's Price: $2699!

SOLD.....New CF Martin 640 Poly molded Dreadnought guitar case!

 

Extremely durable for excellent instrument protection!

Upper Bout: 14"

Lower Bout: 19"

Length: 43"

Retail Price: $225 — Wildwood's Price: ONLY $99!

SOLD...McILroy A36C, Italian Alpine Spruce/ East Indian Rosewood!

What a glorious union of East Indian Rosewood and Italian Alpine woods this fine Auditorium-sized McIlroy guitar has become!

Dermot McIlroy, of Antrim, Northern Ireland, began building guitars in 1990, after several years plying the Carpentry trade. He worked for the then recently purchased and re-formed Lowden Guitar Company,(now known as Avalon Custom Luthiers), and his mentor was the great Japenese luthier, Micky Uchida, who was heading up the Lowden shop--he had previously been hired by George Lowden, in 1986 and stayed until the end of 1990, with the Avalon folks. (Link to a brief Uchida profile). Micky inspired his apprentice to infuse guitar building with "feeling" for the wood and the music.Dermot, now in his own shop in Antrim, has earned worldwide respect for his craft, and his guitars are loved by many guitar players fortunate enough to own his creations! We are blessed to have several of Dermot's original guitar models in stock, here at Wildwood.

Retail Price: $4204 — Wildwood's Price: $3598!

 

McIlroy A-56, Cocobolo Rosewood/Italian Alpine Top!

SOLD.....McIlroy A-56, Cocobolo Rosewood/Italian Alpine Spruce Top!

This is Dermot McIlroy's Auditorium model, smaller than his Jumbo version. Very comfortable and smooth up and down the fingerboard, with voluminous sounds that literally roll off the tone woods--with much grace and clarity! Dermot's selection of Master Grade Cocobolo and Italian Alpine woods really meld beautifully with his considerable luthery skills to produce a fine handmade heirloom instrument!

Retail Price: $6508.95 — Wildwood's Price: $4799!

SOLD ! The Doc Watson Signature Model Gallagher Guitar

We think this guitar is Don Gallagher's "Flagship" model. The finest African Mahogany is used for the back and sides, and beautiful Sitka Spruce from Alaska is used for the top. This top was individually hand-voiced for maximum response and tone. The fingerboard and bridge are made of fine, black Ebony, and bone is used for the nut and saddle. The body, neck, and headplate are bound in luscious figured Maple. The ebony fingerboard is inlaid with mother-of-pearl diamonds and squares capped off with Doc's signature—meticulously inlaid at the 12th fret. And the sound of this fabulous guitar is the stuff legends are made of—in Doc's words, this guitar "rings like a bell!"

Retail Price: $5000.00 — Wildwood's Price: $2699!

SOLD......Dana Bourgeois Signature Dreadnought, Madagascar Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce Top

This is our final Bourgeois model. It has been our pleasure to be a dealer for Dana Bourgeois' guitars, almost from his beginnings as a guitar builder--even before the current Pantheon Company existed!

Precious Madagascar Rosewood back and sides is paired with a premium Adirondack top, for optimal sound presence. For the greatest comfort, and playability, Dana chose his famous 1 23/32" nut width! To please the eye, as well as the ear, Dana crafted Flamed Maple for the body binding, and his new Signature Herringbone for the purfling. Ivory "Squares and Diamonds" inlays grace the fingerboard. To elegantly "finish off" this marvelous instrument, Dana chose the finest gold Waverly tuners, and bone bridge and endpins.

Retail Price: $6095 — Wildwood's Price: $4266!

SOLD! Taylor Custom 12-Fret GACE Very Rare Amazon Rosewood, Premium Engelmann Spruce

This Rare Amazon Rosewood is VERY closely-related to the extinct Brazilian Rosewood; and availablity is quite limited! The International Treaty for the protection of Endangered Species lists this wood as EXTREMELY vulnerable. We were thrilled when Bob Taylor discovered this high quality Amazon and offered to let us use this precious wood in building a One-Of-A-Kind Custom guitar! This amazing guitar combines Taylor's Short Scale and Engraved Diamond fingerboard with a 12-fret-join and a beautiful slotted headstock! Bass response is immediate and very rich; very quickly the Grand Auditorium body releases elegant and clear mids and trebles! You may "swoon" with delight when you first play this very fine jewel of a guitar!

Retail Price: $5376 — Wildwood's Price: $3198!

SOLD....Taylor Custom GACE, Jobilla (pronounced "ho-bee-ya"), Fine Sitka Spruce

This fingerpickers delight, with its perfect balance of trebles, mid ranges and bass, stands up equally well to energetic strumming. This guitar has an elegant blank fingerboard, a bound soundhole rosette, the finest Gotoh 510Z tuners, and a pearl bridge inlay.This back and side set of Rare Jobilla wood came from Bob Taylor"s special stock of wood. When we asked our friends at Taylor's Build-to-Order Shop to describe the sound of this Custom guitar in one word, the word was "gorgeous".

Retail Price: $4841 — Wildwood's Price: $2899!

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SOLD......Boucher OM Hybrid Studio Goose , Madagascar/Master Grade AAAAV Adirondack Spruce!

The prestigious National Association of Musical Merchants (NAMM) voted Boucher Guitars as the FINEST hand-crafted Boutique instruments in the World! The Boucher Family in Canada have been creating exquisite guitars for generations! All the tops on Wildwood's Boucher guitars are Master Grade, Old Growth Adirondack Spruce, and were personally selected for us from Boucher's family-owned ancient Adirondack forest!It sounds glorious instrumentally, goes well with your vocals, and accompanies with rhythm and grace! Its Gold Gotoh tuning machines keep your tunes on a "sound" footing, and the bone saddle makes clear your spectrum of sounds. Robin and James Boucher inlaid a beautiful Herringbone design around the top--along with contrasting Maple body binding, and Herringbone around the Rosette, too! This has an extra trim, very low profile neck, and a very comfortable 1 3/4" nut width. Take this home in Boucher's sexy Tweed hard case! The most Premium and rare Madagascar Rosewood was used for the back and sides. Incredible craftsmanship, unbelievable sound and playability! 

Retail Price: $6599. — Wildwood's Price: $3998!

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SOLD..............Boucher Studio OM Hybrid, Beautiful Walnut/Master Grade Adirondack Top!

A proverbial "FEAST" for the eyes, this glorious Walnut/Master-Grade Adi OM responds to every player in kind, regardless of musical stylings. 

Larrivee Custom 00-10, Brazilian Rosewood/Premium Engelmann Alpine Spruce

SOLD....Larrivee Custom 00-10, Brazilian Rosewood/Premium Engelmann Alpine Spruce

The Old-Growth, Pre-CITES Brazilian Rosewood on this 00 guitar--personally made by Jean Larrivee himself, using his private, personal stock of precious woods--has the manifestation of being quarter-sawn, with much of the back grain pattern appearing very straight! Combined with the very tight-grained Engelmann Spruce, this 00 Larrivee guitar has a full, rich, and quite powerful voice! You expected it to be articulate in its tonal qualities, because of the signature Larrivee symmetrical "X" bracing--which is high, narrow, and tapered, as well as forward-shifted toward the sound hole. But you are "blown away" by the pure, rich power you get when you play it! Only a hand-fitted, dove-tail-joined instrument can boast of tone qualities like this! The neck join, 12 frets to the body, is married to a 25.5" scale length, providing additional volumes of sound--because of the Standard scale vibrations on a small instrument. Ease and comfort of play are enhanced with the 1 11/16" nut!  To draw your eye to this guitar, the exquisite and so very artistic crafting of a colorful, Abalone Pearl-inlaid Unicorn by Wendy Larrivee--Jean's wife--thrills your artistic sensibilities! In addition, the gorgeous Abalone which Jean meticulously inlaid around the top, the fingerboard, and the Rosette stunningly proclaim this guitar as a once and always instrument you will treasure forever! Finally, this instrument is authenticated by the personal signatures, inside the guitar and viewable through the sound hole, of Jean Larrivee, Wendy Larrivee, and Jeff Hickey, Deceased, formerly the U.S./Canada Head of Sales for Larrivee Guitar Company!

Retail Price: $9838— Wildwood's Price: $3998 

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Our Retirement Beckons, after 38 Wonderful, Blessed Years!

Please enjoy our photos, including the one of Marty and our friend, Chris Martin, (C.F. Martin IV) during one of our visits to Martin, in Nazareth, PA! We are always thrilled each time they "roll out the Red Carpet" for us!

ALSO, kindly take a long look at our special one-of-a-kind Martin Custom Shop guitars, likely never to be available at Wildwood's low, low cash prices!

If you do not see a Standard Martin you want on our list, please call 740-622-4224!

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SOLD...................CF Martin HD28 Custom Morado "Rosewood" Premium Sitka Spruce Top

 

In 1992, Martin located a billet of very rare Bolivian Morado wood. This Morado is very similar in tone to Madagascar Rosewood. The Sitka Spruce top is a very high-grade of old growth wood. They were able to make 4 Custom guitars out of this wood. Two of them were HD28s with hand-scalloped top braces, Herringbone top trim and Morado headstock overlay. This is one of those two instruments. Stamped in the neck block is : HD28P Morado with the serial number 514789. The P stands for a thin, very comfortable low-profile neck. Our friend Dick Boak, longtime member of the Martin staff in many areas and today curator of their Museum said, "This very special Martin guitar has an astoundingly lively tone, fairly jumps up when you play it, due in part to its rare wood type and to its degree of lightness. The action is appropriately delightful as well; it is an absolutely lovely, unique instrument, one that once you’ve got it you will never want to give up!"

Wildwood's Price: $2999! New with Lifetime warranty

(Notice in the photos, the guarantee papers are in the case).

 

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SOLD................Martin Custom Wildwood 00 Model, Rare Cocobolo Rosewood/Fine Adirondack Spruce!

Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 1/4" in a Golden Era pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black Wood fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style 28 Bold Herringbone Rosette, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability. Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock. C.F. Martin script Select Abalone Pearl logo on the headplate, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines, Short Scale on a 14-fret neck-to-body join, Aging Toner on the top. Traditional "Foden-Style" fingerboard inlay-first used in 1911, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl!

NEW Retail Price: $7329. Wildwood's Price: $3798!

 

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SOLD....Martin Custom 000 Wildwood, Slotted Headstock (Square Slots), 12-fret Join, Fine Adirondack Spruce--Sanded to Authentic Thickness, East Indian Rosewood!

 The top hand-scalloped Adirondack bracing is 1/4" wide and has Vintage Golden Era shaping in a 000 Pattern, #32A, conducive to the most beautiful tone with a Short Scale length. Grained Ivoroid binding, with Black/Maple wood fiber top and rosette inlay--and Aging Toner. 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. Vintage straight line bridge with drop-in saddle,  Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Golden Age Relic Nickel tuning machines, with Ivoroid Buttons. Authentic Style (1933) head plate decal on Black Ebony!  

Retail Price: $5088.47. - Wildwood's Price: $2998!

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SOLD....Martin Custom 000 Wildwood, Fine Adirondack Spruce--Sanded to Authentic Thickness, East Indian Rosewood!

The top hand-scalloped Adirondack bracing is 1/4" wide and has Vintage Golden Era shaping in a 000 Pattern, #19A. Highly-Flamed Koa binding, with Black/Maple wood fiber top and rosette inlay--and Aging Toner. 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. Vintage straight line bridge with drop-in saddle,  Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Golden Age Relic Nickel tuning machines, with Ivoroid Buttons. Authentic Style (1933) head plate decal on Black Ebony!

 NEW Retail Price: $5262.90. Wildwood's Price: $3098!

 

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SOLD....Martin Custom Wildwood 000 Model, Rare Cocobolo Rosewood/Premium, High-Altitude SWISS Alpine Spruce!

Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines, Short Scale on a 14-fret neck-to-body join, Aging Toner on the top. Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock. Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 5/16" in a Golden Era pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black Wood fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style 28 Bold Herringbone Rosette, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability.Traditional "Foden-Style" fingerboard inlay-first used in 1911, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! 

NEW Retail Price: $7329. Wildwood's Price: $3498!

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SOLD.....Martin Custom Wildwood OM Model, Rare Cocobolo Rosewood/Premium, High-Altitude SWISS Alpine Spruce!

Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines, Aging Toner on the top. Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock. Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 1/4" in a Golden Era pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black Wood fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style 28 Bold Herringbone Rosette, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability.Traditional "Foden-Style" fingerboard inlay-first used in 1911, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! 

NEW Retail Price: $7329. Wildwood's Price: $3898!

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SOLD....Martin Custom D41 Old Growth Extinct BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD

 

We co-designed this wonderful Custom Martin in 1988, with our friend ...the world famous Mike Longworth!! It was such a joy and pleasure to work with someone with his knowledge and experience. The top features the finest Master Grade Sitka Spruce with Hand-Scalloped bracing. This particular set of Brazilian Rosewood "Dalbergia Nigra" had been harvested in the early 1900s, making it over 100 years old today! Stamped in this guitar's neck block is the word "CUSTOM", along with the Serial Number: 478259. This instrument has been gently used, and has a only a few wear marks. It plays beautifully, and is set up for both flat picking and finger stylings. Just as you would expect from an ultimate Martin Brazilian Rosewood Custom, the uproarious thunder clap you feel in your chest after your first strong strum thoroughly transports your soul, while it envelops your heart with lush, rich harmonies! Martin has this guitar registered as a D41 Brazilian Custom. Chris (CF Martin IV) hand-signed the back brace!

Retail Price: $45,000.00 — Wildwood's Price: $7998!

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SOLD.....Martin Limited Edition HD-28 Vintage, special Label Hand-signed by CF Martin III and CF Martin IV

 

This guitar was crafted in 1985, using the most-Premium Sitka Spruce for the top.The bracing was hand-scalloped, with the top "Tap Tuned" for optimal bracing placement!  Herringbone trim, aging toner, and a tortoise celluloid pickguard under the finish add to the beauty of this instrument. Gorgeous Master Grade East Indian Rosewood was selected for the back & sides. Made in Ohio--today made in China-- are open-back Grover tuners, Modified V-shaped neck (this neck is trimmer than the current Authentic Martin models) w/ old style square headstock, Diamond & Square pearl inlaid Ebony fingerboard,
and Ebony bridge with tortoise-eye inlaid bridge pins. Also like the current high-end Authentic Series, the neck on this Vintage model has a truss rod that is not adjustable. Many players find this enhances the overall power and resonance of a Martin guitar. There is some playing wear on the guitar top, consisting of small scratches and little dings--often referred to as "love marks" by C.F. Martin III! Our instrument is in superb playing condition and is both melodic and powerful. Only 87 of these gems were ever built.This Limited Edition features a  label hand- signed by both C.F.Martin III & C.F. Martin IV. 

Wildwood's Price: $2499!

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SOLD...Martin Custom 1992 HD28V, Brazilian Rosewood!

You always wanted a pre-war Martin D28 with Brazilian Rosewood, but you just didn't want to spend the $50,000 for the rare privilege...Happily, here is a Custom HD-28V--crafted in 1992, with that fabled, extinct Brazilian on its back and sides, with sound and power to match its pre-war "cousins!" One firm strum shows off its rich, throaty explosion of sound; and when you fingerpick, it responds with hearty gusto!

It has many of the features of those famous old Martin Herringbone D-28s, including a square headstock, ivoroid bindings, pre-war hand-scalloped X-brace pattern, a very playable 1 11/16" Modified V neck--this gives a sense of the old guitars, but lots more comfort, a tortoise-colored pick guard and the diamond and squares fingerboard inlay pattern. with matching inlays on the bridge. The original Martin hard shell case is very special too, using the "military-style" latches to safely secure the guitar! As "icing" on this delicious acoustic "cake", Chris Martin personally hand-signed a Custom Shop label placed inside this treasure!

This incredible instrument was briefly owned by one of our dear customers. He had it such a short time that the protective cover is still on the pick guard! It has been in Marty's loving care for all these years. It has not been played out, and she has always kept it in well-monitored humidity and temperature conditions. Now she hopes this wonderful guitar will find its "forever home!"

Retail Price: $20,000 — Wildwood's Price: $5998!

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SOLD.....Martin SPECIAL D16H, 1991, Genuine Mahogany/Aged Sitka Spruce!

 

This Wonderful guitar was the prototype for the D18 Vintage Reissue. Our precious D16H was a forerunner guitar, to test the water for Martin to make the D18-V Vintage series! This instrument, in nearly-new condition, features a much trimmer Low Profile Neck, with the original Martin Hand-carved dovetail neck to body join. 1 11/16" at the nut. The Long Pattern Diamond and Squares inlay graces the Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Herringbone rosette, Vintage Forward-shifted, hand-scalloped top bracing. Tortoise pick guard, Ivoroid bridge pins with Pearl "eye" and very handsome Pearl tuning buttons!  As is typical with the pre-war D18s this guitar is very light in weight. It is factory equipped with the Thin-line 332 under the bridge saddle pick-up. This guitar is extremely vibrant and responsive!! Original Hard shell case. Lifetime Warranty papers! Less then 1000 D16-H's were made in 1991!

 

 Wildwood's Price: $1499!

Never-been-owned Guitar with Lifetime warranty!
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SOLD.............. D42 Martin Custom D42 BRAZILIAN Rosewood/ Ancient Englemann High-Elevation Spruce

 The serial number for this hand-crafted treasure is #509824 , started in 1991. Since this fine guitar has never been owned, the Original Lifetime Warranty Papers will be awarded to the first owner!

New Retail Price: $40,000.00 — Wildwood's Price: $14,998.00

 

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SOLD..........Martin D41, Extraordinary East Indian Rosewood/Old Growth ENGELMANN ALPINE Spruce!

We kept this singular D41 Martin in reserve, out of the many thousands of Martins we have sold over the years, because of the exceptionally high-quality East Indian Rosewood and exquisite Old Growth Engelmann that makes it sound so phenomenal! Premium Engelmann Spruce is getting rarer by the day! 

 

Retail Price: $5899 — Wildwood's Price: $3599!

SOLD.........German Parlour Guitar Circa 1850

Hand -Crafted in Germany before the American Civil War began, using very desirable German High Altitude Spruce and (today) extinct Brazilian Rosewood.

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SOLD......1953 CF Martin 00-18G Nylon-String Guitar

Professionally set up in our shop with Nylon strings, although the "G" stands for "gut" strings, which is what it probably was strung with originally! Spruce top, Genuine Mahogany back and sides, Brazilian Rosewood bridge and head plate, Ebony fingerboard, original hard shell, archtop, plush case. The tuning machines are not original, but are from 1965. Nitro Cellulose lacquer finish, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 12-frets to the body, with 2 inches at the nut. (Many Martin nylon instruments from this era were wider!)  The neck features a comfortable "C" shaped profile. This guitar has been lovingly enjoyed over the years, and plays GREAT!

Wildwood's Price: $1299!

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SOLD!.....Larrivee Custom L05, Jester Headstock Inlay!

Natural beauty, reflecting the glory of God's creation, is magnificently displayed in the rich Genuine Brazilian Mahogany which Jean Larrivee used when he built this excellent L-body acoustic guitar! In addition, Jean also selected his finest Sitka Spruce, perhaps from an Alaskan tree that began its life over 1000 years ago, for its dynamic soundboard! Jean's reverence for this guitar top's beauty and its exquisite perfection is evident by his choice of a clear pickguard. Wendy Larrivee, Jean's wife, artistically designed and skillfully hand-inlaid the JESTER in the headstock! Use a flatpick to accompany a praise tune, or experience the eminently sweet music of this precious Mahogany when you play your fingerstyle verses!

Retail Price: $3598 — Wildwood's Price: $2199!

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Sold....R. Taylor (Exclusive Taylor Boutique Model), Style 1, Very Rare Striped Ebony/Very Rare High-Elevation Moon Swiss!

"R. Taylor" stands for "Robert Taylor!" Only a handful of these boutique guitars were handmade, and only for a few years! Bob had not been personally building instruments for a while, and he wanted to get his hands involved again in carving and shaping the wood. His wife, Cindy, said "he (Bob) wanted to put on his shop apron and use his hands." The photos of this guitar do not do it full justice. This is perhaps the most beautiful Taylor we have ever had in, over the past 25 years! Wildwood was selected from over 1200 dealers worldwide to offer these special instruments. Best-sounding Taylor, fingerstylings, over the top, go crazy. Extra trim slim-carve neck. Provenance--One of a kind, top geometry is a 65' radius. Bob Taylor chose Modified x for the hand-carved top braces. Genuine Honduran Mahogany neck, Ebony used for the headstock overlay. 1 3/4" nut width, Standard Taylor scale length, Rosewood with pinstripes chosen for the binding, and Green heart abalone for the rosette.   #128 SN 2007

Wildwood's Price: $4998. NEW, FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY!

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SALE PENDING....Martin Custom Wildwood 000 Model, Rare Cocobolo Rosewood/Fine Adirondack Spruce!

Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black Wood fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style 28 Bold Herringbone Rosette, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability. Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines, Short Scale on a 14-fret neck-to-body join, Aging Toner on the top. Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock. Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 5/16" in a Golden Era pattern. C.F. Martin script Select Abalone Pearl logo on the headplate, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! Golden Era-style Diamond-and-Square pattern, inlaid in Ebony fingerboard, using Select Abalone Pearl!

NEW Retail Price: $7329. Wildwood's Price: $3898!

 

Martin Custom 00-28V Adirondack top/East Indian Rosewood back and sides!

SOLD....Custom Martin 00-28V, Deep Body, Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

Custom Golden Era bracing, 1/4" hand-scalloped, 14 frets to the body, Short Scale length, 1 3/4" Very Trim Modified Low Oval neck. Long pattern Diamonds and Squares fingerboard. This OO-28  is  very balanced . With a warm rich low end , that of East indian Rosewood , and crisp resonance from the Adirondak Top ! The all one piece hand carved Mahogany neck is very silky and smooth to play! Combined with a burst of power being a 1/2" deeper body OO can produce , without compromising the comfortability of this Custom Martin.

New Retail Price: $5164.90 — Wildwood's Price: $2998!

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SOLD....Martin Custom D45, VTS/TORREFIED Premium Adirondack/Rare Guatemalan Rosewood

TOTAL HOT HIDE GLUE CONSTRUCTION! Golden Era Adirondack 5/16" top braces, Hand-Scalloped and Forward Shifted. "45" Style Snowflake fingerboard inlay, Flamed European Maple body, neck, and headstock binding! Gold Vintage Butterbean tuning machines, Aging Toner, all Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Gloss finish--with a Satin Neck! Old Martin Stamp on the back of the headstock, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck which is carved in Martin's so very playable Modified Low Oval neck shape (1 3/4" nut width) with the popular Performing Artist Taper to the body! Genuine Ebony fingerboard and Guatemalan Rosewood Bridge. Presented with the Deluxe Custom Shop case!

Retail Price: $14,622.00 — Wildwood's Price: $8998!

 
C.F. Martin D-16 Adirondack top / Mahogany back and sides !

SOLD................Martin D-16 ADIRONDACK

This is a guitar almost too good to be true, at a very reasonable price!! The Adirondack top has Martin's luscious aging toner, which gives this fabulous instrument that "vintage" look. The Adirondack braces boost the response of the "Hybrid" scalloping of the top of this remarkably-good sounding -16 series guitar. What a crisp and sustained sound you get when you start picking this beauty! The vintage modified "V" shape, the dots fingerboard inlay, and solid Striped Ebony fingerboard and bridge, all finish out this guitar ! This Limited-Time Build Martin gives clear trebles, strong mid ranges, and a powerful bass! Genuine Mahogany is used for the back and sides, which gives that "clear as a bell" flatpicked response! The 1 3/4" nut width, and the modified V profile neck make for easy playability. Old-style 18 Tortoise is used for the body binding, along with the corresponding Old-style 18 rosette. A full gloss finish highlights this beautiful instrument.

Retail Price: $2799 — Wildwood's Price: $1699!

                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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SOLD....Martin Custom OM-28H Cutaway, Very Select Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

What an exciting and versatile guitar this is ! Whether played in open position or down the neck, the sound is rich, resonant and very well balanced. Hand-scalloped 1/4"Adirondack braces in a Vintage Golden Era pattern. Bold Herringbone top inlay with aging toner, with Tortoise Body Binding and Black/Maple purfling. Polished and beveled Tortoise pick guard, genuine Mahogany one-piece hand-carved neck with a 1 3/4" bone nut, Modified Low Oval/Performing Artist Taper carved neck, 2 3/16" String Spacing at the bridge, Nickel Gotoh tuning machines, Standard 25.4" scale length, 1930s-style belly bridge with a drop-in bone saddle, Old-Style Dots fingerboard inlay in Select Abalone pearl! This One-of -a -Kind Custom Martin is factory equipped with the always popular Fishman F1 Pickup with Tuner/Battery Box!

Retail Price: $5387.40 — Wildwood's Price: $3299!

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SOLD............Martin Custom D-18 Golden Era bracing, Adirondack Spruce/Genuine Mahogany, Vintage Burst Top!

Top Braces Adirondack, Hand-Scalloped, Forward-Shifted 5/16", Golden Era Pattern 1/4" Tone Bar! Grained Ivoroid Body Binding, One piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval carve with the Performing Artist Taper! Head plate decal is Authentic-Style (1933 Gold Lettering), 1930s-Style belly bridge, Old-Style "18" Dots in Select Abalone Pearl, Golden Age Relic Nickel tuners with Ivoroid Buttons! Beautiful Vintage-Style Burst top finish!

Retail Price: $4664.70 -- Wildwood's Price: $2799!

 

SOLD.................Martin Custom HD-18, Select Adirondack Spruce/Genuine Mahogany!

Top Braces Adirondack, Hand-Scalloped, Forward-Shifted 5/16", Golden Era Pattern with 1/4" Tone Bar! Tortoise Body Binding, Bold Herringbone top and Old-Style "18" Rosette with Black/Maple wood inlay, with aging toner. One piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval carve with the Performing Artist Taper, C. F. Martin "45" Block Headstock Inlay in Select Abalone Pearl! Gotoh Nickel Butterbean tuners, 1930s-Style belly bridge, aging Toner, Old-Style "18" Dots in Select Abalone Pearl!

Retail Price: $4939.55 -- Wildwood's Price: $2998!

Martin Custom Wildwood Dreadnought, Adirondack Spruce/Rare Madagascar Rosewood!

SOLD...........Martin Custom Wildwood Dreadnought, Adirondack Spruce/Rare Madagascar Rosewood!

How THRILLING it is to play this excellent Martin Custom Dreadnought! We were very moved by the fabulous Bass "rumble" that this guitar produces! In addition, this instrument also possesses the very clear trebles and strong mid-range tones that we have always loved in our Custom Martins! The Hand-Scalloped Adirondack braces on top are 5/16" wide--in a Golden Era taper--are combined with a 1/4" Tone Bar. The bracing pattern is forward-shifted, #3A. European Flamed Maple is used for the body binding, along with wood purfling. Style 45 Abalone Pearl rosette, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval shape with 1 11/16" at the nut. The Headplate features the C.F. Martin "45" Style block inlay using Select Abalone Pearl on Madagascar. High-gear ratio Gotoh Gold Butterbean tuning machines. Specially selected for Wildwood's fingerboard is the Alternate Torch-Inspired Select Abalone Pearl inlay!

Retail Price: $7408.80 — Wildwood's Price: $4498!

SOLD............Martin Custom Wildwood Dreadnought 28 Deluxe Authentic-thickness Adirondack Spruce Top/Madagascar Rosewood, TOTAL HOT HIDE GLUE CONSTRUCTION!!

Custom Golden Era hand-scalloped 5/16" top bracing, in a forward-shifted Custom Pattern #3A, with a 1/4" Tone Bar. Grained Ivoroid top body binding, Select Abalone Pearl "45"-style rosette, beveled and polished handmade Tortoise pick guard. One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck (1 11/16" bone nut) with an incredibly trim and comfortable Modified Low Oval/PA Taper carve neck, Black Ebony headplate, with "C.F. Martin" block Abalone Pearl inlay in the headstock! Grover Gold tuning machines, with Vintage buttons. Old style dot fingerboard inlays in Select Abalone Pearl! Aging toner top, Vintage belly bridge, drop-in saddle.

Retail Price: $8618.85 — Wildwood's Price: $4998!

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SOLD...............Martin Custom HD28V Wildwood, PREMIUM PLUS Adirondack, VTS Torrefied, SUPER-Rare Guatemalan Rosewood!

The Guatemalan Rosewood used for this guitar is the rarest of that Species that Martin has EVER acquired! There were very few sets of this Rosewood available. It looks like--and should sound like--extinct Brazilian Rosewood! This dreadnought instrument features Premium Adirondack, "VTS preselected for Wildwood." This top has been Torrified, to reproduce 80 years of continuous playing! The top hand-scalloped bracing is 5/16" wide with a 1/4" Tone Bar, and Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. Grained Ivoroid binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. 28-Style Marquis rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. 1930s-style belly bridge. Grover Gold tuning machines. "45" Style C.F. Martin Block inlay in Select Abalone Pearl, on a rare Guatemalan Rosewood head plate. Short Pattern Diamond and Square fingerboard inlays.

New Retail Price: $8916.85 — Wildwood's Price: $4899!

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SOLD.......................Martin DCPA4, Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

The DCPA4 Rosewood is a most welcome model to Martin's incredibly easy-playing and still great-sounding Performing Artist Series! This model features a 14-fret cutaway with fast and comfortable Performing Artist profile necks, and Fishman’s F1 Analog onboard electronics. All solid woods, very fast neck, great Martin sound! Perfect for all performing artists. 

Retail Price: $2149 — Wildwood's  Special Price: $1499!

Martin DCPA4 Rosewood Specs : https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/performing-artist-series/dcpa4-rosewood/

 

SOLD....Martin Custom D-28, Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

 Custom Hand-Scalloped 5/16" Golden Era Adirondack Braces, 1/4" Tone Bar, in a Vintage Forward-Shifted #3A Pattern! Grained Ivoroid Top Binding, with Black Fiber Inlay! Tortoise Pick Guard, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 11/16" at the bone nut, Modified Low Oval Carve--2 1/8" String Spacing at the Fine Black Ebony bridge, 1930s Style Belly Bridge, with a "Drop-in Bone Saddle. Golden Age Relic Nickel Tuning Machines! Old Style Abalone Pearl Dot Inlays on the Fine Black Ebony fingerboard inlay, Aging Toner on the top!

Retail Price: $4492.93 — Wildwood's Price: $2699!

 
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SOLD......................Martin Custom OM-28H, 12-FRET-JOIN, Very Select Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

Simple but perfect ! This lovely Martin features hand-scalloped 1/4"Adirondack braces in a Vintage Golden Era pattern. Bold Herringbone top inlay with aging toner, with Tortoise Body Binding and Black/Maple purfling. Polished and beveled Tortoise pick guard, genuine Mahogany one-piece hand-carved neck with a 1 3/4" bone nut, Modified Low Oval/Performing Artist Taper carved neck, 2 3/16" String Spacing at the bridge, Nickel Gotoh tuning machines, Standard 25.4" scale length, 1930s-style belly bridge with a drop-in bone saddle, Old-Style Dots fingerboard inlay in Select Abalone pearl.

Retail Price: $4938.45 — Wildwood's Price: $$2998!

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SOLD.....................Martin Custom OM-28V, Very Select Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood!

Bold Herringbone Top Inlay, Grained Ivoroid body binding with Black/Maple wood fiber inlays, Adirondack Hand-Scalloped 1/4" Golden Era bracing, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany Modified Low Oval neck with Performing Artist taper, C.F. Martin Block Inlay in Select Abalone Pearl in the Rosewood head plate overlay, Gotoh Nickel Open-Gear tuners with Butterbean knobs, Diamond-and-Square Short Pattern fingerboard inlay in Select Abalone Pearl, 1930s-Style Belly bridge, Aging Toner.

Retail Price: $5465.15 -- Wildwood's Price: $3299!

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SOLD.....Martin Custom OM Wildwood, PREMIUM PLUS Adirondack, VTS Torrefied, SUPER-Rare Guatemalan Rosewood!

The Guatemalan Rosewood, nicknamed "The Rose", used for this guitar is the rarest of that Species which Martin has EVER acquired! There were only very few sets of this Rosewood available. It looks like--and should sound like--extinct Brazilian Rosewood! This OM instrument features Premium Adirondack, "VTS preselected for Wildwood." This top has been Torrified, to reproduce 80 years of continuous playing! The top hand-scalloped bracing is 1/4" wide, and Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. Tortoise body binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. Old-style black fiber and Maple rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. 1930s-style belly bridge. Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Grover nickel tuning machines. "45" Style C.F. Martin Block inlay in Select Abalone Pearl, on a rare Guatemalan Rosewood head plate!

NEW Retail Price: $8369.35Wildwood's Price: $4799!

Martin OMCPA4, Sapele/Sitka Spruce!

ALL GONE....Martin OMCPA4, Sapele/Sitka Spruce

A fine-sounding, all-solid SAPELE wood Martin! PLay in your studio, or take this to OpeN Mic night! It will do you proud! It ALSO SOUNDS GREAT!!! MAP: $1499; Martin's Retail Price: $1899.

Martin OMCPA4 Sapele Specs : https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/performing-artist-series/omcpa4/

 

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SOLD............1967 Vintage Martin, D12-35 12-String, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce!

 

This "Fair to Good" condition 1967 D12-35 Brazilian model (SN #227147) was made using the finest back-and-side tone wood from which a guitar can be made!  Its Sitka Spruce top--with repaired cracks that are visible--rewards your vintage guitar lust with a rich, darkened lacquer tone that reminds you of its fine Martin heritage! Take a deep breath before being bowled over by the exquisite-looking Brazilian Rosewood sides and (3 piece) back; the old Mahogany neck is joined to the "S" body at the 12th fret.  The neck--1 7/8" at the nut, with a 24.9" scale length--has been re-set and re-fretted., with the non-adjustable truss rod retained. Action is low and buttery, and the fingerboard capos nicely--although you will want to play this without a capo as much a possible. Its sonorous voice can resonate the fillings from your teeth!! The Grover tuners are the original enclosed six-on-a-plate and USA-made, with chrome buttons; condition of the Grovers is very good..  You will love the bound ebony fretboard, dot inlays, ebony bridge, and a new black pick guard; the hand-carved slotted headstock features a matching Brazilian rosewood overlay, to complete this acoustic masterpiece!! A newer hardshell case comes with! A veritable Vintage masterpiece, with sounds superlative beyond all expectations, this fine 12-string guitar will be a cherished addition to any acoustic lover's instrument collection!

Wildwood's Price: $1998!

Jean proudly displaying one of our Italian Alpine tops!

CELEBRATE WITH US! What a Joy To Have Partnered with the Larrivee Family for 29 Precious Years!

As we approach our retirement, please enjoy this list of our hand-crafted Larrivee Guitars--most of them made exclusively for us, here at Wildwood Music! The photos are of Jean Larrivee, Johnny (John Jr.) Larrivee, and Matthew Larrivee, all personally hand-building our fabulous Custom Wildwood instruments! The Larrivee Guitar-Building Lineage is firmly rooted, and will endure for years to come!

We have just a select few treasures still available, with the exquisite, dense and very Rare Quilted Genuine Mahogany,  the 500-year-old Italian Alpine Spruce, Premium East Indian Rosewood and the Master-Grade Cedar!  Please don't miss this last chance to add to your collection one of these Custom Larrivee guitars, at such incredibly LOW prices!

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SOLD....Larrivee Custom P-03, Zebrawood/Italian Alpine Spruce!

This fine and rare African tone wood is establishing itself as another wonderful choice for acoustic guitars! Also called "Zebrano", this has the same density and resonance as East Indian Rosewood, but with a special nuance that gives this Custom Larrivee Parlor its signature tones! Italian Alpine Spruce effectively marries the powerful voice of this Zebrawood guitar with the very responsive openness of its rare Italian top!

Retail Price: $2448 — Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1098!

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SOLD........Larrivee Custom P-05, Italian Alpine Spruce/Quilted Mahogany!

This guitar plays like a little angel!! Jean Larrivee found the top for this guitar near the grove of trees where Stradivari got the tops for his violins. (Did you know Stradivari also made two small-bodied guitars?!!) The very special woods on this instrument are protected with Larrivee's beautiful and great-sounding Full Gloss finish. For binding, Jean Larrivee chose attractive Maple. A hard shell case completes the embrace of this fabulous creation! This divine Parlour has a very clear, pure voice, and makes a fabulous music companion!!

Retail Price: $3448. — Wildwood's Price: $2068.

 

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SOLD...........Larrivee Custom 00-09, Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

If you have never experienced the absolute thrill and joy of playing one of Jean Larrivee's 00 models, this would be a great one to take home. Although joined at the 12th fret to the body, its scale length is Larrivee's standard 25.5"! This length gives the guitar a tremendous wallop for its smaller size.This is incredible, considering the body depth is only 4.25". The overall 39" length makes this a perfect "couch" guitar, where you can comfortably placate that ever-creative muse inside you, yearning to proclaim your best compositions! There are some small marks on the top. This is a new instrument with lifetime warranty. 

Retail Price: $3908— Wildwood's Price:$2344!

 

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SOLD..........Larrivee Custom 00-03, East Indian Rosewood/Cedar!

We are so very pleased with the Master Grade Cedar that crowns this Custom 00! It offers a tonal power closer to that of Redwood, and still retains the warmth and openness of the Cedar tops most musicians are familiar with. And, the East Indian Rosewood has been personally-selected by John Larrivee, Jr. This is a winner!

Retail Price: $2448 — Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER  SPECIAL!! $1498!

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SOLD.....Martin Custom Wildwood Dreadnought Model, Rare Cocobolo Rosewood/Fine Adirondack Spruce!

Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 5/16" in a Golden Era pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black Wood fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style 28 Bold Herringbone Rosette, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability. Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock. C.F. Martin script Select Abalone Pearl logo on the headplate, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines. Aging Toner on the top. Traditional "Foden-Style" fingerboard inlay-first used in 1911, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl!

NEW Retail Price: $7329.- Wildwood's Price: $3498!

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SOLD........Larrivee Custom OM-03, Quilted Mahogany/Cedar!

No one knows for sure what causes figuring or quilting in Mahogany. Some posit that it is a genetic anomaly; others speculate that the tree grew in a ravine, and--unable to grow straight and tall--adapted to its curved environs. What Jean Larrivee found was that his acquired "Hog" was beautiful to the eye, and seemed to possess more power and warmth than his regular Series. He thinks it is a bit denser, but also more flexible. In this fine guitar he paired this rare Quilted Mahogany with his exceptional Premium Cedar top. What a miracle in music you will experience, in playing this guitar! Until you play this fabulous combination of Premium Cedar and Rare Quilted Genuine Mahogany, you cannot imagine the pure acoustic joy this OM Custom Larrivee will bring!

Retail Price: $2648 — Wildwood's Price: $1594.

 

SOLD..............Martin Custom D42 BRAZILIAN Rosewood/ Ancient Englemann High-Elevation Spruce

 The serial number for this hand-crafted treasure is #509824 , started in 1991. Since this fine guitar has never been owned, the Original Lifetime Warranty Papers will be awarded to the first owner!

New Retail Price: $40,000.00Wildwood's Price: $14,998.00

 

Martin 000, Cowboy III

SOLD....Martin 000, Cowboy III, Limited Edition!

This wonderful Cowboy III, is #350 of 750. The noted artist, Robert Armstrong, depicted Chris( C.F.Martin) on the III as "busting a bronco". This instrument comes with its original hard, plush, designer case, and has Martin's lifetime warranty! This fun guitar is made with High Pressure Laminate body, and laminated "durabond" neck, crafted in Martin's very comfortable Modified Low Oval shape. The 1 11/16" nut is made of black Corian, as is the saddle; and, the fingerboard is matching black Richlite. After playing this great instrument, you will wonder how Martin was able to get them to sound SOO good at such a wonderful price! This guitar travels well, and will be a joy to play around any campfire, chuckwagon-or anywhere else! 

 Retail Price: $1,199

Wildwood's Price: $699(with really cool case)

 

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SOLD..........Larrivee Custom OM-03, East Indian Rosewood/Cedar!

Looking for a comfortable instrument  with a Master Grade Cedar top that sounds full and rich?  Here is a special orchestra model to suit the most discerning player. Herringbone top trim. Maple Script Name and headstock Border!  With action so easy and "buttery", the joy of songs you will play will be intensified.

Retail Price: $2648 — Wildwood's Price: $1594.

 

SOLD.....Martin SPECIAL D16H, 1991, Genuine Mahogany/Aged Sitka Spruce!

This Wonderful guitar was the prototype for the D18 Vintage Reissue. Our precious D16H was a forerunner guitar, to test the water for Martin to make the D18-V Vintage series! This instrument, in nearly-new condition, features a much trimmer Low Profile Neck, with the original Martin Hand-carved dovetail neck to body join. 1 11/16" at the nut. The Long Pattern Diamond and Squares inlay graces the Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Herringbone rosette, Vintage Forward-shifted, hand-scalloped top bracing. Tortoise pick guard, Ivoroid bridge pins with Pearl "eye" and very handsome Pearl tuning buttons!  As is typical with the pre-war D18s this guitar is very light in weight. It is factory equipped with the Thin-line 332 under the bridge saddle pick-up. This guitar is extremely vibrant and responsive!! Original Hard shell case. Lifetime Warranty papers! Less then 1000 D16-H's were made in 1991!

More photos in our Vault!

 

 Wildwood's Price: $1599!

Never-been-owned Guitar with Lifetime warranty!
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SOLD.....Martin Custom Wildwood 0M Model, Rare Cocobolo Rosewood/Fine Adirondack Spruce!

C.F. Martin script logo on the head plate, inlaid with Select Abalone Pearl! Grover Gold, Vintage-Style tuning machines, Aging Toner on the top. Custom hand-scalloped top bracing, 1/4" in a Golden Era pattern. Grained Ivoroid body binding, Black Wood fiber/Maple inlay purfling, (all wood--no plastic), Style 28 Bold Herringbone Rosette, one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, Modified Low Oval neck carve, with Performing Artist Taper for VERY comfortable playability. Golden Era-style Diamond-and-Square pattern, inlaid in Ebony fingerboard, using Select Abalone Pearl! Bone nut measures 1 3/4", and Martin used their old Martin Stamp impression on the back of the headstock. NEW Retail Price: $7329. Wildwood's Price: $3698!

Larrivee Custom D-10 Extinct Brazilian Rosewood/ Very Rare German Alpine Spruce

SOLD.....Larrivee Custom D-10 Extinct Brazilian Rosewood/ Very Rare German Alpine Spruce

This extraordinary guitar was hand-crafted by Jean Larrivee himself and the pearl inlays and engravings were done by his wife Wendy, who is a well known artist in her own right! The combination of Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce produces a spectacular voice when either flat-picked or fingerpicked ! The headstock represents many faces of the "Jester" just as you will find enjoyment in playing many different styles on this one -of -a-kind Custom instrument! The exquisite Vase and Vine fingerboard uses colorful abalone pearl to enhance your playing pleasure. A true TREASURE !!! 

Retail Price: $14,748Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $6998!

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SOLD...........Larrivee Custom DV03E- Italian Alpine top/ Figured Mahogany Back and Sides!

Years ago I searched for a Mahogany dreadnought guitar that posessed that classic "Hog" power, and still produced lush tones when I fingerpicked! I wish this fine Figured Mahogany classic had been available then!! But here, with its glorious Italian Alpine Spruce top that Jean Larrivee recovered from the classic forest glens of Cremona, Italy, this hand-crafted by John, Jr. Larrivee guitar is waiting to be lovingly embraced by you! And, as an added treat, you get to enjoy the warm and powerful L.R. Baggs pickup--with an on-board chromatic tuner to boot!

Retail Price: $3548Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER SPECIAL!! $1499!

Martin Custom GRAND PERFORMANCE , Cutaway, Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood, Fishman F1 PICKUP!

SOLD..........Martin Custom One -Of-Kind GRAND PERFORMANCE size, Cutaway, Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood, Fishman F1 PICKUP!

 Custom Hand-Scalloped 5/16" Golden Era Adirondack Braces, 1/4" Tone Bar, in a Forward-Shifted #41 Pattern! Grained Ivoroid Top Binding, with Black Fiber Inlay! Polished and Beveled OM Teardrop Tortoise Pick Guard, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the bone nut, Performing Artist Neck Profile--2 3/16" String Spacing at the Fine Black Ebony, 1930s Style Belly Bridge, with a "Drop-in Bone Saddle. Golden Age Relic Nickel Tuning Machines! Old Style Abalone Pearl Dots inlaid on the Fine Black Ebony fingerboard, Aging Toner on the top, Fishman F1 Pickup with onboard Chromatic Tuner!

Retail Price: $4589.23 — Wildwood's Price: $2799!

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SOLD.....Larrivee Custom L05, Jester Headstock Inlay!

Natural beauty, reflecting the glory of God's creation, is magnificently displayed in the rich Genuine Brazilian Mahogany which Jean Larrivee used when he built this excellent L-body acoustic guitar! In addition, Jean also selected his finest Sitka Spruce, perhaps from an Alaskan tree that began its life over 1000 years ago, for its dynamic soundboard! Jean's reverence for this guitar top's beauty and its exquisite perfection is evident by his choice of a clear pickguard. Wendy Larrivee, Jean's wife, artistically designed and skillfully hand-inlaid the JESTER in the headstock! Use a flatpick to accompany a praise tune, or experience the eminently sweet music of this precious Mahogany when you play your fingerstyle verses!

Retail Price: $3598 — Wildwood's Price: $2199!

For more photos of this guitar head over to our Vault catagory

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SOLD....Larrivee Custom LV03RE! Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

Here's the Custom Italian Alpine Top model with East Indian Rosewood, the one you all have been hoping for! What power, what depth of dark tonality this possesses! ,L.R. Baggs Stage Pro Element Pickup--which has an on-board electronic tuner--this great Johnny Larrivee creation (he hand-signed the label personally) really cranks out harmonious, full-voiced melodies! The special cosmetic touches of the beautiful herringbone trim, and the hand-inlaid Maple Larrivee script and Maple border in the headstock are wonderful bonuses.You will be seriously impressed when you play this Custom Larrivee!

Retail Price: $3148. — Wildwood's Price: 

 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1599!

Martin Custom Wildwood M/0000, Authentic-Style (Thinned to .105 Thickness), Adirondack Spruce Top/Rare Madagascar Rosewood!

SOLD.....................Martin Custom Wildwood M/0000, Authentic-Style (Thinned to .105 Thickness), Adirondack Spruce Top/Rare Madagascar Rosewood!

This OOOO/M size guitar features the best 0f both worlds! Like a Dreadnought, the bass is powerful and deep. Like an Orchestra Model, the mid ranges are warm and rich with perfect sustain. The trebles are clear and  articulate but not too bright. Custom Golden Era hand-scalloped 5/16" top bracing, in a Custom Pattern #2B, with a 1/4" Tone Bar. Grained Ivoroid top body binding, Select Abalone Pearl "45"-style rosette, beveled and polished Teardrop Tortoise pick guard. One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck (1 3/4" bone nut) with a Modified Low Oval/PA Taper carve neck, with a shorter scale length, Black Ebony headplate, with "C.F. Martin" block Abalone Pearl inlay in the headstock! Grover Gold tuning machines, with Vintage buttons. The alternate torch fingerboard inlay uses the most Select Abalone Pearl! Aging toner top, Vintage belly bridge.

Retail Price: $7110.15 — Wildwood's Price: $4399

Martin Custom Grand J 28V, 12-String, Adirondack/East Indian Rosewood!

SOLD............Martin Custom, Grand J28V, 12-STRING, Adirondack/East Indian Rosewood!

This may be the NICEST 12-string guitar we have ever had, here at Wildwood Music--in the last 35 years! Martin's luthiers suggested a special, Custom top bracing on this guitar, consisting of non-scalloped 5/16" Cross Braces, with 5/16" Graduated Scalloped Tone Bars! What a significant increase in sound! Bound in a creme-toned Grained Ivoroid, and inlaid with the Traditional Long Pattern Diamond and Square fingerboard pattern, this instrument ventures forth with one of Martin's finest Jumbo creations in their storied history! They celebrated this marvelous one-of-a-kind guitar, innovating their design by making the neck very trim: 1 13/16" at the nut, and carving the neck using their so popular Modified Low Oval shape! Finally, Martin decided to use their amazingly easy-to-playShort Scale on this marvelous acoustic behemoth! Its rich, resonant, powerful voice that "Fills the Heavens"!! You will be captivated by your very first strum of this glorious Custom Martin 12-string!

New Retail: $5962.90 — Wildwood's Price: $3498!

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SOLD....Larrivee Custom LV-03RE, East Indian Rosewood/Cedar

Jean used his finest Cedar tops for this special guitar, and matched it with his powerful East Indian Rosewood! It's one-piece Mahogany neck, the artful Maple binding, its classic Herringbone top inlay, and the specially-inlaid Maple wood headstock script inlay all make this guitar a superb value and an excellent player for those who want fine playability and standout performance! L.R. Baggs Element pick-up, with an accurate on-board tuner installed.

Retail Price: $3148 — Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1399!

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SOLD.....Larrivee Custom LV-03E, All-Quilted Mahogany!

Quilted Mahogany is very rare, and its greater density makes it an excellent choice for this instrument's top--as well as its back and sides! The rich voice of this guitar resonates with a more "funky" sound, and is perfect for bluesy styles--whether flatpicking or fingerpicking. And when you lay your slide to the strings of this soulfull soundbox, its plaintive wail will chill your bone marrow!! Still, our special Custom Quilted Mahogany guitar would sound beautiful playing many different styles of music. Because of the rarity of the wood, this guitar will be a treasured family heirloom, to be lovingly treasured and passed down to future generations.

Retail Price: $3698Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER  SPECIAL!!  $1399!

Larrivee Custom LV-03 E- Cedar top/Peruvian Walnut back and sides !

SOLD.....Larrivee Custom LV-03E, Peruvian Walnut/Cedar!

This exotic, dark chocolate-colored Walnut wood is more expensive than our domestic versions. It is akin to the highly-regarded Claro Walnut and English Walnut species used by American, Irish, and other European guitar builders! Jean graciously made this available to Wildwood for our large Custom order, and we are so happy to provide it to you at our widely-celebrated low prices! Wait until you hear this seductive-sounding tropical rainforest find with the Cedar-on-steroids top--what a happy "jolt" of melody!

Retail Price: $3398Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1399!

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SOLD..................Martin Custom Wildwood M/0000, Cutaway, Fishman Matrix Infinity Pickup, Adirondack Spruce /Wild-Grained East Indian Rosewood!

THIS ADIRONDACK TOP IS SANDED TO THE AUTHENTIC MODEL THICKNESS, FOR MAGNIFIED SOUND!! Custom Golden Era hand-scalloped 5/16" top bracing, in a forward-shifted Custom Pattern #2B, with a 1/4" Tone Bar. Grained Ivoroid top body binding, Select Abalone Pearl "45"-style rosette, beveled and polished handmade Tortoise pick guard. One-piece Genuine Mahogany neck (1 3/4" bone nut) with a Modified Low Oval/PA Taper carve neck, a shorter scale length makes this guitar so very playable. Black Ebony headplate, with "C.F. Martin" block Abalone Pearl 45-Style inlay in the headstock! Grover Gold tuning machines, with Vintage buttons. Old style dot fingerboard inlays in Select Abalone Pearl! Vintage belly bridge, Aging Toner top, Fishman Matrix Infinity Pickup!

Retail Price: $6072.35 — Wildwood's Price: $3698!

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SOLD.....Larrivee Custom LV-03E Figured Mahogany/ Italian Alpine

This wonderful Larrivee body guitar is another of our thrilling instruments in the Wildwood Custom collection of Larrivees! The shape is the famous "L" body, and carries forward that lusty traditional Mahogany sound!  With the Italian Alpine top, you really get a warm and passionate response! This treasure will carry in a packed "jam" room, and then some! This is a well-crafted acoustic treasure, that does its job with a this rare Gorgeous Figured Mahogany . Yes, we upgraded this guitar with Herringbone trim around the top and in the rosette. Johnny Larrivee--Jean Larrivee's son--demonstrates what we can expect from the artful and skilled Second Generation of builders in this great Company! He is the one who inlaid the Maple border and Maple Larrivee script name in the headstock.  For sure, this guitar is a true winner! Comes with a factory installed L.R. Baggs Element pick-up so that you can share this lovely acoustic sound!

Retail Price: $3548 — Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1599.

Larrivee Custom LV 05 E, ALL Brazilian Mahogany!

SOLD....Larrivee Custom LV 05 E, ALL Brazilian Mahogany!

This breathtakingly-gorgeous Custom guitar, with Mahogany Top, Back, and Sides, has the addition of a cutaway to expand the upper reaches of playing capability.Equipped with the finest L. R. Baggs Anthem pickup, you can easily share the joy found in this guitar, with others,  through your amp or PA system. The exquisite tone is sweetly-melodious; and, being entirely Mahogany, projects lovely clarity and embracing warmth at the same time!

Retail Price: $4098 — Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! $2298!

 

SOLD.....Martin Custom M/0000, Cutaway, Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood, Fishman F1 PICKUP!

Custom Hand-Scalloped 5/16" Golden Era Adirondack Braces, 1/4" Tone Bar, in a Forward-Shifted #2A Pattern! Grained Ivoroid Top Binding, with Black Fiber Inlay! Tortoise Pick Guard, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the bone nut, Performing Artist Neck Profile- String Spacing is 2 3/16" at the Fine Black Ebony, 1930s Style Belly Bridge, with a "Drop-in Bone Saddle. Golden Age Relic Nickel Tuning Machines! Old Style Abalone Pearl Dots inlaid on the Fine Black Ebony fingerboard, Aging Toner on the top, Fishman F1 Pickup with onboard Chromatic Tuner!

Retail Price: $4760.43 — Wildwood's Price: $2899!

Larrivee LV-05E, Fine Brazilian Mahogany/Italian Alpine Spruce

SOLD.....Larrivee Custom LV-05E, Fine Brazilian Mahogany/Italian Alpine Spruce

Here is a wonderful  Genuine Mahogany Larrivee with beautiful, lush golden brown woods on back and sides, and one of our special Italian Alpine Spruce tops Jean Larrivee bought while searching for wood in Cremona, Italy! This guitar has Snakewood binding, and our Herringbone trim around the top, as well as bridge wings and the Ab rosette. The 18:1 Faradyne tuning machines assist in keeping your instrument in perfect pitch, and your tonally-nuanced, finger-styled or flatpicked compositions dance through these stunningly-crafted woods! You can appreciate the true reproduction of sound through your amp when powered by the on-board L.R. Baggs Anthem electronics! Expect big, full, basses, and clear, strong mids and trebles!

Retail Price: $3998— Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! $2198!

SOLD.....Martin HD-28E Retro! We would love to order another one for you!

We wondered why this HD-28 sounded so GOOD! Of course, ALL of them are great acoustically, but most are not equipped with a pickup, like this Retro model. At first, as we played it through an acoustic amp, we were amazed at how great those Pre-war imaged guitars responded through the Fishman F1 pickup! So rich, so strong, so masterful were the glorious, amplified sounds! But then we unplugged, and this finely-crafted guitar continued to surprise and please! A look at Martin's specs revealed the reasons for this excellent acoustic Martin. The 5/16" braces were "forward-shifted', which meant that the trebles and mid-ranges notes were more clear and distinct; while the bass is still prominent, it blends more evenly. And playability was incredible, too; Martin's genius-level builders fashioned their already-comfortable Modified Low Oval neck with the very popular Performance taper--giving a very slim run from the 1 3/4" bone nut to the 14-fret join! MAP: $3659; Martin"s Retail Price: $4599

Martin HD28E specs:https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/retro-series/hd-28e-retro/

 

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SOLD.....Larrivee Custom LV03, Quilted Mahogany/Cedar

This is such a special Custom Larrivee LV-03, and we are so very proud of the workmanship, the consummate pride, and the superior materials that were used in making this unbelieveably great- sounding Master Grade Cedar and Genuine South American Mahogany guitar. We asked that Herringbone trim be used around the top, because it just gives this guitar such an elegant appeal! As you view all the pictures notice that every detail of binding and purfling are exact and cleanly aligned. The hand-inlaid Maple Larrivee script in the headstock and the clean lines of the Maple outline around the headstock border all visually speak to the extreme care and love of precision this instrument received in its individual crafting! 

Retail Price: $3048. — Wildwood's Price:

SUPER SPECIAL !!  $1399!

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SOLD.....Larrivee Custom LV-10E, Italian Alpine Spruce, East Indian Rosewood

Bedecked with the most sparkling Abalone pearl, this guitar sounds as glorious as it looks! Precise Faradyne tuning machines, elegant matching fretboard inlay and bridge wings--along with the Abalone pearl on the gorgeous Italian Spruce top all make this guitar a must have in your high-end collection.The acoustic voice is like an angel from heaven! When you plug in to the upgraded Lloyd Baggs Anthem pickup, you know that this guitar always displays the true dulcet tones you loved when you first played this guitar, and made it your own!

Retail Price: $5258 — Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER SPECIAL! $2898!

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SOLD.....Larrivee Custom LV-09RE, Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

The Beautiful Herringbone trim surrounding the top of this fine Italian Alpine wood, and the luxurious Rosewood back and sides make this guitar "picture perfect."  the 18:1 Faradyne tuning machines, and the Anthem pickup all are delightful upgrades we have chosen for this Custom guitar!

Retail Price: $4462 — Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! $2498!

 

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SOLD...........Larrivee LV-O5E, Genuine Natural Mahogany/Sitka Spruce!

This terrific-sounding Larrivee is "new old stock" that has been lovingly kept in our Wildwood humidity-and-temperature-controlled environment. This instrument not only features the fine Larrivee 05 appointments but is upgraded with Ebony/Abalone Pearl bridge pins and Ebony tuning machine buttons! Outfitted with the outstanding LR Baggs IMIX pick up, this guitar, crafted with real South American Mahogany and Old-growth Sitka Spruce, will really command your attention!

Retail Price: $3648 — Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER SPECIAL! $1699

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SOLD....Larrivee Custom L-10E- Extinct Brazilian Rosewood

This very special guitar was  hand-crafted by Jean Larrivee himself! After it was completed ,he hand signed the back of the headstock! This fabulous instrument boasts extinct "Dalbergia Nigra" Brazilian Rosewood back and sides ! The top is crafted from the finest Master Grade Sitka Spruce. Genuine Abalone pearl is used for the trim. Jean chose the always popular L.R. Baggs iMix pickup. This guitar will be handed down as a precious family Heirloom for generation after generation!! 

Retail Price: $12,948. — Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $3998!

 

 

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SOLD...Martin D16RGT, East Indian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce, all solid woods!

You really need an all-solid Rosewood and Spruce Dreadnought which cqn "keep up" with everybody in the jam, but you have to keep within your Family Budget. Your spouse loves you and wants you to have a great-sounding Martin, and--low and behold--you discover this extremely loud and very pleasantly-priced D16R! And, even more wonderful, at Wildwood, your very low price includes Martin's hardshell, plush case! You NEED to come and play this fine Martin today! 

Retail Price: $2299. — Wildwood's Price: $1399!

Martin D 16R GT Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/16-series/d-16rgt/

 

Larrivee Custom LV-09E, UNICORN Headstock, Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

SOLD.....Larrivee CUSTOM LV-09E, Unicorn Headstock, Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

Discover an uncommonly-gifted luthier, add a workbench and some luthier tools, discover a 500 year old log of the finest Italian Alpine Spruce--the likes of which the fabled Stradavari acquired for his incomparable violins--(from the forest near Cremona,Italy) and mix it with another acquisition of wondrously Old- Growth East Indian Rosewood. Mix for several months, add the marvelous Lloyd Baggs Anthem pickup, attach 18:1 geared Faradyne tuning machines, inlay Herringbone trim around the top and Abalone bridge wings, and you get a most desireable instrument! The music you will make with this precious Custom Larrivee will enthrall you from your very first meeting! This fabulous one-of-a-kind Custom Larrivee features a mighty Unicorn which was inlaid by Wendy Larrivee! In mythology, the Unicorn represents a protector and defender. As the owner of this fine guitar, you will draw inspiration from the breathtaking beauty of this intricately inlaid headstock. Altogether an instrument for the absolutely most discriminating guitar connoisseur!

Retail Price: $5338— Wildwood's Price: WILDWOOD SPECIAL! $2599!

 

SOLD....Taylor GABE Extinct BRAZILIAN Rosewood Back and Sides/ Englemann Spruce Top

YES!!...this Exquisite Taylor Limited Edition is made from True Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia Nigra)! The top wood is Master Grade Englemann Alpine Spruce. The sound of this guitar is as extraordinary as you could ever imagine! The fingerboard displays a beautiful Tree-Of-Life inlay crafted with rare Abalone Pearl with matching headstock and bridge inlays! This is a new instrument that has never been owned and comes with a lifetime warranty.It has always been kept in museum-quality humidity and temperature controls. Built in 1995 this beauty is #9 of only 50 that were made! The interior label is numbered and hand-signed by Bob Taylor.

Retail Price: $13,978.00 — Wildwood's Price: $6998.

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SOLD.....Larrivee Custom L-03, Peruvian Walnut/Cedar!

Peruvian Walnut! What a fine sounding wood! Might Walnut that grows anywhere else sound as sweet? When you play this Custom L-body, you will absolutely LOVE the enchanting sounds emanating forth from this beautiful wood grown in Peru! And the Special Cedar John Jr. uses is a stiffer wood than Cedar usually is known for, and joyfully projects your stylings!

Retail Price: $2815 — Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1498.

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SOLD....1901 George Washburn Parlor guitar ,Extinct Brazilian Rosewood/ Spruce

 

Hand-crafted in 1901...Yes, this lady will soon be celebrating her 117th birthday! She is so very playable and has such a dynamic voice. The top is probably Adirondack Spruce, but the old records are not very clear on this. The Brazilian back and sides are Quarter Sawn. With roots going back before the Civil War, Washburn began as a partnership between George Washburn Lyon and Patrick Healy. Formed in Chicago, Illinois, Washburn has been building stringed instruments since 1883. An American institution, Washburn has built guitars, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, and more throughout the years. Many of the biggest names in music have played old Washburn guitars. Her serial number is 256150 She is called an "1897 Style". I (Marty) have had the pleasure of owning her for the past 30 years, and am now looking for someone very special to be her loving caretaker!

Wildwood's Price: $799!

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SOLD.........Larrivee Custom LJ 10, Extinct Brazilian Rosewood

The Glory of this amazing, one-of-a-kind Custom is richly reflected in the Ancient Brazilian Rosewood, which sounds like no other  tone wood used in crafting fine guitars!  Potent, luxurious bass notes overflow into a continuous musical river filled with sparkling trebles and powerful mid-range voices! Jean Larrivee used his last, finest set of very old-growth Brazilian in this Larrivee Jumbo model. You can tell it is from a log felled over 100 years ago, especially because of its two-piece back, which could only come from a long-gone large Brazilian log, cut before the years leading up to that wood's extinction in the 20th Century. Jean also selected his finest set of Sitka Spruce, perhaps from an Alaskan tree that began its life over 1000 years ago! Jean's reverence for this guitar top's beauty and its exquisite perfection is evident by his choice of a clear pickguard. Wendy Larrivee, Jean's wife, artistically designed and LOVINGLY hand-inlaid the TAMBOURINE LADY in the headstock! Custom Presentation bridge wing inlays, and Custom Torch fingerboard inlays--with each Torch individually hand-engraved--complete this musical instrument MASTERPIECE!

Retail Price: $11,498 — Wildwood's Price: $4998!

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SOLD.........Larrivee D-09

High Quality East Indian Rosewood back and sides and Sitka Spruce top. Very comfortable solid one-piece Genuine Mahogany neck. It is trimmed out with Flamed Maple binding, Abalone Pearl rosette and Larrivee script name in Pearl. This wonderful Dreadnought possesses a thundering well- balanced tone that one would expect from a finely-crafted instrument. Great sounding, great playing, great price!

Retail Price: $3398 — Wildwood's Price: 

SUPER SPECIAL! $1799

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SOLD.........Larrivee Custom P03, East Indian Rosewood/Cedar!

How much more praise can we heap upon these Oh-So-Wonderful Custom Parlor Larrivees? Well, here's some more! This Cedar-topped musically-delicious morsel is another joyous addition to the variety of symphonic tastes you are developing; and as you grow, musically and spiritually, you appreciate this more 'open-sounding' Rosewood guitar! Plenty of bass, and delightful mids and trebles make your daily cares vanish, and take you into that blessed, lyrical place where you create poems and songs! Could we even add, "Heavenly?"

Retail Price: $2448 — Wildwood's Price:

 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! $1098!

Larrivee Custom D03, Italian Alpine SpruceTop/ Solid Mahogany Back and sides

SOLD.........Larrivee Custom D03, Italian Alpine SpruceTop/ Solid Mahogany Back and sides

Inlaid Herringbone Trim around the entire top and also around the soundhole rosette really sets off the solid, rare Italian Alpine Spruce on top, and high quality solid Mahogany, Again, Wildwood offers this fine, personally hand-signed Larrivee at such an upbelieveable price--hardshell case included! This is just the perfect size guitar you want for that boisterous Dreadnought which produces a wondrous driving roar to your Irish or Scottish-inspired bluegrass fiddle tunes. Fingerpickers will also be pleased with the crisp trebles, due to Larrivee's ingenious tapered, forward shifted symetrical bracing system! The shimmering sounds and confident tones from this glorious joining of European Alpine and South American Genuine Mahogany is certain to generate captivating and glorious musical adventures !

 Retail Price: $2398Wildwood's Price: $1438

SUPER SPECIAL!! $1298!

 

Martin Limited Edition D28GE, Golden Era, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce!

SOLD....Martin Limited Edition D28GE, Golden Era, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce!

Serial Number #762001--Crafted in the Year 2000, this precious instrument is #219, and was made using extinct Brazilian Rosewood--Dalbergia nigra--(Old-Growth Brazilian, from a long-standing cache held at Martin for several years before this instrument was built!), and the very finest Adirondack Spruce. It has never been owned, has never been offered for sale, or been played by our customers. When this one came to Wildwood, it sounded so much more extraordinary than several D28GE guitars we had sold, that we decided to "put it away." Always a Wildwood resident, always carefully monitored and controlled humidity and temperature, and always kept in its 545 Vintage re-issue Geib case. A cannon of sound, this would receive Chris Martin's "Big Gun" nomenclature. To have such a fine, fine instrument, during Martin's Year of the Dreadnought, with Chris Martin's hand-signed label inside, would be a special prize! Hand-scalloped, forward-shifted braces, in the X-brace pattern. Fossil Ivory nut, saddle, bridge pins. Aging toner, Herringbone trim. It fairly explodes with glorious sounds from the very first strum!

Wildwood's Price: $9999! NEW! FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY!

McIlroy A25, Cedar/Walnut!

SOLD....McIlroy A25, Cedar/Walnut!

Expertly hand-crafted in Antrim, Northern Ireland, by the renowned Dermot McIlroy! This beautifully-voiced guitar is suited for all players that desire crisp, and yet roundly-resonant tones! You will be charmed and seduced by the auditory spectacle of sound Dermot's master-built guitar produces! Once you play it, you will want never to part with it again!!!

Retail Price: $3611— Wildwood's Price: $2998!

Here are the "A" Series specs, to help get an idea of this fine instrument!

Lower Bout: 15 11/16”; Upper Bout: 11 3/8”

Body Depth at tail block: 4 23/32”; Body Depth at neck block: 3 15/16”

Overall length: 19 7/8”; Scale Length: 25 1/2”

Nut Width: 1 3/4”; String spacing at bridge: 2 3/20"

Finish: Nitro Cellulose Lacquer (Satin)

Larrivee Custom, DV03E, Walnut/Italian Alpine Spruce

SOLD...........Larrivee Custom, DV03E, Peruvian Walnut/Italian Alpine Spruce

Deep in Peru's dense Amazon Basin, native Iquito residents recovered the Nogal(Walnut) log which became this Custom Larrivee! The nutty "fruit" of this tree provided food and medicinal compounds for the tribe, and the profits for the sale of the wood might have been used to acquire tools or watercraft--river travel is the only way to get to market! This Walnut wood's lush, dark chocolate appearance invites imaginative thoughts about what magical tunes might be created by the lumber's new shape--perhaps it will meet up with other "neighbors" from its forest home--Rosewoods, maybe? 

  Retail Price: $3398Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1599!

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SOLD.........Larrivee Custom 00-05, Italian Alpine Spruce/Quilted Mahogany-

Here is a magnificent 00 Quilted Mahogany guitar, that is so expressive in tone, and so beautiful in its visual presentation, that it can play any melody or symphony...from rock to folk - jazz to blues!

Retail Price: $3748 — Wildwood's Price: $2248.!

 

SOLD...We can order another one just for YOU.......Martin D18, Genuine Mahogany/Sitka Spruce!

Martin has upgraded the venerable D-18 for the discerning 21st Century player! Beginning with a wonderful, sleek, Modified Low Oval neck shape with the Performing Artist taper makes this guitar play so smooth, you might think it almost can play itself! The width at the nut is 1 3/4 inches; and this gives more room to move around cleanly on the Ebony fingerboard. The tuning machines are Nickel , and open-geared, with Butterbean knobs. The bridge is a 1930"s style "belly" Ebony creation, wth a drop-in saddle. Martin retained the traditional dove-tail neck join, and added the forward-shifted, hand-scalloped top bracing pattern; this has produced that special tone that came from the old original D-18s! MAP: $2459; Martin's Retail Price: $3099

Martin D 18 Specs: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/d-18/

 

SOLD!.....LoPrinzi Classical, International Concert, Cedar top/East Indian Rosewood!

Hand-made by Augustino Loprinzi himself!! This is Don's personal classical, and has been much-loved! It is Augie's International Concert model, with a 650mm scale length. It is topped with Western Red Cedar, and braggs a genuine Honduras Mahogany neck. In addition, it enjoys the Ebony fingerboard, bone nut and saddle, rosewood bridge, hand rubbed oil varnish finish, and hard shell case!

Wildwood's Price: $1799!

Taylor Custom GACE, Laurel Rosewood/Sitka Spruce

SOLD.....Taylor Custom GACE, Rare Laurelwood/ Premium Sitka Spruce

We are thrilled to offer this rare set of Laurelwood that Taylor found for us to use on this One-of -a-Kind Custom instrument!. This wood has some of the properties of East Indian Rosewood but with a little more "shimmer" and note clarity without sacrificing the robust low end. The lovely,high-grade Sitka top helps bring out the very special voicing of this amazing Laurelwood. Features include a bound Abalone soundhole rosette, engraved diamonds in the fingerboard, Gotoh 510Z tuning machines, and Cindy bridge inlay. Any player would be enchanted with this guitar!

Retail Price: $4981 — Wildwood's Price: $2899!

Larrivee Custom DV-03RE, Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

SOLD..........Larrivee Custom DV-03RE, Italian Alpine Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

Inlaid Herringbone Trim around the entire top and also around the soundhole rosette really sets off the solid, rare Italian Alpine Spruce on top; and add on the high quality, solid East Indian Rosewood, and you have a prodigious instrument with untold tonal capability!! Here is your mythical "perfect" guitar--a powerful Dreadnought Rosewood guitar with a fabulous pickup!. Fingerpickers and flatpickers will be equally pleased with the crisp trebles, the powerful mids, and the strong but balanced bass--due to Larrivee's ingenious high, narrow, and tapered, forward shifted, symetrical bracing system!

Retail Price: $3011 — Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1499!

Custom Gibson J200-Wildwood, EngelmannSpruce/Flamed Maple!

SOLD....Custom Gibson J200-Wildwood, SN #90896027, Engelmann Spruce/Flamed Maple!

This Custom Gibson was hand made by World-Renowned,  Master Luthier Ren Ferguson! Ren called us in 1994, during Gibson's Centennial Celebration, and invited us to have him make us some special Gibson acoustic instruments. We asked for two J200 Custom-built guitars, and this J200 Wildwood is one of them. Gorgeous Flamed Maple is not only used for the back and sides; but please take a look at that "tiger-striped" Maple neck!!! The top is tight-grained Engelmann Alpine Spruce, and what an incredible bass comes through its sinewy, flexible wood! We wanted black Ebony for the Gibson Super Jumbo bridge and fingerboard, and the more colorful Abalone pearl for the bridge, pick guard, and fingerboard inlays. And isn't it such a charming, vintage pean to use those gold Grover box tuners with the Ivoroid buttons! The arched case has "Gibson" emblazoned in gold lettering; and the elegant, regal, plush purple lining--together with the rich satin coffin cover--also purple--serve to denote this as a regal instrument, worthy of your love and adoration! Thanks to Ren Ferguson, who generously and personally shared with us his highly-regarded luthier gifts, in specially-crafting this instrument for Wildwood Music!! 

Wildwood's Price: $3998!

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SOLD......Larrivee Custom 00-05 ALL Rare Quilted Mahogany

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its lovliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness..." John Keats, beloved 19th century English poet, never had the opportunity to play a Larrivee guitar; if he had, he might have expressed this lovely sentiment about our Custom 00-05 all-Quilted Mahogany instrument! The fulsome sounds you will hear while playing this guitar, the perfect comfort you will enjoy in holding the exquisite 00 size and shape on your lap, and the ease of playing its 1 3/4" nut width will almost certainly spur you on to absorb new melodies into your whole being! 

Retail Price: $3698.00 — Wildwood's Price: $2218.

 

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SOLD..............Larrivee Custom 00-10, Italian Alpine/East Indian Rosewood! SNAKEWOOD Binding

This very comfortable 12-fret joined 00 Custom is blessed with gorgeous voicings and amazing  volume! This guitar features the Highest-Grade, Ultra-Premium tone woods. This 500 year old Italian Alpine Spruce log came from a special grove north of Cremona, Italy; which is where Stradivari got his tops for his now multi-million dollar instruments! It is one of our favorite models that Jean Larrivee himself builds for us here at Wildwood. It has a 25.5" scale length, and is 1 3/4" at the nut. With a 4.25"  body depth, and measuring 10.25" across the upper bout,  and 14.25" across the lower bout, the 00 fits perfectly on your lap and makes your playing very much fun--because of the "cuddly" size, and the larger-than-expected sound! This clever, dear instrument will quickly become your very best musical friend! Then, when you emerge from the magical trance of its spell, you will be enthralled with the music you are making!

Retail Price: $4498— Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $2499!

 

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SOLD..............Englehardt 1/2 size upright Bass

This is a gently used , gently loved 1/2 size upright bass. Has an amazing tone and is crafted here in the good ole U.S.A!. Being a somewhat smaller size bass, it can be more mobile for shows and gigs. Would sound really great in any acoustic ensemble group!

Wildwood's Price: ONLY $499!!

National Resophonic, Style "O", 14-Fret, Brass Body

SOLD........National Resophonic, Style "O", 14-Fret, Brass Body

Here's a special 14-fret-joined version of that wonderful "Palm Tree"-designed Brass Resonator model! This single cone guitar with the biscuit bridge really sparkles, and produces joyful slide and fretted tones! The Artful Sand-Blasted Palms harken back to that ere when the Hawaiian influence reigned supreme on guitar music. This Brass instrument will give greater clarity and more nuanced tones--compared to the harsh and raucus Steel version. (New, with Full Warranty!)

Retail Price: $3500.00 — Wildwood's Price: $2499!

ResoRocket Resonator Guitar is a cutaway with Tricone-style grill work and biscuit-bridge-1

SOLD.........National Resophonic ResoRocket!

With Tricone-style grill work, this biscuit-bridge guitar's sound is ripped from the steel body, and resounds with gut-wrenching blues power! Because it has a Custom Charcoal powder coat finish, care and maintenance are at a minimum! Access to the frets above the 12th are easily reached with the addition of a stylish Cutaway!!! This guitar sports a Pearloid solid peghead with the engraved National logo. (Yes, this is new, with Full Warranty!)

Retail Price: $3400 — Wildwood's Price: $2399!

Larrivee Custom P03- All Quilted Mahogany

SOLD.........Larrivee Custom P-03, All-Quilted Mahogany!

This beautiful ALL-Quilted Mahogany Parlor guitar is such a delight to the eye, and even more pleasing to the ear! The small body size is very comfortable to play and sounds exquisite. With this rare and high-quality, figured tone wood on back, sides, and top, you'll be rewarded  with a voice that is sweet, warm and rich!

Retail Price: $2548 — Wildwood's Price:

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $998!

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SOLD...........Larrivee Custom P-03, Quilted Mahogany/Italian Alpine Spruce!

These great Larrivee Parlor guitars just keep on coming, and we keep feeling each new one seems better than all the others! Of course, this beautiful and quite lively Quilted Mahogany verson--topped with our wonderful Italian Alpine Spruce--is absolutely wonderful! We have loved its -05 "Cousin", and still, this one amazes and pleases us, too!

Retail Price: $2648 — Wildwood's Price: 1598!

SOLD!..........Martin D41, Extraordinary East Indian Rosewood, OLD Growth Engelmann Alpine Spruce

We kept this singular D41 Martin in reserve, out of the many thousands of Martins we have sold over the years, because of the exceptionally high-quality East Indian Rosewood and exquisite Old Growth Engelmann that makes it sound so phenomenal! Premium Engelmann Spruce is getting rarer by the day! 

 

Retail Price: $5899 — Wildwood's Price: $3599!

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SOLD............Larrivee Custom P-05, Rare, All-Quilted Mahogany!

This and well-appointed Custom Larrivee P-05 has an amazingly beautiful voice for such a small body guitar! Found deep in the Brazilian rain forest, the RARE, exquisitely beautiful Quilted Mahogany used to build this fine instrument usually is an upcharge for most builders--but not for this Wildwood Custom model! Herringbone trim wonderfully graces the top . The Gloss Finish on the body, and the Satin Finish on the neck provides a perfect balance between Great Sound and soooo buttery playability! The colorful Abalone Rosette and  Bridge Wings really make this precious acoustic gem gleem! Although there are a couple of "blems", and a very small finish crack on the top of this new and fully-warranted Custom Parlor guitar, the sound is still magnificent!

Retail Price: $3548. — Wildwood's Price: $2128.

Please take AN ADDITIONAL $500 OFF!!

Larrivee Custom LO3 Italian Alpine top/ Peruvian Walnut back and sides !

SOLD...........Larrivee Custom L-03, Peruvian Walnut/Italian Alpine!

This is such a special Custom Larrivee L-03, and we are so very proud of the workmanship, the consummate pride, and the superior materials that were used in making this unbelieveable sounding Italian Alpine Spruce and Peruvian Walnut guitar. We asked that Maple wood be used to bind the back, sides, and top, because it just gives this guitar such an elegant appeal! As you view all the pictures--notice that every detail of binding and purfling are exact and cleanly aligned. The hand-inlaid Maple Larrivee script in the headstock and the clean lines of the Maple outling around the headstock border all visually speak to the extreme care and love of precision each instrument received in its individual crafting! This is not just some quickly-assembled, thrown together morass of wood and strings that is glued and spray-finished and shoved out the door! No! This is a superior, skillfully-crafted treasure that will provide years of precious symphonies and heartfelt memories to fill legions and lives of musicians and those that revere their artistic seranades! The perfect merging of this Italian Alpine Spruce together with American Mahogany grown in ideal soils, moistures, and nourishing tropical rains, produce sounds you will forever clasp in your heart . The Powerful Stage Pro Preamp, by L. R. Baggs, features a Chromatic Tuner, Volume controls, and the Notch Filter Phase Inversion. You can know John Larrivee Jr. personally offers to you the very best instruments the Larrivee Guitar Company continues to build, with their fine skill and expert luthery!

Retail Price: $2815 — Wildwood's Price: $1498!

SOLD......Martin Limited Edition HD-28 Vintage, special Label Hand-signed by CF Martin III and CF Martin IV

This guitar was crafted in 1985, using the most-Premium Sitka Spruce for the top.The bracing was hand-scalloped, with the top "Tap Tuned" for optimal bracing placement!  Herringbone trim, aging toner, and a tortoise celluloid pickguard under the finish add to the beauty of this instrument. Gorgeous Master Grade East Indian Rosewood was selected for the back & sides. Made in Ohio--today made in China-- are open-back Grover tuners, Modified V-shaped neck (this neck is trimmer than the current Authentic Martin models) w/ old style square headstock, Diamond & Square pearl inlaid Ebony fingerboard,
and Ebony bridge with tortoise-eye inlaid bridge pins. Also like the current high-end Authentic Series, the neck on this Vintage model has a truss rod that is not adjustable. Many players find this enhances the overall power and resonance of a Martin guitar. There is some playing wear on the guitar top, consisting of small scratches and little dings--often referred to as "love marks" by C.F. Martin III! Our instrument is in superb playing condition and is both melodic and powerful. Only 87 of these gems were ever built.This Limited Edition features a  label hand- signed by both C.F.Martin III & C.F. Martin IV. 

Wildwood's Price: $2499!

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SOLD.....Martin Custom GRAND PERFORMANCE Size, Cutaway, Adirondack Spruce/East Indian Rosewood, Fishman F1 PICKUP!

Custom Hand-Scalloped 5/16" Golden Era Adirondack Braces, 1/4" Tone Bar, in a Forward-Shifted #41 Pattern! Grained Ivoroid Top Binding, with Black Fiber Inlay! Tortoise Pick Guard, One-Piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the bone nut, Performing Artist Neck Profile--2 3/16" String Spacing at the Fine Black Ebony, 1930s Style Belly Bridge, with a "Drop-in Bone Saddle. Golden Age Relic Nickel Tuning Machines! Long Pattern Diamond and Squares with Select Abalone Pearl, inlaid on the Fine Black Ebony fingerboard, Aging Toner on the top, Fishman F1 Pickup with onboard Chromatic Tuner!

Retail Price: $5070.73 — Wildwood's Price: $2998!

Larrivee Custom LV-03E, Italian Alpine Spruce/Genuine Mahogany

SOLD..........Larrivee Custom LV-03E, Italian Alpine Spruce/Genuine Mahogany

This was the first in Wildwood's exlcusively-commissioned Custom Larrivee Series.This Italian Alpine/Genuine Mahogany instrument is such a special Custom Larrivee LV-03, and we are so very proud of the workmanship! We asked if we could have more than just one--because a specially-built guitar such as this sophisticated treasure pleaded to be celebrated by other deserving guitarists! The Powerful Stage Pro Preamp, by L. R. Baggs, features a Chromatic Tuner, Volume controls, and the Notch Filter Phase Inversion. It is destined to nourish those yet-to-be produced musical, chordal combinations you always were searching for, and now have--in this finely fitted musical masterpiece--the perfect mate for your creative genius!

Retail Price: $2948Wildwood's Price: 

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!! $1499!

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SOLD....Martin Custom D Wildwood, PREMIUM PLUS Adirondack, VTS Torrefied/Guatemalan Rosewood!

YES...it sounds as amazing as it looks! This dreadnought guitar features one of ONLY three sets of exceptionally high-quality Adirondack Spruce--Graded G7, as Martin's absolutely highest graded Adirondack-- that has been Torrified, to reproduce 80 years of continuous playing! These tops are usually reserved only for the special Custom Martin D45 models!!! The top hand-scalloped bracing is 1/4" wide, --with Vintage Golden Era shaping in a forward-shifted pattern. Tortoise body binding, with Bold Herringbone top inlay. Old-style black fiber and Maple rosette, 1-piece Genuine Mahogany neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge saddle. Modified Low Oval neck carve with Performing Artist taper. 1930s-style belly bridge. Old style Abalone Pearl fingerboard position dots. Aging toner top, Grover Gold tuning machines with Vintage buttons. "45" Style C.F. Martin Block inlay in Select Abalone Pearl, on a Guatemalan Rosewood head plate!

Retail Price: $7819.40 — Wildwood's Price: $4698!

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SOLD....Martin OO-17S, Grand Concert, Whiskey Sunset Model, Mahogany/Sitka Spruce!

Our 00-17 Whiskey Sunset Model, one of the recent entries of  new Martin Standard models that are starting to arrive here at Wildwood! This instant classic -all solid woods -Sitka Spruce top with vintage style Scalloped-Bracing, and Mahogany back and sides features a comfortable low profile neck with a PA taper! The scale length is a short 24.9" for ease of play. Rosewood fingerboard with matching bridge give this OO an old throwback look, dating from Martin's past! The best part is the quality sound that this instrument produces! MAP Price: $1559; Retail Price: $1999

 

SOLD...Taylor 2002 Limited Edition, NEW with Lifetime Warranty, 814CE, Premium Cocobolo/Premium Engelmann Spruce!

This is an iconic Bob Taylor-inspired Limited Edition guitar, which was made in 2002! Marty has an eye and ear for exceptional acoustic instruments; and when she played this one, she decided to keep it here at Wildwood--along with her other personal instruments, among them peerless Martins and Larrivees!

Look at the luxurious back and sides of Rare Cocobolo Rosewood Bob chose for his lovely Limited! Consistent with Bob's early selection of soundboards for his pristine "900" series guitars, the Premium Engelmann Spruce  perfectly  nurtures the powerful sounds emanating from this Magnificent guitar !!

Retail Price: $6641 — Wildwood's Price: $2998!

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SOLD......Hand-Carved Fiddle, Crafted By Premier Ohio Builder, William "Bill" Cunningham!

Bill Cunningham was one of four renowned makers of Fiddles in Coshocton County, Ohio! The first was Mr. Varnes who was widely known in the early 1900s throughout the Eastern U. S. as a premier maker of hand-crafted instruments. Chester Gray, who apprenticed with the Master Mr. Varnes, built many many wonderful fiddles in his lifetime and also owned the distinction of working with world-renowned violinist David Rubinoff, who had retired in Columbus, Ohio. Next came Clifford Hardesty who was awarded several grants over the years from the Ohio Arts Council, for the purpose of training future generations to make wonderful fiddles. Mr. Cunningham benefited from Cliff's guidance and wisdom as he transitioned from being the Apprentice to being the Master builder.

When you visited Mr. Cunningham's workshop, you could not help but be impressed by his skill. His workshop was modest, and was sparsely equipped with a band saw, a table saw, and a small stove. There were hand tools, and two work benches. Oh, yes, large shards of broken glass were laying there, as well. Bill said, "That's for scraping out the tops (of the fiddles). Broken glass was what I was taught to use for working fine violin soundboards. Even though it takes a long long time- that's what I use! 

To witness the magic that seemed to flow from Bill's hands, as he patiently scraped a Spruce soundboard to hollow out the arch in the top, and also work the much harder Maple back, one could only marvel at the glorious sounds this tedious and often physically-painful process ultimately produced in a finished instrument!

Bill, who suffered from emphysema, and fought colon cancer the last years of his life, had wanted to build 100 instruments before he died; he was able to get to #93, over the 20-year period of being disabled. He exhibited that admirable Appalachian trait of being downright unwilling to quit being useful and productive, and each of his fiddles carry that grit and determination to strive for excellence!

Today his fiddles occupy the homes of many happy aficionados of Old Time, Traditional, Bluegrass, and Classical violin music! He was so proud that fine musicians had chosen him and his special talents!

Wildwood's Price: $900! Bow, Rosin, and Hard Shell case included

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SOLD....Clifford Hardesty Hand-Crafted Ohio Made Fiddle!

Cliff Hardesty was one of four renowned makers of Fiddles in Coshocton County, Ohio! The first was Mr. Varnes who was widely known in the early 1900s throughout the Eastern U. S. as a premier maker of hand-crafted instruments. Chester Gray, who apprenticed with the Master Mr. Varnes, built many many wonderful fiddles in his lifetime and also owned the distinction of working with world-renowned violinist David Rubinoff, who had retired in Columbus, Ohio. Next came Clifford "Cliff" Hardesty who was awarded several grants over the years from the Ohio Arts Council, for the purpose of training future generations to make wonderful fiddles. The final renowned builder was  Mr.William "Bill"  Cunningham who benefited from Cliff's guidance and wisdom as he transitioned from being the Apprentice to being the Master builder. This instrument is  Number 16 and was made in 1978 which was one of the finest years of his crafting. He used only the finest curly maple and European spruce for the top. Mr. Hardesty appeared on multiple recordings and played and demonstrated at many festivals throughout the country. Both the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts declared Cliff a "National Treasure"! 

 

 
 
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SOLD.....FLATT & SCRUGGS C.F. Martin Brazilian Rosewood guitar and The Gibson Golden Deluxe banjo SET!!!!

 

WOW! TWO of the most reveredMusic Legends in one instrument package!

In 1998 C.F. Martin issued a Special Commemorative Limited run of 50 Brazilian RosewoodLester Flatt D28 guitars. The #1 guitar was given to Lester's Family. C.F. Martin IV generously let us have this #2! This extremely desirable, and remarkable instrument is a Vintage re-issue, including Lester's original pickguard. The powerful voice of this guitar seems to magnify and intensify with every stroke of the pick!!

Also in 1998, Gibson hand-crafted this Earl Scruggs Golden Deluxe Banjo in Nashville, Tennessee. This banjo, which faithfully replicates Earl Scruggs 1930 Gibson Granada, was crafted with all the former instrument's special touches, like the elegantly-engraved, gold plated hardware and the beautifully-figured Sunburst maple resonator, with a notably-exact replica antique finish. Also notice the extraordinary tiger-striped Maple neck, enhanced by a smoothly-bound Ebony fretboard! You will absolutely love the hearts-and-flowers fingerboard inlay! The incomparable Kulesh tone ring powers the dynamic sound that every banjo player desires! 

Lester Flatt's solid guitar playing and rich lead voice are unmistakable in hundreds of bluegrass standards. In 1948 Lester started a band with fellow Bill Monroe alumnus Earl Scruggs! Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys were one of the most successful bands in Bluegrass. Flatt and Scruggs brought Bluegrass music into mainstream popularity in the early 1960s with their country hit, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett".  The name "Bluegrass" stuck, and eventually became the eponym for this entire genre of country music. Flatt and Scruggs recorded over 50 albums and 75 single hit records! In 2003 Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were ranked No. 24 on  CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music, one of only four non-solo artists to make the list (The Eagles, Alabama, and Brooks and Dunn are the others)!

BOTH NEW....with Warranty cards! OFFERED TOGETHER, A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!

Wildwood's Price: $12,990!