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1999 Taylor 914C #990729135The top end of Taylor's line at the time, this rosewood and spruce guitar features abalone a...
05/13/2021

1999 Taylor 914C #990729135

The top end of Taylor's line at the time, this rosewood and spruce guitar features abalone around the top, rosette and fret board extension, as well as abalone floral motif up the fret board and on the head stock. The body is bound in rosewood as well with elegant wood purflings between the binding and the sides. The top shows exceptionally even grain spacing throughout the width of the top, and tight (24 lines/inch), well quarter sawn with great reflectivity. 1 3/4" nut width, 25 1/2" scale. The guitar is virtually mint, not a mark on it anywhere. There is the slightest hint of fret wear under the B string in the 1st position, that's the only sign that it was ever handled or played. Hard to believe, as it is a great playing and sounding guitar. Action currently set at 6/64" and 4/64" with plenty of saddle showing, very low and fast feel. Great for fingerstyle as set now, no buzz, works for flat picking but if you want to dig in on the trebles you might want to pop the action up a hair. The guitar is tonally excellent, very crisp, woody and balanced. Comes with the original hard case. $3000 + shipping, NY buyers add 8% sales tax. Sound file of this guitar available on request or on my website/gbase listing for this instrument.

2001 Collings 000-2H #6901Collings' take on the 000-28S, this 12 fret rosewood 000 is a great interpretation of a golde...
05/13/2021

2001 Collings 000-2H #6901

Collings' take on the 000-28S, this 12 fret rosewood 000 is a great interpretation of a golden age instrument. You likely know already about the rosewood and spruce, herringbone, ebony fret board and pyramid bridge, scalloped X bracing and about the 1 13/16" nut with the 2 5/16" pin spacing that are spec for this model. This example has a beautifully quartered top that shows medullary rays or "silking" in the grain throughout. With the exception of some superficial pick marks in the pickguard this guitar is near spotless, the finish is in excellent condition with no dings/dents/scratches and the guitar has never had any repairs nor does it need any now. There is a very minute amount of fret wear in the first position. The neck barrel has a soft vintage 'V' profile. The action is set at 7/64" and 5/64" with plenty of saddle showing to lower it should the new owner desire a lower set up. Sounds huge and balanced, and equally good whether finger picked or flat picked. Comes with the original hard shell case. $3200 + shipping, NY residents add 8% sales tax. Sound files available on request or on my website/gbase listing for the guitar.

1997 Goodall Rosewood Grand Concert (RGC) #1254Plain and simple, this is a spectacular guitar. Indian rosewood, spruce...
05/13/2021

1997 Goodall Rosewood Grand Concert (RGC) #1254

Plain and simple, this is a spectacular guitar. Indian rosewood, spruce top, mahogany neck, ebony board and bridge, bound in curly koa. More or less equivalent to an OM, with a 15" lower bout, 25 1/2" scale, 1 3/4" nut width and 2 1/4" pin spacing. The neck has a modern "C" profile that is neither clubby nor too slender, very comfortable. There are a few minor strum marks from a pick on the clear pickguard but otherwise this guitar is cosmetically mint, looks virtually untouched. Structurally 100%, no repairs ever and needs none now. There is a very slight degree of fret wear in the usual places in the first position but nothing that needs attention right away. Tonally the guitar is outstanding...very responsive to fingerstyle play and a light touch, but has lots of headroom for a flat pick attack. When played hard it is loud and unruly without losing its fundamental tonal definition and character. The action is set at 6/64" and 5/64" with just under 1/8" of saddle showing. Comes with the original hard shell case. $5000 + shipping, NY buyers add 8% sales tax. Sound file available by request or on my website/gbase listing for this guitar.

1996 Martin 000-28 EC #5841561996 was the first year for the 000-28EC (the 000-42EC came one year earlier) and this exa...
05/13/2021

1996 Martin 000-28 EC #584156

1996 was the first year for the 000-28EC (the 000-42EC came one year earlier) and this example is #226 in the series. Indian rosewood and spruce, ebony board and bridge with scalloped X bracing, herringbone top trim and rosette and a nut width of 1 3/4" and pin spacing of 2 1/4". Scale length is 24.9". The guitar has been exceptionally well kept, I would rate its condition as excellent. There are some superficial pick marks on the pickguard (none on the finish) and there is a small spot of lift in the finish just at the forward edge of the bridge on the top, appears to be in the clear coat only as the color underneath is no disturbed, I've tried to show this in one of the final pics. No cracks, dings, dents, or repairs. The frets are in great shape. The action is set at 6/64" and 5/64" at the 12th fret with just a hair under 1/8" of saddle showing. The neck is straight under tension and the top flat. The neck barrel has a soft vintage 'V' profile, quite comfortable. Great sounding and playing guitar that comes with the original hard case. $3200 + shipping, NY buyers add 8% sales tax. Sound files available on my website listing for this guitar.

Today's batch of neck removals for reset...6 guitars spanning nearly 140 years. Left to right...early 70s Martin D-40, ...
05/12/2021

Today's batch of neck removals for reset...6 guitars spanning nearly 140 years. Left to right...early 70s Martin D-40, 60s Martin 0-16NY, very recent 000-17L, c. 1880 Martin 0-28, 1922 Martin build Wurlitzer model 2089 (one of 11 made) and reclining in the front a Larson Bros./WJ Dyer harp guitar Style #4.

New guitars up! More from that batch of consignments that came in last week...more details available on my website and ...
05/10/2021

New guitars up! More from that batch of consignments that came in last week...more details available on my website and gbase dealer page, or PM me/email me for details. All Martins this week, 1974 N-10 ($1600), 1989 J-40M ($3000), 1994 HD-35 burst ($2700) and 1998 SPD-16 ($1500). Let me know if you see anything that interests you!

Okay...a few days back I mentioned 13 guitars coming in to the shop from one source, all to be sold. Here's the first 5...
05/02/2021

Okay...a few days back I mentioned 13 guitars coming in to the shop from one source, all to be sold. Here's the first 5: 1998 David Webber 14 fret slot head 00 in flamed Koa ($2650), a 1999 David Webber 000 Brazilian rosewood ($3000), a 1999 Jeff Robertson 000/OM rosewood ($1800), a 1995 Larrivee OM-10 Presentation ($1500) and a 1997 Froggy Bottom deep body 12 fret 00 in mahogany ($4800)...all include original hard cases. The remaining 8 guitars will be posted in the coming week or two as I get the chance to photograph them and write descriptions. More pics and complete descriptions can be found on my website and on my gbase.com dealer page which can be found here: https://www.gbase.com/stores/kovacik-guitars-and-fretted-instrument-repair

JUST IN! 13 (yes, I said "thirteen") high end flat top guitars from various makers, all from one source on consignment....
04/28/2021

JUST IN! 13 (yes, I said "thirteen") high end flat top guitars from various makers, all from one source on consignment. I'm posting one shot of each here just to whet the appetite, more details will be coming soon on all of these guitars (pics, descriptions, sound files, prices, all that stuff). Martins (J-40, SPD-16, N-10, 000-28EC, HD-35 burst), a Collings 000-2H, a Froggy Bottom, 2 Webbers (one 00 in Koa and a 000 in Brazilian), a Jeff Robertson 000, a Taylor 914, a gorgeous Goodall rosewood Grand Concert and a Larrivee presentation grade 00. Almost all of them are near mint. If any of these might be of interest to you, give me a shout and I'll make sure to send you the details. Thanks for looking!

"I'm always chasing rainbows..."A few from this past few week's fishing. Kind of tough to get a good pic when you are a...
04/19/2021

"I'm always chasing rainbows..."
A few from this past few week's fishing. Kind of tough to get a good pic when you are also trying to control the fish while not injuring it because you want to return it to the creek undamaged, but you get the idea.

Just finished up my first neck reset on a Larson Bros./WJ Dyer Symphony harp guitar (style 7). I've had other harp guit...
04/16/2021

Just finished up my first neck reset on a Larson Bros./WJ Dyer Symphony harp guitar (style 7). I've had other harp guitars in the shop through the years but this is the first that I had to pull and reset the neck. It was a challenge, because the opposing sides of the heel rather than existing in the same plane and are parallel (as is the case with a regular guitar of almost any make) are neither parallel nor in the same plane. The neck joins the body at the 13th fret on the treble side of the fret board while on the bass side it joins the body just forward of the 12th fret. This asymmetry is due to the curvature of the upper part of the body. While neck resetting becomes somewhat second nature/routine after having done a countless number of them this one was definitely not routine. But all went well, and the guitar plays great and sounds fantastic. I've got another waiting in the wings (a style 4) that also needs a reset that will come to the bench very soon.

Just in...2011 Merrill C-35...this is a spectacular guitar. Brazilian back and sides, red spruce top, ebony board and b...
03/13/2021

Just in...2011 Merrill C-35...this is a spectacular guitar. Brazilian back and sides, red spruce top, ebony board and bridge, T-bar neck reinforcement, pre-war forward shifted scalloped top bracing, pre-war tone without the pre-war price. Check out the listing on the website for more photos and a sound file to be posted soon. $6850 plus shipping.

Just in...1950s era Martin Concert sized uke in excellent condition with original case. This uke has no cracks or damag...
03/09/2021

Just in...1950s era Martin Concert sized uke in excellent condition with original case. This uke has no cracks or damage, no repairs in the past and none needed now, one minor finish scrape on the top and one (even more) minor scuff on the back and that's the extent of the 'wear.' Plays and sounds great. Put a smile on your face! $995 + shipping.

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Scotia, NY
12302

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Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm

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518-381-3958

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