Vintage Blues Guitars

06/20/2026

Check out this early top of the line Galiano (by Oscar Schmidt) with spruce top, mahogany back and sides with beautiful tree of life fretboard inlay, and "Leadbelly" purfling around the top, and soundhole. All original except for tuners (mismatched, but period) and bridgepins. Long side crack, repaired long ago. Recently set up in our shop with fresh neckset, frets dressed. Plays great, sounds fantastic. For more info and a sounclip, check out the link below............................

Oscar Schmidt 'Galiano' c 1920  |  $1250  |  (v2417  )  This is a Jersey City, NJ made Galiano-branded concert-size guitar that represented the apex of the Oscar Schmidt line in it's pre-depression-era days.  Quality timber, showy purfling trim and pearl 'tree-of-life' finger board inlay all ...

06/17/2026

Check out this mostly original (except for bridge and pickguard) 1935 Gibson L50 with carved top, flat back, and pearl inlaid cursive logo. It plays perfectly and sounds fantastic after being set up in our shop. Comes with non original perfectly fitted vintage hard case. For more info and a soundclip-check out the link below.................

Gibson L-50 Archtop 1935  |  $1950  |  (v2606  )  The 1935 carved-top, flat-back archtop L-50s are the second iteration of the model, and could arguably be the model's apex, too.  Later in '35, the backs are carved, which changed the sound somewhat.  Overall, these are really wonderful sound...

06/12/2026

06/11/2026

Check out this crazy great resonator that really puts out "the sound". This wood body dobro from c. 1939 sports a Regal body with genuine National innards, including the original spun cone. It's mostly original except for period correct tuners and new saddles. This rare beauty was recently set up in our shop with a fresh neckset and set up for easy action, perfect for fingerpicking. For more info and a great soundclip, check out the link below...........

Regal Wood-body Dobro c 1939  |  $1450  |  (v26  )   We going to call this one "Henry", because that's the name  scratched faintly into the head stock.  As do many of the guitars his age, Henry appears to have lived a rough-and-tumble life, but after rehabbing at VBG, he's in the best shape...

05/30/2026

Very few know about the rare and elusive Lyre Aero guitar made by Harmony under the Supertone label, even fewer have actually ever seen one. This is such a lovely and interesting instrument that sounds unique and wonderful, and plays perfectly. While we do believe this guitar was refinished at some point, it is otherwise original. For some very interesting info on this guitar, as well as a soundclip. check out the link below.......

Harmony Aero Bridge Lyre Vita-guitar c 1930  | $1975 | (v2131) If Harmony would have stopped production after issuing its Vitatone/Aero bridge line of guitars, their products would be spoken of in guitar circles in hushed, hyperbolic tones. But they didn't, and went on to manufacture zillions of 'o...

05/28/2026

Beautiful 1966 D35, mostly original (finish, bridge, OHSC, tuners included), Brazilian rosewood back and sides, set up by the amazing David Musselwhite. This one sounds like an earthquake and plays like a dream. For more info and a soundclip, check out the link below..........

Martin D-35 1966  |  $4650  |  (v2603  )    In the late sixties, after decades of over-harvesting and depletion of its native Brazilian rosewood, the Brazilian government began to restrict the export of its coveted wood.  This caused a major shift in the thinking of guitar manufacturers, spe...

05/27/2026

Anyone in webland ever seen one of these? Coming soon to our website .. very cool piece of history!

05/14/2026

Just listed this on Reverb:

...with apologies to LeoDemo of a custom made Gambler 12 modeled on the iconic Stella jumbo 12s of the early 20th century favored by Blind Willie, Leadbelly ...

05/02/2026

Paul was one of the greats!

47 likes, 10 comments. "1 Paul Geremia The Truth is on the Streets"

05/01/2026