Instrument: 1982 12-string classical guitar by Jeff Elliott and Cyndy Burton
String scale: 65cm
Woods: Sitka spruce, Indian rosewood back and sides
Finish: French polish
Tuners: gold mini-Schallers
Case: quality hardshell
Condition: excellent

Comments: A very special instrument custom made for Ralph Towner, who wanted a 12-string that would be kinder to his nails than his 12-string steel strings. It has 6 double courses with the top 2 tuned in unison, and the rest tuned in octaves. The sound has the delicacy and precision of a nylon string but with the added complexity of the double courses reminiscent of a lute. Early music sounds appropriate, as does modern. There's much potential to explore and discover. A B-Band UST transducer with on-board volume control is installed.

Price: $16,500

Instrument: 1990 10-string steel string harp guitar
String scale: 65cm on 1st through 8th strings on fingerboard
Woods: Engelmann spruce top, koa wood back and sides
Finish: French polish
Tuners: Schallers; planetary banjo 1-7, banjo D-tuners 8-10
Case: TKL arched top, tweed
Condition: near mint

Comments: The original owner has regretfully decided to sell this one-of-a kind guitar I made for him in 1990. He has taken meticulous care of this it, and I have maintained it since it was new. The top bracing is my hybrid X-and-fan design (read a description on the Steel String page in the Gallery, and see photos on the Steel String Model page in the Gallery); the bridge is my original pinless design with individual saddle posts (read a description and see more photos on the Steel String Bridges page in the Gallery); and it has my compound cutaway (read a description on the Compound Cutaway page in the Gallery). It has been featured in several articles in the Guild of American Luthiers American Lutherie magazine, and on the Great Acoustics page of Acoustic Guitar magazine, Oct. 2005. It is also featured and described in detail on Gregg Miner's website,
http://www.harpguitarmusic.com

Price: $19,500.  

Instrument: 1975 6-string steel string guitar
String scale: 65cm   
Woods: Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides
Finish: Lacquer
Tuners: Gotoh
Case: Mark Leaf custom
Condition: Near mint

Comments: It gives me great pleasure to offer this guitar for sale for the original owner, who has played and taken excellent care of it for almost thirty-seven years! While we are feeling those years, the guitar seems ageless and looks practically brand new. I have recently refretted it with a 14" fingerboard radius, and installed new tuners. The top bracing is one of my early variations based on classical fan bracing, and is designed primarily for fingerstyle playing.
        
Price: $14,000.