A later model of a Lyre Guitar, makers identification is the letters A J C on top of each other. Repair tag from 1966. Will need some additional re-gluing. Standard size Guitar body.
Rare Piccolo or Pocket Mandolin, overall length 15 inches, Playing string length is 8 1/4 inches. Simple but solid construction with 9 staves and 13 frets. Set up and in playing condition.
A beautifully crafted Bass Lute Guitar with four bass string, giving the equivalent of a ten course Lute. Please see the double layered Rose and the carved head. The instrument is in playing condition. No case.
A very rare bent neck 6 string lute guitar. No label or signature, but the letter "A" is part of the rosette. In good, playing condition with some signs of repairs. Ivory Frets. Repaired by Noah Wolfe.
A 32nd size Violin, unsigned, with two bows and case. Instrument is a standard German Violin with an LOB of 8 7/16 inches. I think that this is the smallest legitimate Violin. Two piece back and standard perfling. Set up to play.
Guitar Shaped Mandolin by Elias Howe. MOP inlays. Repaired crack on one shoulder. Chip out of fingerboard at 10th fret. Mahogany back and sides. Spruce top. No case. Perfling on top, edge binding on back.
A Folk Viola, unsigned except for "W" carved into back of Scroll. . LOB is 16 1/4 inches. Original pegs. Two piece back. Notice the two inlaid birds on the back, one low down and one near the heel. Back has seperation. No case.
A rare Violin Mandolin labeled Eugene S. Whitman, Brooklyn, NY 1896. Aside from the damage to the left F hole, the instrument is in perfect condition. Figured wood back and sides. Abalone in Ebony fretboard. Inlaid Mahogany scratch guard. Unbelievable double scroll. Ivory tuners.
