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		<description>Find and buy Vintage Stringed Instruments. Vintage, Rare and Handbuilt Stringed Instruments For Sale on VintageandRare.com. Sale from more than 400+ dealers. Find your vintage Stringed Instruments today!</description> 
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 5:40:56 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson F-5 Custom 1977-Sunburst ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ 1977 GIBSON F-5 "Custom" Master Model Mandolin !!!!This is a chance to own a brand new condition special ordered F-5 in a gorgeous Sunburst finish, fantastic flamey maple back, neck &amp; headstock, 2 orange labels from the master luthiers, fabulous tone, absolutely dead mint condition, original hard shell case included. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-F-5-Custom-1977-Sunburst-31492 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25283</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:51:50 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson A-4 Mandolin  1920 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ cherry sunburst finish, sunburst top, which is in excellent condition showing normal signs of use and wear, with the original hard shell case.


	The Gibson A-4 is the highest level teardrop shaped mandolin of its time. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-A-4-Mandolin-1920-25283 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25272</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:50:05 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson Lloyd Loar H-5 Mandola, Signed March 31, 1924 1924 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ Cremona brown sunburst, Original-No-Virzi, in very good plus condition with form fitting original hard shell case.


	Back in 1921 Gibson Musical Instrument Co. formally hired a gentleman named Lloyd Loar, who had worked for them in other capacities, to act as the company&rsquo;s &ldquo;Acoustic Engineer... ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-Lloyd-Loar-H-5-Mandola-Signed-March-31-1924-1924-25272 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25270</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:49:24 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Weber Big Sky F-style Mandolin 1998 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ sunburst, in excellent plus condition with apparently original hard shell case.  


	The Weber Big Sky is no longer being made. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Weber-Big-Sky-F-style-Mandolin-1998-25270 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25263</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:46:58 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson Style A Mandolin 1916 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ natural top, very good condition with wretched original canvas end-load case, but we'll provide a newer hard shell. 


	This fine A-style mandolin conforms to the standard description of the style (interestingly we cannot see the dash or hyphen after the lower case "a" written in pencil on the label - most often they had a dash) having a teardrop-shaped body with an oval soundhole. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-Style-A-Mandolin-1916-25263 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25258</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:45:04 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ National Triolian Mandolin  1930 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ single cone mandolin, steel body, with a hand-made painted rectangular hard shell case. 


	This National Triolian single cone mandolin,has the striking sunburst finish and remains in what may be excellent condition when it is made playable, and it has its ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/National-Triolian-Mandolin-1930-25258 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25251</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:43:36 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Bacon & Day Silver Bell No. 1 Tenor Banjo  1930 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ having the knee mute on the side, in good condition, offered as is, with its normally worn original hard case.   


	The case lid has an old decal on it from the George Hotel in Bermuda (oh, the stories it could tell). ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Bacon-Day-Silver-Bell-No.-1-Tenor-Banjo-1930-25251 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25246</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:41:38 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Flatiron F-5A Artist Mandolin 1987 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ whose label is signed by the then president of this company  Dennis Balian, in excellent condition with original hard shell (possibly Harptone) form fitting black exterior, plush lined case. 


	Dennis Balian was the successor, as production manager of Flatiron, to the founder, Steve Carlson. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Flatiron-F-5A-Artist-Mandolin-1987-25246 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25243</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:40:38 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson TB-11 Tenor Banjo 1935 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ no serial number, in very good condition with the original hard shell case.


	The TB-11 was one of Gibson&rsquo;s highest level non-Mastertone tenor banjos. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-TB-11-Tenor-Banjo-1935-25243 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25242</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:40:06 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson H-1 Mandola 1928 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ blackface, in very good plus condition with somewhat worn original hard shell case.  


	This mandola is quite handsome with its glossy lacquered black finished face offset by a simple, symmetrical but classy soundhole rosette of tan, black, grained ivoroid, black and tan. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-H-1-Mandola-1928-25242 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25241</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:39:37 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson F-2 Blackface Mandolin 1913 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in very good plus condition with a newer black exterior hard shell case. 


	The Gibson F-2 was, in its time, the least expensive Florentine model mandolin. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-F-2-Blackface-Mandolin-1913-25241 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25239</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:38:25 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Scott Vestal Stealth 5-String Banjo 2004 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ with zipper carrying case. 


	There is so much we do not know about the Vestal Stealth, since it flies under the radar, but we can tell you that it is bestowed with a new and original neck design ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Scott-Vestal-Stealth-5-String-Banjo-2004-25239 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25235</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:36:38 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Vega Model 201 Mandolin  1920 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ sunburst top, mahogany back and sides, very good plus condition, ivoroid bound top, with a newer, somewhat oversized in interior length, hard shell case.   


	We are pleased to say that a posting on Mandolin Caf ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Vega-Model-201-Mandolin-1920-25235 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25230</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:33:36 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Bacon & Day Peerless Tenor Banjo 1928 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in very good plus condition with newer TKL plush lined hard shell case.   


	This maple neck, maple rim, open back tenor banjo with an 11&rdquo; diameter Joseph ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Bacon-Day-Peerless-Tenor-Banjo-1928-25230 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25226</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:31:11 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson Style A- Snakehead Mandolin 1922 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ brown face, in excellent condition with super-clean original hard shell case. 


	The original hard shell case is notable for being in outstanding condition &ndash; one of the cleanest such black, wooden cases as we have ever seen. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-Style-A-Snakehead-Mandolin-1922-25226 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25223</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:29:21 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Martin Style 3K Koa Soprano Ukulele - Hawaiian Koa Wood 1930 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in good condition with its original black hard shell case.


	In the annals of C F Martin ukulele history the Model 3K is just one model below the lauded and applauded fancy inlaid 5K. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Martin-Style-3K-Koa-Soprano-Ukulele-Hawaiian-Koa-Wood-1930-25223 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25220</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:28:00 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson Style F-4 Mandolin 1940 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in excellent condition with original "Red Line" hard shell case.  


	This is an extremely fine and also beautiful late example of this style, which model moniker was discontinued in 1943. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-Style-F-4-Mandolin-1940-25220 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25218</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:26:52 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ D'angelico  Extremely Rare 12-string Oval Soundhole Mandolin 1939 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in excellent condition with apparently original hard shell case.   


	John D&#39;Angelico is famous for his archtop f-hole jazz guitars -- it is safe to say that he is the most famous independent builder of that type of instrument in the world, often compared to Antonio Stradivari, the violin guy. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Dangelico-Extremely-Rare-12-string-Oval-Soundhole-Mandolin-1939-25218 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25215</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:25:40 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ US Strad Baritone Ukulele 1940 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in very good condition, with quaint, moth-eaten, cloth bag similar in some ways to the 


	one that decidedly underclass Even Smaller Gray Riding Hood (a cousin of the economically privileged one) took with her on her own walks through the woods to bring victuals to her grandma. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/US-Strad-Baritone-Ukulele-1940-25215 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25209</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:20:58 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson F7 Mandolin 1939 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in excellent condition with original hard shell case.  This has the vintage sunburst finish top and uniform brown back, sides and back of neck.


	The Gibson F-7 was a fairly short-lived but extremely well regarded model, made for just six years between 1934 and 1939. What it is, essentially, is a Gibson prewar F-5 mandolin with simpler appointments, and having a neck that joins the body at the 10th fret... ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-F7-Mandolin-1939-25209 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25207</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:20:27 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Vega Model Little Wonder Tenor 1960 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ very good condition, somewhat overly long on the headstock end hard shell case.


	The tenor banjo is the most popular member of the four-string banjo family. It is tuned C G D A just like a mandola, a viola or a tenor guitar. It provides the alto voice to the jazz band and excels at both rhythm and lead functions About the banjo our beloved friend, Wikipedia, says: &ldquo;In almost all of its forms, banjo playing is characterized by a fast arpeggiated plucking, though there are many different playing styles... ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Vega-Model-Little-Wonder-Tenor-1960-25207 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25206</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:20:00 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson A-00 Mandolin  1936 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in very good plus condition, with a Gibson probably 1950s brown alligator chipboard case. 

This is an extremely handsome mandolin, similar in some ways to a Gibson A-50 model, including having the adjustable truss rod feature, except having cr ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-A-00-Mandolin-1936-25206 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25200</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:17:06 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson Bella Voce Tenor Banjo 1927 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in what will become good condition after our workshop has completed working on it, with newer (longer) plush lined hard shell case made for a plectrum or a 5-string.    


	Behold, a gorgeous thing was one of the 3 top-of-the-line Gibson banjos. ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-Bella-Voce-Tenor-Banjo-1927-25200 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25199</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:16:24 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Vega Little Wonder Tenor Banjo  1927 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in very good plus condition with worn original hard shell case. 


	The Little Wonder is one of Vega&rsquo;s prewar open-back models. It has a &ldquo;rolled bead&rdquo; of brass that acts as a small yet effective variation on a tone ring providing the instrument&rsquo;s sound more punch and drive. It has 28 brackets, shoes and nuts (the sign reads &ldquo;no brackets and shoes, no service&rdquo;) and, guess what, 28 screws and washers... ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Vega-Little-Wonder-Tenor-Banjo-1927-25199 
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				<guid isPermaLink="false">25198</guid> 
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:15:38 -0400</pubDate> 
				<title><![CDATA[ Gibson Master Model "Fern" F-5 Mandolin 1925 ]]></title> 
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					<![CDATA[ in excellent original condition with original black exterior semi-rectangular hard shell case. 


	This is, by anybody&rsquo;s standards, one of the finest Gibson mandolins produced in the post-Lloyd Loar era.  ]]> 
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					http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Gibson-Master-Model-Fern-F-5-Mandolin-1925-25198 
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