Home
The large and comfortable retail showroom in Burlingame offers a selection of fine vintage instruments as well as selected examples from contemporary builders. The usual hours are 9-5 Monday through Saturday. Occasionally I am out on a local errand or on an overnight trip to Los Angeles or Eugene. It is always best to call (650) 515-1014 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make an appointment time. The shop address is 1519 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010. Sometimes I can come in on a Sunday or in the evening, so please ask.
NEW WORDPRESS WEBSITE COMING SOON! After beating my head against the wall for over a year with this Joomla guitar website, I'll be getting a new WordPress website by early December. The easy navigation and uploading features will be the same as the wonderful WordPress site for the basses, www.steveswanstringbass.com
TEMPORARY PHOTO POSTINGS AND NEW LISTINGS WILL BE POSTED ON www.steveswanstringbass.com Until the new guitar website is up, I will be posting new recent guitar listings and missing photo sets for the current text listings on the "Bass Guitars" page of www.steveswanstringbass.com
|
Two Websites Now www.steveswanguitars.com will continue to feature guitars and related fretted instruments. www.steveswandoublebasses.com will soon be phased out and replaced with www.steveswanstringbass.com, which will be the new home for the bass side of the business. Website Photos The photos will now be included at the same time as the new text listings are updated. GUITAR NEWS New Arrivals
- 1907 Martin 1-21 - 1953 Martin OO-18 with Adirondack spruce top - 1955 Martin D-18 full sound - 1947 Martin D-18 a real monster - 1966 Martin D-21 as clean as they get - 1998 Roy McAlister Presentataion L (Nick Lucas) Brazilian rosewood - 2011 Roy McAlister L (Nick Lucas) Ovangkol body
Coming Soon - 1937 Martin D-18 with two small side cracks in the bass-side waist - 1941 Martin D-28 with a hairline heel crack - 1937 Martin D-28 in very fine original condition - Near mint wide neck Martin 1939 D-18
In the Repair Shop - 1966 Martin D-28
The latest fine old Martin Dreadnoughts added to inventory are an incredibly fine sounding 1940 D-18 (Bill Hurley) and a great sounding and very clean 1969 D 12-35. For full descriptions and complete sets of photos, please see the "Vintage Martin Dreadnoughts" page.
An especially strong sounding 1907 1-21 has come in as a trade from another dealer. This one has very few repairs and likes to be strung with custom light guage strings: .050" through .011".
Martin after 1970
We are looking for more good contemporary used Martin guitars.
The most recent additions are two guitars made by the great Roy McAlister. The oldest is a great sounding mint condition Brazilian rosewood Presentation L (Nick Lucass) from 1998. The more recdently made guitar is an Ovangkol full depth L (Nick Lucas) from 2011. Archtop Guitars Lively 1928 Gibson L-3 Solidbody Guitars My favorite solidbody guitar in the shop is the Rich Hoeg "Hillbilly Deluxe" birdseye Maple late 1940s style guitar. With a short scale, DeArmond pickup, and Merle Travis styling, you can really get in touch with your inner Deke Dickerson with this one. For a complete description and a full set of photos, please see the "Solidbody Guitars" page. Electric Basses
The latest additions are a 2001 Hofner, a 5 string fretless Celinder, and Marcus Miller's personal Celinder Jazz Bass with red LEDs on the edge of the fingerboard! For complete descriptions and full sets of photos, please see the "Electric Bass" page. APPOINTMENT HOURS I am in the shop 9-5 Monday through Saturday except for occasional buying or delivery trips along the west coast or local errands during the day. It is always best to call (650) 515-1014 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make an appointment. I would hate to miss you when out on a local errand or gone on an infrequent overnight trip to Los Angeles or Eugene. |
