A Private Collection

The Collection Bresnan · Strat · Tele · Froggy Bottom B-12 · Froggy Bottom F-12 · Froggy Bottom H-12 · Froggy Bottom K · Gibson LP · Gibson SG · Martin OM-45 · Martin D-18 · Martin GP-42 · Montuoro · National · Olson · PRS · Ted Thompson T1 · Ted Thompson T2X
B Bresnan 16 photographs
Bresnan Grand Symphony

Bresnan

Grand Symphony

Engelmann Spruce · Honduran Mahogany

Bresnan GS full front

Bresnan

Grand Symphony

Bresnan GS front crop

Bresnan

Spruce Top

Bresnan body detail

Bresnan

Body & Bridge

Bresnan lower bout

Bresnan

Lower Bout Detail

Bresnan back waist

Bresnan

Mahogany Back & Waist

Bresnan upper bout back

Bresnan

Upper Bout

F Fender 12 photographs
Fender Strat upper horn

Fender Custom Shop

Artisan Stratocaster Deluxe

Flame Maple Top · Cherry Burst · Rosewood Board

Fender Strat full front

Fender Custom Shop

Artisan Stratocaster Deluxe

Fender Strat body crop

Fender

Flame Maple Body

Fender Strat pickguard

Fender

Pickguard & Neck Joint

Fender Strat upper body

Fender

Upper Bout Detail

Fender Custom Shop neck plate

Fender Custom Shop

Neck Plate · No. 9266

Fender Strat back

Fender

Body Back · Flame Maple Neck

F Fender · Wildwood 10 Telecaster 14 photographs
Telecaster body three-quarter

Fender Custom Shop

Wildwood 10 · 1955 Telecaster NOS

Red Sparkle · Maple Neck · Gold Hardware

Telecaster full front

Fender Custom Shop

1955 Telecaster NOS

Telecaster headstock

Fender

Headstock · Maple Fretboard

Telecaster bridge macro

Fender

Bridge · Pat. Pend.

Brass Saddle · Original-Spec Bridge Pickup

Telecaster full back

Fender

Body Back · Red Sparkle

Telecaster neck back

Fender

Maple Neck · Skunk Stripe

F Froggy Bottom · B-12 1 of 1 · Brazilian Rosewood · 5 photographs
Froggy Bottom B-12 front neck back

Froggy Bottom

B-12 · 1 of 1

Adirondack Spruce · Brazilian Rosewood · Butterfly Inlays

Froggy Bottom B-12 owl heel cap detail

Froggy Bottom

Owl Heel Cap · Brazilian Upper Bout

Froggy Bottom B-12 Brazilian rosewood back

Froggy Bottom

Brazilian Rosewood Back

Abalone Center Strip · Maple Binding

Froggy Bottom B-12 headstock and fretboard inlays

Froggy Bottom

Headstock · Butterfly Inlays · Gold Hardware

Froggy Bottom B-12 upper body and inlay cascade

Froggy Bottom

Adirondack Top · Inlay Cascade

F Froggy Bottom Model F-12 · 17 photographs
Froggy Bottom F-12 front and back

Froggy Bottom

Model F-12

Engelmann Spruce · Honduran Mahogany · Abalone Appointments

Froggy Bottom F-12 front

Froggy Bottom

Spruce Top · Tortoise Pickguard

Froggy Bottom lower bout

Froggy Bottom

Lower Bout · Mahogany Sides

Froggy Bottom back heel detail

Froggy Bottom

Back · Heel Cap · Abalone Strip

Figured Maple Binding · Herringbone Purfling

Froggy Bottom upper bout waist

Froggy Bottom

Upper Bout · Waist

Froggy Bottom full back

Froggy Bottom

Mahogany Back · Abalone Center Strip

F Froggy Bottom · H-12 Adirondack Spruce · East Indian Rosewood · 6 photographs
Froggy Bottom H-12 body three-quarter front

Froggy Bottom

H-12

Adirondack Spruce · East Indian Rosewood · 2004

Froggy Bottom H-12 full front

Froggy Bottom

H-12 · Full Front

Froggy Bottom H-12 three-quarter back

Froggy Bottom

Indian Rosewood · Three-Quarter Back

Froggy Bottom H-12 full back

Froggy Bottom

Indian Rosewood Back · Abalone Center Strip

Froggy Bottom H-12 upper bout back with heel cap

Froggy Bottom

Upper Bout · Heel Cap · Abalone Strip

Froggy Bottom H-12 body side front

Froggy Bottom

Body Front · Rosewood Sides

F Froggy Bottom · Model K Deluxe Tasmanian Blackwood · 20 photographs
Froggy K back three-quarter

Froggy Bottom

Model K Deluxe

Sitka Spruce · Tasmanian Blackwood · Abalone Appointments

Froggy K three-quarter front

Froggy Bottom

Model K · Three-Quarter Front

Froggy K upper body front

Froggy Bottom

Upper Body · Tasmanian Blackwood Sides

Froggy K neck join detail

Froggy Bottom

Neck Join · Upper Bout

Froggy K detail

Froggy Bottom

Detail

Froggy K full back

Froggy Bottom

Tasmanian Blackwood Back

Froggy K back detail

Froggy Bottom

Back · Flame Detail

G Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Reissue · 21 photographs
Gibson LP59 upper body

Gibson Custom Shop

1959 Les Paul Reissue

Flame Maple Top · Uncovered Custom Buckers · Jimmy Page Profile Neck

Gibson LP59 three-quarter

Gibson

Honeyburst · Flame Maple

Gibson LP59 upper body pickups

Gibson

Custom Buckers · Toggle Switch

Gibson LP59 lower bout knobs

Gibson

Lower Bout · Gold Knobs · ABR-1 Bridge

Gibson Custom medallion back

Gibson Custom

Est. 1894 · Made in U.S.A.

Gibson LP59 custom shot

Gibson Custom Shop

1959 Les Paul Reissue

G Gibson · SG GT Ford GT Edition · 2007 · 15 photographs
SG GT top down racing stripe

Gibson · Ford GT Edition

SG GT

Torch Red · Racing Stripe · Limited 2007

SG GT full front

Gibson

SG GT · Full Front

SG GT body front

Gibson

Racing Stripe · Chrome Tailpiece

SG GT upper horn

Gibson

Upper Horn · Devil's Wing

SG GT red surface reflection

Gibson

SG GT · Red Session

SG GT tailpiece reflection

Gibson

Tailpiece · Red Surface

SG GT fretboard macro

Gibson

Fretboard · Ebony

SG GT detail

Gibson

GT Detail

M Martin OM-45 Tasmanian Blackwood · No. 29 of 31 · 19 photographs
Martin OM-45 Taz three-quarter

Martin Custom Shop

OM-45 Tasmanian Blackwood

Curly Engelmann Spruce · Tasmanian Blackwood · No. 29 of 31

Martin OM-45 Taz full front

Martin

OM-45 Tasmanian Blackwood

Martin OM-45 Taz full back

Martin

Tasmanian Blackwood Back

Martin OM-45 Taz heel cap

Martin

Heel Cap · Abalone Center Strip

Martin OM-45 Taz waist curve

Martin

Waist · Abalone Binding

Martin OM-45 Taz lower bout

Martin

Lower Bout · Bridge Detail

Martin OM-45 Taz rosette detail

Martin

Rosette · Abalone Inlay

Martin OM-45 Taz side detail

Martin

Tasmanian Blackwood · Side

M Martin · D-18 Gruhn Spec 12-Fret · Sinker Mahogany · Sunburst · 19 photographs
Martin D-18 upper bout sunburst

Martin · Gruhn Spec

D-18 · 12-Fret · Sunburst

Sinker Mahogany · Tobacco Sunburst · George Gruhn Spec

Martin D-18 front body

Martin

Sunburst · Sinker Mahogany Top

Martin D-18 headstock

Martin

Headstock · Est. 1833

Martin D-18 sinker back

Martin

Sinker Mahogany Back

Martin D-18 back side heel

Martin

Back · Side · Heel

Martin D-18 detail

Martin

Sinker Mahogany · Detail

Martin D-18 detail

Martin

Detail

M Martin GP-42 Tree of Life · Koa · 11 photographs
Martin GP-42 Tree of Life headstock inlay

Martin Custom Shop

GP-42 · Tree of Life

Engelmann Spruce · Koa Back & Sides · Full Abalone Inlay

Martin GP-42 full front

Martin

GP-42 · Full Front

Martin GP-42 sunburst front

Martin

Engelmann Spruce · Sunburst

Martin GP-42 full back koa

Martin

Koa Back · Full

Martin GP-42 koa back side detail

Martin

Koa Back & Sides · Herringbone Binding

Martin GP-42 detail

Martin

Tree of Life · Detail

Martin GP-42 upper bout fretboard

Martin

Fretboard Inlay · Upper Bout

Martin GP-42 purfling and inlay

Martin

Purfling · Abalone Vine

Martin GP-42 headstock macro

Martin

Headstock · Tree of Life

Martin GP-42 detail

Martin

GP-42 · Detail

M Montuoro Brutus 212 · 29 photographs
Montuoro Brutus 212

Montuoro

Brutus 212

Montuoro Brutus 212

Montuoro

Brutus 212

Montuoro Brutus 212

Montuoro

Brutus 212

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212

Montuoro

Brutus 212

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212

Montuoro

Brutus 212

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212

Montuoro

Brutus 212

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212

Montuoro

Brutus 212

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

Montuoro Brutus 212 detail

Montuoro

Detail

N National · Resolectric Firebird Pickups · 7 photographs
National Resolectric body front with resonator cone

National Reso-Phonic

Resolectric

Mahogany Body · Spider Cone · Firebird Mini-Humbuckers

National Resolectric full instrument

National

Resolectric · Full Instrument

National Resolectric pearl headstock with badge

National

Pearl Headstock · Reso-Phonic Badge

National Resolectric upper body pickguard and controls

National

Pearl Pickguard · Firebird Neck Pickup · Controls

National Resolectric three-quarter body

National

Three-Quarter · Spider Cone

National Resolectric mahogany back

National

Mahogany Back · Electronics Cover

National Resolectric neck back with tuners

National

Neck Back · Kluson-Style Tuners

O Olson Small Jumbo · 22 photographs
Olson Small Jumbo

Olson

Small Jumbo

Olson Small Jumbo

Olson

Small Jumbo

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

Olson Small Jumbo

Olson

Small Jumbo

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

Olson Small Jumbo

Olson

Small Jumbo

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

Olson Small Jumbo detail

Olson

Detail

P PRS · McCarty Solid Rosewood Neck · 9 photographs
PRS McCarty three-quarter body with bird inlays

PRS

McCarty · Dark Cherry Burst

Flame Maple Top · Solid Rosewood Neck · Bird Inlays

PRS McCarty full instrument

PRS

McCarty · Full Instrument

PRS McCarty body front

PRS

Flame Maple Top · Body Front

PRS solid rosewood neck back

PRS

Solid Rosewood Neck · Back

Straight-Grain Rosewood · Locking Tuners

PRS McCarty body three-quarter front

PRS

Body · Three-Quarter

PRS McCarty headstock signature

PRS

Headstock · Paul Reed Smith Signature

PRS McCarty body on black

PRS

McCarty · Cherry Burst Flame

PRS McCarty headstock back with tuners

PRS

Rosewood Headstock · Locking Tuners

PRS McCarty bridge and lower bout detail

PRS

Bridge · Toggle · Knobs

T Ted Thompson · T1 Deluxe Adirondack Spruce · Indian Rosewood · 9 photographs
Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe body waist detail

Ted Thompson

T1 Deluxe

Adirondack Spruce · Indian Rosewood B&S · Mahogany Neck

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe full front

Ted Thompson

T1 Deluxe · Full Front

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe full back three-quarter

Ted Thompson

Indian Rosewood Back

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe body front crop

Ted Thompson

Adirondack Top · Body Front

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe heel cap macro

Ted Thompson

Heel Cap · Ebony Wedge

Mahogany Neck Junction · Indian Rosewood Back

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe rosette and upper bout

Ted Thompson

Rosette · Herringbone Purfling

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe headstock face

Ted Thompson

Headstock · Signature Inlay

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe side curve detail

Ted Thompson

Side Curve · Herringbone Detail

Ted Thompson T1 Deluxe three-quarter back

Ted Thompson

Three-Quarter Back · Indian Rosewood

T Ted Thompson · T2X Cedar Top · Indian Rosewood · Full Abalone Purfling · 8 photographs
Ted Thompson T2X upper body with abalone rosette and purfling

Ted Thompson

T2X

Cedar Top · Indian Rosewood B&S · Full Abalone Purfling

Ted Thompson T2X full front

Ted Thompson

T2X · Full Front

Ted Thompson T2X full back

Ted Thompson

Indian Rosewood Back

Ted Thompson T2X upper body and rosette

Ted Thompson

Cedar Top · Abalone Rosette

Ted Thompson T2X body waist with abalone purfling

Ted Thompson

Waist · Abalone Purfling · Rosewood Side

Ted Thompson T2X upper bout back

Ted Thompson

Upper Bout · Back Detail

Ted Thompson T2X bridge and lower bout

Ted Thompson

Bridge · Lower Bout · Abalone Purfling

Ted Thompson T2X angled body front

Ted Thompson

Cedar Top · Bridge · Purfling Detail

About

These instruments were not acquired. They were arrived at — through decades of playing, listening, and the occasional conversation with the people who built them.

TheFinerStrings is a record of that journey. Some of these guitars are still here. Some have moved on to other hands. All of them deserved to be seen properly.

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