Some exquisitely built guitars that most people can only dream of ever owning

Some exquisitely built guitars that most people can only dream of ever owning

By Lynda Carson - October, 17, 2019

Oakland - This article is dedicated to all the poor, peace and social-justice activists out there who are guitar lovers that can only dream of ever owning one of the exquisite high-end beautiful guitars that are available for sale with Dream Guitars.

I am referring to the beautiful rare high-end guitars that remain out-of-reach for most people except the wealthy guitarists and collectors who can afford to pay tens of thousands of dollars for a rare handmade high-end guitar.

The latest new arrivals at Dream Guitars are so high-priced that they are out-of-reach for most guitarists, and appear to be rare exquisitely made guitars that most people could only ever dream of owning.

Yesterday, a beautiful drop dead gorgeous 1982 Gibson D’Angelico - Model New Yorker archtop electric guitar became available for the mere asking price of $15,445. Or for those out there that have some excess cash on hand, this rare beauty may be bought for a mere $14,995 in cash. As they say, cash is King.

According to Dream Guitars, “This is a unique and interesting guitar built at the Gibson factory by one of their top luthiers, Aaron Cowles, built for a collector who asked for it to be an homage to D'Angelico. Aaron had the opportunity to actually spend time with Johnny Smith's personal guitar and get measurements from it before building this beautiful instrument to honor the maker. Simply incredible craftsmanship, you can tell everyone involved was passionate about capturing the essence of the man John D'Angelico in this lifetime and dedication to the archtop guitar.”

Pete Townsend of The Who reportedly had a real D’Angelico New Yorker archtop guitar that he used for several songs including Rough Mix, Who Are You, and Music Must Change. The exquisite guitar owned by Pete Townsend was not a copy of a D’Angelico New Yorker guitar like the one made by Gibson guitars that is available with Dream Guitars.

Speaking of rare collectible guitars that became available only 2 days ago, an exquisite beautiful handmade 2019 Somogyi Studio, Wenge/Sitka Spruce, acoustic florentine cutaway steel string guitar appeared for sale with Dream Guitars, for the regular asking price of $35,015, or a mere $33,995 for those willing to pay cash. This rare handmade guitar was made in the guitar workshop of Ervin Somogyi, in Oakland, CA.

Years ago, famed luthier Ervin Somogyi was an Oakland activist who used to collect tools for the Sandinistas down in Nicaragua.

Ervin Somogyi’s handmade guitars built in Oakland, are some of the finest quality guitars that can be found anywhere, and are highly sought after by professional guitarists, and collectors. And that’s only if you can find a rare Somogyi guitar that is actually available for sale. This beauty has a Sitka spruce top, Wenge for it’s back and sides, a mahogany neck, rosewood bridge, ebony fingerboard, and a gorgeous French polish finish to maximize the quality of its sound. Local guitarists including the fantastic guitarist Alex de Grassi and Will Ackerman of Windham Records owned some Somogyi guitars, in addition to the incredible guitarist Michael Hedges of Marin County, before he passed away from an accident. A top of the line incredible sounding guitar, this 2019 beautiful acoustic guitar made by Ervin Somogyi is an exquisitely built handmade guitar that most people can only dream of ever possessing.

Among the other guitarists that have owned a Somogyi guitar of Oakland, famed environmental activist John Denver owned 2 Somogyi guitars before he passed away from a plane accident. Reportedly, “In 1986 John Denver commissioned luthier Ervin Somogyi to build a matching pair of guitars. One was a six string and the other was 12 string guitar. These instruments featured Sitka spruce tops, Brazilian rosewood was used for the backs, sides and bridge saddle. The necks were made of Honduras mahogany. The guitars were both featured a single Florentine cutaway and decorative inlays starting at the 3rd fret. The headstocks had an unusual design, ending in a point. The bridge saddle also featured an extremely stylistic design.”

Another drop dead gorgeous acoustic cutaway handmade steel string guitar built by James Olson in 2011 appeared for sale in recent days with Dream Guitars. This fantastic beauty with exquisite inlays has a cedar top, and Brazilian rosewood for its back and sides, with a Brazilian rosewood neck. This rare beautiful sounding handmade guitar can be had for the regular asking price of $51,495, or for only $49,995 if one pays in cash.

James Olson also made some beautiful acoustic guitars for guitarist/activist Paul Simon, and guitarist/activist James Taylor.

Another beautiful handmade guitar made by James Olson that is available with Dream Guitars for a mere $36,995 is not a guitar that your average poor, peace and social-justice activist can ever afford. Not unless the activist ends up suing the cops and the City of Oakland for millions of dollars for being brutalized while protesting on the streets against one of the many social-injustices occurring in Oakland on a daily basis.

Another beautiful handmade acoustic steel string guitar made of Brazilian rosewood and moon spruce that became available recently with Dream Guitars, is a Tippin guitar, for the regular asking price of $25,745, or for only $24,995 for the cash price.

A more affordable beautiful Raymond Kraut guitar is also available with Dream Guitars for the regular price of $14,415, or the cash price of $13,995. Raymond Kraut was an apprentice of Ervin Somogyi in Oakland, a town well known for its peace and social-justice activists.

Some guitar playing activists can afford some of these rare beautiful handmade guitars, but this story is dedicated to all the poor guitar playing activists out there that can only dream of ever owning some of these exquisitely rare fantastic sounding guitars that are out-of-reach for most people.

Lynda Carson may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com

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