Gibson / Ray Whitley Radio Grande / 1934 / Sunburst / Guitar
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#300 Gibson Roy Smeck Radio Grande, FON # 888, 1934, exc-
Adirondack red spruce/Braz. RW. Very rare early example with beautiful BR back and sides and original shaded top. Expert conversion from Hawaiian to Spanish setup with narrowed and reshaped neck to 1 25/32” nut width, original neck binding, mahogany neck. New correct bridge, new vintage style Gotoh tuners added (correct period Grover tuners available). Perfect setup and playability and exquisite tone. HC. On consignment.
Adirondack Fichte/Palisander. Sehr seltenes frühes Exemplar mit br. Palisander und originaler Sunburst Decke. Professionelle Konvertierung von hawaiianischem zu spanischem Setup mit verringertem Halsmaß von 45 mm Sattelbreite, originales Halsbinding. Neuer Steg und neue Gotoh Mechaniken (korrekte Grovers erhältlich). Hervorragend bespielbar und ebensolcher Ton. HC. Im Kundenauftrag.
EU: Euro 12,300.- Export: US$16.850,-
Henkes & Blazer, Germany 
Through building their own guitars in the style of traditional American steel string guitars and through specializing in the restoration and repair of American pre-war instruments, they realized how similar these guitars were to the traditional German guitars in construction and materials.
Their new Tuebingen workshop opened in 1996. As aficionados of old American guitars, they have been creating many replicas of these wonderful instruments, authentic not only in their looks, but also in design and construction.
In addition to that, Blazer & Henkes are also specialists for the creation of modern guitar design, delicate pearl inlays as well as for restoration and repair work of vintage guitars.
Also, you will usually find an exquisite selection of vintage instruments in their shop.
