SHIPPING CHARGE

DOES NOT INCLUDE

REQUIRED INSURANCE.

(IT WILL BE CALCULATED ON THE SELLING PRICE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION)

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DO YOU WANT TO

OWN THIS ACTUAL

GUITAR??

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE

RIGHT NOW!!

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1957

D'ANGELICO

NEW YORKER

DE LUXE

w/

ORIGINAL CASE

SECOND OWNER!!

ORIGINAL!!

STORED AWAY FOR OVER 35 YEARS!!

THIS IS THE ACTUAL GUITAR THAT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!

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THIS GUITARS HISTORY:

THIS AUCTION IS FOR AN ORIGINAL 1957 D'ANGELICO NEW YORKER DE LUXE SINGLE CUTAWAY ARCHTOP GUITAR.

THIS GUITAR IS A CUSTOM MADE 17" WIDE BODY AS COMPARED TO THE NORMAL 18" NEW YORKER BODY.

IT IS SERIAL # 2023, AND WAS BUILT ON APRIL 2, 1957 FOR VINCENT J SEDLON WHO WAS AN INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN.

HE ALSO WROTE THE VJ NOLDES SERIES  "HOW TO PLAY GUITAR".

THERE IS SOME INFORMATION INSIDE THAT IS HAND WRITTEN AND IS IT IS ALSO SIGNED ON THE INSIDE BY D'ANGELICO HIMSELF.

ON OCTOBER 4,  1966 , THIS GREAT GUITAR WAS PURCHASED BY MY BEST FRIEND'S FATHER AS SHOWN FROM THE RECIEPT THAT IS HAND-SIGNED BY JAMES D'AQUISTO.

We have the original that will go with the guitar when we sell it, if you'd like.

(If not, it is of sentimental value to the family.) (please, just let us know)

LENNY HAD PLAYED IN BANDS AND PLAYED SOLO WITH THIS GUITAR, FOR SHOWS AND DANCES IN VARIOUS CLUBS ON THE EAST COAST AT THE TIME.

ALONG WITH HENRY WOLLAK, HE WROTE "PICKING WITH A TEENAGE BEAT" vols. 1&2.

LENNY WAS ALSO THE OWNER OF GUITARS UNLIMITED AND DESIGNED HIS OWN TEACHING METHOD (aka THE LENNY FRANK METHOD)

HE WAS ALSO A PROFESSIONAL GUITAR INSTRUCTOR AT N.Y.U. AND TAUGHT PRIVATELY WITH THIS GUITAR.

AMONG HIS STUDENTS WAS IRA NEWBORN, WHO IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WORK WITH THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER, DIANA ROSS, BARBARA STREISAND, BILLY JOEL AND MANY OTHERS.

IRA WAS ALSO A MUSICAL DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, ARRANGER, AND COMPOSER FOR MANY MAJOR MOVIES.

ANOTHER PERSON LENNY WORKED WITH THAT BECAME FAMOUS FOR HIS WORK WAS STUART SCHARF.

SCHARF BECAME A PROLIFIC STUDIO MUSICIAN IN N.Y.C. IN THE 1960's, PLAYING GUITAR WITH SUCH ARTISTS AS CHAD MITCHELL, JANIS IAN, AL KOOPER, AND CARLY SIMON.

AS YOU CAN SEE LENNY AND THIS GUITAR HAVE SOME GREAT HISTORY, AND HAD BEEN WORKING WITH SOME GREAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THOSE YEARS.

I'M SORRY TO SAY, BUT A FEW YEARS LATER, IN 1971, LENNY FRANK PASSED AWAY.

THIS GUITAR HAS BEEN KEPT IN THE FAMILY ALL OF THIS TIME, AND HAS BEEN STORED AWAY FOR 36 YEARS ........................ UNTIL NOW!!

IT IS 100% ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR THE DEARMOND SUPER RYTHYM CHIEF FLOATING PICKUP THAT LENNY HAD PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED IN 1968!!

THE PICK GUARD WAS JUST REPLACED WITH AN EXACT COPY MADE FROM A TRACING OF THE ORIGINAL PICK GUARD.

THESE PICK GUARDS, AS WELL AS THE BINDINGS ON THESE GUITARS WERE MADE OF NITROCELLULOSE AND FREQUENTLY DETERIORATED WITH AGE.

MOST D'ANGELICOS OF THIS AGE NEED REPLACEMENT PICK GUARDS.

THIS ONE WAS JUST MADE BY MASTER LUTHIER CRISTIAN MIRABELLA OF MIRABELLA GUITARS.

HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS AWESOME WORK AND RESTORATIONS OF D'ANGELICO GUITARS!!

THIS GUITAR HAS THE ORIGINAL GROVER IMPERIAL TUNERS AS WELL AS THE SIGNATURE D'ANGELICO STAIRSTEP TAILPIECE.

MOST OF THE PARTS WERE ALSO GOLD PLATED AS YOU CAN SEE.

THE GORGEOUS SUNBURST FINISH ON THIS GUITAR IS ALSO 100% ORIGINAL!!

THIS GUITAR IS VIRGIN AND HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON OR REPAIRED. (EXCEPT THE ADDITION OF THE PICKUP IN 1968 AND THE NEW PICK GUARD)

THE GUITAR IS IN PERFECT TUNE AND SOUNDS AWESOME!!!(the strings will be loosened some for shipping)

THE NECK IS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND THE FRETBOARD ACTUALLY LOOKS ALMOST NEW!!

THE GUITAR DOES HAVE A FRACTURE ON THE BACK OF THE HEADSTOCK AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS.

IT DOESN'T OPEN UNDER LOAD FROM TUNING, BUT YOU CAN FORCE IT OPEN IF YOU APPLY PRESSURE AND TRY TO FORCE IT.

THERE ARE A FEW STRESS CRACKS THAT HAVE FORMED IN THE FRONT ON THE BODY.

THE WORST ONE IS UNDER THE TAILPIECE AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CLOSEUP PHOTO.

THIS HAS THE ORIGINAL BINDING AND IT DOES SHOW CRACKING AND HAS DETERIORATED IN AREAS.

THE BINDING HAS NOTHING TO DO AT ALL STUCTURALLY WITH THE GUITAR, AND IS BASICALLY FOR AESTHETICS.

AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS GUITAR IS TOTALLY PLAYABLE, HAS FAST ACTION, AND PROBABLY SOUNDS BETTER THAN ANY GUITAR YOU HAVE EVER HEARD!!

THIS GUITAR WAS LEFT COMPLETELY ORIGINAL AND UNTOUCHED AS IT WAS WHEN LENNY USED IT.

WITH THAT ORIGINALITY AND AUTHENTICATED HISTORY,  THIS MAKES IT AN UNBELIEVABLE GUITAR FOR THE COLLECTOR!!

ESPECIALLY WITH THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK SIGNED BY D'AQUISTO!!

IF YOU DO WANT TO RESTORE THIS GUITAR, YOU MAY POSSIBLY WANT IT DONE BY MIRABELLA GUITARS BEFORE YOU EVEN RECEIVE IT.

JUST LET ME KNOW AND I CAN GET YOU AN ESTIMATE DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU WOULD WANT DONE.

HE IS ONE OF THE BEST AT DOING RESTORATIONS ON THESE D'ANGELICO GUITARS!!

IF YOU WANT, HE WILL MAKE THIS GUITAR YOUR EVERY DAY PLAYER!!

1957 D'ANGELICO

NEW YORKER

DE LUXE

SERIAL # 2023

FEATURES:

MANUFACTURED: 4/2/57

BODY: 17" WIDEBODY CARVED SPRUCE TOP w/ F HOLES, CURLY MAPLE SIDES & BACK

NECK: HIGHLY FIGURED CURLY MAPLE NECK

FINGERBOARD: EBONY w/ SPLIT BLOCK INLAYS

HEADSTOCK: MULTIPLE BOUND PEGHEAD w/ D'ANGELICO ART DECO LOGO INLAYS

TUNERS: GOLD PLATED GROVER IMPERIAL TUNERS

PICKUP: DEARMOND SUPER RYTHYM CHIEF WITH CONTROLS

TAILPIECE: GOLD PLATED D'ANGELICO STAIRSTEP TAILPIECE

BRIDGE: EBONY w/ PEARL INLAYS ON THE END

BINDING: MULTIPLE ON THE BODY EDGES

FINISH: ORIGINAL SUNBURST FINISH

CASE: ORIGINAL LIFTON D'ANGELICO HARDBODY CASE

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS!!

LOOK HOW GREAT THIS LOOKS!!

GREAT STARTING PRICE FOR THIS RARE PIECE!!

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!!

READ MY FEEDBACK AND SEE HOW HAPPY MY CUSTOMERS ARE WITH MY GREAT PRODUCTS AND QUICK SERVICE WITH EXCELLENT PACKING.

Please check out my other items for sale to see if there is anything else of interest to you or your child. Click on this link and thanks for looking.

OTHER ITEMS from IRONMAN1751

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FEDEX GROUND SHIPPING INSURANCE IS CALCULATED AT 55 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS, AND WILL BE ADDED ON TO THE WINNERS INVOICE.

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WINNER SHALL PAY $1,000.00 DEPOSIT BY PAYPAL.

BALANCE MUST BE PAID BY CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER,

UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE AND AGREED UPON.

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THANK YOU,

IRONMAN1751

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