Vintage Instruments

Kovacik Guitars often has vintage guitars in stock for sale, and is always buying vintage guitars for resale. In addition to vintage Martin, Gibson and other quality guitar makes, the shop occasionally offers vintage parts, cases and guitar related ephemera (old catalogs and paper items). Kovacik  Guitars will also sell your guitar or guitar related item on a commission basis, inquire for details. 
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Kits for the Hobby Luthier

Kovacik Guitars regularly stocks kits that are suitable for beginner, intermediate and advanced hobby guitar builders. Though 000 and D size 14 fret guitar kits are available, we also offer kits in sizes and styles that are unavailable from most major suppliers. In addition to standard D and 000 kits in rosewood and mahogany, we often have 00 14 fret, and 12 fret kits in 0, 00, 000, and D sizes. 

While most suppliers offer kits in mahogany and Indian Rosewood, we can occasionally offer kits in koa, quilted mahogany and brazilian rosewood when available. In addition, special parts such as high style inlaid fretboards, inlaid bridges, pearl rosettes, herriningbone, and other custom options are periodically available for use in kits. The inventory of kits is constantly changing and what is in stock at any time depends highly upon what is available to the shop through our parts sources. 

ALL kits have bent sides, joined tops, machined necks, slotted fretboards and all other wood parts, bindings and purflings. Tuners generally are not included but can be ordered at additional cost.  Instructions are not provided in the kits but references to good resources for the kit maker can be provided upon request. The difference in the level of difficulty for various kits is the completeness of the parts.  For example, a beginner kit is likely to have braced top and or back, completely carved and/or totally assembled neck, shaped bracing, and various other "difficult" tasks done. Beginner kits are basically assembly projects.  Intermediate and advanced kits will have less of the difficult work done and are intended for buyers with some wood working or kit making experience.

Given that the parts for all the kits are hand selected and matched to one another for compatibility these kits represent  an excellent value.  You can find current kit offerings on our ebay seller page or inquire by email to find out what is available.  If you have been thinking about 'taking the plunge' and building a guitar from a kit, just get in touch by email and let us know what you are looking for!
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