Stan Gee

Pick n Strum

Evelyn May & Stan Gee,   Cutty Wren Club,4th.July ´04. Instrument trivia: The banjo is a 1976 U.S.A. made Harmony ´76 Bicentennial model, with   the ´Three Minute-Men´on the Resonator. I also have a Blue one with an ´American Eagle´ on the resonator, and a matching Red; White & Blue Regal ´Bicentennial´ model Guitar.    As you may have guessed,We bought these especially for our ´4th. of July Independence Day Celebration´ shows, so when we recently got the chance of a couple of new ´Stars & Stripes´ soprano ukuleles, we naturally added them to the kit. Being new & relatively cheap, they don´t sound great, but the do add to the overall ambience!
Banjos; Harmonicas; Amplifiers & sundry items for sale currently in stock (not counting instruments undergoing renovation)
One 5-string Banjo;           Two 6-string Guitar-Banjos; Four 4-string Tenor-Banjos; Two 4-string Ukulele-Banjos; Harmonicas:                       2 Descant Recorders;    1 Combo Amplifier.
Vintage Windsor Popular No.2

Made in England circa 1930´s; pretty straight Ebony board on a Walnut neck; metal clad Maple rim; all 28 original hooks, nuts, lugs, notched tension hoop, rim cladding & attractive Lyre shaped tailpiece have all been polished down to the brass! Planetary geared replacement tuners & Remo head. Someone has done a not too bad a job of inlaying ´Popular No.1´ style markings, prior to refretting! 5th. string spike capo. This banjo has a nice clean ´pop´, ideal for Clawhammer & other accompaniment styles. £275
Maya Bluegrass style 5-st.
Styled after Ode (Flange) & Vega resonator models. Has a few chips from the headstock but is in otherwise good condition, with excellent original hard shell case O.C. £260
Godman: 6-string Guitar-Banjo;
Most new Asian made guitar banjos are very short scale and frankly don´t deliver much! But this model possesses a full 26 & 1/8" guitar scale length with 22 frets! Grover´Rotomatic´style geared tuners & is virtually Unused!; comes in a padded Gigbag @ £130 or a new Hard Shell case @ only £165
Godman:6-st.Guitar-Banjo L/H Ditto specs as above but set-up for a Left Handed player! Please note, this is no amateur string switch job, but a properly installed nut, and a bridge, beautifully sculptured for correct intonation with the strings reversed for the´lefty´. With padded Gig-bag: £130. First customer for either banjo will be allowed the option of H/S/Case or Gigbag & priced accordingly.
Harmony ´Deluxe 30´Tenor:
   50-60´s U.S.A. made; Walnut coloured Bakelite Rim & resonator; 23" scale, 19 fret neck; guitar style tuners good condition; original rough soft shell case; loud & bright! £195
Slingerland ´May Bell´ Tenor:
U.S.A. 1920-30´s Vintage; 19 fret 23" scale length; 10 & 5/8" Maple rim with new Remo head; round hole flange resonator with attractive transfer decoration. Original H/S/Case; heavyweight, Loud & Bright! One for the Collector &/or pro player! £330
May Bell ´Queen´Tenor Banjo;
Made by Slingerland, U.S.A. 1920-30´s Vintage; 19 fret 23" scale length; 10 & 5/8" Maple rim; fancy ´Diamond Hole´flange resonator with attractive transfer decoration. Original H/S/Case; heavyweight, Loud & Bright! One for the Collector &/or pro player! £350
VEGA Style ´N´ Tenor-Banjo:
Made in the U.S.A. circa 1920´s, this 17 fret open-back tenor is in pretty good nick! Very little wear to the ebonised Pearwood fret-board on a straight solid Mahogany neck; 1/2" thick x 3 & 3/8" deep x 10 & 15/16" rim is laminated Maple, stained dark to match neck, with attractive faux Tortoiseshell binding on outer edge. Nickel plating is good on the tension ring & ´Little Wonder´ Tone-Ring; 26 original shoes & adjusting nuts, and approximately 75% of the tension hooks. Original dodgy pegs have been replaced with modern Planetary geared tuners for fine, positive tuning. New plastic head & bridge. Currently strung in Jazz tuning, but would make a cracking Irish session banjo. £450.
Wizard Ukulele-Banjo: U.S.A.
made; 20´s Vintage; 8 & 1/8" open-back wood rim with attractive inlayed parquetry. custom made plastic head; slim neck; mellow tone; nice! £195
Pre-War Keech Banjulele £85
Alvin Keech reputedly was the first guy to amalgamate the Stringing/tuning of a Ukulele with a banjo body, which he dubbed ´Banjulele´. This model has a slightly worn Ebony fretboard on a nice Maple neck, and a contrasting Walnut body with boxwood stringing. Unfortunately it has seen some rough usage, and could use a little sympathetic restoration, hence the modest price of £85. Comes with original but beat-up case.
Gibson UB-2: Sunburst, undergoing renovation P.O.A.

Gibson UB-2: Sheraton Brown, undergoing renovation P.O.A.

Slingerland ´May Bell´ U-B. undergoing renovation. P.O.A.
Gibson ´Oriole´ Tenor; Sold

Windsor ´Premier´ 8-string Mandolin-Banjo. English made; 30´s Vintage; full 10 & 5/8" size metal clad rim, with full depth ´Monarch´ resonator; ´Pyxie´ fixed tailpiece.Original Lined & padded fully shaped hard shell case, but needs new hinges.Undergoing minor renov-ation.Killer Session Banjo! £330
Also Undergoing Renovation:

Lyon & Healey ´Old-Time´ open-back 5-String Banjo, MINT plating!.

3 x ´John Doe´ ´Old-Time´ fretless 5-string banjos.

Smokey Mountain 3-string Dulcimer fretted banjo.

Other instruments; Amplification & Accessories:
Hohner ´Blues´ Harmonica Kit:

Comprising a Boxed Hohner ´Bluesband´ 10-hole vamper in the key of C (cross-harp G); a comprehensive tutor book; plus audio cassette tape containing all examples in the book. I have personally checked out this kit, and found it to be a method that really works, and a steal at only £11

Line-6 ´Spirit 11´MultiFX combo
Full range EQ; 3 degrees of overdrive; 3 types of echo/reverb; built-in Chorus; Phaser & Flanger. All pushed out with a 30 Watt Celestion speaker. As-new condition £110
SAVE £10 OFF any amp if purchased as an outfit with Electric or Electo/Ac. guitar!

Instruments For Sale: Locating,renovating & providing an appropriate well set-up instrument, within a student´s budget, has always been the prime motive for me becoming a small scale dealer.I am also not averse to accepting a student´s 1st.(possibly innapropriate) instrument in part exchange. Also a good quality used instrument will always maintain it´s value against future trade-ins! We are negotiable!
The instruments listed carry minimal descriptions and few close-up photos, so please phone or email if you would like more specific details on any aspect.I will add more comprehensive details as future time allows.
Guitars; Basses & Ukuleles Currently in Stock (not counting instruments undergoing renovation)         Two Electric Bass Guitars;    Two Electro-Acoustic guitars; Five Acoustic Guitars;        Two 12-string guitars;        One Baritone Ukulele;            Three Soprano ukuleles.
Kevin Parsons      Handmade ´Gypsy´
Solidly built ´Maccaferri´ style guitar originally built for Keith Stephen, with whom it has seen considerable use as evidenced by a few wear spots & lacquer crazing. Deluxe Gigbag £490
Fender ´Squire´ Precision Bass:
Budget version of the classic original solid electric bass guitar.Brand New, still boxed! with Fender Gig-Bag. £165
Peavey solid Bass guitar in Kinsman Gig-Bag:
Sleek design twin pick-up solid bass; Rosewood board on Maple neck; a few superficial signs of use; comes with brand new Kinsman padded Gig-Bag. £135
Adam Black Electro-Acoustic
Nicely appointed Cutaway Dreadought style body with 3-band E.Q. & tuner; Rotomatic style tuners AS New £ 135
Epiphone by Gibson 12-string:

Dreadnought body styling on this early asian made Epiphone by Gibson acoustic 12-string. Needs restringing which I´m certain will beef up the sound! Well used but solid. Comes with a good hard-shell case that needs a new catch, but also solid! £135
Epiphone Acoustic Jumbo:
Unique retro styling based on the ´Slope Shouldered´ Gibson J-45, including the deep Sunburst finished top & Mahogany back & rims. Very loud, bright tone! ´As-New´condition; includes Padded Gigbag. A steal £115.
Stagg Acoustic 12-string:
Stunning black finish on a Dreadnought style body; Rotomatic style tuners; low, easy action for a 12! As-new condition with deluxe Gigbag £110
Encore Martin Dreadnought style Electro-Acoustic:
Not a bad acoustic sound for a budget guitar, with built-in transducer pick-up, tone & volume controls. Fair condition; Gig-Bag. Only £85. Save £10 if purchased with an Amp!
Stagg As-New Acoustic Jumbo:
Budget brand Dreadnought   style acoustic with Attractive Wine Red finish and asymetric machine head with Rotomatic style tuners. Comes with Vinyl carrying bag. As-New £70
Martin Simpson Acoustic Dreadnought with Gigbag.
Stunning Red to Black sunburst finish; Pearl Logo; excellent condition; bright tone. £65
Nevada Acoustic Dreadnought:
No it´s not a White finish! just bright sunlight on a new Spruce Top! Virtually New & Unused! Comes with used Gigbag £60
Gremlin 7/8 size Steel String
Nice little tailpiece style steel string, ideal for the student Jazzer or Bottleneck Bluesman, cos it´s LOUD! soft bag £25
Russian ac. adjustable Neck!

Old Russian guitar with solid spruce top, Sounds good with nylon or steel strings.Has a clock key adjustment to alter neck angle! Great toy for the tinkerers! Rough but worth £25
Budget guitars always in stock! for beginners &/or tinkerers; all sizes from tiny to 4/4; from £5 to £20 dependent on condition!
Harmony Baritone Ukulele:

1950´s-60´s Vintage; made in U.S.A.;all solid Mahogany with Rosewood bridge & fretboard; original non-slip pegs with ivory coloured buttons; carries a fair amount of superficial scratches & dings commensurate with its age & usage, and despite not being refinished, has somehow lost it´s name decal. Action has been lowered slightly, with new D´Addario strings; Beautiful mellow tone! You might get a baritone in better condition than this, but not a better sounding one unless you want to spend Martin or Vega money! comes with unpadded Gig-bag. £125
Harmony ´Roy Smeck´ model Soprano:

1950´-60´s Vintage U.S.A.; all solid mahogany with some touch-up to original finish; molded plastic fretboard; Nice round tone; £75. With new hardshell case.£95.
Harmony Stencilled Soprano:
Made in the U.S.A.1950´s-60´s; Birch construction with molded fretboard. Attractive stencilled design. Nice £55
Richwood Soprano Ukulele, Plain & simple Beginners Ukulele £15
Undergoing Renovation: Harmony ´Roy Smeck´ & Harmony stencilled soprano ukuleles.
Redwing Strings: Made in the U.S.A. Phosphor Bronze steel strings; loop or ball-end; available as sets or singles; in any Guage,to suit any instrument! I guarantee to be able to find the appropriate guage string for any tuning, over any scale length on any fretted string instrument! Average string prices are £.65p each for plain steel; £1.30 each for Wound. Less 10% for sets. Please enquire for a quote specific to your instrument?
Terms & Conditions of Sale: Following some foreign enquiries, I feel the need to establish some sale conditions. Firstly my prices are in Pounds! (G.B.P. or Pounds Sterling) not Dollars ( although I would be happy to give a dollar quote); and definately not euros because I personally have no intention of joining the common market! I will accept cash; Postal Orders & English Bank Cheques. Foreign buyers must transfer pounds through their bank because International money orders are a rip-off! American buyers please note that I will accept U.S.dollars. That is cash (dollars bills) not checks or money orders! I will hold an instrument for up to seven days whilst establishing shipping (postal) costs & method of payment. That is as clear as I can make it but please contact me for further clarification, preferably by telephone, U.K. 01642 478859, typing email is far too time consuming for me!
My Personal wish list: I am still looking to fill several holes in my kit & collection, so please let me know if you have, or know of any of the following?

Gibson Instruments:           EB-2 semi-acoustic electric bass, but will settle for any of the Gibson solid basses.      EH-150 or similar lapsteel. EM-150 electric Mandolin;    UB-3 or UB-4 Ukulele-Banjo. GB-1 6-string guitar-banjo, preferably with the ´Diamond hole Flange´or 13" hollow rim.

Martin Instruments:            2-K soprano ukulele;            14 fret T-1 Tenor ukulele;   And if I win the lottery:a     Roy Rogers OM-45 Deluxe      & a Gene Autry D-45!

Vega Instruments: Bandurria (12-string, flat-back mandolin); Any model Ukulele-banjo; Any model (Old!) guitar.Arch-top or flat-top; 6 or 4-string tenor. Arthur Godfrey Deluxe Baritone Ukulele.

Harmony electric Baroque Mandolin.

McSpadden Dulcimer with built-in pick-up.

Hohner Echo Tremolo Harmonica in Bb, or any unusual key?

Mexican Guitarron 6-string bass guitar: or any small &/or unusual Mexican/South American guitar type instrument, such as a Cuban Tres, Puerto Rican Cuatro; etc.

Unusual Plectra (Flat-picks)!

Banjo Figurines: especially Negro Minstrels & Cowboys.

Contact: americanmusic@stangee.co.uk ´phone Stan on 01642 478859 or Eve on 01642 490517

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