What's your oldest instrument?

[Pandabass]

1886 Steinway Upright.

 

[ThingsAbove]

I inherited my oldest instrument from my great aunt.

It's a 1929 Bradley Kincaid "Hound Dog" Guitar. I had to have some repairs done to it about 8 years ago but other than that it's still a player. I take it to folk music gatherings. It has a very sweet voice.

I forgot about my fiddle. I have a fiddle that, according to a conservatory violin luthier, was made sometime in the mid to late 1800's. The label inside says Stradivarius but that was apparently a popular thing to do during that era. It's finish is beautifully aged, the neck is worn smooth and there are a number of repaired cracks. It doesn't sound half bad either. I picked it up at a fiddlers convention in NC.

I use a carbon graphite Codabow so it's rather a exercise in extremes when I play it.

 

[gbazinet]

1950s Hammond M2 organ hooked up to a Leslie 145. The M2s are not worth much and the case on mine is beat up from gigging in a covers and country band back in the 80s. I don't believe the organ market digs the relic/mojo factor. I love it anyway and it sounds killer.

 

[ThingsAbove]

1886 Steinway Upright.

Upright huh? I bet it's got a heck of an end pin.

 

[stratovani]

My oldest instrument is my Yamaha acoustic guitar my folks got me for my 18th birthday back in 1972. I still play it on occasion, it's not worth much to anyone else but it's priceless to me.

 

[6jase5]

1906 "The Gibson" mandolin. My brother has probably 25-30 of my late grandfather's violins from the 1800's at his place well secured and loaned out on special occasion.

 

[nataku]

'65 Univox 335 clone

Got it on CL for pretty cheap, and it came with a beat up Vintage Gibson case as well.

 

[Pilgrim]

My 1963 P

Closely followed by my 1964 EB-0

 

[DannyZ]

My 1963 P

Closely followed by my 1964 EB-0

Shame on U Pilgrim for showing me them. Sitting here creaming my pants, stuck to my stool. My 1 and only P is only 35 years young. Play 'em with love.

 

[calebbarton]

Silvertone 1950's 620 model acoustic guitar. all the bakelite is breaking

 

[TomB]

I have a carved-top upright from Mittenwald, in Germany, made some time in the 1930's.

 

[Garrett151]

I play a Klotz family violin made in Mittenwald from the mid-1700's.

 

[GriffinREX]

My Great-Grandfather's mandolin.
I have no idea of it's age.

 

[Pilgrim]

Shame on U Pilgrim for showing me them. Sitting here creaming my pants, stuck to my stool. My 1 and only P is only 35 years young. Play 'em with love.

S'OK. I'm sure a good Samaritan will hose you down and set you free.

 

[Pacman]

Oh yeah, forgot I have a Packard baby grand piano from I believe the 30's.

Really?? I'd love to see pics of it (especially the logo, if it still has one...)

 

[baba]

Really?? I'd love to see pics of it (especially the logo, if it still has one...)

Oh yeah, that's your last name, right? I'll get one for you!

 

[Tanner5382]

Mine is a 1967 Fender Bronco my dad bought me for my 16th birthday a year and a half ago.

 

[baba]

Really?? I'd love to see pics of it (especially the logo, if it still has one...)

Here are a couple not so great Blackberry pics:

 

[Pacman]

Here are a couple not so great Blackberry pics:

Very cool! Thanks for that - I had no idea...

 

[6jase5]

I now need a 63 P. Wow that was purdy.