Luke Mercier Handmade Violins & Banjos
Maker & Restorer of Quality Stringed Instruments

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Updated January 3rd, 2009

• Violin 2008 - Inspired by Guarneri del Gesu for sale
• Violin 2007 - Inspired by Guarneri del Gesu
• Violin 2005 - Patterned after Francisco Maurizi 1888
• Violin 2007 - Made in the traditional classical style
• Viola 2004 - Inspired by Andrea Guarnieri
• Viola 2006 - Inspired by Andrea Guarneri
• Violin 2004 - Patterned after 1729 Guarneri del Gesu "ex-Heath" violin

 

• A Pictoral Essay - Birth of a Violin
• Workshop
• Luthier
• Violin Purchase Info & Prices

• Luke Mercier Handmade Banjos

• Banjo Models
  • Fretted Banjos
  • Flush-Fret Banjos

• LM-D60 'The Dobson' 2008 for sale
• LM-D60-s 'The Dobson' #63 2008 for sale
• LM-F75 #62 2008 for sale
• #51 Flushfret (Custom) 2007
• LM-C40 Flushfret (Custom Left Handed - 2008)
• #55 Ivory Flushfret (Custom Mercier/Schall composite- 2007)
• #49 Ivory Flushfret 2006 (Custom)
• #52 Flushfret 2007 (Fairbanks CXXVI - Custom)
• #50 Violjo 2007 (Viola Head - Custom)
• #45 Flushfret 2006 (Fairbanks CXXVI - Custom)
• #46 Flushfret 2006 ('The Gulley' - Custom)
• #43 Flushfret 2005 (Fairbanks #243) Audio Sample
• #44 Smallize Boucher-style Fretless 2005 Audio Sample
• #21 Fretless 2003 (William S. Mount)
• #35 Fretless 2005 (Grand Cubley)
• #36 Flushfret 2005 (Cubley/Fairbanks)
• #29 Flushfret 2005 (W. Boucher - Custom)
• #1 Flushfret 1999 (Centennial)

• Rim Construction
• Mercier Hardware
• Handcarved Tailpieces
• Purchase Info & Prices

• Online Store - Instruments for sale both new & old

• Luke's Musical Side - Luke Mercier & Rolling River

• About Luke
• Tim Bergen -Mandolin
• John Sirdevan -Fretless Banjo
• Jeff Cardey -Guitar -A Witness to the Music
• Sandy Klieb -Double Bass
• History - Remembering Jack Kemp

 

• Luke Mercier & Rolling River Music: Audio Samples - Order CD

• Vintage Openback Banjos

  • Fairbanks & Cole Imperial (ca. 1881)Audio Sample
  • A.C. Fairbanks & Co. (1891)
  • A.C. Fairbanks & Co. (ca. 1890's)
  • Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No. 2 (1906)
  • Unmarked Boston made banjo
  • Henry C. Dobson (ca. 1880's)
  • Henry C. Dobson (ca. 1880's)
  • Henry Warnaut Professional (ca. 1885)
  • S.S. Stewart ~ The Student
  • S.S. Stewart Acme Professional (ca. 1890)
  • R.S. Williams & Son Co. Ltd ~ Artist Model
  • R.S. Williams & Son Co. Ltd ~ Echo Model
  • Vega Tubaphone Style~M tenor (ca. 1925)
  • John Sirdevan/Vega-Pacheco Platophone (1926) - Conversion Audio Sample

 

Fretless Banjos

• Sawfret banjo -possibly by Edwin J. Cubley (ca. 1876) Audio Sample
• Flushfret banjo -maker unknown (ca. 1876)
• English Fretless (ca. 1880's)
• Edwin J. Cubley (ca. 1880's)
• Smallsize Fretless ca. (1860's)
• S.S. Stewart (ca. 1882)

 

Vintage Resonator Banjos

• Epiphone 5~string (ca. 1920's)
• Paramount Style~C WM. Lange
• Early 6~string (unmarked)
• Gibson TB~3 Mastertone (1925)
• Gibson RB~75 Mastertone (ca. 1920's)
• Gibson TB~3 Mastertone (ca. 1920's)
• Fender 5~string
• Leedy Olympian (plectrum)
• Bacon & Day Montana Silverbell (plectrum)

Five String Mandolin Banjo

• August Pollman ca. 1888

 

Modern Gourd Banjo

• Jeffrey Menzies Gourd Banjo

 

Vintage Guitars

• Gibson 1967 LG1
• Gibson ES 125 c. 1949
• Martin 0021
• Martin 1936 D18
• Bruno Parlour Guitar
• Martin 1930 0-28k Hawaiian for sale

Miscellaneous

• Mandolin by S.S. Stewart ca. 1920
• Bruno Banjo Uke

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