Block Party Instrument Sale
Our annual Block Party is BACK!! Join us on May 14th for a FREE family friendly event from 4 – 9 pm. There will be student performances, raffles, swag sales, music all evening, tasty food and drink, and a fantastic collection of instruments for sale.
There is no entrance fee to the Block Party, but revenue from all instruments and items sold go directly to support Front Porch community programs that connect people through music. Read more about our group music classes, private music lessons, and community outreach.
Instruments will be sold in a silent-auction style throughout the Block Party, with a set starting bid.
You can get a sneak peek of the instruments for sale below:
The pis de resistance of our instruments for sale is a beautiful violin made in 1812 by Matthias Hornsteiner, known as Gratz (1749 – 1816). The violin is made of maple, with a dark reddish-brown varnish and is Amati-inspired. It has been appraised at $20,000.00.
We also have six guitars, four banjos, keyboards, basses, dulcimers, and much more for sale! Check everything else out below.
Electric Guitar – Eastman T185MX-BD
Thinline Semi-Hollow Body, Double Cutaway, Natural Blonde
Condition: Excellent
Electric Guitar – Epiphone ES-339
Semi-hollow layered maple body, two humbucker pickups, vintage sunburst
Condition: Excellent
Acoustic Guitar – Martin D12 AXE
12-string Martin Guitar, warm body and excellent sound
Condition: Excellent
Acoustic Guitar – Epiphone DR-100 VS
Vintage sunburst, spruce top, mahogany body and neck, chrome hardware
Condition: Excellent
Electric Guitar – Fender Stratocaster
Fender All-Black Stratocaster w/ single coil pickups
Condition: Excellent
Acoustic/Electric Guitar – Epiphone EJ-200 SCE
Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst w/ cutaway and floral pickguard
Condition: Excellent
Guitar Pedal – Boss RC-20XL Looping Station
Loop up to 16 minutes, 11 loops at a time, undo function, auto quantize function. Has original box and manuals
Condition: Excellent
Guitar Pedal – Fishman Aura Sixteen
Acoustic Imaging Pedal, preloaded with 16 Aura Images, USB interface, mute/bypass foot switches
Condition: Excellent
Electric Guitar – Fender Squire Jagmaster
Black with double humbucker pickups and whammy bar
Condition: Good
Electric Guitar – Washburn Maverick Series BT10
Teal with two Humbucker Pickups
Condition: O.K.
Acoustic Guitar – Washburn D11N
Gorgeous finish, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard
Condition: Excellent
Acoustic Guitar – Mitchell MD200S Series
Full-size dreadnought solid-top
Condition: Great
Acoustic Guitar – Espanola EAW-815
Floral and bird detailed mottled pickguard, and abalone floral detailed fretboard
Condition: Good
Acoustic Guitar – Harmony Model 319
Sunburst finish, parlor sized guitar handmade in Chicago
Condition: OK
Acoustic Guitar – Recording King RJ-06
Jumbo acoustic guitar, solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides
Condition: Good
Acoustic Guitar – Ovation Standard Balladeer 1861
Solid spruce top, bound rosewood fretboard, and oak leaf rosette
Condition: OK
Banjo – Deering Bluegrass Banjo
“Sierra” model resonator 5-string banjo, w/ incredible tone
Condition: Good (cosmetic wear on head, no issues)
Banjo – Global Bluegrass Banjo 408
Vintage 5-String Banjo Model 408, Eagle inlay on the back
Condition: Great
Banjo – Custom Made Banjo by Quintin Creed (Kyle Creed’s brother)
Custom made, rosewood fingerboard, mother-of-pearl inlay, 3/4″ shell
Condition: OK (antique, worn original banjo head)
Banjo – Custom Made
Custom made local banjo, inscribed “Rob Cockrell, Charlottesville, Doney 1978”
Condition: Good (some wear on head)
Electric Violin – ZETA SV-25 Electric
Legacy-White, 5-string Strados Neck, Custom Zeta Strados Bridge Pickup
Condition: Excellent
Electric Bass – Ibanez Mikro GSRM20 Bass
Poplar body, Jatoba fretboard w/ white dot inlay
Condition: Great
Electric Bass – Fender Squier Jaguar Bass
Black, Squier humbucking pickup, vintage-style open-gear tuning
Condition: Great
Electric Bass – Austin 4-string bass
4-string bass guitar with gorgeous mahogany finish
Condition: Great
Orpheum Resonator Dobro
Vintage 1970s model, Maroon
Condition: OK
Mandolin – Washburn “A” Style MS1D Mandolin
Red burst “A” Style Acoustic Mandolin
Condition: Great
Ukulele – Mahalo Ukulele
Red Mahalo Ukulele, great for beginners
Condition: Good
Ukulele – Laurel Canyon Ukulele
Concert Ukulele, beautiful finish
Condition: OK (missing a string)
Mountain Dulcimer
Custom-made mountain dulcimer w/ walnut inlay
Condition: Great
Accordian – Hohner Student IV
Black, 2/3 MM Reeds, Treble: 25 Keys, 11.5″(30cm) Key to Key, Bass: 32 Bass Buttons
Condition: Good
Trumpet – Olds Ambassador Trumpet and Accessories
Trumpet comes with mutes, cleaning supplies, extra valves, etc.
Condition: Good
Custom-made Djembe
Nice-quality, pretty rosewood finish
Condition: Great
Keyboard – Yamaha CP33
88-key Graded Hammer keyboard, State-of-the-art AWM tone generation, USB Terminal
Condition: Great
Keyboard – M-Audio Prokeys 88 Keyboard
88-key stage piano with 64MB acoustic piano samples, MIDI Controller, pedal jacks
Condition: Great
Hammer Dulcimer – Meadowlark
Meadowlark Rick Thum Hammer Dulcimer
Condition: Great
Hammer Dulcimer – Sam Rizetta Custom Dulcimer
Sam Rizetta-Made Custom Hammer Dulcimer – built in 1971
Condition: Good
We would like to thank the generous supporters who donated instruments to The Front Porch. All proceeds will support The Front Porch’s community outreach efforts. Read more about our work in the community HERE.
For questions or more information, email Eli at: eliratzlaff@frontporchcville.org. See you on May 14th!