The Most Valuable Folk Instruments Gear
Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 851 tracked Folk Instruments items — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated August 2026; the order shifts as the market does. Right now the crown belongs to Vicente Arias concert guitar at $44,008.
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Top 10 by sold value used new / sealed
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Vicente Arias concert guitar$44,008 - 2
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Gibson F-5$16,995 - 4
Gibson TB-3$13,098 - 5
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Stelling Staghorn$10,000 - 8
Randy Wood F-5$9,996 - 9
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Gibson F5L$9,500 - 11
Martin T-28 Tiple$7,995 - 12
Collings MF Deluxe$7,950 - 13
Brandoni 147C Liberty$7,499 - 14
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Gibson F-4 Mandolin$6,800 - 16
Hamlett F model$6,795 - 17
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Gibson F-4$6,500 - 19
Kamaka Tenor Ukulele$6,500 - 20
Gibson F4 mandolin$6,000 - 21
R.L. Givens A6 Mandolin$6,000 - 22
Excelsior Mod. 940 M$5,999 - 23
Excelsior Mod. 940$5,999 - 24
Vega Tubaphone$5,829 - 25
Gibson F2$5,500 - 26
Gibson K-1 Mandocello$5,250 - 27
Stelling Bellflower$5,100 - 28
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Gibson Mastertone Banjo$5,000 - 30
Roland fr8x$4,999 - 31
Strasser Special$4,999 - 32
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Fender Mandocaster$4,574 - 34
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Deering Deering$4,500 - 36
Fender Electric Mandolin$4,400 - 37
Weltmeister Supita$4,390 - 38
Kratt Karat 425 C$4,300 - 39
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Gibson Style H-1$4,250 - 41
Gibson A4 mandolin$4,200 - 42
Gibson F-2$4,199 - 43
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Excelsior 911$4,000 - 45
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Gibson F-9$3,999 - 47
Franzke FranzkeMandolin$3,995 - 48
Weltmeister S4$3,985 - 49
Weber Bitterroot$3,950 - 50
Cavagnolo Odyssée$3,926
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