The Most Valuable Folk Instruments Gear
Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 1,044 tracked Folk Instruments items — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated September 2026; the order shifts as the market does. Right now the crown belongs to Vicente Arias concert guitar at $44,717.
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Top 10 by sold value used new / sealed
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Vicente Arias concert guitar$44,717 - 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
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Martin T-28 Tiple$7,995 - 13
Collings MF Deluxe$7,950 - 14
Dallape Supermaestro$7,850 - 15
Brandoni 147C Liberty$7,499 - 16
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Petosa Artista Pro$6,999 - 18
Hamlett F model$6,795 - 19
Kamaka Tenor Ukulele$6,500 - 20
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Gibson F-4 Mandolin$6,400 - 22
Collings MF$6,100 - 23
Gibson F4 mandolin$6,000 - 24
R.L. Givens A6 Mandolin$6,000 - 25
Excelsior Mod. 940 M$5,999 - 26
Excelsior Mod. 940$5,999 - 27
Vega Tubaphone$5,569 - 28
Gibson F-4$5,565 - 29
Stelling Golden Cross$5,500 - 30
Collings MT2$5,500 - 31
Gibson F2$5,500 - 32
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Stelling Bellflower$5,100 - 35
Gibson Mastertone Banjo$5,000 - 36
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Stelling Sunflower$4,999 - 38
Strasser Special$4,999 - 39
Dallape Maestro$4,999 - 40
Roland fr8x$4,999 - 41
Gibson K-1 Mandocello$4,995 - 42
Fender Mandocaster$4,800 - 43
Flatiron A5-2$4,500 - 44
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Deering Deering$4,500 - 46
Fender Electric Mandolin$4,444 - 47
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Kratt Karat 425 C$4,300 - 49
Gibson Style H-1$4,250 - 50
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