So what IS vintage?
Feeling discombobulated from too much browsing on E-Bay, and highly frustrated with ignorance passing as acceptance, and, from everything I know and from having read (all the Martin Books, all the...
View ArticleD28 on ebay
I was just looking at a D28 Martin on ebay cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI...=858622988 it is a 1935 D28 the guy says in the ad he wants a minimum of $5,000.00 I don`t really know alot about older Martins...
View ArticleThis new Martin will put all the others to shame....
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View ArticleSeeking One, Buying Another
Anyone go to look at one specific Martin, and buy another?Over the phone I worked out a deal to trade my HD28 on an OM28V, and liked the HD28LSV better, and got it.Anyone else feel their guitar picked...
View ArticleHide the Checkbook - Please!
To our New York Alumni - Has anyone checked out that new Custom D-41, Brazilian/Adirondack at Mandolin Brothers?If you've been in and played it, please tell me it sounds like a suitcase with strings...
View ArticleFWI diamond pins
I met a guy who is a New York City diamond broker and Martin guitar player. He had the idea to have his shop inlay a FWI pin with gold and a diamond, and he sent me the attached picture.Definitely a...
View ArticleForm over Substance
Once in a while I will happen to be showing off my guitars (okay, alot). Usually my SJ200 will evoke provocative questions, my Guild D25 will get alot of interesting comments (lovely sunburst), and my...
View ArticleWillie 's Protector
Anyone know where I can get one of the red, white and blue things that Willie and Johnny Cash hang round their neck to protect the back of their guitars? It has a soft leather pouch on the end that...
View ArticleD17 Finish?
Can anyone tell me what type of gloss finish is used on D17's. Played the same one today as I had played during the week and I was still taken back by how good it sounded, especially for the price....
View ArticleHELP ME! I'm buying another Martin
Ok, I stop at my favorite guitar stop, I sit and listen to blues jam set that the guitar shop owner and two other awesome players are commanding, while in the set, the owner shouts "don't just sit...
View ArticleDarker?
Yes, it will get darker WITHOUT aging toner. My HD-28 that I have had for 6 months has gotten considering darker. It helps that it was a very light guitar when new. I wouldn't put that aging toner on...
View ArticleWhen is a D-41 not a D-41?
A D-41 for $1500, but look carefully at the headstock. Read the description - Deceptive advertising or innocent oversight?cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI...=858648436
View ArticleErgonomics
Perhaps this has been previously addressed but probably worth revisiting - guitar playing ergonomics.Where is there a good source of info for best sitting, standing, other positions for sustained...
View Articlestolen 68 D-18
In Oct a guy named Dustin Sutter stole my 1968 Martin D-18 it was what my Dad left me when he died. Some loving wear on the front but I will pay $1000 plus what anyone pays for this guitar to have it...
View ArticleStolen : 1976 D-35 ser# 382750
I found this notice at my sis's guitar store this morning. I'll post more info tomorrow. It was stolen in Delaware the weekend of 4/13. e-mail me if you run across it . Tiko, the " Stolen Guitar...
View ArticleA Hot and HUMID Day!!
Well, in the midwest it went from being 45 degrees to 85 in 24 hours. Records were broken. In certain parts of Wisconsin it was in the 90's. You know what that means. I couldn't get my room below 65%...
View ArticleMicarta serial numbers
What is the beginning serial numbers when the 16 series started using micarta? I have found a D16-GT that looks like ebony with the number 784XXX and was curious.Ken <><
View ArticleHello to everyone, i have a quick possibly stupid question
I have finally lost my mind and bought a martin HD-28 after about 18 years of guitar playing. Man have i been missing out. My question is this. Every martin review i read says " wow, what a super...
View ArticleWhat wood before micarta?
What wood was used on the 16 series before Micarta? Was is Ebony or Rosewood on the fretboard and bridge? I have seen conflicting information. I found a D-16GT serial number 784XXX that looks like...
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