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1987 Martin D-28P
Serial #475071. It is difficult to over estimate the influence the Martin D-28 has had on popular music. It has been played at folk and bluegrass festivals, on couches, and on front porches around the world for over 70 years. This 1987 D-28 presensts an opportunity to engage in a life time of music history with out having to spend your life's savings. It's a clean and well set-up guitar with an action of 5 to 7 64ths at the twelfth fret. The binding appears to have been re-glued in sections around the top, and an endpin jack remains from a decommissioned pickup. With almost no play wear this 22 year old guitar has a vintage vibe with a nicely opened-up voice, and plays easily with its modern Martin neck profile.
With original hard shell case.
$1799 (US $1619)
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1944 Martin 000-18
Serial # 87924. Scalloped bracing, red spruce, and super-light wartime construction once again prove their worth with this particularly lovely triple-O. Many players favor guitars without steel neck support, and a few seconds with this 000-18 really shows why. The instrument actually vibrates more than the majority of 000's out there. This characteristic might be attributable to the lower acoustic damping properties of the guitar's ebony neck reinforcement versus the steel T-bar neck support Martin employed in their necks built prior to and after WWII. It's an interesting thing to observe and appreciate. The guitar tips the scales at a feathery 3.25 pounds, and feels even lighter than that thanks to the light neck and headstock. There is a great deal of openness and bass response in this instrument's voice; and even the treble notes have a certain bassy warmth and fullness to them. It's quite something to play, and a very difficult guitar to put down.
Mahogany back and sides, Adirondack Red spruce top, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and original bridge. Original ebony nut, stamped tuners, endpin, and finish. The top has three cracks, all repaired long ago: one at the pickguard's edge, and the other two on the lower treble bout. There are no back cracks, and a few small crack lines on the sides were also repaired a good while back. No internal repairs or modifications, full height bridge. This one came to us having once had a neck reset but in need of another. There was a small finish touch up on the sides adjacent to the heel which we cleaned up when the neck was off. The guitar now has new frets and a replacement bone saddle, and a slinky fingerstyle set up compliments of our repair department. It plays beautifully with low action. Compact feeling neck with a soft-V profile and a nut width of 1-11/16"; 24.9" scale length.
With period chipboard case, possibly original
$9499 (US $8250) ON HOLD
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1919 Martin 00-28K
Serial # 14021. Built for the Southern California Music Company, one of
Martin's Largest retailers, the 00-28K pictured here was one of the first
Martin guitars specifically designed for steel strings. Hawaiian music was
all the rage in the late 'teens, and the west coast was the hot-bed of all
things Hawaiian. The SoCal Music Co., already a well established Martin
distributor, requested instruments built entirely of Hawaiian Koa wood and
strung with steel strings to capitalize on this growing trend. The very
first of these new instruments, from 1916, were labeled Manuel Nunes, under
the pretence that this Hawaiian builder's name would be more highly regarded
by Hawaiian musicians than that of C.F. Martin. Shortly though, the C. F.
Martin & Co. stamp would replace the M. Nunes decal, and a couple years
later - in mid 1918 - the SoCal guitars would get Martin serial numbers,
along with standardized Martin style designations.
With the exception of the 000-28K, of which only two are known to have been
built, the 00-28K is the largest, most ornate, and rarest of these first
steel stings. Records show only 34 were built between 1919 and 1921. The
instrument features standard style 28 appointments, including herringbone
top trim, zig-zag back strip, 5-9-5 rosette, pyramid bridge, genuine Ivory
bindings, end-graft, nut, and saddle, ebony bar-fretted fingerboard with
snowflake inlays and engraved nickel-sliver tuning machines. The back of the
headstock is stamped "Southern California Music Company Los Angeles" and the
back graft is stamped with C. F. Martin's logo. A paper label inside the
instrument reads "Rolando [brand] Koa Wood Guitar, Made Expressly for
Hawaiian Steel Style of Playing". The guitar is fan braced like all of
Martin's first steel strings (including the first Ditson Dreadnaughts).
Apparently the X bracing Martin used on its gut sting guitars must have been
thought of as not strong enough for steel string tensions. Funny that. The
instrument is in excellent and original condition, with only a glued top
seam separation and reglued bridge striking against it. The neck was
professionally reset some time ago, and the instrument is today very
playable. With an eighth of an inch of saddle above the bridge, the action
measures 7 to 9 64ths and can be lowered further. It is strung with 11-52
strings. The nut measures a hair less than 1-7/8" and the scale length is
24.9". The tone is loud and quick, with a Koa sparkle and plenty of woody
overtones. Quite unlike a ladder-braced guitar, but still different than an
X-braced Martin. Sold with a non-original hard shell case.
$7799 (US $6495)
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1956 Martin 000-18
Serial # 149024. This mid-1950's 000-18 is a very fine instrument in all three major categories: tone, playability, and looks. No cracks and no real
wear - just a few dings here and there as are evident in the photos provided. This one had its neck reset and refretted by our hands a few
years back; it's completely original, except for the bone saddle and frets, and it's ready to play. A two owner instrument, this 000-18 has obviously
been very well cared for throughout its life, and shows its thanks with a beautifully developed voice. We've set the guitar up with fingerstyle action
and light gauge strings. Sitka top, Mahogany back and sides, Brazilian rosewood board and full height bridge. Original tuners, ivory nut, and
bridge/end pins. 24.9" scale length, 1-11/16" nut width. A lovely package, with its original hard-shell case, strap, and some case goodies.
On Consignment
$6899 (US $5999)
$7099 (US $6180) with credit card
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1949 Martin D-18
Serial # 108496. A well used and road worn D-18, this guitar has that dry tone that comes from years of strumming. If you're in the market for a great sounding 40's D-18 on a budget, this one is worth a look. Original finish, repaired pickguard crack, one very small hairline back crack, and one near-invisible 1" side crack. Replacement oversized Brazilian rosewood bridge, and a new Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bone nut compliments of Folkway to replace the guitar's thinned-to-nothing original. Original Kluson tuners, original maple bridgeplate, and no internal repairs. Perfect frets, perfect set up.
With newer Martin hard shell case
On Consignment
$6319 (US $5495)
$6499(US $5675) with credit card
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1950 Martin 000-21
Serial # 117724. C.F. Martin built 97 000-21's in 1950. Comparing that to the number D-28's the company built that year (475) will give you some
indication of exactly how uncommon these instruments are. Today, the rosewood 000 is a fairly common guitar, but not so in the middle of the last
century when Dreadnaught production outnumbered 000's by a margin of about 10 to 1. Given this, we're a little bit extra pleased to offer you this
fine example of a 1950 000-21. With no cracks, scrapes or bruises, this instrument is in excellent condition. Some finish has been worn off the
back of the neck in the first position, and an index-finger sized spot of wear shows on the pickguard just below the soundhole. Clearly a one-owner
instrument for most of its life, this guitar has lived a pampered life and is in remarkably good shape for an instrument of nearly 60 years. The
bridge is an attractive replica, and the neck has been professionally reset. The frets appear to be original, but we suspect they have been replaced -
there is very little grooving on the frets in the first position, which is incongruous with the finish wear on the back of the neck. Original first
issue closed back Kluson tuners are in perfect order, original ivory nut, beautifully aged original lacquer finish. Richly hued quartersawn
Brazilian rosewood back and sides (check out those sawmarks!), and even grained Sitka spruce top. This guitar oozes tone, and it is one of the
finest post-war fingerstyle Martins we've had the pleasure of encountering. The guitar lacks nothing. It has the volume, harmonic resonance, balance,
and openness we all hope to find in a vintage instrument. Set up with light gauge strings and 5 - 7 action with a low saddle. 1-11/16" nut.
With original hard shell case
On Consignment
$9799 (US $8499)
$9999 (US $8755) with credit card
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1943 Martin 0-17T
Serial # 83613. Taper-braced, all mahogany tenor. It's a great looking guitar, unmodified and unrepaired. It needs a neck reset, its bridge glued, a top crack repaired, and a set up. The top has come away from the sides in a couple places as well. Original tuners, nut, frets, saddle. Non original bridgepins, no endpin. Original case.
$999 (US $949)
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2006 Martin D-18GE
Serial # 1175776. Martin ended 1935 with guitar serial number 61947. This guitar is one million, one hundred and fourteen thousand guitars younger; but it's still a D-18, and it still sounds like a Martin! Sure, Martin built almost 82,000 guitars in 2006, but some of them really are great guitars. With its wide-grained Adirondack spruce top, forward-shifted scalloped braces, a pre-war styled bridgeplate and bridge this guitar likely sounds a lot like a '35 D-18 did when it was new. Big and bold, in-your-face volume and punch, dry and powerful; this is the quintessential Martin mahogany dreadnaught. And it looks great too. Shaded top, black bindings, Tor-tis pickguard, black vintage-style pins, pre-war logo, nickel Waverly pegs, and C.F. Martin & Co. stamping on the back of the headstock. 1-3/4" nut width, 25.4" scale, Ebony fingerboard with pearl dots. Soft V neck carve, fossil Ivory nut and through-saddle. And, for old-time's sake, an adjustable truss-rod. In as close as you'll get to new condition as you'll find.
With original hardshell case
On Consignment
SOLD
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1936 Martin 000-18
Serial # 63271. In our ongoing commitment to bring you the very best in vintage acoustics we present here a beautiful 1936 Martin 000-18 in excellent and original condition. Completely unaltered during its 70+ year life but for one bridge pin, a bone saddle and its frets, this instrument offers up the best in vintage tone, looks, and feel. Red spruce top, Honduran Mahogany back and sides, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, bridge, and headstock overlay. Tortoiseshell celluloid bindings and pickguard, ivory nut, Grover tuners, and completely original lacquer finish. Original full thickness bridge and maple bridge plate, finely scalloped braces, and X positioning close to the soundhole. Nut width of 1-3/4", and standard 000 scale length of 24.9". This instrument's neck had been professionally reset before making its way to Folkway; the work was cleanly done and the angle is fine. The frets and bone saddle have been replaced by us and we have set the action for fingerstyle playing with the strings resting comfortably at 4.5 to 7 64ths above the 12th fret and strung with light-gauge Martins. With the exception of a repair at the pickguard margin, the instrument is free of cracks and loose or damaged components; the finish on the back of the headstock is locally damaged. A finely built instrument, and like many of the best instruments built by Martin in the years preceding the Second World War, it has withstood the test of time very well. Its tone is on par with the best Golden Era mahogany Martins, and will be prized by its next owner. Powerful, dry, articulate, resonant, woody, mature, balanced, open - all are words that aptly describe this instrument's voice. The treble notes jump out of the guitar with a spherical bigness that will make you want to play single notes on the high E string for two hours. But one strum on the bass strings will remind you of the instrument's size, power, and readiness to spring out of the gates and perform. You just have to play it.
This guitar is sold with its original Martin Style C hard shell case, as pictured.
On Consignment
SOLD
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1913 Martin 0-28
Serial # 11760, underside of top signed by Frank Henry Martin and dated 10/8/13.
Guitars like this 1913 0-28 don't show up often. For starters, it was built during a time when the C.F. Martin company was building only about 200 instruments per year; this instrument is one of 13 0-28's built in '13. Second, it's a particularly late guitar to be fitted with ivory friction pegs. And finally, it is a museum-quality example with perfect action and playability. Rare, yes. Beautiful, yes. Desireable, yes.
0 size body of quartersawn Brazilian rosewood and Adirondack Red Spruce; light scalloped bracing, Style 28 trim with ivory bindings, fine herringbone purflings, 5-9-5 rosette of ivory an wooden rings, zig-zag backstrip, ivory end graft. Ebony pyramid bridge with original full height ivory saddle and original horn and abalone pins; original ivory nut, friction pegs, and horn strap-buttons on the headstock and tail. One piece mahogany V-profile neck, stamped C.F. Martin & Co. on the rear of the headstock; ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays at frets 5, 7, and 9; original full-height bar frets, ivory side-dot position markers, and ivory heel cap. Original rubbed shellac finish is unworn and perfect on all surfaces. A 1" top crack located at the bass-side waist was glued in our shop, and a crack at the treble margin of the fingerboard extension was glued and cleated as well. The guitar has never witnessed any other repairs or had any parts replaced. 1-13/16" nut width, 24.9" scale length. Strung with nylon strings the guitar sounds quite lovely; it can be strung with silk and steel strings if you prefer, however a new lower saddle would be required. The action currently reads perfectly at 2.5 to 3.5 mm at the 12th fret with hard-tension nylon strings.
With new deluxe TKL hard shell case
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