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1974 Martin D-35
Serial # 351636. A well kept two owner D-35 in excellent condition. Attractive 3-piece rosewood back and sides and Sitka top. One 3" long tight
side crack and a repaired pickguard crack, no other top or back cracks. Nice replacement bevel-edge pickguard, and replacement bone nut and saddle.
Older professional neck reset, recent fret dress and set up. Original finish throughout, original tuners and bridgepins. Older repaired crack
through the bass-side tuning machine holes. Big and warm D-35 tone with 34
years to properly mature. Nice 70's neck profile, excellent action (4 to 6
64ths), and full height bridge make this one a great player, too.
With original blue plastic case
$2495 (US $2495)
$2569 (US $2569) With credit card.
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1958 Martin D-18
Serial # 159893. From now on, when customers ask me what a great post-war D-18 should sound like, I'm going to play a recording of this guitar. Loud and dry, it's a great choice for your next pickin' session. Built in early 1958, this D-18 has all the features you'd expect; a Sitka top and mahogany back and sides, Brazilian fingerboard and bridge, through-saddle, lots of tortoise-shell celluloid, Kluson tuners, and ivory nut and saddle. It's in great shape with only a wee little pickguard crack and a repaired 2" side crack. The bridge was once screwed down but is now properly glued; the old holes in the bridge have been with very nicely filled with matching rosewood. No repairs inside, and the bridge plate is in excellent shape but for the aforementioned screw holes. Some minor playwear by the pickguard, and an average number of dings and dents as shown in the photos below. This one hasn't had a neck reset and is perfectly playable with 5 to 7 action at the 12th fret. The bridge is close to full thickness, and there is still ample original saddle showing so if you'd like a lower fingerstyle action you can get it. First 3 frets have been replaced, the other 17 are original; strap button has been added in the neck heel.
With original hard shell case.
On Consignment
$7500 (US $7725)
$7725 (US $7960) with credit card
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1920's Martin Style 1 Uke
An early Style 1 variant, this uke has a B+J label that reads "The Mele - Genuine Hawaiian Ukulele". We're not sure what's Genuinely Hawaiian about this instrument though; with B+J being a New York company and C.F. Martin & Co. hailing from Pennsylvania! Anyway, it's a Mahogany Style 1 Soprano, with bound top, simple soundhole ring, and rosewood friction pegs. 12 bar frets in its Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, excellent action and playability. We suspect something is up with the finish as it fluoresces brown under black light instead of the usual green, but it looks pretty right except for some light sanding scratches around the bridge, fingerboard's end, and neck heel... we'll leave it to the buyer to decide if the finish is original or not. A great sounding little thing.
$499
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1946 Martin D-18
Serial # 95973. Who out there doesn't really want a completely original Martin Dreadnaught with a 5 digit serial number that's in nearly perfect condition? Thought so. This one is a mid-1946 model, and exhibits a collection of features very particular to the transitional year in which it was completed. By the War's end, Martin had abandoned scalloped braces and Adirondack spruce in favor of the west-coast Sitka and straight top bracing you'll find on this D-18. With the War Effort over, the metals used for the tuning machines and neck reinforcement rods became plentiful once more, but the transition away from the ebony neck rod didn't happen all of a sudden; and this instrument's neck is fitted with ebony rather than steel. After using the weaker ebony reinforcement for a few years, the shop foremen were undoubtedly familiar with the flexibility of these ebony-rod necks, and (perhaps taking a clue from Gibson) carved necks with a fatter, deeper profile than what was then the norm. This resulted in an extremely light-weight and responsive guitar that has a neck that any vintage guitar nut would die for. Style 18 flirted with Brazilian rosewood fingerboards and bridges from the mid 1930's until 1947, when the last D-18's came off the line with these parts made of Ebony; and this D-18 is an ebony fingerboard and bridge model. Finally, for a period of one year, Martin used pearl fingerboard dots that were undifferentiated in size at the 5th, 7th, and 9th frets; something you might not have otherwise noticed in the photos of this instrument. By late 1947, the 6-digit serial numbered D-18 would appear very similar to one built in the early 1960's; but significantly different than this 1946 model.
The guitar is in near-flawless original condition. There are no cracks, no lose or repaired braces, no changed parts, and it has never had a neck reset. We lowered the guitar's action slightly, but did so by installing a replacement fossil ivory saddle rather than altering the guitar's original. While this instrument is not in mint condition, it shows only minor finish scratching on the back and sides, spots of capo-rash behind the second and third frets, and worn finish along the neck's edge in the first position. The action is set at 5 to 7 64ths, with enough saddle to lower it a bit more, and a full-thickness original bridge. Needless to say, it's a very good sounding guitar; it has ample headroom, dry and open basses and mids, and sparkly but strong Mahogany trebles. You might say that we think pretty highly of this guitar.
With its original hardshell case
On consignment
$15 000 CAD
$15 500 CAD with credit card
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1995 Martin 000-42EC
Serial # 559856, 310 of 461. Eric Clapton's 1992 MTV Unplugged album almost single-handedly revived the acoustic guitar market that had been in a state of recessionary slumber since the late 1970's. The album earned 6 Grammy awards including Album of the Year, and remained massively popular for years to follow. "Tears in Heaven," "Before You Accuse Me," and the acoustic "Layla" still top the list of what our customers play in the shop when they're trying out guitars! In the original MTV Unplugged concert, Clapton played a 1939 000-42; a model Martin discontinued near the end of World War Two. Suddenly everyone wanted the same guitar, and in response Martin launched its infinitely popular EC models - starting with a limited run of 000-42EC's in 1995. The very first batch of 000-42EC's totaled 461 instruments - a fitting number for an Eric Clapton model (Clapton's1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard signaled his post-heroine comeback, and was also the address of the house in Miami where he was living at the time). These instruments were based on Clapton's guitar, and featured his signature inlaid in pearl at the 20th fret. Inside the instrument the Limited Edition label bears original signatures of both C.F. Martin IV, and Eric Clapton. The guitar's body is built of highest-grade Indian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce, bound in grained ivoroid and purfled with abalone. The top is scallop braced, and finished with an aging toned lacquer. Style 45 neck with snowflake inlays, ivoroid-bound fingerboard and headstock, and vertical C.F. Martin logo in abalone. The ebony bridge has matching snowflakes on its wings, and is fitted with abalone-dot white pins and a bone saddle. The instrument's V-shaped neck has a 1-3/4" nut and a vintage 2-1/4" string spread at the bridge. Gold open-geared tuners, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, and tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard are standard. With a list price of US $8100 (or $12995 Canadian at the time) the 000-42 was a pricey guitar, but it sold quickly and received rave reviews. A year later Martin offered the 000-28EC which remains a top seller to this day.
#310 of 461 is an unused instrument in AS-NEW mint condition. Purchased as an investment in 1995, its current (and, until now, its only) owner stored the guitar with strings loose in a humidity controlled environment for the past dozen years, tuning it up to play every now and again. There are no signs of use on the guitar, whatsoever. All original documentation accompanies the instrument, as does its original case - which is in as-new condition as well. Tuned to pitch, the guitar sounds beautiful - and I'm amazed that the temptation to play it was resisted for all those years. The guitar continues to be a solid investment, and an interesting piece of Martin Guitars and Eric Clapton's history.
With original hard shell case and documentation
On Consignment
$10 500 (US $10850)
$10 815 (US $11175) with credit card
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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.
$7495 (US $7495)
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1970 Martin 000-18
Serial # 258567. 000's from the 1960's and 1970's are very uncommon - Dreadnaught production out-numbered 000's by a ratio of ten to one, so stumbling across a nice forty year old 000 doesn't happen too frequently. This 000-18 was finished early in 1970, and features Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, 60's Grover tuners, an ivory nut, and a nice small Brazilian rosewood bridge plate. It's a lovely guitar, in excellent and original condition, with very fine tone and playability. No cracks, no issues. Very nice lacquer finish with very few nicks and scratches. The bridge has been lowered a little bit, and the action is a very comfortable 5 to 7 64ths. There is room enough on the saddle to lower the action further, should you desire. 24.9" scale length, 1-11/16" nut. Sitka spruce top, mahogany back, sides, and neck; Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay. A fine sounding guitar, very warm, woody and well balanced; and a good fingerpicker.
With hard shell case
$2395 (US $2395)
$2469 (US $2469) with credit card
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1965 Martin D-18
Serial # 201125. A boomer of a D-18, this guitar has surely seen some use - and that's why it sounds the way it does today. Its voice is open and rich, with a dry woodiness that only 18's offer. No top or back cracks, one tiny side crack. Full height original Brazilian rosewood bridge, tortoise pickguard and binding. No internal issues either, original small maple plate and all braces are in great shape. The guitar has had a neck reset, and a Barcus Berry Dot pickup removed. The output jack was mounted in the end-block, about 1 inch below the strap pin in the tortoise end graft. The un-install was nicely done leaving very little trace of where this hole was. Original Kluson tuners are on it now, but the guitar did have a set of Grover Roto's on it for some time. Original nut, frets, and finish. Some pickwear north of the soundhole and south of the pickguard. Fabulous neck, with 1-11/64th inch nut. Action set at 6 to 7 64ths with medium strings; plenty of saddle height to lower it should you choose. A delightful guitar.
With newer TKL Deluxe hard shell case
$3999 (US $3999)
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1940 Martin D-28
Serial # 74383. Folkway Music's Golden Era Month continues to this week's update with this 1940 D-28. Herringbone, zig-zag back strip, scalloped braces, slotted diamond fingerboard inlays, Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Red Spruce, and a whole lot of dreadnaught tone. This instrument is obviously a flat-picker's delight, and has the dryness, punch, and balance that all of us long for in a big guitar. It has excellent playability and is currently set up with .013's and a standard D-28 action. This guitar has seen a lot of use, and has a well developed voice to match its top's wear. Its neck is fabulously comfortable with a mild V to Its carve - you simply feel good sitting with this D-28 in your hands.
Original finish throughout, although the pickwear around the guard and soundhole have been sealed. Gorgeous straight-grained Brazilian rosewood with moderate saw-markings on the back and rich chocolatety colour. Back and sides are free of cracks and show only light finish wear. Adirondack spruce top is evenly grained and in excellent condition despite the guitar's obvious pick wear and years of grime. One very ancient top crack, about 3" long, is located a pick's length away from the center-seam. This crack is not, and has never been, repaired - and as far as we can tell, there's no reason to change that. There is no movement in the top on either side of this crack, and we just couldn't find a reason to cleat it. There are very old repaired racks on the guitar's top at either-side of the fingerboard (as pictured), and it appears that a few neck-resets have been done on the guitar; leaving a minor partial hair-line crack on the neck's heel and some damaged finish likely caused in the neck removal process (note that no neck work was done in our repair-shop, and that no finish touch-ups have been made). The bridge is a replacement of a replacement that we made and installed, and is accurately sized and foot-printed; the bone saddle is new, and the original bridge-pins were fitted to the new bridge. Inside the guitar, the original bridge plate and all braces are intact and free from repairs or modifications. The top is not warped or bellied in any way. Original ivory nut; fairly recent replacement frets, and 5 out of 6 original Grover sealed-back tuning machines. The 6th tuner is a 30's Grover G-98. Original pickguard, and all bindings; newer end-pin. 1-11/16" wide nut, 25.4" scale length.
With original well-traveled hard shell case, and high-quality new hard shell.
On Consignment
SOLD
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1944 Martin 00-18
Serial # 88418. If you're into smaller-bodied guitars, you're sure to find this wartime 00-18 a truly special instrument. Apart from the visual appeal of this near-perfect 64 year old instrument, and apart from the feel of the guitar's slightly bulkier war-time neck, you'll certainly melt with your first touch of the strings. An inspiring instrument, this 00 sized guitar has surprisingly developed bass response and the dry, resonant, woody, and open voice the best vintage instruments are known for. Thanks to a professional neck-reset its action is perfect too, and nothing gets in the way of being inspired and beguiled by this 00-18. Feather-light at 3.1 pounds, thanks in part to the ebony neck reinforcement used during the WWII years. Adirondack Spruce top with scalloped bracing, mahogany back and sides, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and original full-height bridge. Original ivory nut, bridge and end pins, frets, and Kluson tuners. New bone nut... and strings. No cracks, no repairs, and just some minor dings here and there; the guitar looks much younger than its age. The more perfect a guitar is, the less I seem to have to tell you about!
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SOLD
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1959 Martin D-28
Serial # 170058. A super-clean and crack-free one owner D-28 from 1959. We recently finished a neck reset, refret, and set up to this guitar making it a delight to play. It has flawlessly quartered Brazilian back and sides with a gorgeous deep reddish brown hue and a quarter-sawn Sitka top. Completely original from the Grover Pat. Pend. Tuning machines to the red-eye bridge pins, this guitar is everything a collector would look for in a 50's Brazilian Dreadnaught. Booming huge sound, great projection, and in just about as close to mint condition as you could find. This is an instrument that will get you a lot of attention at the next bluegrass camp or festival you attend. And It even comes with its original hard shell case! They don't come in better condition than this one, folks.
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SOLD
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