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Acoustic Guitars for Sale
Please let me know what guitars you're interested in, and what other
information you need, and I'll get back to you with prices and whatever
else you need as soon as I am able to.
I have been overwhelmed with inquiries and busy with other things, so I'm
sorry to say I have been very slow to get back to you all. Do feel
free to send me a friendly reminder if you're waiting to hear from
me. And thanks for your patience.
Robert
Martin 1919 So Calif 0-18K / 1350
An important and very historic koa wood Martin, the sister to my SoCal
which is illustrated in the New Longworth book and Washburn &
Johnston. Made by Martin for the Southern California Music
Company, these were the first production guitars Martin ever made for
steel strings. Made with fan braces similar to those Martin used at
the same time on the original Ditson Dreadnaught. Stamped inside:
"C.F. Martin & Co., Nazareth PA, Stamped on the back of the headstock
"Southern California Music Company, Los Angeles."
Martin 1927 0-18K
Beautiful koa wood Martin, converted from original Hawaiian set up for
excellent standard play, with a new bridge with compensated saddle and
T-frets added to the original thick fretboard. Scalloped braces, and
wonderful clear focused tone. Old style Martin brand on back of
headstock.
Martin 1928 00-21
Refinished, patch in top, "Slipped block" neck set, a bargain price for a
stable, great sounding steel string rosewood 12 fret from Martin's best
years for 12 frets. Herringbone rosette, slotted square inlays,
original bridge plate.
SOLD
Martin 1930 2-17
All original, with the possible exception of the bridge. The sound
that comes out of these little things always blows people away. The
perfect travel guitar! Great for blues. Not at all the
compromise that you might expect. Some belly to the top, which seems
to be typical of these, and closed center seam crack. 4/32" action
at 12th fret. Later soft case.
Martin 1936 0-17
Simply amazing condition, natural finish, all solid mahogany construction,
scalloped bracing, 14-fret neck, 20-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard,
ivoroid dot inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, 24.9" scale, Brazilian rosewood
bridge, tortoise plastic pickguard, perfect mid-'30's nickel Grover tuners
with oval metal buttons, perfect set-up with recent neck reset and re-fret
by Elderly Instruments, sweet sounding little guitar. Original
period case.
Serial number 63156
SOLD
Martin 1940 0-18
An extremely nice pre-war Martin with beautiful highs and a clear solid
bass. Some pickwear on the upper bout, with crazing, but otherwise
very solid. Recent neck set with high bridge and saddle. A
mahogany 14 fret prewar with the ebony fingerboard and bridge usually seen
only on the high end Martins. Scalloped braces, and red spruce
top. Original old style tuners and red tone pickguard seen in late
1929 and 1949.
SOLD
Martin 1942 00-18
The type of guitar lots of us look for, a great player that looks like
it's been enjoyed, but never really abused. Fantastic sound,
extremely articulate and well balanced. Scalloped braces and red
spruce top.
Martin 1943 000-18
1943 is one of my favorite years for Martins. Some years stand out,
and as Eric Schoenberg has also pointed out, the top wood used in 1943
seems to be exceptional. Perhaps it was an exceptional log of
spruce, perhaps it was the weather in 1945 made for optimal building, or
perhaps both. So the 1943 000-18 is one of my favorite
guitars, enough so that I bought two of them. I spent a lot of money
having noted Martin luthier TJ Thompson bring this one to perfect
operating condition, with every intention of keeping it, but I really need
to make room for other guitar, and it's hard to justify keeping two!
All original, with repairs by TJ.
Martin 1946 000-18
A beautiful rare example of a 100%
untouched and original early postwar Martin, with a great big
ebony-reinforced neck. Top wood is typical 1946, with terrific bear
claw.
Martin 1949 D18
Could be a nice guitar, but will need some work. Appears to have had
a slipped block, a common early type of neck set. Braces have been
scalloped. Top has a belly which may indicate loose braces.
Replacement bridge. Refinished. Neck has had a longitudinal
separation which has been glued, and has been entirely stable. Needs
work, so it's priced accordingly.
Martin 1952 000-18
All original with the exception of the refinished back. Attractive,
and a real boomer. One of my nicest sounding 000's. The guitar
speaks for itself. 3/32" action at 12th fret. Repaired top crack and
typical pickguard crack. Later hard case. You can wait
until I refinish the back, or buy it now as-is for less.
Martin 1953 0-18
A rare fifties Martin with Englemann Spruce, from the small batch that was
discovered on a wood buying trip by Mr. Martin at the time.
Incredibly focused sound that you'll never hear from Sitka. All
original. Very solid, with three tiny holes in the end, apparently
from a tailpiece.
Martin 1957 00-18
All original and in very nice shape. 3/32" action at 12th
fret. Nice clear sound. With attractive and unusual very light
blonde tortoise binding. Distinctive orange-red pickguard that tells
you immediately it's from 1957. Some finish checking on the
top. A really nice birth year guitar for somebody! Non
original hard case.
Martin 1962 000-18
This '62 000-18 is in pretty amazing condition. If you look closely
enough, you can see some light crazing from age. From a foot or so
away, you'd swear it was a brand new guitar. I don't know of any
work that's been done to it. It's extremely articulate and well
balanced. Like all Martins from 1964 or earlier, built in the
old North Street Factory, so it's assembled with hide glue. The
action is as close to perfect as any guitar I've seen: Hi
E 2/32, Low E 3/32, saddle 3/32, string height 13/32, bridge
10/32, nut 3/32.
SOLD
Martin 1964 0-18
Fantastic sounding Martin 0-18 in beautiful condition with ringing highs
and clear concise bass. All original, with added piezo pickup.
Serial number 196272.
SOLD
Martin 1966 D-35
This guitar is original down to the red dots on the pins, and very
nice. Beautiful Brazilian, tortoise pickguard, small maple bridge
plate - All the desirable features only seen on the earliest ones.
Sounds great. The neck set is perfect, with low action, 2/32" at
12th fret. The frets are on the flat side. No pickwear, some finish
checking on the top, and the usual small pickguard crack. An
obviously well maintained guitar. The most popular guitar for
singer-songwriters in the late 1960's. Has lighter 1/4" braces than
a D-28, which gives it a fuller and warmer tone. Newer hard shell
case.
Martin 2006 Ditson 111 Dreadnaught
I'm selling this one reluctantly to make room in the house for other
guitars. This is the first new Martin I've bought since I purchased
my first Martin almost 50 years ago, and is simply the best thing Martin
has produced since then. Hand made with red spruce, and a huge but
beautiful sounding guitar that holds it's own with the best of my vintage
collection. In "as new" condition.
In the Shop and Coming Soon
Martin 1926 0-21
Martin 1928 0-21
Martin 1934 00-40H
Martin 1929 0-17
Martin 1945 00-18
Gibson 1921 L1
Gibson 1934 Carson Robison
Gibson 1937 Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
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