D-18GE (1995) vs D18GE (2001)
What is the difference between the sound of these two guitars? Does the one with the Sitka spruce top sound very different from the one with the Adirondack spruce top? A local store has a 1995 for...
View ArticleThank you Stan Werbin
Steve, you closed the Elderly thread just as I was writing a post thanking Stan for visiting us to clarify the situation! Stan's visit here is a sign of class, and I thank him for it.I hope that Stan...
View Articleuneasy feeling
It's a beautiful spring-like day here in No. Jersey. The kids are at baseball and softball practice. I'm just waiting for my paint project to dry and it's off to play my most recent acquisition, the...
View ArticleAnd the Decision Is . . . HD-28
I learned this week that just deciding you want a rosewood Martin is only the beginning.Lots of info from the forum - thanks, and miles of on-line time helped alot. Then I hit the road and played...
View ArticleWhere are all the pre-war 45's?
Anybody know if all the pre-war D-45's are accounted for? I see one for sale at Elderly, Stills has one (maybe more?), where are all the rest?What if Martin started buying them back so to speak, then...
View ArticleString Gauges on OM-18V
I know it's officially ok, but has anyone actually tried medium gauge stings on these feather light instruments?
View ArticleD18/D28 or D18GE-Help!
Thought I'd do a new thread as I need a lot of help on this one. I'm about to buy my first Martin and I can't believe what an emotional experience it is. As I mentioned in my previous thread (D18?) in...
View ArticleA satisfied GAS attack
Wrote a three page thing to post here, mostly full of adjectives....then deleted it.Just smile for me, folks....it is SO GOOD to satisfy a GAS attackthat started 25 years ago (when I first played a...
View Articleguitar top
Hey guys...I've had my OM-28V for a bit over a week now and I noticed that on the top on the guitar two the the grains seem to be raised. I might just be freaking out over nothing, but any advice...
View ArticleWHAT IS IT?
What is it about the D-40? I never seem to see them anywhere. I got one two years ago, and it's a great guitar; rosewood, spruce; the whole nine yards. It's a great looking guitar (not too flashy,...
View ArticleCan anyone here tell me about the "Martin 000-CME?
Hi guys, I'm a newbie here! Cool forum! ;^) I know this guitar is a 2001 model , it's a "road series" , factory electrics, and a cutaway, BUT that's about all.What are the other specs? What was the...
View Article63 D-28
I now know what all the fuss is about with Brazillian and 39 years of spruce opening up all I can say is WOW. I got my hands on this beauty yesterday in a shop in Tacoma and if the house didn't need...
View ArticleSaddle material
Just finished making a new saddle for my D-28. Made the new one from a antler of a whitetail buck that I shot fifteen years ago. The tone from the guitar is even better than with the F.I. Next is the...
View ArticleAny good Martin dealers in Lexington KY?
It seems as if I will be in Lexington Kentucky soon and I was wondering if anyone here knows of a GOOD music shop that carries some Good Martins and has good prices, and the Martins they have are...
View ArticleD-16GT or D-16RGT??
First I must say how great this forum is!! I have been suffering with these unknown symptoms, had no idea what was wrong with me. Then I found this forum....I was reading about symptoms that other...
View ArticleWords from the wise
I got called into jury duty last week. On the shuttle bus to the courthouse I was thumbing through a guitar buyers guide from musicians friend, just minding my own business, when from across the isle...
View ArticleEbony fingerboard shrinkage
I have a lefty D16 GT that my wife surprised me with as an anniversary present last Fall. She bought the guitar at Mars Music. I immediately exchanged the guitar because it was a wall demo with dings....
View ArticleD-18 GE headstock
I am so close to pulling the trigger on one of these that I can smell the glue. Anyway, I noticed on my good friends D-18 GE that the headstock really didnt have the straight and tapered look of my...
View ArticleOK OM-21 owners. . .
As some of you know I wrote an essay or article about the OM-21 to go along with one that a friend gave to his wife. It was mainly an overview of the history of the Martin OM and then mentioned the...
View ArticleD45SS
For those of you with an extra 15k, there is a D45SS for sale at Acoustic Roots, now part of Medley Music in Ardmore, PA. I'm going out there on Friday and hope to play it.www.medleynet.com
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