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Title: Martin guitars:175 years of sound!
Post by: serialnumber12 on October 05, 2009, 02:33:22 PM

that's a good track record!   http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/05/aif.martin.guitars/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/05/aif.martin.guitars/index.html)

Title: Martin guitars:175 years of sound!
Post by: terryc on October 06, 2009, 01:31:13 AM

Would love to find a D series acoustic in my attic..highly unlikely as the house is only 17 years old unless a builder inadvertently left it there LOL

Title: Martin guitars:175 years of sound!
Post by: john_judge on October 06, 2009, 06:53:48 AM

I hear ya Terry, back in the day I owned a D-28 and a D-18, Sold one and traded one on a Gibson J-200 jumbo body Acoustic, wish I still had the D-28, The man who  inlayed my doubleneck Larry Robinson did Martins 1,000,000 guitar here are some pics if you want to see the amazing details of his work go to Larryrobinsoninlays.com
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/71209.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/71210.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/71211.jpg)

Title: Martin guitars:175 years of sound!
Post by: georgie_boy on October 06, 2009, 07:28:49 AM

Wonderful!!!

Title: Martin guitars:175 years of sound!
Post by: olieoliver on October 06, 2009, 08:16:05 AM

I still have both my grandmothers Martins. They both sound great too.

Title: Martin guitars:175 years of sound!
Post by: terryc on October 06, 2009, 12:00:15 PM

F***!!!! they are outstanding John

Title: Martin guitars:175 years of sound!
Post by: hankster on October 15, 2009, 05:39:29 PM

I have an M-36 that I bought 29 years ago and used on the road for years.  Last year I had some work done on it at Capsule Music here in Toronto - a neck reset, and some repair to the top - and it is,once again, the most fantastic guitar ever, just as it was for the first 15 years after I bought it.  I'd prefer a no-maintenance guitar, I suppose, but the work was worth it, and I would go back for another martin again in a minute.