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August 23, 2020April 6, 2021Guitars

1932 Martin 12-Fret 0-18 Guitar with Dark Top (Serial Number 49601)

The guitar featured in this entry is one of the very last 12-fret 0-18 guitars made by Martin. The guitar was stamped […]

May 20, 2020Martin Guitars

1934 Martin 000-18 Guitar (Serial number 57921)

  Serial number 57921 was stamped on October 8, 1934 and cleared final inspection on Jun 26, 1935 (a long time in […]

May 3, 2020Martin Guitars

1931 Martin C-3 Guitar (Serial Number 59524)

Martin launched its carved-top guitars in June 1931. They were offered in three models; C-1, C-2 and C-3, with the C-3 guitars […]

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019Martin Guitars

1938 Martin 00-18H Guitar, Serial Number 69345

Serial number 69345 was stamped on February 9, 1938 and cleared final inspection on July 7 that year. The guitar and case […]

July 20, 2019June 29, 2020Martin Guitars

1932 Martin 00-40H Guitar (Dark Top), Serial Number 50306

Serial number 50306 is a 1932 dark top 00-40H. It was stamped on February 29, 1932 and cleared final inspection on June […]

July 20, 2019June 29, 2020Martin Guitars

1937 Martin 00-18H Guitar (Dark Top), Serial Number 65836

Serial number 65836 was stamped on March 18, 1937 and cleared final inspection on June 17 that year. Like all 00-18H guitars […]

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019Martin Guitars

1933 Martin D-28 Guitar, Serial Number 54950

Here is an interesting early 12-fret D-28 that was once owned by Norman Blake. Serial number 54950 was ordered by Rudolph Wurlitzer […]

March 28, 2019Martin Guitars

1950 Martin 00-18 Dark Top, Serial Number 116146

Serial number 116146 was stamped on August 11, 1950 and cleared final inspection on November 13 that year. Guitars from the 1950s […]

March 24, 2019Martin Guitars

1930 Martin 00-21, Serial Number 44066

Serial number 44066 was stamped on September 23, 1930 and cleared final inspection on October 7 that year. A small number of […]

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019Martin Guitars

1932 Martin OM-18, Serial Number 52348

Serial number 52348 was stamped on November 28, 1932 and cleared final inspection on August 25, 1933 (a very long time in […]

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