1840-1841 Martin Guitar
Here is an example of a very early Martin & Coupa guitar that displays design features associated with the instruments from the first…
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1861-1864 Martin 2½-40 Guitar
The instrument in this entry is a very rare Martin 2½-40 guitar made before C. F. Martin & C0. was formed in August…
2005 T. J. Thompson Sunburst OM-28 Guitar (Serial Number 0558)
This guitar has the serial number “0558”. In T. J. Thompson’s terminology the first two number indicates the year (2005) that the guitar…
1932 Martin 00-21 Guitar (Serial Number 49621)
Serial number 49621 was stamped on January 5, 1932 and cleared final inspection on July 3 that year. The tuners are Grover G-97…
1931 Martin OM-28 “Dark Top” Guitar (Serial Number 48807)
Serial number 48807 is one of the few known “dark top” OM-28 guitars. Only ten can be accounted for in the Martin records…
1930 Martin OM-28 Guitar (Serial Number 45303)
Serial number 45303 was stamped on December 31, 1930 and cleared final inspection on February 21, 1931. As this guitar was made after…
1929 Martin 00-28 Guitar (Serial Number 39944)
Serial number 39944 is a 1929 00-28. It was stamped on October 16, 1929 and cleared final inspection on March 5, 1930. Being…
1899 “Orange Top” Martin 1-21 Guitar (Serial Number 8358)
This guitar is a “orange” top Martin 1-21 guitar from 1899. It is signed “H.A.V.” and dated “Jan. 16, 1899”. “H.A.V.” was H. Alvin…
1896 “Orange Top” Martin 0-28 Guitar
This guitar is interesting for a couple of reasons. First, it is dated “April 7, 1896” under the top and is signed “FHM”…
1937 Martin D-18 Guitar (Serial Number 68389)
Serial number 68389 was stamped on November 19, 1937 and cleared final inspection on March 4, 1938. The tuners are Grover G-98 pointed…