1945 Martin 000-21, Serial Number 93211
Serial number 93211 was stamped on November 23, 1945 and cleared final inspection on February 11, 1946. The tuners are probably Kluson 502…
Category: Martin Guitars
1888 Martin 2-1/2-40, Dated May 1888
This guitar is a great example of an early high-grade Martin guitar. Styles 40 and 42 were the two fanciest grades of Martin…
1892 Martin 2-20, Dated March 1892
This guitar made before serial numbers were instituted but “3/92”, for March 1892, is written in pencil on the underside of the top…
1957 Martin D-18, Serial Number 156914
Serial number 156914 was stamped on August 21, 1957 and cleared final inspection on December 2 that year. The guitar has a Sitka…
1941 Martin D-28
The guitar in this entry is a 1941 D-28 “herringbone”. It has rear-X bracing and the neck is 1-11/16″ wide at the nut.…
1939 Martin D-45, Serial Number 73128
Serial number 73128 is one of the 91 pre-war D-45 guitars made by Martin. It was stamped on August 23, 1939 and cleared…
1940 Martin D-45L, Serial Number 75289
This guitar must be considered the rarest of the rare! It is well known that Martin made 91 D-45 guitars between 1933 and…
1835-1836 Martin & Schatz Guitar
C. F. Martin Sr. and Henry Schatz had been employed together at Stauffer in Vienna in the 1820s. Schatz left for America a…
1936 Martin F-9 Guitar, Serial Number 63593
The F-9 guitars were the most expensive guitars offered by Martin in the pre-war period, surpassing even the price of D-45 guitars. In…
1934 Martin D-28 Guitar, Serial Number 58275
The first 14-fret D-28 guitars were made in 1934, a total of 70 being made that year. Serial number 58275 was stamped on…