1901 – The Guitarphile

1991 TJ Thompson OM-45 Deluxe, Serial Number 015

Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

This is one the earliest fancy grade guitars made by noted luthier TJ Thompson. The guitar is a re-imagining of a 1930 OM-45 Deluxe but with a pyramid bridge (and a little extra abalone inlay). Two OM-45 guitars were originally made with pyramid bridges but neither of these were a Deluxe model. The fingerboard and […]

Martin Guitars

1901 Martin 000-21, Serial Number 9156 (The First 000)

Posted on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

The first documented 000 size guitar was this 000-21 shipped to Henry Spahr on November 7, 1901. This guitar was discovered by Eric Schoenberg about 35 years ago. The top was in very poor condition. Dana Bourgeois attempted to save the severely thinned top but it eventually had to be replaced by TJ Thompson to […]