1939 Martin D-18 Guitar (Serial Number 73316)
It always adds to the story of a particular instrument when the purchase documents are available. Here is another great example. Serial number…
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1940 Martin D-28 Guitar (Serial Number 76288)
The guitar is certainly one of the most pristine 1940 D-28 guitars extant. This guitar is still in the family of the original…
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 on…
1931 Martin 00-28 Guitar (Serial Number 46449)
The popularity of 12-fret 00-28 guitars began to waver in 1929 as the first Martin 14-fret six-string guitars appeared on the market. The…
1927 Martin 00-45 Guitar (Serial Number 33002)
Serial number 33002 was stamped on September 15, 1927 at the beginning of the production process. The tuners are Waverly G-32 chrome plated…
1929 Martin 000-18 Guitar (Serial Number 38272)
Serial number 39272 was stamped on April 4, 1929 and cleared final inspection on October 22 that year, just two days before “Black…
1934 Martin 000-28 Guitar (Serial Number 57851)
Serial number 57851 was stamped on October 3, 1934 and cleared final inspection on May 7, 1935 (quite a long time in production…
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 production…
1936 Martin D-18 Guitar, Serial Number 64676
Serial number 64676 was stamped on October 21, 1936 and cleared final inspection on December 31 that year. The tuners are pointed plate…
1935 Martin 00-42 Guitar, Serial Number 60245
Serial number 60245 was stamped on June 26, 1935 and cleared final inspection on August 27 that year. It was shipped to Rudolph…