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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 […]

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. […]

Serial number 33002 was stamped on September 15, 1927 at the beginning of the production process. The tuners are Waverly G-32 chrome […]

Serial number 57851 was stamped on October 3, 1934 and cleared final inspection on May 7, 1935 (quite a long time in […]

Serial number 62166 was stamped on January 28, 1936 and cleared final inspection on July 9 that year. The tuners are Grover […]

Serial number 99606 was stamped on April 3, 1947 and cleared final inspection on July 30 that year. The tuners are Waverly […]

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 […]

This particular guitar has a very interesting story as it has been in the same family since 1934. The guitar is a […]

Serial number 60245 was stamped on June 26, 1935 and cleared final inspection on August 27 that year. It was shipped to […]

Serial number 12915 was stamped during October/November 1917 and was shipped to William Lewis & Son in Chicago on December 26, 1917. […]