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1919 Martin 00-18K Guitar, Serial Number 14156

Posted on April 10, 2019April 11, 2019

Martin 0-18K guitars are relatively common in the period from 1918 to 1934. The 00-18K guitars on the other hand are quite scarce, only 55 were made from 1918 to 1925. Serial number 14156 was stamped on October 1, 1919 and was shipped to Sherman, Clay & Co. in San Francisco CA on Novermber 1 […]

Martin Guitars

1932 Martin 0-18K, Serial Number 50551

Posted on March 16, 2019

Serial number 50551 was stamped on March 23, 1932 and cleared final inspection on August 5 that year. Some 0-18K guitars from the period were made for Hawaiian playing with a flat fingerboard and raised nut and saddle but this guitar was factory made for Spanish playing with a rounded fingerboard and normal nut and […]