It is very rare when a vintage Martin guitar can be indentified with the original owner but there is good documentary evidence that this 00-42 was once owned by Bill Boyd, the famous “Cow Boy Rambler” and Western Swing band leader. Serial number 39110 was stamped on July 12, 1929 and cleared final inspection on […]
Most Martin tiples seen today are the relatively plain T-17 or T-18 models. But for a short time time in the 1920s a few fancy tiples were made, including this unique T-45K. The T-45K was made for William J. Smith & Co. in New York. It was William J. Smith who encouraged Martin to add […]
Serial numbe 38471 was stamped on April 25, 1929 and cleared final inspection on August 27 that year. During March 1928 Martin slightly increased the thickness of guitars tops. Having been made after that date this guitar has the thicker top that makes it fully capable of accepting steel strings. Since it was made in […]