Tommy Emmanuel playing a Martin

The first time I've seen him without a Maton. Still doesn't miss a lick, of course!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1rtZRwrhL4

Curious me,
Joe

The Martin in that video seems to be his 1935 (?) Martin 0-17 which he got from Chet Atkins.
Ralf

SFIV1967 said:

The Martin in that video seems to be his 1935 (?) Martin 0-17 which he got from Chet Atkins.

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That's a nice bit of trivia. Thanks, Ralf! :encouragement:

Joe

Even at that age, I bet that guitar was never played like that!

walrus

SFIV1967 said:

The Martin in that video seems to be his 1935 (?) Martin 0-17 which he got from Chet Atkins.
Ralf

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walrus said:

Even at that age, I bet that guitar was never played like that!

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Like always on the internet there is conflicting info. Tommy Emmanuel calls the one he got from Chet Atkins a 1930 Martin 0-17 and in Martin forums they call it a 1935 one. But it is even possible he has two. Because also in some videos the Martin 0-17 has a soundhole pickup, in others like the one in the OP it has some kind of other pickup.

In any way, in that video the description below the video shows that this is the guitar that was used by Arthur Smith for recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU8W3Zvshw

On "Jersey Bounce," he also used a Martin D-28 by the way.

Ralf