It Makes You Wonder

[marius]

I remember the one you’re talking about Al, but I’ve also seen something elsewhere that Carter’s claims they got this example from the original owner and I think we saw the previous one from a couple of different owners/sellers. Now you’ve got me digging...

Here we go, I think this is the one we’ve discussed before:

GUILD F20 Acoustic Guitar Westerly, RI LIGHT BLUE Finish Very Rare!!!! 1985
https://reverb.com/item/17547316-gu...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=17547316

 

[Bill Ashton]

RE the Martin, D18's are highly desired in the Bluegrass market, and rest assured that Carter's knows that...its gonna be a Vince Gill or Brian Sutton or some such player that will come in and scoop it, they will hear something we as mere-mortals would not...

 

[Guildedagain]

That's exactly what should happen to that guitar.

 

[Neal]

I owned a ‘60 D-18 a few years ago. I found it to be overbuilt and quiet, not the cannon I had been hoping for.

It got shown the door by an outstanding ‘49 Gibson J-50, which remains my favorite guitar.

 

[F30]

Did somebody buy the Martin?
It doesn't seem to be there anymore.

 

[F30]

Speaking of old Martin's .... How about Dan Tyminski's 1938 D28
I think it's Dan's, or maybe Ron Block's
It's a tool and looks like it has been used quite a bit

I can't even fathom what that guitar would bring if it came up for sale ...aside from artist used and owned

 

[Neal]

There is a world of difference between a ‘38 Martin and a ‘60’s Martin.

After 1944, the prices start to climb down from the stratosphere, and after 1950 or so, they generally get heavier and less lively.