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Danl8
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Old Martin

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John Hall's restoration of the pre-1867 guitar in the repair section of the forum reminded me of an old guitar that was offered for sale locally that I got some pictures taken during the preview. It would have been an interesting restoration challenge.
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A few more pictures...
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And a few more...
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And the last few...
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An overall picture and the case...
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Some measurements...
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Go for it! To bad it is missing a bit of the back, put the guitar would still be cool with a patch. It looks in pretty good shape.
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johnnparchem wrote:Go for it! To bad it is missing a bit of the back, put the guitar would still be cool with a patch. It looks in pretty good shape.
Unfortunately (I think), I was the underbidder. I had enough br. rosewood to find a match for the missing wood, so for a modest investment it seemed like a good project. Probably the last nineteenth century Martin I will come across.
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that is a pre 1860 Martin
the case alone is about $700
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Wow. I hope one day to do a restoration of this magnitude.
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