1917 Rolondo
(Made by Martin)
Built
by Martin for the Southern California Music Co., 261 built in total.
It features a 00 sized body constructed of well figured Hawaiian Koa
wood, 12 fret slot head, mahogany neck, no pickguard, ebony fingerboard
with white binding, and pearl inlays. The wood marquetry trim around
the top edge of the body as well as around the sound hole and down
the center of the back differs from the standard Martin style 28 pattern
and was made for Southern California Music. The pyramid end bridge
appears to be a replica closely modeled after the original style. This
guitar is in very good condition. It has repaired top cracks behind
the bridge. Could use a neck set for proper action. Serial number 18X
is stamped on neck block. Has newer hard case.
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1927 Martin 0-21
Serial
number: 3055X. This beautiful guitar is in excellent condition with
no breaks or repairs. It features nice Brazilian rosewood, The bridge
has been thinned. Comes
with newer hard case.
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DETAIL • $8,000
1932 Martin
0-18K
Serial
number: 5173X. This beautiful Martin is in very good condition and
features a well figured
Hawaiian Koa top, back and sides. It has scalloped braces and the neck
has had a professional reset. Includes a newer hard case.
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DETAIL • $4,000
1933 Martin
00-40H
Serial
number: 5642X. This beautiful Martin is in excellent condition. It
features nice Brazilian rosewood, abalone trim around the top edge
and soundhole, and abalone inlays. The back has white binding and wood
marquetry down the center of the back. It is converted for Spanish
style playing, and has a new bridge and nut. Light over-spray on back
of neck. Comes with newer hard case.
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DETAIL • $20,000
1934 Martin
0-18
Serial
number 5744X. Significant play wear but is in good condition. This
guitar has a Sunrise pickup, gold Grover tuning machines, sunburst
finish,
and
original
case. It
as had
a professional neck reset and refret, replaced bridge and bridge pins.
It features a 13 1/2 inc body width, mahogany neck, back and sides,
Adirondack sprce top with scalloped bracing, ebony fingerboard and
bridge, and nitrocellulose tortoise shell grain pickguard. Sounds amazing.
Martin guitars, after all, were meant to be played!
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DETAIL • SOLD
1937 Martin
00-21S
Serial
Number 6595X. This beautiful guitar is in very good original condition
and has a had a neck reset and refret. No cracks, breaks or repairs,
all original. This guitar features a 14 fret neck whearas in 1937 a
typical 00-21 model whould have had a 12 fret slot head neck.The model
S indicates "special" in which, at that time, represented a custom
order or special. This Martin features a Brazilian rosewood back, sides,
and peghead veneer, and a mahogany neck. Adirondack spruce top with
scalloped bracing, ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays, ebony
bridge,
nitrocellulose tortoise shell grain bindings and pickguard, and herringbone
trim around the soundhole and down the center of the back. A strap
button has been installed on the heal of the neck.
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DETAIL • SOLD
1948 Martin
0-18
Serial
number: 10629X. This guitar is in excellent condition, spruce
top with mahogany back and sides.No breaks or repairs. Light over-spray
on the back of the neck. Comes with soft case
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DETAIL • SOLD
1955 Martin
5-18
Serial
number: 14545X. This guitar is in excellent condition, with no breaks
or repairs. Spruce top with mahogany back and sides, a 21 1/2 inch
scale. Break out your Gun Fighter Ballads album and be Marty Robbins!
Comes with original case.
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DETAIL • $2,500
1932 National Style
0
This
guitar is in excellent condition. Nickel plated brass body with a beautiful
etched Hawaiian scene. Decal missing from the headstock (very common,
repro decals are available). One missing tuning gear. We are currently
looking for a replacement. (If anyone out there has one, we'd greatly
appreciate it.) Non -original case.
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DETAIL • $SOLD
1930s Regal Resonator
This
Resonator is in excellent condition and features a brown top finish,
sunburst back and neck, 14 1/8 inch body, fan design coverplate, 2
screen holes. It has newer tuners and a hard shell case.
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DETAIL • $1,500
c.1930
Prairie State 225
Serial
number: 86X, Patent number: 76501X, No. 176826X. This guitar was made
by the Larson Brothers of Chicago and is in excellent condition. It
has its original finish and original fret wire, non-original saddle
and bridge pins, and original hard shell case. It has no top, side
or back cracks or visible repairs. There are extra screw
holes
above
end
pin
which
appear
to
be from the
removal
of a
non-original tailpiece. The instrument features a spruce top with wood
marquetry edge trim and soundhole, Brazilian rosewood back and sides,
12 fret slot head mahogany neck, bound ebony fingerboard with decorative
pearl inlays, matching peghead inlay, white binding on the top and
back edges of the body, and rectangular ebony bridge with two decorative
inalys. This model featured a metal strengthening rod which runs through
the center of the body, and a small rod which loops around the neck
heal used for adjusting the neck angle.
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DETAIL • $15,000
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