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cgi.ebay.com/1870-MARTIN-...dZViewItemMetropro thought that this one deserved a thread of it's own......so here it is.Very nice guitar (no connection).
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This is a gorgeous guitar in Museum quality shape. At least, from what I can tell of the pictures. It's posted on eBay but it doesn't show up in any of the usual categories. It's just thrown in with...
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Very nice guitar, but there looks to be some finish in the stamp on the back of the peghead. The only 19th century Martin I own doesn't have the stamp visible (it was converted from friction pegs to a...
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It's right. The stamp during this period was pressed (or tamped) after the thin French polish was applied.The thinness of the finish along with the soft nature of the Spanish cedar neck gives the logo...
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Vintage Instruments in Philadelphia has a similar instrument they're asking $5000 for. Here's the description: "Martin 2 1/2 -24c.1860, rosewood veneered back, rosewood bindings with colored wood...
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The Rosewood veneered back was usually over a spruce inner layer, but I've seen them over Cuban Mahogany as well. The 1860's is the latest that these show up but the use of these is inconsistant. I...
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