| Serial # | Old Herringbone Notes (click picture for larger view) |
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| 51516 |
-1932- Owner: Unknown owner 12-fret neck, slot headstock, longer pick guard, inlays at 5, 7, 9. Refinished
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| 53343 |
-1933- Owner: Unknown owner 12-fret neck, new neck
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| 55950 |
-1934- Owner: Unknown owner Courtesy Dave Musselwhite
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| 55951 |
-1934- Owner: Unknown owner Oversprayed. It is a 14 fret model with bar frets.
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| 56493 |
-1934- Owner: Banana See it at www.vintageinstruments.com/museum/1934d28fulpage.html
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| 57704 |
-1934- Owner: Unknown owner Mint
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| 57793 |
-1934- Owner: Unknown owner Refinished
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| 58496 |
-1935- Owner: Unknown owner Extremely Clean
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| 58957 |
-1935- Owner: Unknown owner Enlarged soundhole, extended non-original fingerboard, no inlays, no decal on peghead, neck shaved top refinished, non-original pick guard.
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| 59255 |
-1935- Owner: Unknown owner Sunburst courtesy Dave Musselwhite
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| 59393 |
-1935- Owner: shadetop Very original condition with significant play wear and buckle rash. Bridge and neck set by Dave Musselwhite.
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| 59396 |
-1935- Owner: Bdoss Formerly Pruitts w/ Chubby Anthony
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| 61172 |
-1935- Owner: Unknown owner Block inlays in fingerboard
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| 61714 |
-1935- Owner: shadetop Excellent condition. Non back stamped. Refinish on back of neck, touch up on case bite on top. A couple repaired tight hairlines. Original bridge, pins, guard, machines, case etc. No longer my guitar, current owner unknown.
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| 61720 |
-1935- Owner: spotpony December'35, no stamp on back of headstock, extremely clean with original case.
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| 63296 |
-1936- Owner: Unknown owner Near Mint Condition
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| 63861 |
-1936- Owner: Unknown owner Neck cut Down
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| 63865 |
-1936- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 64490 |
-1936- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 65255 |
-1937- Owner: Unknown owner Sunburst courtesy Dave Musselwhite
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| 65259 |
-1937- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 65709 |
-1937- Owner: shadetop Shaded top Exceptionally fine condition. Neck set, frets and saddle by Dave Musselwhite. Otherwise 100% original, crack free, no refinishing. No longer my guitar, owner unknown.
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| 65711 |
-1937- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 66052 |
-1937- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 66719 |
-1937- Owner: Unknown owner Refinished
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| 68491 |
-1937- Owner: Unknown owner Mint Condition
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| 68703 |
-1937- Owner: Unknown owner From Aubrey Haynie. This guitar has exceptional tone and volume. It has been named "Bonezilla".
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| 68997 |
-1938- Owner: Unknown owner Mint Condition
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| 69222 |
-1938- Owner: Unknown owner @ Martin For Sale
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| 70419 |
-1938- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 70640 |
-1938- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 71113 |
-1938- Owner: Unknown owner Near Mint. Southern Connection
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| 71925 |
-1938- Owner: Unknown owner @ Music Emp.
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| 71974 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes
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| 72279 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner @ Gruhns "Nashvillian" - Herringbone back stripe (not zipper type)
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| 72284 |
-1939- Owner: p0014483 Herringbone Back Stripe
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| 72831 |
-1939- Owner: 00-45 Foreman's notes indicate guitar was stamped on June 21, 1939. It also had the indication N.N. which was used on the first few guitars with the narrower nut width. It also has CFMartin in the peghead, D-45 style lettering, also original. Many years ago it appears to have been refinished as it's too perfect to be original, original tuners, nut, bridge, saddle and case.
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| 72833 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner Near Mint Condition
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| 72840 |
-1939- Owner: LEE No Notes Entered.
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| 73087 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner Figured rosewood, Kluson closed individual tuners, neck refinished.
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| 73090 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner Refinished, cracks.
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| 73091 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 73093 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner Refinished, cracks, non-original pickguard.
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| 73290 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 73294 |
-1939- Owner: brianstephens71 "Chief" is currently owned by Brian Stephens of Monroe, Georgia.
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| 73403 |
-1939- Owner: kubota Refinished-Original woods, closed back Grover tuners, bridge plate, and bracing. Former owners: Ron Robinson, John Schofield, Wayne Henderson, Jim Ketterman, Bill Taylor. Original owner unknown.
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| 73404 |
-1939- Owner: photorc Nice rear braced, 1 11/16" neck D-28 with original enclosed Grover G-111 tuners. From www.vintagemartin.com
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| 73528 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner
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| 73533 |
-1939- Owner: 39Bone 100% original. Closed back Grover G-98s. Original case, bridge pins, original silk strap and original 1939 Martin Catalog.
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| 73534 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner Extra Clean, closed tuners.
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| 73816 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 73846 |
-1939- Owner: Unknown owner New top, body refinished, gold Rotomatic tuners.
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| 74103 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 74254 |
-1940- Owner: katenhorst serial 74254, Refinished, 1 repaired crack three repaired hairlines, pickguard replaced, bridge sanded down, otherwise original, original but sanded down ebony bridge
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| 74376 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner Small neck, formerly fitted with pickup, bolt through neck block, "D-18" sound-not much bass response but really cuts.
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| 74385 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner Clean, oversprayed
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| 74521 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner Several small doweled holes in top.
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| 74706 |
-1940- Owner: mcssmcsd Well worn D-28 I used to own. Many repairs through the years. Closed back Grover tuners. Sold in 1995.
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| 75032 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner Refinished
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| 75365 |
-1940- Owner: Bdoss Refinished, covered tuners.
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| 75536 |
-1940- Owner: chimney In original condition with no restorations. This guitar has been in an attic wrapped in a blanket since 1966 when the original owner passed away. It's in very good condition but has some imperfections in the finish that would be expected for the use it had. It has had a pickup added, unless it came that way. I am the owners son and just aquired this guitar. This guitar was purchased new by my dad. I have a photo of him posing with this guitar in 1944 in his WW2 army uniform, he was aprofessional musician, (Bob Mason and the Western Swingbillies), some promo photos are out there online with this guitar in the photos, pretty cool!
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| 75740 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 76034 |
-1940- Owner: rOD
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| 76292 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 76300 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner New Top.
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| 76672 |
-1940- Owner: Unknown owner Factory believes this to be 1939; first digit is not visible; neck block shows evidence of stamping error; extremely small neck, gold Rotomatics, fingerboard inlaid with owner's name.
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| 78639 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner
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| 78640 |
-1941- Owner: Gene No Notes Entered.
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| 78644 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner Tuners have large (replacement) white plastic buttons; considerable finish wear on top.
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| 78843 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner Clean
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| 78845 |
-1941- Owner: sadieneale At the National Music Museum in Vermillion , South Dakota , John R. Barmeyer Collection.
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| 78996 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner Clean, repaired cracks.
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| 78997 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner Clean.
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| 79594 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 79595 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner Reportedly returned to factory for top repair/restorations; Rotomatic tuners.
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| 79597 |
-1941- Owner: Unknown owner Thin neck, not much bass response, has original case. Formerly owned by Butch Robins.
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| 80190 |
-1942- Owner: Unknown owner Very clean, reddish type pickguard.
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| 80969 |
-1942- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 80976 |
-1942- Owner: Unknown owner Clean, strange surface flap type cracks in top.
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| 82512 |
-1942- Owner: Unknown owner Sunburst top, original case.
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| 84069 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner Original case.
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| 84079 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 84083 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 84630 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner Near Mint, thin neck, white buttons on tuners.
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| 84860 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner @ Gruhns 9/87
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| 85086 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner Original, great sound.
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| 85775 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner Sunburst Top
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| 85841 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner Rough, refinished, bad X grain crack.
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| 86010 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 86307 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner New Top.
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| 86308 |
-1943- Owner: Unknown owner Large (replacement) pickguard, Rotomatic tuners, refinished top, repaired cracks, thin neck.
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| 86428 |
-1943- Owner: foolmonti VG condition. Body refinished 50+ years ago, good job, looks original. Unusually nice rosewood throughout. (Near style-45 quality).
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| 86909 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Refinished, new neck (?)
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| 86913 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Mint.
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| 86978 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 87022 |
-1944- Owner: champ Total refin, neck reset, refret, new nut and saddle 1999. Tuners replaced with open Waverlys 2004. Beautiful sounding, great player's guitar.
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| 87081 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Replaced tuners, cracks, 8" strip of herringbone replaced.
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| 87082 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Cracks, white tuner buttons.
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| 87083 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 87228 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 87418 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Some wear.
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| 87422 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Great condition.
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| 87423 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 87590 |
-1944- Owner: leekotick Refinished back and sides, by Ronnie Griffin- fossil ivory nut, saddle and bridge pins, replaced tuners with Waverly open-backs. Wyatt Rice style neckset, by Ronnie Griffin. Csrefully resting in Mark Leaf case with plush green lining. Big sound, but even across tone range. Played by myself at Larry Rice benefit concert in Tallahassee, Florida which I coordinated. appraised by friend and luthier Randy Wood.
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| 87591 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Rough
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| 87594 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner New fingerboard, no inlay (snow-flake) at 15th fret, several repaired top cracks.
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| 87609 |
-1944- Owner: Frank Guerra Excellent condition. Original bridge with new bridge plate. Otherwise all original.
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| 88112 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Snowflake inlays, non-scalloped bracing.
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| 88775 |
-1944- Owner: jeffcaroljames@satx.rr.com Refinished by Martin in early 70's. All original other than refin. One repaired center seam. No other cracks.
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| 89018 |
-1944- Owner: MarkD This guitar appears to be one of the first war era D-28s to again have a metal reinforcing rod (T-Bar) in the neck, (rather than war time ebony) and having dot inlays in the fingerboard. Longworths book (88 Edition) states the number of the change from snowflake inlays to dots not known, but that #90021 was known to have dots. Neck reset done in 2005 and the neck had not been off before that and seems to be original. Scalloped bracing, plays and sounds very nice, but the finish in poor condition.
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| 89021 |
-1944- Owner: cbaxsmith Stamped September 13, 1944...Scalloped braces, split diamond inlays, ebony truss rod, mostly original...very balanced big sound.
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| 89031 |
-1944- Owner: toms@mr.net This guitar appears to have an original back and sides including neck block with model and serial number. When I bought it many years ago I knew it was not all original. The neck appears to be from the 50's, based on headstock shape and tuners. The herringbone inlay did not look like Martin quality. When I had the neck reset we found that the inlay under the fingerboard was non-herringbone. So I am assuming that this guitar experienced a major accident. In the reparation the top was replaced with non-herringbone and the neck was replaced. Then, sometime later, someone realized that this guitar should have herringbone, and had it added. The guitar plays and sounds fantastic.
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| 89039 |
-1944- Owner: dmend Excellent - very good condition. Fingerboard has snowflake inlays. All original.
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| 89544 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 89804 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Small dot inlays (original)
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| 90021 |
-1944- Owner: Unknown owner Cracks, dot inlays.
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| 90730 |
-1945- Owner: 00-45 All original, no repairs, neck stamped on March 15, 1945. Adirondack, plastic buttons, metal truss rod.
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| 90973 |
-1945- Owner: Unknown owner Refinished, top and side patches, cracks, fingerboard, peghead and soundhole inlaid style 45.
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| 91964 |
-1945- Owner: f5journal Light rosewood, several repaired cracks, scalloped braces, truss rod in neck (peghead), new bridge (incorrect vintage), new fingerboard w/ diamonds.
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| 91989 |
-1945- Owner: Unknown owner Restored and refinished.
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| 93086 |
-1945- Owner: Unknown owner Same as #96582 - Only back and sides original; white oval sticker on neck block, new top, new neck with torch inlay.
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| 93298 |
-1945- Owner: Unknown owner Dots replaced with diamonds.
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| 93301 |
-1945- Owner: Unknown owner Rough, no cracks, 1 tuner replaced.
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| 93303 |
-1945- Owner: Unknown owner Exceptionally fine! No wear at all, fat neck, top lightly oversprayed.
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| 93698 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Plastic tuners, very solid, light rosewood.
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| 93702 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Strange herringbone with extra black line, new PG, new top (?)
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| 93712 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Rough
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| 93714 |
-1946- Owner: erc I have owned "Baby" for 10 years. Her rosewood box smells as sweet as a honeycomb & she sounds as sweet as she smells!
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| 95058 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 95285 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 95332 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Large (replacement) pickguard, top has severe finish checking and bellying, light colored rosewood, extra brace at top of neck block, owner's name in fingerboard.
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| 96204 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Exceptionally fine, deeply yellowed top, fat neck, body made very slightly lopsided.
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| 96247 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Wider body (15 15/16"), will not fit molded case; dark rosewood, slightly figured.
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| 96248 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Standard dimensions, refinished, light colored rosewood.
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| 96559 |
-1946- Owner: melodymansdream 100% original. Original "fleur de lis" flatback tuners; oval buttons. Original purple felt-lined hardshell case. Was in storage for 40 years before I got it. More photos at www.melodymanrecords.com/Guitars/1946MartinD-28.html
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| 96582 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner Only back and sides original; white oval sticker on neck block, new top, new neck with torch inlay.
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| 96595 |
-1946- Owner: mcssmcsd Refinished. Period correct replacement tuners, pickguard and bridge.
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| 97192 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 97218 |
-1946- Owner: umpdw Greatest guitar I ever hand in my hands. I have owned it since 1967. I had it restored by Dan Blom, certified by the CFM Company. Hogwash to those who say "do not restore." I uploaded some pictures listed as "additional Photos." I never could get the program to accept an initial photo. My email address is: durwood.worley@gmail.com
Additional Pictures |
| 97227 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner
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| 97323 |
-1946- Owner: Gibsonman This 46 was refinished 40 years ago by Martin, and I have the paper work to prove it. When I got it the pickguard was missing, and it needed work. I was able to find a peice of cellioud from about the same period . I sent the guitar to Steve Kovacik in New York to make and install the guard. He also did a neck reset. The bridge was changed by Martin in 1972. The bridgeplate is org. It,s a full large sounding guitar having the tapered braceing. Martin did a great job of refininshing it.
Additional Pictures |
| 97807 |
-1946- Owner: Unknown owner No Notes Entered.
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| 97963 |
-1946- Owner: Bdoss Solid guitar with lots of playwear. Fingerboard and bridge replaced.
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| 98446 |
-1947- Owner: Unknown owner Non-Herringbone; has zipper backstripe but HB trim around body and snowflake inlays in board added.
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| 98668 |
-1947- Owner: foolmonti Non-herringbone binding, but with earlier style zipper backstrip. All original in VG condition.
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| 98873 |
-1947- Owner: Unknown owner non-Herringbone; zipper bs
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