Dear Friends, A Belated Happy New Year. May your 2012 bring you musical joy! Thank you for the support we have received from you over these past 5 years. Our website has gone from a small one to a significant information store with over 590 published posts and numerous features. All these posts will [...]
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A Belated Happy New Year. May your 2012 bring you musical joy!
Thank you for the support we have received from you over these past 5 years. Our website has gone from a small one to a significant information store with over 590 published posts and numerous features.
All these posts will need to upkept and linked and brushed up from time to time. It’s become almost a full time job for us and as things stand, we would not be able to sustain this into 2012.
This is a great pain to us as we truly enjoy producing articles for you.
Frankly, the problem is the format and style we are publishing in. The website offers fairly quick and easy reference and movement at the cost of a large investment in back end work.
So having analysed the situation, we will be moving into a periodic publishing. Don’t worry, we remain committed to our readers, so as long as we can obtain funding, we will keep the website going.
Our goal is to publish, on a bimonthly basis, a free online magazine. It’ll be in PDF format and available here as a download, 24 hours a day, 365 days a week. The first issue is free and we would encourage you to subscribe to our mailing list to receive the link in advance! Just email here.
Here’s a preview of the magazine:
Warmest regards,
The Guitarbench Team.
Martin | D28 | 1959 | SN:170929
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All pictures – Click to enlarge!- Highly recommended
Please email with any corrections/ additional info
We aim to keep each entry as complete as possible & your help is appreciated!
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Luthier Facts :
Name: Martin
Location: Nazereth, PA
Wait list: Sockists Worldwide
Taking Orders?: Yes, standard & customs
RIYL: Martin have set the benchmark for a lot of builders and manufacturers.
Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
This is a 1950′s D28 which has missed the herringbone purfling which was phased out in 1947 but has a Sitka top and still retains a set of very nice Brazilian rosewood back and sides.
The prior owner Ted has this to say:”All original guitar finish and parts. No cracks. Nothing has been changed or repaired it is all original in Mint condition. Amazing very loud tone. Plays perfectly and needs nothing! A super high grade condition guitar for the serious investor or collector. I’ve never seen a cleaner more mint condition vintage guitar. This is the one AAAA++++ Grade.”
Resources: See more 50′s Dreadnoughts:
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References: Martin Guitars, a History by Mike Longworth.
Pictures kind courtesy of Bob Willis.
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