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 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.

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• Model: D-28
• Year: 1959
• Serial Number: 170929
• Top:  Sitka Spruce
• Back and sides: Brazilian Rosewood
• Neck: Mahogany
• Nut Width: 1 11/16″
• String Spacing: 2 1/8″
• Scale: 25.4″
• Body Length: 19 7/8″
• Lower Bout: 15 5/8″
• Upper Bout: 11 3/8″
• Body Depth: 3 3/4″, 4 3/4″

• Bridge: Ebony
• Binding: Ivoroid
• Rosette: Ring
• Backstrip: Marquetry
• Purfling: Line

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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Errors are unintentional although we try very hard not to make them- corrections or feedback are always welcome! Guitars are property of individual owners.
Any infringement of copyright is entirely unintentional. Any copyright issues should be address to: writers@guitarbench.com. We will attempt to resolve these issues quickly. Guitars remain property of respective owners.

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Here’s a shot taken by geronymakis- wonderful use of composition and Perspective!

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photography geronymakis ©2008. Used with permission.
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Here’s a shot taken by EliAmbrosia – the delicate composition and DOF makes this a well taken shot.

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Here’s a shot taken by Axyk- great tones and composition!

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Here’s a shot taken by rubbishville-  what a creative effort in blending the wood grains!

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Here’s a shot taken by BoB242- this should be in the adverts for pickguards….

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Here’s a shot taken by Pyr0n0id- wonderful use of shallow DOF and composition to bring out the highlights

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Here’s a shot taken by IndieChild19- withwonderful use of black and white tones.

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Here’s a shot taken by Elixir88- wonderful use of shallow DOF and composition to bring out the bridge detailing.

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