FON: None. Here is a badass, hog-top J-45 that has freewheeling Dylan-like mojo and tone. There is plenty of checking and wear on a dark sunburst top but the look and tone, for me, capture the lo-fi essence of the folk and blues movements of the 50s and 60s. This ’46 J-45 is the “banner without...

SN: 53748. Rare prewar 000-21 with wide neck, scalloped bracing, Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Despite a repair history and cosmetic challenges, she remains a great playing and sounding prewar Martin. Style 21 is one of Martin’s longest running models, introduced in 1874 in a model 1. The...

SN: 230. It’s my privilege to offer this stunning new build from John Slobod of Circa Guitars. It’s been a number of years since I’ve had a Circa Guitar in the shop. I’m blown away by the build quality, the tone woods and the voicing. There is a level of detail I’m just not seeing anywhere else....

SN: 53748. Discover this sweet-sounding, feather-light all-mahogany prewar gem. Crafted in Nazareth in 1933, the 0-17 was Martin’s most affordable and popular guitar, with 881 built. it was priced at just $30. In contrast, the OM-18 sold 200 units at $50 each. Like the OM, the 0-17 was one of the...

SN: 94998 – Exceptional D-28 Herringbone from the Tapered Brace Era. Discover a remarkable D-28 Herringbone that offers exceptional value for its price. This well-played powerhouse is ideal for bluegrass, Appalachian, old-time, and even folk and rock genres. Its voice boasts impressive volume,...

SN: 138866. Easy playing D-28 celebrating its 70th birthday. The voice shows both power and finesse with great attack, volume and lovely chordal blooming. One strum and I knew it would be worth the cost of restoration. Recent work includes new frets and PLEK by Mike Lull Guitar Works, neck...

SN: 995172. Near mint example of a twenty year-old D-18 Golden Era. The GE was originally a “Limited Edition” model that moved into production in response to the growing interest in prewar guitars. It conformed to the specs and some of the construction techniques of the 1937 and later 1934...

SN: 825793. Clarence White Commemorative Edition limited to 292 instruments produced in 2001. This edition is loosely based on the 1952 D-18 Clarence played with the Kentucky Colonels. With that legendary instrument, White pioneered the use of the acoustic guitar as a solo instrument in bluegrass,...

SN: 72406. Prewar specs, scalloped bracing, Adirondack spruce top, 1-3/4” nut and wide string spacing; this one pushes all the golden era buttons without the big price tag. While the 00-18 is not one of Martin’s rarest models, the prewar 00-18s are one of the hardest to find – in any...

SN 1997790. Here is an immaculate Martin Custom Shop limited edition build for Elderly Instruments for the 2016 NAMM show. It’s one of only five or six made to these specs. It brings together traditional Martin workmanship, very high quality but readily available tonewoods and some fun design...

SN: 46108 ON HOLD. Made in Nazareth, PA during a Golden period in Martin’s history when they simultaneously produced amazing 12-fret guitars braced for steel strings, the earliest `14-fret designs (by shortening the upper bouts of the 12-frets) and an all-new 12-fret dreadnought model. In this...

FON: 3002 G. Here is a super impressive J-55 from 1941 that pushes all the buttons. It’s vintage clean and original as they come. Of the three mahogany slope shouldered dreadnoughts Gibson produced in this era – the J-35, J-45 and J-55 – the J-55 had the most distinctive appointments and possibly...

SN 2109: Bagnasco & Casati (Savona, IT) are small batch craftsmen building prewar and wartime reproductions using period-correct techniques, glues, finishes and tone woods. Every detail is handcrafted and meticulously executed. Their aesthetic sensibility produces gorgeous sunbursts and amber shade...

SN: 49288. Quality older restoration of a lovely 12-fret 00-28 probably undertaken in the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is some evidence that the refinish, decal and replacement bridge were done by Martin but nothing conclusive. An original pickguard and belly bridge on a 12-fret slotted...

Beautiful, crack-free instrument in exquisite condition. It was built just before Martin began using serial numbers. Inside penciled “J.J.K. Aug 31, 1897” marking the day the build started. It’s pressure-stamped “C.F. Martin, New York, New York” on the back of the head-stock and heat stamped on the...

SN 105. Lovely Santa Cruz 00 built near the end of 1999. She has aged gracefully over twenty-four years of playing and is still in EX+ to near mint condition. Very lightly built, she is a reimaging of a late stage Martin 12-fret 00-28 with some updates for the modern player. Materials include a...

SN 220862. This one owner 1964 J-50 ADJ might be the cleanest 60-year old instrument I’ve had in the shop. It was purchased new by the present owner as a teenage and dutifully kept in its original hard case when not being played. It plays great and sounds incredible with good volume and a woody...

No SN: Early Wm. G. Stahl model built by Larson Bros. of Chicago in excellent condition. There is no serial number but the features, particularly the historic “Z” top bracing, date it to 1910 or so. The trim package indicates a Style 8 model designation. The Martin equivalent would be an 0-40 if...

SN 621. Friends, here is a superpower Advanced Jumbo replica from the workshop of Rudi Blazer and Willi Henkes in Tubingen Germany. These two world renowned master luthiers are well known for their authentic replicas and reinterpretations of golden era acoustics built in small batches, by hand,...