From here, you can make additions or subtractions to the value based on damages, imperfections, and aftermarket additions to the instrument. There is a site that offers free serial number look ups to determine the year. For some manufacturers, serial numbers overlapped in some decades, or were used for more than one type of guitar. Effective december 31, 1970, adjusted september 1, 1971 one piece of paper folded to produce 4 panels. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. Martin and company has set industry standards by making acoustic guitars and guitar strings. Get the best prices on our vintage martin guitars both instore and online. One tight top crack, tuners may be replaced, but they are old engraved gold banjo tuners, pickguard likely original. One of 806 d28s made in 1955, the quality and care displayed in martin guitars from the 1950s remained undiminished, even though the postwar boom in.
The following websites act as a guitar blue book online. But then there are many lower value vintage guitars, including by the aforementioned big brands that dont seem to fetch. Shenandoah series guitars included tortoisestyle pickguards and the martin thinline pickup as standard features. The blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars are the two leading reference and value guides in the guitar industry, along with the blue. Designed to appeal to the traditionalist, they are crafted to reproduce the look and sound of 1940s 15 series models. The official vintage guitar price guide vintage guitar.
Vintage martins martin guitars for sale, shop guitar. To determine the value of you martin guitar, you must know the model and the year of manufacture. A lot of us turn to blue book price guides for instrument valuation. Thats one of many reasons its the mosttrusted source for values. All martin guitar facilities in pennsylvania are currently closed due to government mandate. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. The year of manufacture is indicated by the serial number. Round sound hole completely dropped in favor of fholes. Starting with the early days in new york circa 1833, this fabled story comes to life in the longawaited revision of the seminal martin history book. Garys vintage guitar online inventory search garys classic. During the past 20 years, baby boomers looking to reclaim their lost, garageband youth have contributed to the surge in vintage guitar collecting. Featuring east indian rosewood on the fingerboard, martins aframe xbracing, and solid mahogany tops and bodies, they. The unofficial martin guitar forum an unofficial forum.
Jan 23, 2005 all this is my opinion so looking at ebay is a very good idea and so is looking at the buy and sell section of the unofficial martin forum. Vintage gibson guitar values can run into five or six figure sums. Welcome to the reverb price guide, the ultimate resource for music gear pricing and information. The new om28 has the herringbone trim and diamond fingerboard markers of the retired om28v and the current d18 has looks, bracing and wood of the late d18v.
Parlor guitar database here we have setup a convenient way of viewing and sorting the parlor guitars that we have featured. Save up to 60% on select gear deals and steals shop now sell. Support the unofficial martin guitar forum by making a donation. There are several sites that offer serial number look ups. It is not known exactly how many still survive, however. This lovely consignment 1955 martin d28 144545 remains in marvelous original condition and the list of repairs is quite short. This page is all about the free research you can undertake. How to find out the age and value of a guitar with pictures. This is a list of the 91 original prewar martin d45s made by c. These price ranges utilize a combination of expert research, external market data, and realtime reverb transactions to estimate the current value of items in used but original condition.
Carter is also the author of numerous books about guitars, including the martin book, gibson guitars. Read about guitar history and find out how much your guitar is worth at the reverb price guide. Vintage guitars info martin collecting vintage martin guitars. Braced for steel strings, a lovely little guitar, plays and sounds as one would expect. Ask hutton99 important and interesting info of ship dates, and special features of vintage martins dec 15, 2015.
Martin hd28 how can i find out how much mine is worth. Garys vintage guitar online inventory search garys. Martin has been converting many of their standard series models to the new neck, while incorporating many specs found in the vintage series, which is being phased out. But whether its a preworld war ii martin flat top, a gibson les paul from the 1950s, or a fender stratocaster like the one jimi hendrix used to play, theres an instrument for every type of guitar collector. He is the author of several vintage guitar guides and is a vintage instrument dealer in nashville tn. Originally published in 1975, this new edition is completely updated and redesigned by. If you have other pictures i could add, please email them to me. There are a few sites that provide martin serial number look ups. Vintage original 1972 martin d28 acoustic guitar natural w original hard case. You can search for particular characteristics like the top and body material, finish and brand. Valuation reports for used martin guitars vintage products. Have guitar passport, will travel with vintage guitar. Determining the value of a vintage guitar is a complicated process.
This new edition is enlarged and updated, making it once again the essential guide enabling collectors, dealers, players, and fans to determine the authenticity, rarity, and relative value of vintage acoustic and. My advice, the hd 28 is one of the best guitars martin makes, keep it. All the guitars are handmade, and the craftspeople use original techniques created by the companys founder to build guitars. He was the official historian and archivist at gibson for many years and currently works at the legendary gruhn guitars in nashville, tennessee. Baggetts antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1937 martin d18 acoustic guitar from raleigh, hour 3. Find vintage martin guitar stores, martin guitar dealers, and information on local guitar shops that sell electric and acoustic guitars. Determine the exact model of your guitar and the year of manufacture. Also, if i have mislabeled any, please let me know.
We suggest you contact an independent consultant to verify any used martin product for sale. A martin acoustic guitar is the beloved instrument of millions of fans and famous players worldwide. Each delivers a unique blend of tone characteristics, yet all feature the unmistakable sound of a martin acoustic guitar. Vintage martin dreadnought guitars for sale san francisco. Vintage martin d 28 sitka spruce and indian rosewood preowned 1974. I believe this is a good resource for arriving at an estimate of an instruments current value.
One should bare in mind that blue books cant predict changing economic times and regardless of an estimated value, its only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, as they say. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. Contact the vintage guitar info guy back to table of contents. From smallest to largest, they are 0, 00, 000, also known as the nought, doublenought and triplenought. Available from 1983 1993, they were assembled in nazareth, pennsylvania from imported parts. Martin guitars position is not an intermediary between a purchaser and seller to validate or discredit a sellers or purchasers claim about an instrument. For many decades the vintage guitar community has looked to the 1937 d28s for the time when martin really found its way with guitars that were responsive, tonally complex, and forcefully loud in group settings. All this is my opinion so looking at ebay is a very good idea and so is looking at the buy and sell section of the unofficial martin forum. The vintage corner the unofficial martin guitar forum. Our customer service representatives are currently working remotely and can be contacted from 8 am 5 pm est at 8884339177 or through our contact us page. Any pre cbs custom color fender fender, before it sold to cbs in 1965, made guitars by hand. Featuring east indian rosewood on the fingerboard, martins aframe xbracing, and solid mahogany tops and bodies, they deliver the vintage tone that is a hallmark of martins legacy. When appraising your guitar, the first place to begin is the average market value of the guitar.
There are three main ways to get a vintage guitar valuation. The unofficial martin guitar forum an unofficial forum for. If you want to buy vintage martin guitars for sale or sell my martin guitar, just post listings or browse our free guitar classifieds. Gruhns guide to vintage guitars is the most extensive and detailed list of specifications ever published for identifying, dating, and establishing the authenticity of an instrument. Vintage guitar values can range between a few dollars and hundreds of thousands. Instrument value will be based not only on the model and year of an instrument but also its condition. The official vintage guitar price guide 2020 gathers input from 35 of the worlds foremost expert dealers, each of whom brings decades of experience in the business. This guitar, serial number 66724, is and outstanding example in. As youd expect, prices for the best examples have risen accordingly. We always strive to provide the best martin guitar classified ads and info at. One of 4 style 45 martin tenor guitars of any size made.
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