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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 246.1 | Drool, drool | RHETT::MCABEE | zzzzzzzzzz... | Wed May 20 1987 18:43 | 8 |
| I don't have my list with me, but it's definitely old enough to
be Brazilian rosewood. I'd guess middle fifties. The value depends
on condition and how good it sounds (and how badly someone wants
it). If it sounds good, it'll probably bring at least $1200 on
the open market. A dealer won't give that much, though.
Bob
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| 246.2 | Martin Value | MMO01::ERNST | | Sat May 23 1987 14:15 | 6 |
| Send a picture and your return address, along with $10 to the address
below. One of the best in the world.
Gruhn Guitars, Inc.
410 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
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| 246.3 | .1 hit it on the head. | STAR::BECK | Paul Beck | Sun May 24 1987 23:02 | 1 |
| 1956.
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| 246.4 | I'd love to play it | RHETT::MCABEE | zzzzzzzzzz... | Tue May 26 1987 16:00 | 7 |
| George Gruhn can give you a good starting point from looking at a
photo, but the real saleability of it will depend mainly on the
sound. A '56 D-28 has *some* collectible value just because it's
made from pre-embargo Brazilian rosewood, but it's not (yet) an antique.
Bob
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| 246.5 | Late Note | DV780::MALKOSKI | | Thu Jun 04 1987 11:04 | 11 |
| re: .0 & .3
Paul Beck is right - mid 1956. The value always depends on the
condition, but Brazilian rosewood Martins from the 50s have begun
to appreciate, especially the D-28 models. If the condition is
very good to excellent, I'd say as much as $1600 in places like
L.A., Boston, NYC. Less in areas where the "vintage" market is
weaker. At any rate, I've played very few 50s D-28s that I would
not own.
Paul
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| 246.6 | 1970 Martin D-28 | POWDML::SELIG | | Thu Mar 13 1997 10:03 | 13 |
| Can anybody provide a price range for:
Martin D-28
Ser #259903
Manf. Date-1970
Excellent condition....all original except for an oversize tortoise
shell pickguard and CF Martin signature inside sounhole.
My understanding is that 1970 was the transition year regarding use of
Brazilian rosewood. How can an "untrained eye" discern the difference
between rosewoods.
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| 246.7 | Probably Indian... | GLDX02::ALLBERY | Jim | Thu Mar 13 1997 10:42 | 12 |
| The aproximate switch-over was around 250000. I thought the date was
1969. It wasn't an instant switch, but I'd guess D28s would be the
first instruments to go to Indian. If any brazilian rosewood Martins were
made in 1970, I'd guess that they were D-35s (the three-piece back was
created to allow Martin to use smaller pieces of Brazilian rosewood).
So it is very unlikely that the guitar in questing is Brazilian
rosewood. Elderly instruments currently has a 1970 D28 at $1300 and a
'73 at $1275. A new D28 can be found from big Martin dealers (like
Elderly) for about $1400. ($2,330 list less 40%).
Jim
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| 246.8 | Martin D-28 | USDEV::CLEMENT | Smells like Nirvana | Thu Mar 13 1997 11:40 | 1 |
| 1970-1985 $1250 to $550 depending on condition.
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