80 year-old Martin Hawaiian at Retrofret

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 13 Jul 2008 3:07 am

Wow.

http://www.musurgia.com/products.asp?ProductID=3907

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 13 Jul 2008 8:07 am

Under 8K doesn't sound bad at all. But it only a 6 str., so I won't be rushing out to pick it up today.

Steve Branscom · Post by **Steve Branscom** » 13 Jul 2008 12:04 pm

Geo. Gruhn has one, a 1928 for $2000. http://www.gruhn.com/

Lee Hiers · Post by **Lee Hiers** » 14 Jul 2008 6:47 pm

The Gruhn guitar is an 18, and may be a pretty good deal at that price. I paid a good bit more than that for a 1935 0-18KH last year...I don't think I overpaid, but I was on the high end of what I think they're worth...but it is a great-sounding guitar.

The guitar referenced by the OP is a 28, and I believe considerably more rare. Worth over 7.5k? I dunno about that, but definitely worth more than an 0-18KH. IMO.

John Bushouse · Post by **John Bushouse** » 15 Jul 2008 5:39 am

If you want an old Martin Hawaiian, you really can't go wrong with this one:

It's a 1921 0-21H. Sure, it's spruce and rosewood instead of koa, but it has 7 strings from the factory. Only $7,500 at www.guitarandbanjo.com .

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 15 Jul 2008 3:19 pm

In 30 years of looking at guitars I've never seen any 7-string strung in that manner. It may well have been done that way in Nazareth but it makes me say, hmmmmmm.