80 year-old Martin Hawaiian at Retrofret
Posted: 13 Jul 2008 3:07 am
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Posted: 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.
Posted: 13 Jul 2008 12:04 pm
Geo. Gruhn has one, a 1928 for $2000. http://www.gruhn.com/
Posted: 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.
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.
Posted: 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 .
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 .
Posted: 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.