Martin D-21 Special?

[TDavis]

Anybody here own a mid-90’s Martin D-21 Special or have experience with one?

[d281833]

Originally Posted by davistld01

Anybody here own a mid-90’s Martin D-21 Special or have experience with one?

I've got a Martin D-21 LE from the mid 80's, they only made 75 of them if that's what you're referring to.

[6stringpickin]

Originally Posted by davistld01

Anybody here own a mid-90’s Martin D-21 Special or have experience with one?

I owned one and really wish I would have never sold it. If I knew know what I would be missing I never would have parted with it.

Light build, pyramid bridge, 1 3/4 nut, 2 5/16 string spacing, easiest playing Martin I ever owned.

[FLRon]

I've got one that's really special,but it was built in 1964😁

[drgroovinmind]

Originally Posted by davistld01

Anybody here own a mid-90’s Martin D-21 Special or have experience with one?

I didn't think Martin was Making D-21's in the mid 90's, maybe custom shop ordered ones. I know they had the 2007-2011 Run of the D-21 Special. A vintage inspired guitar that never existed before. It had forward shifted scalloped bracing and a Spanish Cedar neck with 1 3/4" nut. I have one of these, they are awesome guitars. Although they are nothing at all like the original D-21's from 55-69 though, which are also sweet pieces.
Martin also put out a limited run of 300 D-21's in 2017 which are currently available on the market. Also very awesome guitars, forward shifted scalloped braces, I believe the neck is Mahogany and hasa 1 3/4" nut. They have D-18 Appointments and bracing more like an HD-28VS.
Def worth Checking out. picked one up here at end of last Nov.
There are a lot of good videos out there, check out the Peghead nation one on the New 2017 D-21's
Cheers!

[semolinapilcher]

Awesome guitars. They weren't shy with the aging toner though.

[J Patrick]

...the one D-21 Special I played was post 2000 but it was one of the best Martin guitars I've played....right up there with the Golden Era models that were being built at that time....

[oxygenman]

Originally Posted by FLRon

I've got one that's really special,but it was built in 1964��

Me too! And I love it.