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03-19-2002, 10:43 AM
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"odd" Martin at local GC
Saw a rather odd used Martin at a GC the other day, wonder if anybody has any info - it was a CM (someting something) 28, non-electric cutaway with an oval soundhole. It was made from a real dark rosewood, and looked consistent with other 28 level Martins. The salesman at GC didn't seem to know much about it, other than he had never seen a Martin with an oval soundhole either.....
Anybody know what this is? 
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03-19-2002, 10:58 AM
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I remember seeing a few 000 or OM size Martins with cutaways and oval soundholes in the 80s and maybe the early 90s. I think they were mahogany, and they were very plain in any event. Someone told me that the soundhole was oval because of the cutaway; either it didn't allow enough room for a round hole, or the bracing wouldn't support it. I imagine Martin didn't sell a lot of them, probably because they're not very traditional looking.
Was the guitar you saw new or used?
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Chris We all do better when we all do better.
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03-19-2002, 11:57 AM
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It was used, and was rosewood, not mahogany. That makes sense about the cutaway affecting the shape of the soundhole, as it was a small body. This one had a nice banded inlay along the back seam, don't remember how fancy or plain the rest of it was.
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03-19-2002, 12:31 PM
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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you were mistaken about the wood. The ones I saw were mahogany, but it doesn't surprise me that there's a rosewood version as well.
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Chris We all do better when we all do better.
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03-19-2002, 01:18 PM
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Didn't mean to imply that you had implied....
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03-19-2002, 02:41 PM
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Why do I suddenly feel like one of the Goofy Gophers (Mac and Tosh) from Looney Tunes....?
After you! Oh, no no no, after you! I wouldn't hear of it. Please go. You don't mind? Of course not! Thank you! Not at all!
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Chris We all do better when we all do better.
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03-19-2002, 04:12 PM
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I read somewhere that some of the earlier Martin 000 models with cutaways had an oval soundhole to allow for the bracing differences necessary for the cutaway.
At least I think that's what I read...
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03-27-2002, 09:26 PM
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Culd be a MC-28
Buffalo Bros has one for sale. http://www.buffalobrosguitars.com/bu...index.html-28,
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#9
03-28-2002, 10:56 AM
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That's the one! Except the link has changed:
http://www.buffalobrosguitars.com/bu...c28/index.html The one at GC was used, and $500 cheaper than the one at BB.
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