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Originally Posted by 00-28
Peacefulbird,
I am not familiar with the Martin G2-18 guitar. All I could find in "Martin Guitars: A Technical Record" is a 2-18G (gut?) one of a kind made in 1954. Do you have pictures or more history of this guitar? It should have a serial #. My guess is that it is a 2-18.
My recommendation for your guitar is that you sell it as is. It's more affordable when repairs are needed, so it should attract more interest. The money you spend to restore it won't bring you more in return. Let the new owner decide how they want to fix it and at what level of restoration they want to pursue.
........Mike
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I'm not sure what the OP is referring to as "signed and dated." Martin made a 2-18 parlor guitar in 1889. Serial numbers weren't put on Martins until the late 1890s, so I'm not sure this one would have one. Sometimes a penciled date of manufacture was written on the underside of the soundhole in the 1880s so that is probably where the OP got the date 1889. I did research on these old Martins before I bought mine (c. 1870 0-28).
This guitar would qualify as an antique as well as a vintage Martin. I would suspect that it would be purchased as a collectable (as mine was basically) and I would think restoration would play a big part in any purchaser's desire to buy it.