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I have heard before Martin is no longer honoring warranties for binding issues.
I have also heard this was temporary due to back log. Another one out there floating around is Martin service centers are refusing binding issues because Martin doesn't pay enough to cover their cost. But you know how rumors can be, best to contact Martin or a Martin certified service luthier.
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I heard that Chris Martin IV was abducted by aliens.
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Anyone here knows if there is a "before/after" timeline so newer Martins will not be affected? I have read contrasting information on this.
I've had this problem on my custom shop 00-45 (2012). As far as I was told, this is not an easy fix at all, besides the additional complication posed by the abalone trim. In fact it needed two repair jobs by two different luthiers here (the first was unsatisfactory). After the second (very expensive) cure it now seems perfect- hoping it will last. My concern, thence my original question, is I also have two newer (2019) Martins, and do not know what to expect...
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That said, my 2014 seemed just fine until March when it went kind of all at once.
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We really don't know... definitely a known problem from about 2012-2016, but I've heard of it being a problem on newer instruments too.
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Full disclosure: They are a regional warranty dealer.
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Friends who work in the industry have told me -multiple times- this is just not true. This rumor usually arises from a second or third owner being turned down because they are not the original owner (as per the warranty).
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They made a lot of guitars with the glue they used for binding in the four years during the twenty teens. My 2014 had the issue and was promptly and professionally repaired by my Martin dealer and in less than a week. Was it 2012 to 2016? If I were buying a used Martin of this era, I'd take it into consideration, unless proven it had been repaired.
You don't have to buy a Martin, just remember you won't be playing one either.
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If I recall correctly, you're in central Ohio? Do you mind if I ask where you took yours for repair? I've been in contact with Guitar House Workshop in Columbus about mine.
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Regrettably,this is the reason I will no longer buy a Martin. Martin no longer backs up issues because of defective glues and inadequate support for aftersale problems. MyTaylors, Larrivees, and Goodall show none of this inferior workmanship.
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I just received my Martin back for binding repair. Martin absolutely is standing behind their product. Yes, they are so far behind at the factory repair they've had to throttle returns.
I live in Nashville so it was no problem finding a martin authorized repair person to do my binding repair. Got it back last week and it looks great. Bill |
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When vehicles have a recall, all of them are eligible to be fixed, regardless of whether they are on their first or fifth owner. This is clearly a widespread manufacturing defect, and it doesn't sit well with me that a bunch of secondhand owners are now stuck with guitars that Martin, quite frankly, failed to build correctly. |
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