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05-10-2020, 04:39 PM
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Anyone know what Year/Model this Martin is???
Hi everybody,
i need help to find out what year and model this guitar is, played by Keith Urban. Is it a D18 or D28? What year? Long saddle? Tuners Butterbean? Pickguard? exactly the sound i want!! Thanks!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n9NZv0gqMg 
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05-10-2020, 05:02 PM
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D28? Doesn't look like it has herringbone purfling which would make it 1946 or later, the little bit of the sides I can see look like Brazilian Rosewood which would make it pre-1969. That said, assuming the tuners are originals, I would guess the guitar is older than the 1960's, if I remember correctly, Martin went to sealed tuners sometime in the 1960's (I'm not sure about that however).
PS. Looking at it again, I think it does have herringbone purfling which would make it a pre-war D28....or a shockingly beat up Brazilian D28 from more recent times. 
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05-10-2020, 05:32 PM
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another video
found another clip, with closeup shots of the guitar!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxIWsca8PdQ thanks!
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05-10-2020, 05:41 PM
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Pre-war D28, I would bet.
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05-10-2020, 06:51 PM
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yeah i know, but dot inlays???
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05-10-2020, 06:56 PM
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The combination of dot inlay and herringbone trim was only used from late-1944 until very early in 1947. The 1946 D-28's had larger dots than what I am seeing here, so I think it is a 1945, or late-'44. Tuners are probably modern Waverly, which are much more functional than the original wartime Klusons.
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05-11-2020, 06:13 AM
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I don't see any herringbone on the top. Not sure but Martin did build some D-21 Brazilians I believe? Not sure of the years they did build them but that could be a possibility? Whatever it is that's the sound I want too!
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05-11-2020, 02:47 PM
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The second video the OP posted shows herringbone purfling
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05-11-2020, 02:53 PM
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You should post this over at UMGF. I know one of two of those guys could probably tell you exactly.
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05-11-2020, 03:13 PM
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05-11-2020, 04:43 PM
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I think John Arnold is right! Must be a 44/45 D28, now i have to win in the lottery!!!!
Thanks for the guys you are amazing!
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05-11-2020, 05:18 PM
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Quote:
Quote from Keith Urban: "The oldest guitar I have is a 1946 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar - that's definitely the oldest." From the web page over at 10 Questions with ... Keith Urban. Here's Keith playing the 1946 Martin D-28 at the 2019 CMA awards show:
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#13
05-11-2020, 05:34 PM
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Thanks mate!! This is it!
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05-11-2020, 05:39 PM
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I just listened to a video from Norman's Rare guitars of an amazing '44 D-28. In almost pristine condition. No idea what they were asking for it but It was just stellar.
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05-11-2020, 05:59 PM
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