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08-03-2018, 05:53 PM
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Not sure how the OP's question about a guitar model he was interested in via Willie Nelson's music turned in a discussion about what
a "serious" classical guitar player would or would not want to play. In any case I sure like the sound Willie Nelson gets out of his.
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08-03-2018, 07:54 PM
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He certainly wouldn't have gone as far as he did on Humphrey-izing a few stock Martin C-TSH models either, had he been satisfied with the finer details. (and I feel fortunate indeed I own one, as my understanding he only did a handful at most as he was busy getting his own guitars made and sold. Understandably, a factory cannot spend the time a luthier can to reach their intended selling price point, but geeze, a lighter bridge and applying a very light shellac finish was within Martin's capabilities at the time and I doubt it would have pushed the model over budget. BTW, I'm not a cork sniffing snob either, but unlike you I have an example in hand for for both the stock C-TSH and Tom's re-worked top version, and there is a worthwhile and noticable improvement over the original. I thought I had sold my original Martin C-TSH long ago, but came across it today in searching. It's easy to forget what you have, since at one time I had accumulated over 50 top grade acoustics,...many custom by fine builders like Kevin Ryan, Tom Doerr, and many more. Over the last 10 years I've sold the majority off, as I'm 62 now and don't want to burden my family with them when the time comes. YMMV Joe T
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09-15-2018, 09:16 AM
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Thomas Humphrey came from Minnesota as a young luthier and set up shop in New York City making classical guitars in the 1970's. In 1985 he began selling his "Millenium" series and it became so popular with classical guitarists that he stopped making the standard designs 2 years later. In 1997 Humphrey licensed his design to the C. F. Martin Guitar Co., in Nazareth Pennsylvannia and the "Martin Millenium" was born. The Millenium could be manufactured quicker and in greater numbers, thereby making the price more affordable for the average buyer.These models were made available between 1998-2002. In 2002 these guitars won the Acoustic Guitar Magazine 2002 Gold Players' Choice Award for best nylon-string guitars."
Wow- how ignorant people were back in '02!! Now we know these guitars were a piece of crap. Keep sniffin' that cork.
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09-15-2018, 11:58 AM
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09-15-2018, 12:28 PM
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I did study classical guitar at university. You assumed I have no knowledge of the subject. I won't comment further as, personally, I'm not here to measure d___s. I certainly am not the leading expert in anything- nor do I claim to be. This is exactly why I seldom post. Let's move on now.
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05-27-2023, 04:46 AM
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