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03-18-2019, 09:38 AM
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I've just commented on another thread about noisy rooms and hearing loss which in my case seems to have been made worse by cancer treatment.
However, in the quiet and solitude of my own home, I can sometimes still appreciate the subtlety of my better instruments, and it is still (or currently) a thing of beauty and enjoyment. Play on sir and enjoy those tones while you can!
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03-18-2019, 10:14 AM
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There truly can be something special about an older guitar. Every time I pick up my 1942 Gibson J-50 and hit a big fat open chord that "Wow" just escapes my lips. Some I know say it is because the older ones just have a clarity to them. For me though it is they have a tendency to give you one big note and then get out of the way.
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03-18-2019, 10:22 AM
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03-18-2019, 12:16 PM
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I found your post really interesting, and I am glad you are enjoying the guitar. I saw a 1967 Martin D-35 a few years ago at Mass Street Music in Lawrence, Ks, and the price was over my budget, if I remember around $12k. However, they were kind enough to let me hold it and play a few chords, and it sounded really good. It looked "old", but sounded great. 1967 was the year I graduated from High School so that was my attraction. Good playing to you!
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03-18-2019, 12:57 PM
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03-18-2019, 04:50 PM
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Lucky man!
I can only dream of playing a 60 year old Martin D18.
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03-21-2019, 11:52 AM
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Finally adding a picture of my Martin. Note the "scar" on the lower right. Happened when I was 17, and Mom tossed my hair brush in my direction while I was playing. (Might say something about my skill a the time!) Had it repaired years later along with the bridge when it started to rise up. As I said earlier, my last trip to the shop showed all is well.
Richard
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03-21-2019, 03:45 PM
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03-21-2019, 04:40 PM
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Simply beautiful.
Can't believe how dark the top has become over the years.
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03-21-2019, 05:10 PM
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Steel --- Thanks, and I agree about how dark the wood has become. I put it beside my Taylor, and the difference is really stark. Maybe it was all those years of exposure before my wife bought a case for it on one of my birthdays.
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03-21-2019, 06:17 PM
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Thank you for sharing. "Re-discovering" a guitar in your herd is a great (and cost-free) experience! It's giving me renewed interest to pick up a birth year guitar, in my case 1955. I've often thought to make it a D-18. My first high end guitar was a new 1973 D-18, unfortunately that was a down period for Martin. It had such terrible intonation I eventually sold it. I've thought getting a beautiful sounding '55 D-18 might close that circle once and for all! Thanks again. There's a certain beauty in seeing all those years in the wood and trim!
Last edited by gmel555; 03-21-2019 at 07:20 PM.
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03-21-2019, 06:20 PM
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I don't think I've ever seen a D-18 that dark. Gorgeous.
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