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Oval Alert
djp183,
Per my PM response, thank you again. Made offer, awaiting response. #8, 000c-16 oval arrived yesterday but I am traveling so won't see it until Saturday. Photo of th EIGHT OVALS on Sunday and hopefully, with a deal announced on #9 of the ten too. Need the MC-37K. Thanks djp183!
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Found & Purchased #9; ONE more oval (MC-37K) to complete the set of 10 Martin ovals!
I am on a Martin oval sound hole guitar hunt.
ONE MORE Martin Oval Sound Hole Guitar to Complete the Set of 10: 1) MC-37K (size 0000 cutaway in KOA with oval sound hole) If you have an MC-37K or know of a friend or someone that does, please let them know there is a potential buyer for their instrument, should they be interested in selling it. I've acquired these 9 since buying my first on February 26th. : 1) DC-28 (dread cutaway with oval sound hole), 1983, EIR/Sitka 2) JC-40 (jumbo cutaway with oval sound hole), 1992, EIR/Sitka 3) MC-28 (think 0000 cutaway with oval sound hole), 1990, EIR/Sitka 4) OMC-28 (OM cutaway with oval sound hole....only made in 1990 5) 0000-18 Custom (0000 cutaway with oval sound hole; 1 of 2 bursts and 1 of 8 of this Special Edition oval hole, sinker mahogany run in 2018 6) M2C-28 1988 Guitar of mo. 2 cutaways with oval sound hole. Only 22 made 7) MC-38 Steve Howe Special Edition (1 of 40) 8) 000c-16 (000 size cutaway with oval sound hole in mahogany) 9) MC-68 (size 0000 cutaway, fancy, EIR and Maple versions were built)
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do you have a favorite?
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wow, what an array - I once had a 000-16c oval that I should've hung on to, it sounded really good - it strikes me, looking at the photos, that the pickguard placement is somewhat variable? or are some retro-fits?
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Thanks guys!
Cliff_the_stiff: I really enjoy all of them and they sound different, at least he 7 I've played to date. A the 0000-18 custom sinker mahogany (burst finish), MC-38 Steve Howe and OMC-28 are gorgeous. The Steve Howe has a different cutaway shape. The double cutaway with original Martin pickup/external knobs is quite cool and unique. I only thought there was the MC-28 besides Chris Martin's 1983 150th anniversary commemorative MC-45, but then found the DC-28 and said, "that's ugly" and started on my quest. When I got the DC-28 (dread cutaway oval), I actually liked it a lot and still do. They are all very cool. Now for the Koa MC-37K.......one more! Eldergreene: No retrofits, all are original, and of the 9, (I'll see #8 tomorrow upon my return to town and #9 next week), 3 are mint that I have seen, 3 excellent and 1 good with the two I haven't seen looking like a Good and an Excellent.
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Amazing collection. I am a huge fan of these oval soundhole Martin guitars! I only own one, but have never seen another like it - it is an MC-38 with vine inlay up the full extent of the fretboard. Gorgeous. I have been looking for a Steve Howe MC-38 for years, but have never seen one come up for sale. They must have been very limited production runs. Congrats - a collection to behold!
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Thanks HovaSchaef! Can you send me a photo of your MC-38? [email protected] It sounds double custom! There are a few prototypes floating around and another made as a special order thank you for a an artist.
I am on a Martin oval sound hole guitar hunt. I bought #9 a few days ago and got to see #8 yesterday after returning home from a week in Phoenix. Check the NEW photo of the 8 ovals in house below! I just learned there is another production Martin oval, the J-21MC. So, I need TWO MORE Martin Oval Sound Hole Guitar to Complete the Set of 11: 1) MC-37K (size 0000 cutaway in KOA with oval sound hole) 2) J-21MC If you have an MC-37K or J-21MC or know of a friend or someone that does, please let them know there is a potential buyer for their instrument, should they be interested in selling it. I've acquired these 9 since buying my first on February 26th: 1) DC-28 (dread cutaway with oval sound hole), 1983, EIR/Sitka 2) JC-40 (jumbo cutaway with oval sound hole), 1992, EIR/Sitka 3) MC-28 (think 0000 cutaway with oval sound hole), 1990, EIR/Sitka 4) OMC-28 (OM cutaway with oval sound hole....only made in 1990 5) 0000-18 Custom (0000 cutaway with oval sound hole; 1 of 2 bursts and 1 of 8 of this Special Edition oval hole, sinker mahogany run in 2018 6) M2C-28 1988 Guitar of mo. 2 cutaways with oval sound hole. Only 22 made 7) MC-38 Steve Howe Special Edition (1 of 40) 8) 000c-16 (000 size cutaway with oval sound hole in mahogany) 9) MC-68 (size 0000 cutaway, fancy, EIR and Maple versions were built) Thanks, Robbypad Martin oval sound hole guitars, 11 production models (13 total models) & 4,238 total oval sound hole guitars: MODEL # BUILT 1. DC-28 423 2. J-21MC 56 3. JC-40 951 4. MC-28 1,116 5. MC-37K 41 (I need this model to complete the set) 6. MC-38 SH 40 (SH=Steve Howe) 7. MC-45 1 (made for Chris Martin IV); not attainable 8. MC-68 217 9. OMC-28 76 10. OMC 12-38 1 (non production special order) 11. 000c-16 1,286 12. 0000-18 Custom 8 (6 natural, 2 burst finish) 13. M2C-28 22 Foreground: 1993 000c-16, 1988 M2C-28 Back Row: 1990 MC-28, 2009 MC-38 Steve Howe, 1990 OMC-28 Bottom Row: 1983 DC-28, 2018 0000-18 Custom Shop, 1992 JC-40 8 ovals April 11, 2021 by Bruce Robinson, on Flickr
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That is a great collection. I am curious, what is the relationship of the oval soundhole to the cutaway? My initial impression is that this is probably related in some way to gypsy jazz music, but I really don't know.
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Why the oval sound hole on Martin guitars
Hi Cypress Knee!
Thanks for the question and kind words about the evolving collection of Martin oval sound hole guitars models. Martin, in the early 1980's, was trying to be more relevant and wanted to a cutaway model. They built some prototypes and then released the MC-28 with the cutaway and oval sound hole. Martin could add 2 frets to the fretboard and used a 22 fret design. The longer fretboards, along with the cutaway and most importantly, moving the brace beneath the end of he fretboard to avoid the cutaway, necessitated an oval sound hole. Oval sound holes date back 150 years or more to mandolins, bouzoukis, and of course Gibson mandolins of the early 1900's featured oval sound holes and "F" holes. Some say oval sound holes help project the guitar sound further. Robbypad
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I know customs are out of bounds but it IS an oval. Just sayin’...
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DJP,
I was wo during why this didn't appear in my Reverb feed until I quickly saw the incorrect model designation of M-38C instead of MC-38. How did you find it? I have the MC-38 SH (Steve Howe) and another AGF member, Hovaschaef wrote he has an MC-38 custom with elaborate vine inlay on fingerboard. He said he loves Martin ovals and has been looking for the Steve Howe MC-38. He wondered how many Howe rivals and there were 40 made. I would be interested in Hovaschaef'soval and the one you just alerted me about is interesting too. Looks like a nice specimen! Find the MC-37K and new one I learned about yesterday, the predecessor to the JC-40 oval, the J-21MC. I know of an MC-37K but need the owner to get in the selling spirit. I retrieve #9 in the next hour from UPS. Thanks and good eyes! Robbypad
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Martin Oval #9 of 11 is in the house: PHOTOS HERE!
I am on a Martin oval sound hole guitar hunt. I bought #9 a few days ago and it arrived today! PHOTOS of the 9 OVALS below!
I just learned there is another production Martin oval that I didn't know about, the J-21MC. So, now I need TWO MORE Martin Ovals to complete the set of 11: NEED TO FIND: 1) MC-37K (size 0000 cutaway in KOA with oval sound hole) 2) J-21MC If you have an MC-37K or J-21MC or know of a friend or someone that does, please let them know there is a potential buyer for their instrument, should they be interested in selling it. I am also interested in any of these guitars if they are superior to what I have in the collection. Also, any special order ovals are of interest. There is one 12 string OMC out there and a few MC-38 customs I know of. I am not interested in the one currently on Reverb. I've acquired these 9 ovals in a 42 day period since buying my first on February 26th: 1) DC-28 (dread cutaway with oval sound hole), 1983, EIR/Sitka 2) JC-40 (jumbo cutaway with oval sound hole), 1992, EIR/Sitka 3) MC-28 (think 0000 cutaway with oval sound hole), 1990, EIR/Sitka 4) OMC-28 (OM cutaway with oval sound hole....only made in 1990 5) 0000-18 Custom (0000 cutaway with oval sound hole; 1 of 2 bursts and 1 of 8 of this Special Edition oval hole, sinker mahogany run in 2018 6) M2C-28 1988 Guitar of mo. 2 cutaways with oval sound hole. Only 22 made 7) MC-38 Steve Howe Special Edition (1 of 40) 8) 000c-16 (000 size cutaway with oval sound hole in mahogany) 9) MC-68 (size 0000 cutaway, fancy, EIR and Maple versions were built) Thanks, Robbypad Martin oval sound hole guitars, 11 production models (13 total models) & 4,238 total oval sound hole guitars: MODEL # BUILT 1. DC-28 423 2. J-21MC 56 3. JC-40 951 4. MC-28 1,116 5. MC-37K 41 (I need this model to complete the set) 6. MC-38 SH 40 (SH=Steve Howe) 7. MC-45 1 (made for Chris Martin IV); not attainable 8. MC-68 217 9. OMC-28 76 10. OMC 12-38 1 (non production special order) 11. 000c-16 1,286 12. 0000-18 Custom 8 (6 natural, 2 burst finish) 13. M2C-28 22 Back Row: 1990 MC-28, 2009 MC-38 Steve Howe, 1990 OMC-28 Bottom Row: 1993 000c-16, 1983 DC-28, 1993 MC-68, 2018 0000-18 Custom Shop, 1992 JC-40, 9 ovals 2 by Bruce Robinson, on Flickr 9 ovals backs by Bruce Robinson, on Flickr Ovals MC-28, MC-38 SH, OMC-28 fronts by Bruce Robinson, on Flickr Ovals DC-28, 0000-18 custom, JC-40 fronts by Bruce Robinson, on Flickr Ovals 000c-16, MC-68, M2C-28 front by Bruce Robinson, on Flickr
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This is such an interesting thread!
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Martin Oval Sound Holes Wanted
Thanks Dylan...been fun hunt and I am enjoying the nine Martin ovals a lot, both playing them and visually enjoying their similarities, differences and uniqueness.
Still need MC-37K and J-21MC. Thanks
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