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Topic: Gorgeous (and expensive!) Martin Hawaiian
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Russ Young
Member From: Seattle, Washington, USA
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posted 03 February 2005 02:22 PM
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Are any of you Forumites the proud new owner of this beautiful 1931 Martin 0-28KH? |
Ron Whitfield
Member From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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posted 03 February 2005 02:35 PM
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Whomever it is, they obviously didn't care what the cost, as they re-bid til twice it's probable price. Geez that's a lot of $Sweet piece tho! |
George Keoki Lake
Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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posted 03 February 2005 02:41 PM
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Gorgeous guitar, but wow! what a price!!! |
Les Anderson
Member From: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 03 February 2005 02:53 PM
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I'll bet you won't see that propped up against a stool on a bar stage. |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 03 February 2005 03:00 PM
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I wish! That's one of the most desireable Martin Hawaiians. I don't know whether I'd rather have the guitar or the ability to afford it and tell me wife: "Honey, you'll never guess what I picked up on ebay today". |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 03 February 2005 03:19 PM
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"Honey, would you still love me if I were broke?""Yes, I'd still love you, but I sure would miss you!"  |
Jeff Au Hoy
Member From: Honolulu, Hawai'i
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posted 03 February 2005 03:42 PM
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I'm sure she'd understand. It IS a 1931 Koa Martin 0-28, after all. Just flash her that slotted headstock and she'll know. [This message was edited by Jeff Au Hoy on 03 February 2005 at 04:01 PM.] |
Mike D
Member From: Phx, Az
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posted 03 February 2005 04:49 PM
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Who else figures Jeff's not married?  Man that's purty! ------------------
Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Jim Cohen
Member From: Philadelphia, PA
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posted 03 February 2005 05:08 PM
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Actually, it looks like the bidder probably DID know the value. My Blue Book of Guitars (4th edit) lists the value, if in Excellent condition, between $11,000 and $12,500, and in "Average" condition between $5,000 and $7,000. |
Les Anderson
Member From: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 03 February 2005 06:07 PM
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Didn't Marty Robbins have a Martin like that?------------------
(I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!)
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Dana Duplan
Member From: Ramona, CA
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posted 03 February 2005 09:31 PM
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Jim:
Are you sure that's a 028KH you were referencing, and not an 028K? The Hawaiian versions of vintage instruments tend to be less valuable, compared to their Spanish relatives. I understand that the Martins are fairly easy to convert though (not that I would). Nice guitar!
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Mike D
Member From: Phx, Az
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posted 04 February 2005 11:12 AM
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I think what Marty Robbins had was a Style 5 Martin. Short scale, very small.Did Martin Hawaiians have square necks, or just extra thick ones? The one on that eBay auction looks round to me. ------------------
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Russ Young
Member From: Seattle, Washington, USA
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posted 04 February 2005 11:55 AM
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To the best of my knowledge, all of the Martin Hawaiian models had round necks, with a high nut and flush frets. The same is true for the Gibson Roy Smeck Hawaiians. |
Mike D
Member From: Phx, Az
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posted 04 February 2005 12:00 PM
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So is that one an actual 'H' model that's had the action lowered etc., or did someone get a particularly smokin' deal?------------------
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Russ Young
Member From: Seattle, Washington, USA
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posted 04 February 2005 12:18 PM
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"The original Hawiian setup is still intact including original nut."One of the guys on the IGS Forum just found a Roy Smeck that has not been altered. They're getting increasingly rare ... |
Fernando Fernandez
Member From: Cadiz,Spain
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posted 04 February 2005 01:17 PM
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Yes , It's a 0-28 Koa Hawaiian ( KH) and not a 0-28K. The KH model was made with a non-compesated bridge saddle, like this.
I agree with the seller, the tone of this guitar is AMAZING. |
Robert Corwin
Member From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 06 February 2005 08:55 AM
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The neck on these is not a whole lot different from a non Hawaaian from the same era. Just a bit chunkier.I have a 00-40H, which coincidentally, I bought from the same dealer. This is the spruce top, rosewood back and sides model with abalone trim. Mine is still set up as Hawaaian, but the vast majority or these have been converted. This is not true of the koa models I've seen. Conversion is not quite that easy. Costs about $1500 or so. Not easy to take out flush frets to replace them! And the bridge needs to be replaced for a compensated saddle. ------------------
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