Re: This one's been played a bit....

Post by **zhivago** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:57 am

Martin 000-18

callum · Post by **callum** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:17 am

sweet mary poppins....

please tell me you dont own one of those aswell as the gibson??

Post by **zhivago** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:31 am

callum wrote: sweet mary poppins....

please tell me you dont own one of those aswell as the gibson??

I'd wish...they are so expensive....

maybe I'll own one some day...but not anytime soon

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:24 am

That's the most beautiful acoustic I've ever seen.

the older brother · Post by **the older brother** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:41 am

Really beautiful!

Looks like the bridge (the pins and the white bar anyway) are brand new though....(if you compare them to the rest of the guitar)

It looks like a refret too.

jamrine · Post by **jamrine** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:43 am

Interesting to look at the wear on that. That was either owned by people with some different styles of playing, or I would suspect more likely, someone who knows who knows how to coax dynamic tones from an acoustic. Notice the wear just below the bridge. I am guessing that is where he/she rested the heel of their hand while picking lead lines near the bridge. The wear around the 14th fret shows some rhythm playing up over the neck.

That looks like a well used and loved Martin. I love the 18 series guitars. I definitely prefer mahogany acoustics over rosewood (even though my lone acoustic at the moment is a D-35).