Pennsylvania

❌SOLD❌ Martin Style 2 Soprano Ukulele, 1940s

On August 20, 2022 /

Appearing in catalogs from 1919 to 1965, the Martin Style 2 Soprano, tenor and concert ukuleles were built with Mahogany for the body and neck, with Brazilian Rosewood for the fingerboard and bridge. Here we’re looking at a Martin Style 2 Soprano Ukulele built during the 1940’s. Martin ukes tended to not have serial numbers, so dating can be imprecise. This example is in remarkably good, clean condition with light wear, mostly from strumming. It’s one of the best preserved we have seen from this era. It plays well, and has the warm open tone that a Mahogany top provides.

Vintage

Price: $1,399.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Martin D-35 Dreadnought Steel String Natural, 1968

On August 13, 2022 /

Introduced in 1965 and still in production, the Martin D-35 Dreadnought design addressed a practical issue – tighter wood supplies. Demand for the very popular D-28 model was high but the larger sections of Rosewood – Brazilian, at the time – were in short supply.

Vintage

Price: $6,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Martin R-17 Archtop Guitar Natural Mahogany, 1937 ✓

On June 28, 2022 /

Listed from 1935 to 1941, the Martin R-17 was one of a few arched top, flat back models in the Martin catalog, featuring a Mahogany top, back and sides. Its sibling, the R-18, had a solid, shaped Spruce top with Mahogany elsewhere; Brazilian Rosewood was used for the head plate, bridge, and fingerboard. Early examples of both models used 12 fret necks but soon gained the more popular 14 fret configuration.

Vintage

Price: $3,250.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Martin & Coupa Guitar, 1840s

On May 13, 2022 /

Here is another rarity – an 1840’s Martin & Coupa guitar, built in Nazareth PA for John Coupa at 385 Broadway (Upstairs!) in New York. It is extraordinary that an instrument like this Martin & Coupa guitar could be in all original and playable condition, complete with its original “coffin” case, over 160 years after its production! To give a little chronological perspective, this instrument would have been delivered to its first owner by stagecoach and riverboat 20 years before the American Civil War.

Vintage

Price: $26,999.99 USD $30,000.00 USD

This instrument has sold

Martin D-35 Dreadnought Natural, 1971- (No Longer Available)

On May 3, 2022 /

The Martin D-35 Dreadnought first appeared in 1965, partly as a way to use the remaining stock of Brazilian Rosewood sections that were too small for a two-piece back. Drawing from the very successful D bodied Dreadnought, the Martin D-35 was placed between the venerable D-28 and more expensively decorated D-41 and D-45 models.

Vintage

Price: $3,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Martin D-18GE 1934 Golden Era Dreadnought Natural, 2010

On April 1, 2022 /

Built during December of 2010, this Martin D-18GE 1934 Golden Era Dreadnought sports an Adirondack Spruce top and a Natural finish. Martin’s Golden Era D-18 models were built during 1995, and then from 2000 to 2016, when they were replaced by the Authentic series. The Golden Era series present the best features of instruments in that era, as distinct from being exact reproductions of specific guitars.

Used

Price: $3,700.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Pennsylvania

❌SOLD❌ Martin Style 2 Soprano Ukulele, 1940s

❌SOLD❌ Martin D-35 Dreadnought Steel String Natural, 1968

Martin R-17 Archtop Guitar Natural Mahogany, 1937 ✓

❌SOLD❌ Martin & Coupa Guitar, 1840s

Martin D-35 Dreadnought Natural, 1971- (No Longer Available)

❌SOLD❌ Martin D-18GE 1934 Golden Era Dreadnought Natural, 2010

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