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This is 100% the best tour I’ve seen of any of the Martin museum tour/demo vids. You let the curator talk, you asked interesting questions or added your own thoughts, and you played in a way that suited each guitar beautifully - you let the guitars speak for themselves. I am curious to know what they have done or will do if one of these guitars need repair. It’s awesome that they allow others to play them rather than collecting dust. If one of those 180 year old tuners broke, for instance, what would they do? Would they try to repair it? Restore with new-old materials? Replace with new tuners that are relic’ed to look the part? I also wonder how they constantly maintain all of these all guitars - to make sure they stay playable for years to come. How does that work? Also, it seemed like you guys were alone most of the time. Where did those people come from toward the end?! Was hilarious how people were trying to hang close to hear the curator, lol. Or were you on a public tour all along and just didn’t show it until the end? 😂😂😂 I know people were eating turkey and/or watching football yesterday, which meant people largely weren’t watching RU-vid. I really hope people will l take the time to watch this video in the coming days and weeks even if they saw a similar vid from other RU-vidrs - you won’t be disappointed! Thanks for everything you do for each video you guys post!
Martin sure is claiming the Kurt guitar provenance pretty hard when the reality is that it was Mary Lou Lord's guitar who lent it to Kurt for like a minute. Remember, at the the time Kurt wasn't even playing acoustic, he only really did so for unplugged in 1994 (which was a 1958 D-18E, btw) so there wasn't much use for that guitar to him while touring. Then he gave it back, to Mary. Mary then lent it out to Elliot Smith and this is the real story, it should be called Mary & Elliot's guitar because both of those musicians used it extensively for years. A shame Martin is sticking with the Kurt story, but hey, whatever sells, right?
I'm getting my first Martin 12 string next week. I'm 70 and have been playing since 1968 but haven't been serious about acoustic guitars until a couple of years ago but it's better late than never.
Sometimes you appreciate things when older.Martin 12 strings are great Tip: invest in humidifier packets. They not only keep your guitar in top shape but you will notice it plays and sounds better as well. I’m gonna be 64 at years end, it helps to use a thermal gel into your palms “ease his pain” 😎
I saw Joan Baez A LOT back in the 60s, since we both grew up on the SF Peninsula, so my vote is of course her lovely instrument. I had a 000-18 back then and used a super-light steel string set on it, and I remember how easy it was to play. Thanks for the memories!
My favorite guitar is my 1974 Martin D28, I bought it new and at 50+ she still looks and plays great! My next favorite is my Lakewood D46... both are amazing instruments. Thanks for the tour of the Martin Museum, I enjoyed it very much!
you are very lucky. I would love to one day be able to own a 00016gt like the one i once had. Hard times forced my sad loss but as they say , it's better to have loved and lost............
That early OM with the torch on the headstock was both beautiful and sounded so good. Then comes old Grandpa all beat up looking and he steals the whole show !!
You can tell the older guitars are tuned down a step or two, most likely to preserve the body, bridge and neck.. but still what beautiful instruments. The D45 from 1942 was an absolute work of art.. True music history. Thank you Martin for building the best guitars on Earth.
It’s hard to say which one “sounded best”. It seems like tone is subjective. We each like what we like. I was fascinated to see and hear the story of the Uke going with the Admiral Byrd expedition. I had my wife join me to replay that clip. I’ve owned an absurd number of guitars but only one at a time. I always sold one to scratch some itch. Many regrets at this point of “the one that got away.” I own a custom dreadnaught now. I know I may have matched tone and playability for less money with some other very good small builders but I do love being part of Martin’s amazing history.
I just took my 15 yr old son to the museum/Factory about a month ago and bought him his 1st Martin 000-16 Streetmaster. I hope to get him a D-28 at some point.
For some reason the small bodied Joan Baez 0-45 had, for me, a wonderful balanced tone and perfect action. They each have a special tone but this one was very special. I grew up with my dad’s 1945 D-18, that he purchased new, and was spoiled by its wonderful tone. Later I realized that the tone over 54:39 emphasized the base part of the cleft. Now after all these years my 0-18 from 1928 has the best balanced tone and is the one I play when alone. Of course if I do a wedding I play my 2001 D-45 or a twelve string because of the volume and also the internal Fisher electronics. Last fall I came from South Korea, where I live, specifically to visit the Martin museum. What was special in this presentation was each guitar was played., and played well. Too often you wet our appetite with the visual, but more important is the sound! I enjoyed every minute of this presentation while sitting here on the other side of the earth.
My mother bought a D-2 Martin in the early 30s when she and my father were playing nightclubs in Chicago, doing Hawaiian/popular music. My mother passed it on to me. I’m a singer songwriter and wrote several hit songs on it, including “Already Gone” one of the Eagles greatest hits. I’m now in my late 70s and I have no one in my family who plays music, so I have no one to pass it on to. I would be interested in re-homing it but I’m not sure how to go about that. If you have any ideas, I’d be glad to hear them. Thanks. Robb Strandlund.
Wow Thanks Robb, what an incredible story. Please send me an email at playandtradeguitars at gmail and I'm happy to discuss. Thank you for watching! -John
I loved the seeing the Martin Factory and Museum last fall.I have an DX1RAE that has a great sound. The guitar was made in 2014 and the Factory was out of the regular alternate they were using so I have a neck with a wood fingerboard on a stratabond neck. Quite sturdy.
Without a doubt, my favorite guitar in the collection is the 1880 0-40 previously owned by Joan Baez. The history and quality of the looks and the sound I thought were the absolute best.
Perhaps what they are using as a qualifier is current, continuously operating manufacturer. One could certainly argue a stringed instrument from the 17th or 18th century built by Stradivarius has an older manufacturer, but are they still in businesses producing instruments? I believe that is the point made.
Thank you for this video. I took an unaccompanied tour of the museum (and the shop floor) several months ago, but this was truly enlightening. I can only echo what @mashaT22 said: you let the curator talk and asked intelligent questions. And you played each guitar in the style it deserved. I guess my favorite was Joan Baez's.
Thanks, that was fun. I'm a harp guitar player and I noticed in the case what looked like a guitar with a hollow arm used in harp guitars. Did they make a harp guitar ar one time?
I own a "Factory" custom, 14 fret, slotted headstock "S" D-28 from 1968. Someone at the factory either...used the 12 fret slotting machine (modified for the 14 neck width) or hand slotted them. My hope is that someone might know someone that worked at the factory in 68, or may be able to attain information to answer just how this 1 of a kind guitar got made and for who? My Slotted 14 fret D-28 may have given some ideas to the possiblities of the 00-16 dbm. I would love to converse with Jason Ahner or CFMartin IV about this unusual build. Regards, Byron Hughes i
Ok, so I'm a nerd ... but 28:12 - 12 to 14 fret was "Chang of use" from melody/fingerstyle to rhythm 28:25 - "000 were 24.9" scale" ... No-only the 14 fret versions not the original. 28:41 - "00 was "long" (means 25.4") scale" I dispute that. Who is correct I wonder?
@Play and Trade Guitars…How did that Dreadnought D45 sound in comparison to a Standard D45 in current production? Is the new Standard D45 way off in terms of volume and tone versus that extremely rare D45 or are they still in the ballpark? Crazy question I know, but who better to ask than the person that held and played it. As a Martin fan I have to say that D45 sounded pretty impressive even compressed on RU-vid. Boy I would sure love to hold and play that D45 and the OM model.
WOW I cant believe they let him play these guitars with a shirt on that has buttons on it, buttons are well known to leave fine scratches on the back of guitars !
