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Brian Echenberg

 

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Quebec, Canada
Post  Posted 26 Dec 2010 1:05 pm    
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original and exc condition. 1 small area of repair to side. no cracks. Great sound and action. $6000

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Louis Vallee


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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2010 6:57 pm    
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Very nice D-18 Brian.
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Herb Steiner

 

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Spicewood TX 78669
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2010 9:38 pm    
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A great vintage of Martin guitars. I have a '52 OOO-21... one that I love and with which I shall never part.
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Roger Rettig


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Naples, FL
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2010 11:30 pm    
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I love the pickguard on this D-18 - very typical of the reddish hue that appeared on Martins between '55 and '57. Doubtless there are exceptions, but this shade was the most common for this vintage.

(I have a '47 000-18 that I wouldn't part with, either, but its pickguard is slightly darker and not quite as pretty as this one Sad )
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Brian Echenberg

 

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Quebec, Canada
Post  Posted 30 Dec 2010 5:10 am    
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Roger, you have a keen eye and you are exactly right about the pickguard! Brian
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Chris Battis

 

From:
Reno, Nevada, USA
Post  Posted 30 Dec 2010 8:56 am    
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My first good guitar was a '56 D-18 that cost me $150 in a DC pawnshop in 1961. Though it was followed over the years by a succession of older, more expensive acoustic guitars, none of them had the power and clarity of my old D-18.

I'd be all over this one if I thought for a minute that I could afford it.

Chris
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