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Topic: Gorgeous (and expensive!) Martin Hawaiian |
Russ Young
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 2:22 pm |
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| Are any of you Forumites the proud new owner of this beautiful 1931 Martin 0-28KH? |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 2:35 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! |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 2:41 pm
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| Gorgeous guitar, but wow! what a price!!! |
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 2:53 pm
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| I'll bet you won't see that propped up against a stool on a bar stage. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 3:00 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". |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 3:19 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!"  |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 3:42 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.] |
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 4:49 pm
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Who else figures Jeff's not married? 
Man that's purty!
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 5:08 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. |
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 6:07 pm
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Didn't Marty Robbins have a Martin like that?
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 3 Feb 2005 9:31 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
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 4 Feb 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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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Russ Young
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 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. |
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 4 Feb 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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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Russ Young
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 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 ... |
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Fernando Fernandez
From:
Cadiz,Spain
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Posted 4 Feb 2005 1:17 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. |
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Robert Corwin
From:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2005 8:55 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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