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Re: In the market for a new Martin? A suggestion..

Posted by mikey burns on 10/24/2009, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Re: In the market for a new Martin? A suggestion.."

Bob Taylor builds a fair guitar himself. He's here in the San Diego area and I only recently learned that Bob, as well as Steve Stelling, got their starts at Deering Banjo Company with Greg Deering. And to think I was a Snap On Tools dealer, calling on Deering every Thursday, and didn't put the connection together until recently. Small world...aloha, mikey

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: Not sure whether you can work directly with Martin unless you are prepared to pay full
: retail price. Another alternative is to have a guitar custom built by an
: independent luthier. About three years ago I had Spencer Strickland in
: Troutdale,Virginia build me a black walnut dread. I sent him all the specs and we
: worked through it and it turned out great. You can see my guitar in construction at
: www.andersonstrickland.net. It cost $1800 then, including the fancy case. His
: prices may have gone up a little, but give him a call, Spencer is there to make a
: deal. Spencer is one of the proteges of Wayne Henderson who built one of Clapton's
: guitars and wrote a book about it.
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: Good advice John. Did you have to work through a dealer? Could you deal directly
: with Martin and run the sale itself through a dealer? Sign me curious in
: California. aloha, mikey
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: The D45 discussion below prompts me to relate a recent Martin event in my guitar
: life.
: Instead of a 45 or a 41 or some Celebrity Model, last year I had Mr. Martin build
: one to my special order. I specified the HD28, but with AAA adirondack top, AAA
: claro walnut back and sides, snowflake inlay, slender neck, 60's rounded headstock
: and a few more frills and sparkles. It took about six months to get it, but was
: worth every day of wait. It has a sticker inside "Custom built for John
: Lovett". It is one of a kind, unique. I asked that it be signed by all four C.
: F. Martins, but only Chris IV was in town. The cost? Under $4,000, including the
: fancy case. Think about a custom order before spending big bucks for one "off
: the rack".
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--Previous Message-- : Bob Taylor builds a fair guitar himself. He's here in the San Diego area and I only : recently learned that Bob, as well as Steve Stelling, got their starts at Deering : Banjo Company with Greg Deering. And to think I was a Snap On Tools dealer, calling : on Deering every Thursday, and didn't put the connection together until recently. : Small world...aloha, mikey : : --Previous Message-- : Not sure whether you can work directly with Martin unless you are prepared to pay : full : retail price. Another alternative is to have a guitar custom built by an : independent luthier. About three years ago I had Spencer Strickland in : Troutdale,Virginia build me a black walnut dread. I sent him all the specs and we : worked through it and it turned out great. You can see my guitar in construction at : www.andersonstrickland.net. It cost $1800 then, including the fancy case. His : prices may have gone up a little, but give him a call, Spencer is there to make a : deal. Spencer is one of the proteges of Wayne Henderson who built one of Clapton's : guitars and wrote a book about it. : : --Previous Message-- : Good advice John. Did you have to work through a dealer? Could you deal directly : with Martin and run the sale itself through a dealer? Sign me curious in : California. aloha, mikey : : --Previous Message-- : The D45 discussion below prompts me to relate a recent Martin event in my guitar : life. : Instead of a 45 or a 41 or some Celebrity Model, last year I had Mr. Martin build : one to my special order. I specified the HD28, but with AAA adirondack top, AAA : claro walnut back and sides, snowflake inlay, slender neck, 60's rounded headstock : and a few more frills and sparkles. It took about six months to get it, but was : worth every day of wait. It has a sticker inside "Custom built for John : Lovett". It is one of a kind, unique. I asked that it be signed by all four C. : F. Martins, but only Chris IV was in town. The cost? Under $4,000, including the : fancy case. Think about a custom order before spending big bucks for one "off : the rack". : : : : : : :

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