#style45

A very special #FlashbackFlattopFriday with my trip to @retrofret #Brooklyn in 2014. This is my idea of the absolute perfect #flattop: 1904 #Martin 1-45. Tiny and all blinged out. Perfection! Swipe for a closeup. #flattopfriday #flashbackfriday #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #martin145 #style45 #acousticguitar #flattopguitars #martinguitar #vintagemartin #cfmartin #nazarethpa #vintageguitars #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #guitarphotography (at Retrofret Vintage Guitars) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv466mBhchY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j9bq1quu5o27

FMM (Flashback MartinMonday)? A few weeks ago I had the privilege of encountering these two gorgeous #vintage #Martin #acousticguitars at @folkwaymusic: On the left is a top of the line 1929 000-45. The #style45 was the pinnacle of the Martin line as evidenced by all that fancy binding, #Brazilian #rosewood back and sides, and #abalone #inlays. Martin made 341 of these in total over the years they were produced. I sure hope they sold this one BEFORE October 1929 though, because I'll bet almost no one was buying these fancy #guitars AFTER Oct '29! 😉 On the right is a 1926 000-18. The #style18 was the very opposite of the style 45 and was the least expensive of the Martin line. They probably sold a lot of these after Oct '29... #greatdepression #guitar #martinguitars #vintageguitars #vintagemartins #00045 #00018 #flattop #flattopfriday #guitarshopping #guitarphotography

Here's the mother of all #MartinMonday offerings with this incredible 1920s #Martin #00045 at @folkwaymusic. The #Style45 was Martin's top of the line fanciest model. You can see the intricate #headstock inlay, the binding on the neck, top and back with all kinds of elaborate pearl trim. And check out the grain on the #rosewood sides. Rosewood just ain't that spectacular anymore! Everything about this instrument is just fantastic, including the sound, which was rich and deep. Beside the Style 45 is a #00018 also from the 1920s, and while it is the same basic guitar, the #Style18 was literally at the other end of Martin's price range. It's cool to see both these historic #guitars from the same era in one place. In the background are the 1929 #Gibson #L1 and 1949 #Kalamazoo #KG1 featured in a post yesterday. Also incredibly cool #guitars. . #vintageguitars #vintagemartins #gibson #vintagegibsons #flattop #flattopfriday #acousticguitars #martinguitars #gibsonguitars #guitarshopping #guitarphotography

Killing two birds with one stone here: not only does this incredible 1907 #Martin 1-45 (note the #ivory bridge!) cover off my current "#Guitars of #NewYork" retrospective series, it also does a fantastic job covering off the #MartinMonday hashtag too! ;) This absolutely stunning and incredibly rare #guitar was spotted at one of my favourite #guitarshops on planet earth, @retrofret in #Brooklyn #NY, on my last visit there with my cousin and local #luthier @bradleyworkshop way back in May 2015. I can't wait to go back! #guitarsofnewyork #retrofret #cfmartin #martinguitars #vintagemartin #145 #style45 #size1 #acousticguitars #guitarshopping #guitarphotography