Martin 00028 1945
Publié : mer. 07 oct. 2009, 21:07
SAlut à tous,
En furetant ici et là, je suis tombé sur une 00028 de 1945 mise en vente à environ 10kUSD. La description du vendeur est la suivante:
"This mid-November 1945 guitar has A Sitka Spruce top, which Martin started using in November of that year. It is an astounding sounding example of this just postwar configuration. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Tight grain Sitka Spruce top, Replacement Waverly tuners with ivoroid buttons, Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay, 1 11/16" nut width, Ivory nut, Ebony fingerbaord with pearl dots, Ivoroid binding and heelcap, Herringobne top purfling, Replacement pickguard, Replacement ebony bridge with long saddle, Replacement redeye bridge pins and endpin, Zipper backstrip, Strap button added to treble side of neck heel. Top has been oversprayed.
Back, sides, and neck have been refinished. Top has 5 repaired cracks toward the tail. Bass side has 4 repaired cracks. Treble side has 2 repaired cracks. Butt area has finish disruptions from repair. Back has 4 repaired cracks at the tail and 1 small repaired crack in the widest part of the bass-side upper bout. The headstock has had Grover Rotomatic holes plugged and redrilled for the Waverly tuners. The neck was recently reset. Most recently, the fingerboard was refretted to perfection by the great Alan Perlman. This guitar is magical to play. The notes are very toneful, rich and ringing. It has a very even response from nut to the top of the fingerboard. An exceptionally good sounding and playing old Martin."
Bon, vous le voyez, y a eu pas mal de réparations faites sur cet instrument. N'empeche, le 'gas' me taraudant ces jours ci (et c'est un euphémisme...), j'ai contacté le vendeur pour lui en demander davantage, et lui demander comment cette guitare se comparerait selon lui à une 00028 EC ou 00042 ECM qui sont les deux seules Martin que j'ai possédées. Voici ses réponses:
"The neck profile is a little more round, but the same general level of fullness of the OM-28V here in the shop. What you will find very surprising about this kind of guitar compared to a contemporary Martin is how much more transparent the tone is and how responsive it is. The current Martins are built much more heavily and have a deep scallop voicing to the large braces that promotes the lower midrange over the rest of the tonal range. The lovely musical trebles in these older instruments is the first thing that you will miss in playing a currently built Martin. Once you get used to playing an excellent example of a vintage Martin, your newer guitars will never be the same to you".
Je suis surpris par son commentaire sur le barrage, vu que j'avais cru comprendre que les barrages après 1939 étaient plus 'lourds' pour éviter de trop nombreux retours à l'usine... Le sont il encore plus aujourd'hui sur les modèles EC...?
Au final, que pensez vous de ces commentaires, et de toutes les réparations faites sur cette guitare?
Des photos peuvent être vues ici:
http://www.steveswanguitars.com/Gallery ... index.html
Merci de vos avis!
En furetant ici et là, je suis tombé sur une 00028 de 1945 mise en vente à environ 10kUSD. La description du vendeur est la suivante:
"This mid-November 1945 guitar has A Sitka Spruce top, which Martin started using in November of that year. It is an astounding sounding example of this just postwar configuration. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Tight grain Sitka Spruce top, Replacement Waverly tuners with ivoroid buttons, Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay, 1 11/16" nut width, Ivory nut, Ebony fingerbaord with pearl dots, Ivoroid binding and heelcap, Herringobne top purfling, Replacement pickguard, Replacement ebony bridge with long saddle, Replacement redeye bridge pins and endpin, Zipper backstrip, Strap button added to treble side of neck heel. Top has been oversprayed.
Back, sides, and neck have been refinished. Top has 5 repaired cracks toward the tail. Bass side has 4 repaired cracks. Treble side has 2 repaired cracks. Butt area has finish disruptions from repair. Back has 4 repaired cracks at the tail and 1 small repaired crack in the widest part of the bass-side upper bout. The headstock has had Grover Rotomatic holes plugged and redrilled for the Waverly tuners. The neck was recently reset. Most recently, the fingerboard was refretted to perfection by the great Alan Perlman. This guitar is magical to play. The notes are very toneful, rich and ringing. It has a very even response from nut to the top of the fingerboard. An exceptionally good sounding and playing old Martin."
Bon, vous le voyez, y a eu pas mal de réparations faites sur cet instrument. N'empeche, le 'gas' me taraudant ces jours ci (et c'est un euphémisme...), j'ai contacté le vendeur pour lui en demander davantage, et lui demander comment cette guitare se comparerait selon lui à une 00028 EC ou 00042 ECM qui sont les deux seules Martin que j'ai possédées. Voici ses réponses:
"The neck profile is a little more round, but the same general level of fullness of the OM-28V here in the shop. What you will find very surprising about this kind of guitar compared to a contemporary Martin is how much more transparent the tone is and how responsive it is. The current Martins are built much more heavily and have a deep scallop voicing to the large braces that promotes the lower midrange over the rest of the tonal range. The lovely musical trebles in these older instruments is the first thing that you will miss in playing a currently built Martin. Once you get used to playing an excellent example of a vintage Martin, your newer guitars will never be the same to you".
Je suis surpris par son commentaire sur le barrage, vu que j'avais cru comprendre que les barrages après 1939 étaient plus 'lourds' pour éviter de trop nombreux retours à l'usine... Le sont il encore plus aujourd'hui sur les modèles EC...?
Au final, que pensez vous de ces commentaires, et de toutes les réparations faites sur cette guitare?
Des photos peuvent être vues ici:
http://www.steveswanguitars.com/Gallery ... index.html
Merci de vos avis!