jannusguy2 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Shipped 13 days ago. No sign of it, no tracking updates, no nothing. Not a happy camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I was just gonna' ask. Holy crap! You might set a record. Hopefully the guitar will arrive. I had one go 15 days. NY to Fla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 I was just gonna' ask. Holy crap! You might set a record. Hopefully the guitar will arrive. I had one go 15 days. NY to Fla. Just sent a note to my Heritage agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I had one ( an L5) I bought from Rainbow in AZ that disappeared and wound up in Hawaii on its way to KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 I had one ( an L5) I bought from Rainbow in AZ that disappeared and wound up in Hawaii on its way to KY Not very encouraging! Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Not very encouraging! Sigh... Happy ending, it made it to KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Finally arrived today in one piece. 13 days from N.J. to Fla. Ridiculous. Now my only issue is it's a Martin CS advertised as an OM-21 Special (and according to the build sheet) but it turns out it's a 00 14 fret. Not a 000/OM. So, how do they get away with calling it an OM when it's actually smaller? Sigh. A whole other kettle of fish. Still, a very nice guitar and I got a good deal on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Good deal. That 15 day mark seems to be a 'standard shipping' trademark. My postmaster told me the Fla-NY corridor is full of stop and stay points for re-shuffling truck payloads. Did the seller not insure it to save a buck as well? I've seen that before too. Anyway, pour a tall one and pick your stress away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Phew! Cancel the bloodhounds. The whole episode is a good remnder, for me, that I am never doing the delivery thing again. The delivery people here are either having a big laugh, or overworked but to the point of “useless, it is not working out” If I could just get the local acoustic merchant to do trades!.....(they have a 58 J45). BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 If I could just get the local acoustic merchant to do trades!.....(they have a 58 J45). BluesKing777. You might want to jump on that one if it's in good shape. Those mid/late 1950's J-45, J-50, SJ, and CW's can be really, really good guitars. Nice comfortable neck, tapered but non-scalloped bracing, really versatile guitars. That J-50 that Gillian Welch plays is a '56. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 My great guitar regret, selling my '57. ...and that gorgeous 2 tone fret board, Arggh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Soon, we won't be able to blame the driver - there won't be one: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/technology/uber-self-driving-trucks.html BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 A whole other kettle of fish. Still, a very nice guitar and I got a good deal on it. How all in all bizarre - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 You might want to jump on that one if it's in good shape. Those mid/late 1950's J-45, J-50, SJ, and CW's can be really, really good guitars. Nice comfortable neck, tapered but non-scalloped bracing, really versatile guitars. That J-50 that Gillian Welch plays is a '56. No money! Guitar fund exsquishiated. <_< I said they won't trade, but they do, just not to anyone's benefit. If you sell them a guitar, they will give you 10% of its market value and I think they look up the lowest price on the internet - if you want to trade a guitar in, they will give you 50% of its market value. (about the same as the pawn shop, isn't it?) Lucky it is not that L-00 at Norms! Then some would be sacrificed at 50%! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyGhost Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Finally arrived today in one piece. 13 days from N.J. to Fla. Ridiculous. Now my only issue is it's a Martin CS advertised as an OM-21 Special (and according to the build sheet) but it turns out it's a 00 14 fret. Not a 000/OM. So, how do they get away with calling it an OM when it's actually smaller? Sigh. A whole other kettle of fish. Still, a very nice guitar and I got a good deal on it. Thank goodness it finally got to you. I've been fortunate and have never had postal delays yet - touch wood - but I reckon it'd be a real bummer especially when forking out big dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 You got to show us it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 You got to show us it ? Follow this link. Pics on the 2nd page.. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/theunofficialmartinguitarforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=190820&p=2275782#p2275782 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 ew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wash your hands when you're finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Now my only issue is it's a Martin CS advertised as an OM-21 Special (and according to the build sheet) but it turns out it's a 00 14 fret. Not a 000/OM. So, how do they get away with calling it an OM when it's actually smaller? Lovely guitar, for sure. I played a 1970 00-18 for twenty+ years, and without probing internet photos to be sure, I'd say the upper body is smaller than the standard 00 shape (assuming the lower bout measures out as a standard 00). Regardless, to my eyes, the guitar is beautifully proportioned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Nice guitar jannus The big rosettes don’t do much for me personally though. Would be much prettier with a simple single rosette . But that’s just being fussy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Lovely guitar, for sure. I played a 1970 00-18 for twenty+ years, and without probing internet photos to be sure, I'd say the upper body is smaller than the standard 00 shape (assuming the lower bout measures out as a standard 00). Regardless, to my eyes, the guitar is beautifully proportioned! This is an homage to a 1937 0021 but I believe the dimensions are standard 00 (edit: I checked and they are Martin standard 00 dimensions). I really didn't care for my L00 and turned it loose but in retrospect, that may have had to do with the tonewoods. This 00 has quite a bit more depth than the Gibson did and I'm thinking it's the Madrose. Anyway, I'll keep it a while and see if it stands the test of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-28 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wash your hands when you're finished. As a guy with a Martin Avatar that is one nice sound box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wash your hands when you're finished. Different table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 Different table? Why yes! Nice of you to notice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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