JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 it's a Martin and it arrived at Fuller's yesterday . 11 months after placing the order (NAMM 2014): JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 . Oh man that's a pretty 12 fretter. Congrats. . B) When do you receive it? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 THAT is a real stunner!!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Beeeeeeyoutiful! m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 A thing of beauty. The understated elegance of the headstock and the sparse ornamentation all-around; lets that dramatic Koa do all the talking. The 2nd photograph, the closeup of the top with just a bit of the herringbone showing on the sides = suitable for framing. You must've had your doubts if it was to reach you by the holidays... looks like they'll be memorable for you. Congrats and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I went through my Koa craze this year. Only took about seven months for my custom Martin. I went with the 0000 size Looks great! Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Some things are just on a different level to gaze upon. Raise your glass to brown guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Congrats. You seem to have beat the crowd on these. Elderly, at least, was not expecting to get this model in stock until the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Wow, wow and WOOOOW! You must be really cross after waiting all that time and finding it back to front when it arrived..... (here is a review on Acoustic Guitar Mag): BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks guys . I appreciate your kind words. I am finally returning to the U.S in late January of nexy year around the time of the NAMM show. Hopefully after I get settled in the folks at Fuller's can send me this guitar . It's been a long wait .I was very nervous about this guitar . I wanted some really nice koa on it and I'd seen some righty examples which were underwhelming. But I am glad the people at martin chose what they did on mine. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I am finally returning to the U.S in late January of nexy year around the time of the NAMM show. Hopefully after I get settled in the folks at Fuller's can send me this guitar . . . You must be very patient. I'd be chomping at the bit to get my hands on that little beauty. Looking forward to your comments after you receive her. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 [thumbup] Unbelievably classy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR GIBS Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Holy Mother ... Gorgeous ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Martin did you right on that one, didn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Martin did you right on that one, didn't they? Indeed ! It's my first martin JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfish Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Beautiful Juan, and those red dot pins.WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead88 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Wow , they don't get much prettier than that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 You must be very patient. I'd be chomping at the bit to get my hands on that little beauty. Looking forward to your comments after you receive her. . B) . Me too! I have waited 3 months for a neck and stuff on my old Gibson, not for a new guitar, but the range of emotions for a guitar are way different than waiting for something static like furniture or books etc. I don't like waiting for a guitar on delivery even now! You must have been close to imploding! And you still haven't got it in your hot little hands. Be warned music shop, I have a new 'play it buy it' policy! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Loose the pick guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrummer Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 WOW! Gorgeous and unique! I bet she sounds amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Thanks guys . As far as the guard I like it ... the original guitar this replicates is one of three made in 1921 and was found by Fred Oster. It was a special order do to : a) being ordered with a pickguard 9 years prior to the first OM's B) It was said up for normal style plsying and not Hawaiian style. The other 2 originals from '21 had no guard. This is a gem in my opinion and even though I'm not a huge martin man and will forever be a gibsonite this feels like a little ruby or emerald in a collection of Montana Yogo Sapphires. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 JC…how are you going to play all those guitars when you return??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 JC…how are you going to play all those guitars when you return??? One at a time ! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Looks like it's made from velvet that's a seriously pretty guitar. don't neglect the Gibsons too much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Pretty guitar indeed JD, congratulations. Would love to hear how it sounds, how about a Xmas sample for the forum ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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