E-minor7 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Worth a listen - and a look. 1934 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPBeV6gGhBM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 But here is the real cake - Also 1934 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfb8nsgA6aE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Both pretty cool. Are you in the hunt for a 12 fretter? Both of these sport rather trimmed down necks from the origonal, looks like. The few Smecks I've played, Ok, just one, had wider necks, though they had been narrowed a bit. I qould have expected the Fellowship clip to be a bit more robust. I'll listen again later thru headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Both pretty cool. Are you in the hunt for a 12 fretter? Both of these sport rather trimmed down necks from the origonal, looks like. The few Smecks I've played, Ok, just one, had wider necks, though they had been narrowed a bit. I qould have expected the Fellowship clip to be a bit more robust. I'll listen again later thru headphones. No, they are too big for me - my F-bird and the re-necked '66 CW give plenty. But intriguing guitars and I'd like to try a few in person. . The R.S. sounds terrific in the cans - so warm, both mellow and crisp. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I've been stuck on this video of Eric Schoenberg and the Martelle Deluxe for the last month or so. Just made a wisecrack text reply 15 minutes ago to a guitar playing friend who saw the Hank Williams version of played with Hank's late '40's early '50's SJ. Friend trying to tell me the SJ is/was most awesome guitar from Gibson, to which I replied the most awesomest guitar Gibson never (officially) built was the Martelle Dee-Luxe! Eric is as talented a player as he is a luthier. Much fingerstylie to sink one's fingers into in his version of Hey Good Lookin', which starts at t= 4:11 in the Martelle vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 No, they are too big for me - my F-bird and the re-necked '66 CW give plenty. Too big for the guy in the first clip too! It looked enormous and hard to play....sounded great. Too small for the guy in the next clip! :mellow: Very weird after the first - are the 2 guitars the same size? BluesKing777. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Sweet stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Too big for the guy in the first clip too! - are the 2 guitars the same size? He, , , would presume they are. Btw. when I say big, it's not physically, rather too 'roomy', , , , like fx the original 12 fret Martin D-28 - now called HD-28VS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 very nice, thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Sweet sound thanks for posting them, I had never heard the Martelle before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 [Eric is as talented a player as he is a luthier. Much fingerstylie to sink one's fingers into in his version of Hey Good Lookin', which starts at t= 4:11 in the Martelle vid. [/size] In the 1970s Schoenberg was a regular at my old haunt the Town Crier Cafe. I recall sitting there just mesmerized by the guys fingers and thinking - how the heck does he do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 'Woof: did he have that same, almost vertical "plucking" style back then as he's using in this Martelle demo? Fairly unique/ works for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 It has been so many years, I do not really recall. But the LP of ragtime pieces he cut with Dave Laibman in the early 1970s was required listening for all acoustic players. Only thing I can say is that if the Martelle Deluxe is for sale at his shop you will pay dearly for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Guess this little-big chamber-concert belongs in this thread. Put on the earphones and zoom in on 5:00 (or the seconds before). Lots of wonderful acoustic sounds/playing/singing, , , and you can take the whole show and the Marts as well. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11HHue911Tg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Guess this little-big chamber-concert belongs in this thread. Put on the earphones and zoom in on 5:00 (or the seconds before). Lots of wonderful acoustic sounds/playing/singing, , , and you can take the whole show and the Marts as well. . Can't tell you how many times I've watched that particular Tiny Desk concert, but it's one of my favorites. When you tune down one of those deep-bodied Smecks, the sound is nothing short of awesome. Headroom for days. Of course, Jackson could make almost anything sound special. I've never played one of those, but I have some concerns about how that extra amount of depth impacts playability, if you play seated like I do these days. Even with a standard-depth J-body, the circulation in my right arm starts to get cut off after awhile, and my arm goes numb. Probably should start playing standing up again to get that box our from under my upper arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have an early 1930s Oahu "Nick Lucas" and that extra body depth on an 00 or 000 really does make a difference - a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Hey Folks—Hope everyone is staying healthy. I am resurrecting this Zombie Thread to share information about Minerva Guitars. Not the guitars built in Canada in the 30’s and 40’s, but new ones built by a young fellow in Tennessee named Issac Stroupe.Here is his take on the ‘34 Martelle Deluxe which is the original subject of this thread. No affiliation, but I thought it sounded pretty nice. https://youtu.be/8BQOjwQZ8Vg Edited April 4, 2020 by bayoubengal1954 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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