Very Nice Inlay Work

[nylon rock]

 

Recognize it?

Martin's 1,000,000th Guitar: Inlay by Larry Robinson.

[drnihili]

Very nice. I hate it.

[Freeman Keller]

Have you seen the back? Even worse.

[nylon rock]

Kinda neat the way you loosen the little screw to remove the soundhole cover.

[Cldplytkmn]

 

Originally posted by nylon rock Kinda neat the way you loosen the little screw to remove the soundhole cover.

 

 

yeah for when you take that baby to the studio to cut some hot tracks...

[fats]

This is my idea of a nice inlay:

 

 

(more at http://www.williamlaskin.com/)

[nylon rock]

Very nice, indeed. Laskin, Robinson, and Nichols are the three I think of, although there are others.

[Musima]

Although I definitely appreciate the sheer craftmanship (I don't how much CNC-inlaying went into this...) of this guitar I think it is excruciatingly ugly and way to gaudy...

[nylon rock]

Musima, no doubt about it. Still, what I like (only) is the fingerboard and herringbone trim. I like the way the colors are melded together. Funny though, how the base of the flower pot is off angle. Wonder how that happened.

 

Not my cup of tea, but you have to marvel at some of the detail.

[Musima]

Originally posted by nylon rock Not my cup of tea, but you have to marvel at some of the detail.

 

Well put - I agree - especially regarding the colours of the "deluxe" Herringbone trim..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, looking at it actually made me crave for the understated, plain-Jane looks of a non-Herringbone D-28..

[zb0430]

Hmmm.... Just noted the seemingly 24 K gold plated frets...

 

 

[guitarcapo]

Looks like an oyster puked on it.

 

It just looks too much like it belongs in Liberace's bedroom.

 

Also..what's up with the plastic binding? Couldn't they spring for wood?

 

At any rate I'm sure it was expensive and difficult to make...But not a bit of ART to it at all.

[zb0430]

 

Originally posted by guitarcapo Looks like an oyster puked on it. It just looks too much like it belongs in Liberace's bedroom. Also..what's up with the plastic binding? Couldn't they spring for wood? At any rate I'm sure it was expensive and difficult to make...But not a bit of ART to it at all.

 

 

No clue, but my guess is that binding is ivory...

[babablowfish]

Idunno. I kind of like it.

[Cldplytkmn]

these things are interesting... i think it boils down to whether or not you consider it to be a piece of art...

 

there are guitars that i would consider playable art pieces... this isn't one of em to me... i don't think that cramming as many expensive elements onto a piece justifies it as art... would a chevy truck covered in gold and diamonds be art?

 

for the millionth martin i would have been really impressed if they made something that was truly unique... something that they would be approximately the same as the 1st martin... as well as they know at least... THAT would be something actual guitar players would get worked up about

[markwayne]

That is, I believe, Martin's one million, milestone guitar. It was an exersise in extreme bling and, therefore, has been valued by Martin as priceless. The inlay work incorparates diamonds, and other precious stones in addition to 5 pounds of abalone. I think they do make a scaled back production version, however. It is listed on Martin's web site as the D-100. List price is only $100,000!

 

What I find really interesting is the width in the grain on that top. It looks like the old, bluegrass myth about wider grain at the edge of a top enhancing bass projection may have merit.

 

Wayne