Members TacoFlavoredPigeon Posted November 15, 2005 Members Share Posted November 15, 2005 It's has one of the tuners replaced with another martin tuner so it's not ALL original.... a few dings... Not bad considering it's 58 years old... I'm having an insatiable urge to get a G5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d28andm1911a1 Posted November 15, 2005 Members Share Posted November 15, 2005 NOt as much as you would hope for. Old yes but not one that is in high demand and it was low end to start with. I would guess somewhere between $1K and $1200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TacoFlavoredPigeon Posted November 15, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 15, 2005 Originally posted by d28andm1911a1 NOt as much as you would hope for.Old yes but not one that is in high demand and it was low end to start with. I would guess somewhere between $1K and $1200. Yup- You should hear it though- really bright and perfect for recording... That's about what I paid for it- I feel bad- it's just sitting there staring at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 15, 2005 Members Share Posted November 15, 2005 You might ask the same question on the Vintage forum at UMGF and if you decide to sell, post it on the Buy and SellUMGF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 54merk Posted November 15, 2005 Members Share Posted November 15, 2005 http://www.provide.net/~cfh/martin.html I concur with all the other posts. Just because you have an old Martin does not mean that it's worth $1000's. The 15 was the bottom of the line and was discontinued some time ago, and was not reinstated until fairly recently. According to the Vintage Guitar Guy, a collector, this model rates a D- as far as collectability goes. I have no idea what they sell for since you rarely see one for sale. I am not sure how many were made, and even more importantly, how many are still around. Now if you had a pre-war 18, 28, 41, or 45, that would be worth something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HD28HLA Posted November 15, 2005 Members Share Posted November 15, 2005 "Now if you had a pre-war 18, 28, 41, or 45, that would be worth something." Yeah, especially if it's a prewar style 41 since style 41 didn't appear in the Martin line until 1969 The D-41 was Mike Longworth's idea, shortly after Martin brought him in to do the inlay on the recently reintroduced D-45. Actually, there were very few D-41s built before the changeover to Indian Rosewood so those (I believe around 30 of them) are quite valuable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 54merk Posted November 16, 2005 Members Share Posted November 16, 2005 Originally posted by HD28HLA "Now if you had a pre-war 18, 28, 41, or 45, that would be worth something." Yeah, especially if it's a prewar style 41 since style 41 didn't appear in the Martin line until 1969 The D-41 was Mike Longworth's idea, shortly after Martin brought him in to do the inlay on the recently reintroduced D-45. Actually, there were very few D-41s built before the changeover to Indian Rosewood so those (I believe around 30 of them) are quite valuable. Thank you for setting the record straight. You are entirely correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TacoFlavoredPigeon Posted November 22, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2005 Originally posted by 54merk http://www.provide.net/~cfh/martin.html I concur with all the other posts. Just because you have an old Martin does not mean that it's worth $1000's. The 15 was the bottom of the line and was discontinued some time ago, and was not reinstated until fairly recently. According to the Vintage Guitar Guy, a collector, this model rates a D- as far as collectability goes. I have no idea what they sell for since you rarely see one for sale. I am not sure how many were made, and even more importantly, how many are still around. Now if you had a pre-war 18, 28, 41, or 45, that would be worth something. Well yeah- it's not like a 00045 or anything... a D-- just says that it's not worth $50,000.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted November 22, 2005 Members Share Posted November 22, 2005 A second-hand shop I go to has a 00-15 from the '40s and they're asking $11 or $12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HD28HLA Posted November 22, 2005 Members Share Posted November 22, 2005 "A second-hand shop I go to has a 00-15 from the '40s and they're asking $11 or $12." That's probably about what the list price was back then. I'll bet you can get them to go 40% off if you work on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted November 22, 2005 Members Share Posted November 22, 2005 Sorry, I figured it would be assumed I meant $1100 or $1200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted November 22, 2005 Members Share Posted November 22, 2005 I bet if you Ebayed it you'd get 1,500.00 Ebay is good that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HD28HLA Posted November 22, 2005 Members Share Posted November 22, 2005 According to my First Edition of Mike Longworth's book, the July, 1940 price list shows the 0-15 listed for $25. Apply the modern standard 40% discount from list and there you have it; the "1940 Street Price" for the 0-15 would be $15. "I bet if you Ebayed it you'd get 1,500.00 Ebay is good that way." Yup. Ebay is where you'll find your biggest concentration of idiots when it comes to overpaying for things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TacoFlavoredPigeon Posted November 23, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by HD28HLA Yup. Ebay is where you'll find your biggest concentration of idiots when it comes to overpaying for things. God Bless them. Some guy has been trying to sell a 50's oo15 for $2000 on there for awile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 57GLDTP Posted November 24, 2005 Members Share Posted November 24, 2005 The 05 Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide puts a 1948Martin 015 in Ex. Cond. from low-high at: $1500.-$1800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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