Members Chirpy_72 Posted April 2, 2005 Members Share Posted April 2, 2005 The main characteristics are the eveness of the grain, silking, tightness of grain. Bear-claw is lower down on the checklist. My D41 has a little bit o' bear-claw. I happen to prefer bear-claw. Have you seen the Andy Griffith D-18? Those mothers have so much bear-claw they look like "Quilted Spruce" ! At one point in time, bear-claw was not a desired characteristic. I think it's lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guit30 Posted April 4, 2005 Members Share Posted April 4, 2005 - If You like bearclaws in your finish, get a Taylor 110 ,210 or 214, you have to check thru them carefully to find a guitar without bearclaws. I thik they are ugly. Larrivee has a model called a Bearclaw finish, not as noticable when covered by a nice glossy finish. The Blueridge BR-160 that I recently played had a nice tight grain and the aging toner was neat, but the tone and playablity blew away lo end Taylors and Martins. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted April 6, 2005 Members Share Posted April 6, 2005 Originally posted by Chirpy_72 The main characteristics are the eveness of the grain, silking, tightness of grain. Bear-claw is lower down on the checklist. My D41 has a little bit o' bear-claw. I happen to prefer bear-claw. Have you seen the Andy Griffith D-18? Those mothers have so much bear-claw they look like "Quilted Spruce" ! At one point in time, bear-claw was not a desired characteristic. I think it's lovely. Realy? did'nt we have a thread going awhile back that praised the bene's of bearclaw?..Mabey I'm dreaming..Come to think of it, I might've started the thread..Ah, forgetfulness is a sign of genius (sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chirpy_72 Posted April 6, 2005 Members Share Posted April 6, 2005 we may have .... I'm forgetfull too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted April 6, 2005 Members Share Posted April 6, 2005 Originally posted by JasmineTea I think CFM aught to start a new line of git's: The 17-1/2 series; Guitars that sound like they cost $3000, but cheap enough that "musicians" can afford them...Can't tell you how many times I've met guys with ultra-expensive guitars who SUCK . Amen. Personally, I think they ought to all chip in and buy CFM a Larrivee 03 model. Here's what pisses me off about Martin. While I've loved the feel of every one of their guitars I've ever touched, I invariably find that within my price range - which is too depressing to bear specificity - I have to sacrifice too many qualitative details to justify the purchase. I figure if Larrivee can offer all solid wood, made-in-North-America construction and a dovetail neck joint for under a grand (I don't give a damn for bells and whistles), so can Martin. But they choose not to. So I say f*ck 'em... Well, at least, f*ck 'em until I can afford a D18V... I know a hell of a lot of people who play guitar, and most of them can't afford a pack of cigarettes. I know a handful of people who have enough money to buy an HD28V, and none of them can play the guitar. Kind of an irritating balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted April 6, 2005 Members Share Posted April 6, 2005 Originally posted by knockwood Amen. Personally, I think they ought to all chip in and buy CFM a Larrivee 03 model. I know a hell of a lot of people who play guitar, and most of them can't afford a pack of cigarettes. I know a handful of people who have enough money to buy an HD28V, and none of them can play the guitar. Kind of an irritating balance. I'm glad somebody els said that.. -JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members egordon99 Posted April 6, 2005 Members Share Posted April 6, 2005 Really? I'm pretty familiar with the Larrivee line, but I have not come across this model. Care to share some details? Originally posted by guit30 - Larrivee has a model called a Bearclaw finish, not as noticable when covered by a nice glossy finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrewrg Posted April 27, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2005 I ruffled some feathers over at UMGF! I was only defending a guy over some unjustified rudeness and you really need to check out some of the responses! Its the"I couldnt beleve"thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted April 27, 2005 Members Share Posted April 27, 2005 Originally posted by Andrewrg I ruffled some feathers over at UMGF! I was only defending a guy over some unjustified rudeness and you really need to check out some of the responses! Its the"I couldnt beleve"thread. Dude... I find it such a bizarre thing, this human tendency to want to be in these little clubs... and then to react like a savage pack against any perceived affront... They are, after all, talking about mere freaking guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrewrg Posted April 27, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2005 A Martin a"mere"guitar? These guys hold them up as the next best thing to the second coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jerry NT Posted April 27, 2005 Members Share Posted April 27, 2005 Originally posted by Andrewrg A Martin a"mere"guitar? These guys hold them up as the next best thing to the second coming! Understood. I love my 000-C16. But I was blown away by a Collins auditorium I played. I did not like my D18 near as much, though. (Great for rhythm but not picking leads.) I sold it and bought an amp and a Gibson J45 that needed work (and still needs work.) There are many small luthiers that probably make better guitars. If you can catch one of these who haven't made a reputation yet, then you may have a find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FingerBone Bill Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 Originally posted by Andrewrg I ruffled some feathers over at UMGF! I was only defending a guy over some unjustified rudeness and you really need to check out some of the responses! Its the"I couldnt beleve"thread. Looks like the Mods are some of the worst offenders! They're calling for your head now Andrew! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 You guys can't slam 'em any harder than this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FingerBone Bill Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by JasmineTea You guys can't slam 'em any harder than this? You can try but they won't believe you - it's a faith thing. It's like telling a religious person that there is no God - same result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rgordonrn Posted May 2, 2005 Members Share Posted May 2, 2005 Martin schmartin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carmona_nostra Posted April 18, 2020 Members Share Posted April 18, 2020 Haters gonna hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted April 18, 2020 Members Share Posted April 18, 2020 For years, apparently too. I turned 50 last year. I'd really like a new Martin 00 or 000 - but I'm choosing to build it myself with parts purchased from the Guitar Maker's Connection along with materials from elsewhere. I see the saying over at AGF that it's better to be a player rather than a "polisher" but it doesn't apply if you make the sawdust yourself IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 18, 2020 Members Share Posted April 18, 2020 6 hours ago, carmona_nostra said: Haters gonna hate. And grave robbers gonna resurrect 15 year old threads. Welcome to the Forums. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 22, 2020 Members Share Posted April 22, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 11:05 AM, carmona_nostra said: Haters gonna hate. Pretty much. Tomorrow of Friday I have a 00028 Standard coming. I choose that over the EC 00028, as it has a C style neck and not the V style neck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kodokanron Posted March 18, 2023 Members Share Posted March 18, 2023 The moderators are biased to C. F. Martin any negative posts about the serious binding issues or other questions about Martins lack of QA QC and you will banned by Todd or Jim the Martin rump rangers!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted March 20, 2023 Members Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 4/18/2020 at 5:21 PM, DeepEnd said: And grave robbers gonna resurrect 15 year old threads. Welcome to the Forums. Yup. We got ourselves another zombie bump. This thread is about old enough to vote. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 21, 2023 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 8:18 PM, kodokanron said: The moderators are biased to C. F. Martin any negative posts about the serious binding issues or other questions about Martins lack of QA QC and you will banned by Todd or Jim the Martin rump rangers!!! um, yeah well it is the Unofficial MARTIN GUITAR Forum...what did you expect? They are fanboys. I have never been there, and I own 2 Martins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gibson29 Posted March 24, 2023 Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 Lol, there’s plenty of criticism on Martins there. Judging by “kodokandron’s” post above, it’s not the criticism, but the inability to be a civil person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeeLectro Posted July 11, 2023 Members Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) . Edited November 12, 2023 by BeeLectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted July 12, 2023 Members Share Posted July 12, 2023 5 hours ago, BeeLectro said: 2005 ?? Whatever happened to Knockwood? I wish I knew. He hooked me up with some Carpathian spruce that I used for a build that I just finished a couple of weeks ago. That stuff IS like Adirondack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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