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Only one Mahogany 5 Rosewood 5 mahogany, 1 rose. All Martins:thu:

There was a time when I'd tap cigarette ashes in there as if it were an ashtray. My mando has several fortune cookie fortunes in there. Whenever I seek the wisdom of the cookies I turn it over and shake it like a magic 8-ball. I can't help feeling like I know you..from somewhere.

Love letters from a girlfriend..long ago. They resonate nicely.

Yep, I'd say buying a viola is pretty bad guitar advice.

Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck You can turn any acoustic guitar into electric by simply stripping the wires off of any electric cord, attaching them to any 2 strings and plugging it in. Ok, that's pretty darn rediculous, but I laughed.. edit: laughing some more...

All guitars can double as a snow-board, fly swatter, canoe paddle, rug-beater, storage for spare change, flower pot. Be imaginative. It's best to tighten the strings till they break right before changing them.

Bug spray works good for polish.

Get A Zager. Large metal files are handy for leveling your own frets. Etc, etc.

Sorry, don't have any info. But I do know that those were great guitars. If they were mine I'd hang on to them. I had a 180 years ago.

.:sigh:. There once was a guy from Nantucket...

Originally posted by MOJO de BEAU CS- If it's from the forties it probably needs a neck reset as well, which has to be done at the factory. Nah. any reputable luthier can do the work. Originally posted by MOJO de BEAU I have found from personal experience that even mentioning a defect with a Martin on this board can result in derision and all around unpleasant behavior. It seems some of these Martinites can get as venomous as a Bin Laden recruit Peace - Mo' I gotta disagree again. There are a few Martin fanatics around here, but they're not that closed minded, not all of them anyway.

Storm the castle.

Originally posted by FingerBone Bill These posts can be neatly divided into two groups.... Those who have seen Tommy Emmanuel. Those who have not seen Tommy Emmanuel. With a possible small sub group of those who have seen Tommy Emmanuel and yet did not realise they were witnessing the most amazing acoustic player ever. *Flame ON* This is probly the case however it creates some problems for the rest of humanity. It makes us all infurior by comparison. Instead of the competitive-who's-better-than-who approach, I prefer the 31 Flavors approach.

Hindsight is usualy 20/20, and worth something if you can learn from it. The 000-1 was the first acoustic I bought in about 11 years, the one before that was a Guild jf4 witch is still running good without any repaire/set-ups at all. The frets are shot. I did'nt think the hight of the pins/saddle on the 000-1 was a problem at time of purchase...go figure. Mabey it has changed since I got it. One thing I forgot to mention: A faint white, dusty line has appeared where the heel joins the body. It started showing up about a year after I got it. Anyway, Rauen recommended a good Martin-authorized repairman, I talked to him for a long time, described everything, answered his questions, and he said it's covered, send it. So I did. I never thought I'd put a guitar on a ups truck, but I did today. Why did Rauen do the ramps? Because I asked him to, along with making the pins seat all the way down. I bring a lot of guitars to Rauen, and I may be confusing one set-up with another. It could be (and would make a bit more sense) that I had the ramps and the set-up done at the same time.. I don't remember. The reciept(s) in the case with the guitar, on the ups truck. Will give a full report upon it's return.

And furthermore, I had the ramps done before the set-up, -two seperate jobs- and even with "normal" action the tops of the pins are above the hight of the saddle, aprox 1/8 -3/16 higher than the saddle. The top is not warping or anything, I think they just set the neck wrong at the factory. If it does'nt get a re-set now, it's gonna need one way before the 25-30 year mark. I will talk to Denny about it again.

Originally posted by 54merk Why does the saddle need to be this low? Why did he need to put string "ramps" in a nearly new guitar? If there was a problem at the time Martin should have been notified. Something does not sound right. I've seen quite a few new guitars with high saddles. "High" meaning the saddle has the strings sitting higher than the pins. When I bought the guitar, the saddle was already below the hight of the pins, the action was a bit high, the neck a little bowed forward. But it played ok, sounded good, and I could see by looking doun the neck, that a truss adjustment would do the trick to make it play even better. It did, but, now I've had it set up lower for jazz. It plays great, but like I say, pins are high, saddle is low. Mabey I just need to find an authorized dealer to give the okey-dokey. If I can get it done under warranty, I'll keep it and add a pup. If not, it's for sale.

Originally posted by 54merk Jas, A 2 year old guitar needing a neck reset? Doubtful, but it has happened. That would mean that the neck angle was not correct when in was assembled. Have you done the straightedge test? You know, put a long ruler across the frets pointing toward the bridge. It should touch the bridge. If the ruler points into to top, then you've got trouble. Straight edge test has it pointing into the bridge about half way between the top, and the top of the bridge. However, after having a set up at Denny Rauen (if he's good enough for Leo Kotke, he's good enough for me) there is'nt much saddle showing, only a sliver, and that means the pins, although seated as far in as possible, sit rather high, and are uncomfortable when muting. Rauen also adjusted the break angle by cutting some small slots from the pins towards the saddle. edit: It seems to me, a two year old guitar aught to show more saddle than just a sliver.

Originally posted by egordon99 Martin really doesn't like doing its own warranty repairs. They will refer you to a local authorized repair tech. They should cover a reset (especially on a somewhat recent guitar) provided you are the original owner. How old is the guitar? I bought it new in '03

Apperently, the only fix for my 000-1 is a neck re-set: The saddle is right about down there, and the bridge pins, although seated as far in as can go, are annoying when muting with my palm. Any experience with Martin warranty? How's the workmanship? Service? Any advice.

Originally posted by digitalsnipe Me. I am my greatest fan. Afterall, charity comes at home first. Right? (ha ha) I'd have to go along with this, mainly because I don't listen to a lot of music, I play it instead.

You guys can't slam 'em any harder than this?

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

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?)

Originally posted by Chirpy_72 Martin's grading system pertains more to the cosmetics of the cut of wood more than anything else ( straighter grain, amt of silking, bearclaw etc ) What about this: My 000-1 is loaded with bear-claw..?

I guess with a company that big, flukes are to be expected in both directions, high-end sounding crummy, low-end sounding great. I'd forgot about the top-gradeing.