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To do these, the headstock had to be made solid, instead of slotted. Though he preferred Red Spruce, it was no longer available after the mid-40s because all of the large stands had been decimated. The second one is serial number 265941.
The brace was added to help prevent top cracks alongside the fingerboard. Though some models have been seen after this number with scalloped braces, and before this number with tapered braces. Fancy backstripe, ebony fingerboard, hexagonal abalone fingerboard markers from 3rd to 15th fret, triple bound peghead, vertical pearl logo, volute on neck.
If you are a parentshopping for a child s guitar - Difference here. The OM-45 Deluxe pickguard had a pearl inlay in the tortoise pickguard, the bridge wings have snowflake pearl inlays, and the banjo tuners were gold plated with engraved buttons. For a short period of time they continue to stamp the back of the peghead as well. And even then you can only prime to a period and not to an exact date. Martin guitar serial number dating started in 1926 with O-17H according to Longworth. Though some models have been seen after this number with scalloped braces, and before this number with tapered braces. If it has a rectangle bridge and was made before 1929the solo needs to be checked by a qualified repair person to determine if the guitar's bracing can handle steel strings. See the below for details.
Serial Numbers - Remember as a general rule Grovers were used on style 21 and above, and Klusons were used on style 18 and lower.
In 1898 the brand was finally changed to C. Some pre-1898 guitars have the date penciled on the top just inside the sound hole. The size and style designation was written on a paper label, glued inside the top of the instrument case. Beginning in 1929 the model numbers were marked on the neck block, inside the body. Martin also built mandolins introduced in 1895 , ukuleles introduced in 1915 , taropatches an 8-stringed ukulele , tiples a 10-stringed ukulele , Hawaiian guitars, and tenor banjos in 1923 plus a few custom instruments. Martin workers are allowed to build a guitar for their own use after they have been with the company a stipulated period. Some of these turn up and vary from the standard instruments, but they are usually very nice and are frequently signed by the maker. One good way of dating old Martin ukuleles is the headstock. First, they stamped the logo on the back of the peghead from circa 1895. Then they started putting decals on the front of the headstock in 1930. So if you don't have a decal, it's pre-1930, if you have both decal and stamp, it was built between 1930 and 1932. I found what I believe to be the initial order for decals at Martin. It was dated June, 1932. Remember that during the depression, things might set around in the factory, sometimes incomplete, for a while waiting on someone who had the money. In my opinion this accounts for the occasional pre-1932 guitar, etc.
