Hi, Im trying to trade or sell this beauty Martin D-28 of 1945. It is rarest Guitar. Ive already refused offer below 18K of $. I would to increase my Guitars Number and I should accept a trade for 2 o 3 Guitars Vintage reaching the worth of 22 K of $. Below the Gruns appraisal. The appraisal you requested is copied below and the original will be sent to you by mail. Sincerely, Gruhn Guitars November 18, 2013 I have examined the attached photos of the instrument described below, but have not seen the instrument itself. Below is my estimate, based on these photos, of the instrument’s value; however, it is not possible to judge from photos alone the exact state of originality and need of repair, so my appraisal is only accurate insofar as the photos are representative of the actual condition of the instrument. We certify the guitar described below is, in our opinion, a Martin style D-28 made in the year 1945. Below the Gruhns Appraisal based on pictures and description made by Rudi Bults of TFOA. Description: We have been provided the following description: “We are pleased to offer this early 1945 Martin D-28 Herringbone, Definitely one of the biggest sounding D-28 ever in our shop, totally crack-free and with a pleasent neck. Features Brazilian rosewood back and sides, Adi top with wonderful ambered patina. The Brazilian Rosewood that is likely cut in the early 1900s maybe even before that, shows a quarter-sawn and straight-grain structure with beautiful spider webbing, and is fully legal since its been in Europe for ages. (proof of purchase pre-1992 available) The neck is very pleasant large very soft V - with fat wings that makes them comfortable and enjoyable for most players, further up the neck the neck rounds to a respectable C shape. The finish is wonderful condition, although on close inspection several traces of wear can be found this guitar, but is all in all simply ridiculously clean. Checking on the history of this guitar, there is mentioned that the guitar seen a Martin Factory neck reset, and possibly some work done to the finish at the same time in the sixties, we havent found proof under black-light, its simply too long ago. The Bridge plate is correct size but is rosewood instead with a sheet of maple under it. Replaced pickguard and tuners (that are also sixties) and perfect replica bridge. All repair work -with exception of pickguard - is typical of decent CF Martin restoration work from the 1950s and 1960. This is a perfect flat-picking guitar for medium strings, with full-height bridge, and a saddle that is almost on full height. The old bridge-plate is reinforced with a small sheet of carbon to protect the bridge plate; the sheet of carbon is lightly glued and can be taken of any time. We only found 3 tiny spots of retouch around that bridge that are hardly visible with the bare eye. The neck has some light wear from capo use, and there is some thumb wear to the side of the neck, again hardly visible with the bare eye. If you are looking for a very clean collectible herringbone this one should definitely in your book, we havent seen a cleaner or better sounding, it’s deep, heart-warming and passionate, loud and growling, extremely powerful with cannon like projection. This is a guitar that proves with one strum that you are in for a marriage for life. The deep bass and round almost magic rounded trebles are typically Brazilian rosewood tonal qualities that bring an unknown magic to the tone if you never experienced this before. These guitar breaths tone and begins to sing as soon as the wind touches the strings. Comes with the original Lifton hard shell case. The hard-case is in reasonable condition and shows a few marks of life. .” Based upon examination of the photos the owner’s description provided with this instrument appears to be accurate. The guitar has replaced bridge, tuners, and pickguard and the bridge plate has been significantly reworked. With the exceptions noted it conforms to the typical specifications of the model for the period in which it was made with dreadnought size body, Adirondack spruce top with non-scalloped bracing and herringbone edge trim, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, Brazilian rosewood back, sides, and peghead veneer, zigzag back-stripe, white ivoroid bindings on the top and back edges of the body, and original hard shell case. Current market value: $25,000 (twenty five thousand dollars)
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