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(06/02/09 3:19 PM) |
Jack,
The '05 that I still have is #1108026. (And a fine piece'o'timber it be.) 
I sold the other'n---but you know that. -Rick |
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(06/02/09 5:47 PM) |
Thanks for the number Rick. I appreciate that.
Todd, agree but only wondering if "built" is the clue to the seven that has been tossed about since early '06. At the end of the day, who cares? Pick on, amigos. Jack
Jack
66 years young and counting! Total Guitar Fraud Club - Friends Of Dave Chapter A D-18 and a D-28 The Adirondack Kids |
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(06/02/09 6:10 PM) |
jackhall99 wrote:Playing is the most important thing. However, I, and apparently some others, am afflicted with an uncontrollable desire to possess great volumes of trivial knowledge that is only marginally useful and then only to a select number of similarly afflicted people. Thank goodness we have each other. 
Todd
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(06/02/09 6:37 PM) |
Okay, if you want to get trivial, let's talk pickguards. The same as each 59 sunburst Les Paul has a distinctive top, each of these guitars has a
distinctive pickguard. That' gonna come in real handy 100 years from now in identifying the guitars in pictures. T-r-i-v-i-a-l!-!-! -L-
Uh, who owns the 18A in the 2005 Martin flyer? Check yer guard! Tq |
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(06/13/09 9:59 PM) |
I have 1108033 here in tokyo! Ridiculously wide top! let me try and get some pics...
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(06/14/09 10:41 AM) |
Jack,
Fill us in on the mystery owner. He has #1... can you get the serial number? Does he still have it? Original owner? Inquiring minds want to know. Also can you confirm the other is the same one Rick purchased used? Niko..same Niko that found my Gibson Custom Authentic Les Paul NY ebony??? Are you the original owner? We'll add you to the ever growing list. max
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(06/14/09 11:00 AM) |
jackhall99 wrote:Add this to the ever growing list already developing on thi sthread and we get this: -2 No serial #.... Prototype NAMM -1 No serial #.... Prototype Martin Played during NazFest '05
1. 10XXXXX...Mystery Owner
2. 1094897....Max (dadsbones)*
3. 1094899....Rick (Rockradstone) Now sold
4. 1104550....Jack (jackhall99) Now sold
5. XXXXXXX....Rudy Olean Original SUNBURST sold - whereabouts unknown 6. 1108025....Tom (AKD18GE)*
7. 1108026....Rick (Rockradstone)
8. 1108031....Tim Porter ahhh... this is the one Maury sold, I bet. Tim??
10. 1108033.....Niko in Japan
9. 1108032....Jim (for sale on UMGF) IS THIS NOW MOJO's??? 11. 1108036.....Billreyn1* 12. 1115642....Kevin (jkhern) Sold to his dad 13. 11156xx....Tom (bjewell) Purchased used in Japan 14. 1115654....James (meatandpotatos) Now sold 15. 1115657....Murphy (nightmeetslight)* * Original owner Seven has become 15.
We need some input from Martin. max
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Buck |
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(06/14/09 12:52 PM) |
Based on the known examples on the UMGF, it looks like there were 4 batches with 2005 serial numbers - 10948XX, 11045XX, 11080XX, and 11156XX.
Number 9 on your list (Jim's) should be on it's way to me tomorrow morning. 
Todd
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(06/14/09 1:40 PM) |
Max, I have the serial number of number 1, and it is seemingly a 'fifth' set of serial numbers consisting of a batch of one.
The owner is a quiet friend and in retrospect I should have remained mum. I just won't discuss further. Sorry. Jack
Jack
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(06/14/09 1:53 PM) |
Todd, you got Jim's? Damn, he never replied to my email! Glad you got it, but I feel slighted. Oh well, I'll live.
Regards, Jack
Jack
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(06/14/09 4:36 PM) |
I have #1115640. A friend of mine in the New York area bought Rudy's sunburst D-18A.
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Buck |
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(06/14/09 5:49 PM) |
jackhall99 wrote:I did buy that guitar. I'll send you a PM.
Todd
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(06/14/09 5:57 PM) |
No problem Todd. Enjoy that guitar, as I do mine.
Regards, Jack
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(06/14/09 7:46 PM) |
MartinOMGuy wrote: Updated. -2 No serial #.... Prototype NAMM -1 No serial #.... Prototype Martin Played during NazFest '05
1. 10XXXXX...Mystery Owner
2. 1094897....Max (dadsbones)*
3. 1094899....Rick (Rockradstone) Now sold
4. 1104550....Jack (jackhall99) Now sold
5. XXXXXXX....Rudy Olean Original SUNBURST sold - whereabouts unknown 6. 1108025....Tom (AKD18GE)*
7. 1108026....Rick (Rockradstone)
8. 1108031....Tim Porter ahhh... this is the one Maury sold, I bet. Tim??
10. 1108033.....Niko in Japan
9. 1108032....Buck 11. 1108036....Billreyn1* 12. 1115640.... Martin OMguy 13. 1115642....Kevin (jkhern) Sold to his dad 14. 11156xx....Tom (bjewell) Purchased used in Japan 15. 1115654....James (meatandpotatos) Now sold 16. 1115657....Murphy (nightmeetslight)* Hey OM Guy. Do you think your friend would be willing to list his name and Serial # here? max
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(06/14/09 7:58 PM) |
Sigh! I wish I would have known then what I know now!
Anyone ever hear that sad moan before? 
crow
"Martin guitars - just try to buy one!"
Everything you do shapes our future! Be careful out there! Crow |
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(06/14/09 7:59 PM) |
If I'm reading the chart correctly, 13 of the first 17 have been sold by the original owners. I find that surprising.
George
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(06/14/09 8:47 PM) |
George, it's called "s#!t" happens. In my case, I have always used guitars as a source of funds rather than tapping other investments. I had a
whopper med bill not covered by the contents of my check book, so the D-18A was sold in a day. So be it! It was also replaced within a month!
Right or wrong, that was my situation. Rudy just didn't like it. Etc. In many instances, it was no reflection on the guitar at all. Life!! Regards, Jack
Jack
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(06/14/09 10:24 PM) |
I adopted both my 2005 models from the same guy. He was already the second owner of one of them! (Third, if you count the shop that took it back on trade from the original owner.) Yes, I did sell one of mine, but will most likely own the other for a lonnng time. Everyone has a different situation (always changing), and hopefully very few regrets... I don't have any regrets with my guitar dealings---it always works out okay. -Rick |
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(06/14/09 10:50 PM) |
No question the Authentics are fine guitars. I'm just surprised by what the chart reveals. If this is indeed all the 18A models built in 2005, then I must
have played one of them. I was in a small shop just a few days after they were released and was amazed to find one hanging on the wall. It was a very
impressive guitar. I'm not a dread guy, but the friend I was with is and he still wishes he'd brought that one home.
As for turnover, I wonder if this is a normal rate for Martin. If so, then their lifetime warranty isn't as big a factor for them as I had imagined.
George
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(06/15/09 4:50 AM) |
Does anyone know what serial numbers the first 000-18 Authentic have? Are they also owned by forum members?
Thanks, George |
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