1923 Martin 5K at Arlington, TX Guitar Show
I was at the big Arlington Guitar Show yesterday. There were thousands of guitars but only a handful of ukes. One booth did have an original Martin 5K that looked to be in very good shape with case. It was marked as a 1923-1924 and priced at $9000.
My wife is the ukulele player and she got to play it for a bit. Really big sound for a soprano. At the time I didn't realize that the 5K was so rare and that this opportunity was so fortunate for her.
The vendor was Willie's American Guitars. Here is their web listing for the instrument.
http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/martin_acoustics/4/inventory/2
I was at the big Arlington Guitar Show yesterday. There were thousands of guitars but only a handful of ukes. One booth did have an original Martin 5K that looked to be in very good shape with case. It was marked as a 1923-1924 and priced at $9000.
My wife is the ukulele player and she got to play it for a bit. Really big sound for a soprano. At the time I didn't realize that the 5K was so rare and that this opportunity was so fortunate for her.
The vendor was Willie's American Guitars. Here is their web listing for the instrument.
http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/martin_acoustics/4/inventory/2
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