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This is a bit heartbreaking, but I've recently purchased a vintage Martin Style 3, and I simply cannot justify keeping this one.
It's in excellent original condition, no cracks or major dings (there are a couple of tiny nicks, which I caused in a clumsy incident involving a case latch
). It plays beautifully - sweet, barky, classic Martin. And the intonation is good all the way up the neck. The tuners work really well and hardly ever need adjusting once the strings have settled.
The guys at Southern Ukulele had a look at it recently and told me it's one of the best they've seen; in fact they advised me not to sell it, but hey ho, you can't have everything (apparently)! According to the King/Walsh Martin ukulele bible it was built in the 50's - it has T-frets and Waverley Hexnut tuners, but no "made in the USA" on the interior stamp. The only sign of its age it shows is a slight separation of the top binding at the waist. I'm told this is normal, and not a problem, and I'll include a photo that shows it.
It comes with an old (may or may not be original) case.
Asking £595 including uk shipping.
I've pretty much given up trying to get pics to post the right way up, I'm happy to send upright photos to anyone who wants to pm me their email address.
This is a bit heartbreaking, but I've recently purchased a vintage Martin Style 3, and I simply cannot justify keeping this one.
It's in excellent original condition, no cracks or major dings (there are a couple of tiny nicks, which I caused in a clumsy incident involving a case latch
). It plays beautifully - sweet, barky, classic Martin. And the intonation is good all the way up the neck. The tuners work really well and hardly ever need adjusting once the strings have settled. The guys at Southern Ukulele had a look at it recently and told me it's one of the best they've seen; in fact they advised me not to sell it, but hey ho, you can't have everything (apparently)! According to the King/Walsh Martin ukulele bible it was built in the 50's - it has T-frets and Waverley Hexnut tuners, but no "made in the USA" on the interior stamp. The only sign of its age it shows is a slight separation of the top binding at the waist. I'm told this is normal, and not a problem, and I'll include a photo that shows it.
It comes with an old (may or may not be original) case.
Asking £595 including uk shipping.
I've pretty much given up trying to get pics to post the right way up, I'm happy to send upright photos to anyone who wants to pm me their email address.
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