My $500 eBay vintage Martin, and my first video

[Chevytothelevy]

So a while back I posted about a 40s-50s Martin tenor I bought from eBay, and discussed how I saw a moose pattern in the grain:View attachment 133408
So now I finally got it restored and I posted my first video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-3LfD7GaD4
Let me know what you think

 

[merlin666]

That is very nice the Martin sounds great and your playing is so fluent. What kind of recording set up do you use to get this sound?

 

[plunker]

very nice X 2

 

[CPG]

Beautiful sounding uke and really nice playing.

 

[Chevytothelevy]

That is very nice the Martin sounds great and your playing is so fluent. What kind of recording set up do you use to get this sound?

Thanks! I used a powered mic into a Scarlett 2i2 interface, then into GarageBand on my iPad, then exported to iMovie where I

 

[rpfrogner]

Very nicely played!

 

[Chevytothelevy]

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Thanks! I used a powered mic into a Scarlett 2i2 interface, then into GarageBand on my iPad, then exported to iMovie where I

(Sorry for the break): I then “lip synced” a performance and synced it to the audio. Not very good yet but this stuff is fun!

 

[Bluesy]

Beautiful in all respects.

Bluesy.

 

[Dohle]

Very nice playing, and that Martin sounds fantastic. The photo isn't showing but judging by the video it looks to be in really good condition.

 

[jricc]

Nice playing, beautiful Martin!

 

[Peter Frary]

Excellent playing and beautiful tone!

 

[Graylights]

Really nice! Thank you for sharing.

 

[Nickie]

That was beautiful! Congrats on your find.

 

[LarryS]

Beautiful uke, and fantastic playing, bravo!
The photo attachment didn't work but the video was great!

 

[Chevytothelevy]

Beautiful uke, and fantastic playing, bravo!
The photo attachment didn't work but the video was great!

Here is the photo of the

 

[Chevytothelevy]

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Here is the photo of the

Sorry for the break—here’s the moose hiding in the grain!