Two OM-18's on eBay
Well this should be a treat. First, there is a very 1930 OM-18 restored by TJ Thompson. And the second, is the 1933 shadetop that was on last week, but didn't sell.'30 OM-18'33 OM-18 shadetopThe 1930...
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Well, someone bought the '33 OM-18 for $9k. I think that's probably a good deal, although I wasn't about to do it. Clearly, it had a replaced fingerboard and it looked to be badly refinished. Someone...
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I studied his pictures over and over again, and I just couldn't get by that top finish. It may be all right, but to me it just looks wrong. I was close to taking a chance on it myself, but backed out...
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Chris,The distorted sections of purfling in the photo below are signs that the top under the fingerboard extension is being pulled toward the bridge and down into the soundhole. That's why the repair...
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The two photos posted by David also illustrate the difference in rosette materials, starting in 1932. Before then, Martin rosettes were composed of strips of wood purfling, except for the widest...
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David,Thanks for the photo. I must have missed it. I saw the cracks, but not the twisting. In any case, I was ballparking $3k in my head to fix this one... without any relevant guidelines to go by....
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I want to say, again, thank you to all for posting such pertinate questions and solid advice.Where else could you go to learn these things?I appreciate this forum again and again.Rob
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1930 OM-18It went for $20,101. Interesting. [Visit my website for info on Wayne Henderson tablature book and custom transcriptions]
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David,You beat me to posting the price. I had expected this to go for around $20k. But I also wouldn't have been shocked if it had gone for $15k .... or $25k. It's just so hard to predict what the...
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ChrisIt seems to me that the price difference between these two guitars makes perfect sense. The 1930 has banjo tuners and the small pickguard which is desirable. More important, it's all...
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Quote:Seems like an almost textbook--50 percent deduction scenariocurious to see how long this rule of thumb will still apply... It is my humble opinion that refinished acoustics will not appreciate...
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I played and took detailed photos of the '30 OM-18 that sold on eBay last night. What a cool little guitar!A friend won the auction and since he's out of town for a week or so he asked me to pick it...
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Dino, I tend to agree with you. Having seen a lot of vintage guitars sold through the years under a great variety of conditions I think the spike in excellent high end guitars does not bode well for...
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Lynn,I always value your perspective on these things. I think the part I'm trying to digest is what exactly the '33 OM-18 was worth given the issues. There are very few OM's out there, and the...
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I am leaning towards 000's because of the size and tone.I also own several pre war J 35's.. 45's..After playing guitar for around 40 years now my shoulder is wearing out and the smaller body of the...
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Quote: played and took detailed photos of the '30 OM-18 that sold on eBay last night. What a cool little guitar!How did it sound? Bad, good, great or exceptional? If it is a really good sounding one...
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Lynn-Quote:the high end collectors are SO PARTICULAR and the vintage player can find a better place for his fundsexactly. when talking big money (like it's mostly the case with vintage Martins and...
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Chris, Your questions are good ones but hard ones to answer! This goes right to heart of the questions: How much of my hard earned money is this vintage guitar worth TODAY? How much will I have in it...
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Quote:I took a bunch of photos on the inside and outside of the instrument. I'll post links to the zip files containing the photos if you all would like to see them.I'd love to see these.-Mike--My...
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At the risk of being overly "geeky" I want to do a follow-up on issues on vintage guitars. The tech threads on the causes of fingerboard top cracks and repairs, replete with photos and illustrations...
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BBB - the guitar sounded wonderful! Here are the photos. There are 3 zip files. 1 and 2 are 60megs and 3 is 30 megs. I don't believe in restraint when it comes to photos.123David
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