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June 26th, 2007
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You can call me lucky:)
Heres my newest, just got it tonight...1952 Martin 5-18
needs the bridge reglued, has less knicks and scratches than my other accoustic. Unbelievable story{see glueing a bridge in the tech sub-forum}, thanks again to all "there" that offered their advise...Drinks are on me 
75.00 {us}
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June 27th, 2007
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No Allthumbs...5-18... its a 3/4 size...like this only a year older
MARTIN 5-18 (1953) (10U-4189) - Elderly Instruments
Unless it goes by "D" as well?
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June 27th, 2007
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Thanks for clearing that up. I was wondering as it looked to small for D series.
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June 27th, 2007
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Thanks for clearing that up. I was wondering as it looked to small for D series.
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You should see it against my big ol body...Better if you didn't LOL
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June 27th, 2007
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That is going to make a great finger picking guitar.
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June 27th, 2007
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That is going to make a great finger picking guitar.
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I hope so, because I'm sure having problems with chording on these slim frets.
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June 28th, 2007
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Hello Lucky, welcome to the forum.
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June 28th, 2007
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dude i am telling you...that guitar will bring you nothing but misery...ship to me....shhhiiiippppp iiiiitttttt ttooooo meeeeeeee....this isn't working on you is it....i didn't think so...well darn...fine you just enjoy it, see if i care.....
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June 28th, 2007
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Hello Lucky, welcome to the forum.
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LOL, After re-reading my post above yours...I sure sounded like a total n00b there, didn't I!!!
Billywhitebread....can't hurt trying can it. lol
OK, so I'm not as lucky as I thought.....I was a little scared of applying to much clamp pressure during the re-glue up , all I succeeded in was to re attach it with-out bringing it all the way down to the body....  So I've got an appointment today at 3:00pm with a local luthier from a shop I frequent and I'm gonna let him do it right. While surfing the Martin site I read a few things about having the neck re-set on older models...supposedly making them play better and not hurt re-sale value if professionally done, so I'll check into that with him as well. anyways here a little tidbit of it while I'll got the strings on it, please keep in mind my level of experience and the fact that this is a cheap mic and I'm not to sure on these strings, some Elixir's extra lights I had lying here. I'll post again when I get it back. Should of listened to the help in tech I recieved to begin with 
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June 28th, 2007
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Nice one x4stringlucky, good decision on the Luthier always worth looking after a Martin, on a seperate note, I'm a Gardener by profession and I just have to compliment you on the condition of your flowerbeds they look great (apologies for straying from the subject). The guitar is a little beauty you are indeed a lucky man.
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June 28th, 2007
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What a great parlor guitar. Beautiful. I bet it sounds great!
Merle Travis had a 5-18. You're in good company X4.
Very cool.
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June 28th, 2007
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Thanks again everyone, its in the luthiers hands now, about a week or two as he's kinda busy. Not going to attempt a neck reset just yet, having a new saddle shaved to lower the action{want to save the original as is}, remove and reset bridge, de-burr 1 tuning gear{a-string} and he said he has a set of strings in mind that I will like and he'll tell me when I pick it up if I like the sound if not no charge on those strings{he was grinnin away}.
LC, Thanks as well for that,Sounds much better than that recording. Marty Robbins also used one of these at times. Untitled-1.jpg
Starsailor and Aunt Doty...Thanks for the compliments on the garden, one of the wifes and my pass-time affections, heres a few more of our place...
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June 28th, 2007
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LOL, After re-reading my post above yours...I sure sounded like a total n00b there, didn't I!!!
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not at all
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June 28th, 2007
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Hey X, I would assume you to be the carpenter? Nice deck. Did you do the shelf unit by the back door?
Either way, nice view of the home front.... er .... back. 
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June 28th, 2007
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6string
It just sounded like I was saying that I didn't need to play chords to finger pick......to me anyways....lol
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June 28th, 2007
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LC Thanks again, yes, my handywork on all of it, and both front and backyard shots, just a little 2 bedroom starter we bought with the intensions of staying a year or two and move up...that was 23 yrs ago, and we luv it here.
"To play without passion is unexcusable" - Ludwig Van Beethoven
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The GfB&B Guitar Slide Rule
Download the PDF of the 'Guitar Chord Slide Rule', print it out, fold it together and you'll have at your disposal a very neat tool that will not only show you all the positions for the main flavors of chords, but will also teach you a very important lesson about how the guitar works... It consists of a folded sleeve and six double sided inserts, instructions for cutting it out and folding it together are included with the PDF ... it's very simple to do, and if you botch it, you can simply print it out again!
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