1927 Martin 000-18 Guitar - Part 2 More Prewar Goodness - Blacklight Examination & Restoration Data!

[@nostro1001]

This was very interesting and I never knew about the black light. What a great tool for guitar inspection. I own a 1926 (2-17) . It's a lovely little guitar that my dad owned as a kid. I grew up with it around the house, but my dad really couldn't play. The story went...his dad bought it for him sourced from from my dads teacher. He had a few lessons, then gave up quickly seeing the teachers son play as my dad thought there was no hope for him, so he used to tell the story. Little did my dad & most likely others know that this kid would become one of the worlds better known acoustic guitar players. My dad passed in 2022 & so I decided to check out what this guitar was, I always liked it for some reason, possibly as it just looked old! It required a little work - reset the neck and now plays well. To me it's a strong memory of my dad & whilst it was a basic model, even back then, it was one of the first acoustic guitars (I'm told), designed for steel strings & used by Jimmie Rodgers on his early records. Cheers.

[@alsguitars5127]

Thats a great story and a great little guitar. Very small parlor model with all Mahogany construction. Gutsy little instrument very typical of the day. I’m so glad you shared that, and found the black light part interesting. Thanks.

[@nostro1001]

@@alsguitars5127 That's the guitar...and I'm led to believe it was either a very early John Williams guitar or just sourced via his dad Len. My dad was a few years older than John, but I can imagine my dad sitting in awe at this kid and thinking he had no hope to become decent, if that's how ~7-8 year olds play!

[@jamiewheatley-manonthestre9011]

Very strong episode

[@alsguitars5127]

Thanks for the compliment and for watching!