1938 Martin D18

by Tom
(Texas)

My guitar has had some work performed on it by David Musselwhite. Neck reset , some cracks fixed. Overall guitar is very nice. Guitar was refinished in the fifties. All original except tuners. They are open back fifties type I've seen on other Martin guitars from
same time period.

Thanks for your help.

ANSWER

Hi, Tom--

Here is the general info:

D-18
- dreadnought body style, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe purfling/rosette, five-ply top binding, one-ply back binding with rosewood (1932-36), tortoise (1936-1966), or black (1966-present) outer layer, 12/19-fret (1932-34) or 14/20-fret (1934-present), ebony fingerboard (1932-1947) or rosewood fingerboard (1947-present) with pearl dot inlays, three-per-side chrome tuners, ebony bridge (1932-1947) or rosewood bridge (1947-present) with black white dot pins, tortoise (1936-1966) or black (1966-present) pickguard, available in Natural or Sunburst (optional) finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 1932-present.

The pricing info:

1934-1938 14-Fret Body

Excellent $30,000 - 35,000
Average $20,000 - 25,000

The other repairs will not significantly affect the value. The refinishing, however, will detract from the value. It is not possible to determine byh how much without viewing the guitar, but probably enough to place the guitar in the Average category.

Lynne