1947 martin 000-28L serial #101207

by justin
(las vegas)

I'm having problems finding a true value for my grandfather's left handed martin. my question is does it being left handed make it more valuable as i cannot find any that old. thanks

ANSWER

Hi, Justin--

The Blue Book does not list a model 000-28L separately, so I assume that the left-handed configuration do not significantly alter the value.

There were actually two different models in 1947--with herringbone top purfling or with six-ply top inlay with white outer layer. The Blue Book value is quite a bit different between the two models:

1945-1947 Herringbone
Excellent $20,000 - 25,000
Average $13,000 - 16,000

1947-1949 Non-Herringbone
Excellent $10,000 - 12,500
Average $7,000 - 8,500

Sorry I could not be of more help with the LH configuration issue.

Lynne

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