Welcome to the cyber-home of "Maestro Antonio Plectro" |
| "Maestro Antonio Plectro" is
the name of my 1939 Martin D-18. According to Martin's production records the Maestro was completed on December 6, 1939. |
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| - The top on this fine instrument shows
grain run-out. - The finish on the top is in exceptionally fine shape except that it was buffed out by a previous owner. The only overspray on the guitar is right behind the bridge where a top crack was repaired. Otherwise the finish is all original. |
- The original pickguard. - The original bridge was replaced with a slightly oversized bridge at some point in the past. - The top has 4 cracks, 3 behind the bridge and the other is the B-string crack. No other cracks are present on this instrument. |
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| - Here's a close-up of the
top. - Original pickguard - wear between the bridge and the pickguard - glare to the right of the upper section of the pickguard |
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| - Beautiful Brazilian Rosewood peghead
overlay and the original Martin decal with real gold in the decal coloring. |
- Here are the original Grover tuners. I
replaced them with Waverly tuners, which dropped in perfectly with no modifications necessary. - Too many old D-18's have necks that have finish chips because of capos or the guitars have been banged up against tables and such. |
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| Click on each photo to view
a high resolution version of the photo. |
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Photos on this page by Terry Barnes |
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