No need to give Martin a bad time, Sherlock--he has an excellent point. A fine instrument is it's own reward. But I'm not in a situation where I can look after my instruments the way that they need and still keep them handy for playing--

Beyond that, I have had some bad things happen to fine instruments--I had a very nice Gibson archtop which was destroyed when someone "borrowed" it without my knowledge at a music camp--but don't get me started--

I certainly don't have a problem with Martin and his D-18 --and may be I am wrong to save the good stuff in the closet, but that's just the way I am--