I just as well tell another Martin story, I bought my 0-18 new in 1969 for $250.00 and have held onto it ever since. I could only play about three chords for the first several years so it didn't get worn good. I bought a Yamaha F-150 in a PX to bang around Viet Nam with and it filled the gap. I kept it for several years after I returned but gave it to my grandson to mess with. He isn't doing anything with it right now. A Luthier in Sioux City, Iowa (USA) made me a D-28 kit with the tree of life on the fingerboard which is a beautiful guitar but it hasn't mellowed to sound as good as my 0-18 yet. I am not a professional musician but I do like a good instrument to improve the sound of my 65 year old voice. I won't make Nashville, I guess, but I enjoy what I am doing