Martin Guitar and Tommy Smothers

Subject: Martin Guitar and Tommy Smothers
From: thespionage
Date: 16 Jun 05 - 02:31 PM

I noticed that Tommy Smothers played a sunburst Martin. Which Martin was, or is, that?

Russ

Subject: RE: Martin Guitar and Tommy Smothers
From: PoppaGator
Date: 16 Jun 05 - 03:33 PM

They're relatively rare. An acquaintance of mine has the only one I ever noticed, which prompted me to ask about 'em on this forum a couple of months back.

Someone answered, citing model numbers and years, etc. ~ there is a 2005 Mudcat thread about this if you can find it...

Subject: RE: Martin Guitar and Tommy Smothers
From: Alaska Mike
Date: 16 Jun 05 - 08:31 PM

When I toured the Martin plant in Nazareth, PA in fall of 2003, I met a lady from New York who was picking up her brand new "Sunburst" painted J-40 model Martin. Since I play a J-40 myself, she kindly let me look at it while she strummed it a couple times. It was quite pretty both in looks and sound. I wonder why she wouldn't let me hold it? Hmmm.

Mike

Subject: RE: Martin Guitar and Tommy Smothers
From: kendall
Date: 16 Jun 05 - 09:47 PM

Tommy used to play a Guild.
I've seen three sunburst Martins but they are very rare.

Subject: RE: Martin Guitar and Tommy Smothers
From: thespionage
Date: 18 Jun 05 - 12:40 AM

Tommy did play a Guild, but he also played a Martin.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000063EI.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

(I thought it was sunburst.)

Russ