Tell his wife Sherri, he doesn’t have too many guitars. He still plays live. Bless him and let him keep his treasures.

@calebscrazyamazinglife1795

Жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely

“I love this guitar and always take care of it.” Guitar hunter: hang on, let me use it for an elbow rest.

I feel like you could do a documentary about all of the vintage Martins that are probably hiding in those mountains

@angelg8445

2 жыл бұрын

Yea ur holdin’ out on us Jeremy ! I’m from NC and played at fiddle conventions and I bet there’s some incredible stuff hiding in those hills and mountains!

@joshuavandenberg9120

Жыл бұрын

Ya taaaljaaajahaahahahahk ya taaaalk tooomuch❤! Why don't ya jusplay man???!¡!!!!

That 55 d18 is what a Martin sounds like in my head. Fantastic.

Man that 75 D 18 rings like a bell when he hit the harmonic that’s insane

@dilbyjones

8 ай бұрын

U are not lying. She literally shines.

@DG-bb1jz

5 ай бұрын

Love it when people claims martins are overrated…. Makes me laugh

Ohh boy, amazing guitars. And it just touch my heart to see such a fine older Gentleman who takes good care of his guitars. :-)

That D18 sounded unreal. Wow.

Just watching this makes me smile. So much history and love in one room. I hope that old fella gets a great offer.

Best video I’ve seen in a long while. Beautiful guitars and people. Thanks for sharing.

I’m so jealous you get to meet all of these wonderful folks and hear their stories. You lead a beautiful life my friend.

Very nice video, Jeremy. I appreciate your allowing us the intimacy you got to experience, and also seeing how you massage the potential guitar purchase in a fair and friendly way.

That was really interesting to hear the stories behind the guitars. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

You can just hear the history oozing out of those Martins!! Wow 🤩

This was heartwarming. For the love of music. Vibration of the soul.

Always cool to see someone who loved and care for guitars for many years find new homes for them later in life. I’m sure there is no price that could compare to the hours of joy he had playing them. Good job being honest with him and sharing your experience.

Thank you for making these wonderfull guitars come to life as the mrs. mentioned. And the seller is absolutely right in saying about a would be buyer "they all want something but they are not willing to pay the price". These are very good sounding, well build instruments, very well kept and maintained. Thanks again ...very well playd!!!

Martin Guitars best thing to come out of America like listening to the way you talk about them all the best from the UK.

That old d18, even with the overspray, be still my heart ❤💙

What a joy this was to watch. I love that you did this at his home. Great to meet the owner and hear his stories. They all needed a fair amount of setup/restoration work, intonation, neck reset, bone saddle, etc. What a difference that would make as they're practically unplayable tonally. Should've done it long ago. The 1958 D-18 was the best vintage of the bunch, even better with some work. The HD28 was great, as you'd expect.

Beautiful guitars..Mr C has a real treasure! I've always wanted one. And, WOW, that valley!

Wow, I could have listened to y’all all day!❤️

When I saw that blue case my heart skipped a beat. I had a 79 D35 I bought new while working in Decatur, Alabama. A luthier in Hendersonville,NC reset the neck under warranty in about ‘85. He did a beautiful job and really transformed the playability of the guitar. I unfortunately let the guitar go in about ‘89 in a series of very poor decisions. Seeing that guitar reminded me of those of events. Thankfully, I got smarter as I go older and life got better. Enjoyed the video and I can tell the owner would make a fine neighbor. Thanks for the video.

Awesome to see a couple of Valley folk chatting about guitars. I lived in the Valley from 1976 to 1999. Can certainly relate to playing at church as your main gig.

I love videos like this. You do excellent with these. The bone nut and saddle on my 76 D35 have turn rather dark over the years as well as the top.

I love your content, you are so knowledgeable and seem like a genuinely good person. Keep up the good work!

I love watching Jeremy videos because he is a good man. Just makes u smile cause u sense he is a man of faith. Thank u Jeremy!

@johnyannelli2480

Жыл бұрын

Jeremy, I had to laugh at this video. I have always tried to describe the color of my 75 D35, chocolate, that is what it looks like!

Very cool video Jeremy, such fine folks you introduced us to. I hope you can make a deal and we can see those guitars again.

Awesome video right there, really enjoy all of your stuff. Bravo

One of your best videos. Thank you!

Such a cool video. Absolutely love seeing these types of guitars!

All three have different voices. The last one really sings. The first one balanced and warm. The second one sounds nice and mellow. Beautiful!

Love the '58 D18 and the HD28 is a Cannon. I love you're strumming style with those guitars, you get good life out of those guitars.

Dude! I’ve watched several of your videos and just figured out you’re in hburg. I live in Waynesboro. Good to know there are some vintage Martins still floating around so close to home. Love your content!

That is a beautiful find and a sad story at the same time.

Had that same D-35 with the blue case, beautiful sounding guitar! I miss it, but I needed more fret access, now have a cutaway D series that plays even better, in rosewood. The modern Martins are really excellent guitars.

That D-28 is the best of the bunch! Loud, full, great top end! Wow!

@timothymeadows8326

Жыл бұрын

I went to trade/buy for a '66 Martin D28, but walked out the door with a '74 D28 for about 2/3rd the price a few years ago. It has a few cracks, scars and lots of blemishes / finish cracking, but such a beautiful and sweet tone... my favorite steel string acoustic.

Very nice you got to play those guitars. Great video.

Oh man, living in the north so long, it's wild hearing names like Stuart's Draft and Waynesboro again. Makes me long to be back there.

Love the mahogany one best. That 35 a cannon also. A very nice collection if one is into traditional guitars. Love me some old Martin's

Awesome video Jeremy!

the kind of people that is a joy to fellowship with. I really like that last song. Sounds like DADGAD tuning.

Jeremy- you are going to make realtors a BUNCH of money! Between showcasing the beautiful area and introducing good ‘ol honest gentlemen like Mr. Calvin and Mr. Raymond people will want to relocate there. How cool would it be to have them two gentlemen as your neighbors?!?!

Wow. This is incredible!

That 58 D-18 would be my choice. I loved the sound of it.

loved hearing the difference in those D18s. the 58 being built in the original North Street factory VS the 75 being built in the sycamore factory. Very Cool

4 Diamonds right there. The D-35 was had the big bass sound they are noted for ... MY favorite was the HD-28V ... Dang if I had the dough ....

@BRLaue

2 жыл бұрын

Look for a ‘Custom 15’ They were the precursors to the HD-28V’s and in most cases sound better and can be had in the $2,500 range.

D35 to me is one of the best looking Martins. Of course it sounds great also.

Love the 58 and and Custom 28. It sounds awesome!

My first Martin is a 00018 that I bought in 1969. In the 1990s, I bought a 1978 HD 35 w the 3 piece back, my dream axe. I guess you'd call them vintage! The 00018 then makes ME vintage, too! What great guitars!

@JeremySheppard

2 жыл бұрын

What a duo! I love D35's

broooo that last 50s D18 was incredible

@ 5:55, "I prefer mahogany". Me too. The finest I've ever played over the past 55 years have ALWAYS been mahogany. 1937 D18, and a 1937 D28 side-by-side. I preferred the D18.

What a crackin video, bloody brilliant!

Awesome guitars and one of the prettiest places in the USA.

I’ve got a 2003 lefty D-35. Love it.

I'd be like a kid in a candy store with great guitars like that...can't play them well enough to do them justice but I'd just enjoy those great tones...nice video!

@Iazzaboyce

2 жыл бұрын

Great players make average guitars sound great and great guitars make average players sound great.

Brings back memories of buying old Martins & Gibsons from sweet old folks like this couple. That was 4 decades ago -up til about early 90s. Before the Internet a guy could get up early on weekend morning and search the Newspaper classifieds. That 20 year old HD-28 sounds real good. That’s the one I’d want-it’s truss-Rodded and should be good to go. Love old Martins-but most all I ran across needed neck set. Most old Gibsons I ran across didn’t!!!! I stockpiled some seasoned wood back in 85’ and started Crafting my own Custom Acoustic Guitars- but over last 30 years would find/pick up Vintage Guitars for great deal-that needed some restoration. - but Now -in 2021’ even basket case beat up old Gibsons/Guilds/Martins and Epiphone’s sell for big $$$

Haven't watched in a bit but glad I watched this buddy

This is exactly why I have two martins - a d16gt for playing bluegrass and a d28 because of the mellow tone.

Liked the D35 and the 55 D18 cool video

Really cool video. You've just earned another subscriber.

My first Martin was a D-35 I bought from Homer Ledford in Winchester, Ky, back in 1979, I've gotten several more Martins since, but my best ever guitar came from a luthier named Bob Gramann in Fredericksburg, Va. What a great instrument!

Calvin has the most beautiful collection

What a nice gentlemen, my favorit was the D35, thats the next one i am aiming at, currently i got a 1996 D28, and a 1979 D28 in sunburst finish, this is the stuff i want to see on your chanel man, i love how honest you are, i would have gone nuts if i had a shot on a 70 year old guitar

The 58 just expolded with sound!

Great video!! My dad gave me a 1952 D18! what a treasure!! some have offered me $20,000+ for it... wow!

Fantastic!!!

I really enjoyed this video

I hope whoever ends up with that D35 keeps it forever and takes care of it like he did. I sure would.

Those guitars would got for a whole hell of a lot more in Australia. You're really lucky to be able to find so many classic instruments in America.

@FolkSongsEtAl

2 жыл бұрын

Particularly loved the D-18s.

@miloculper2983

Жыл бұрын

My 2009 D-28 was $3000AUD = $2150USD, not bad.

@michaelwebster8389

Жыл бұрын

@@miloculper2983 That's excellent.

@neilblack1534

Жыл бұрын

they would sell for more here also. you cant find a Martin, from the 70s for under 2500. his 15 to 2. was low. Ill take a dozen for 1500, Right now. USA

VINTAGE….. with wine and champagne this term is most applicable. With guitars ….. it refers to anything from around 1959 and before. All guitars from the 1970s and up are simply old. Vintage would apply to awesome guitars that got better with age. Thank you for sharing this really fun experience.

I love my HD-28......I'll be done playing when we part.

BTW, thanks for the info on the Blue martin cases. I had no idea that they were a thing. I know they are darn nice cases as mine held up quite well from years of gigging. This was a very nice video, Jeremy. Thanks for taking us to Shenandoah Valley, one of my favorite places!

@capohd28

3 жыл бұрын

I have had two of those Martin hard shell cases in the past. Both had shrunk and become unusable. If you have these cases, you need to keep them out of sun and heat as I think that is the cause of the shrinkage. Hauling my guitars to many festivals made it hard to avoid these issues.

@rosewoodsteel6656

3 жыл бұрын

@@capohd28 I did a lot of outside gigs on the Chesapeake and the case held up well. I had to repair a hinge pin and that's about it. For a 49 year old case it's done its job. :)

@capohd28

3 жыл бұрын

@@rosewoodsteel6656 You’ve been very lucky. I’m not the only person I know of that has had to junk one of those cases. In all cases I’ve seen, they shrink so bad they pull out of the metal seal and cannot be reseated back in. In my case, I’ve seen it happen with both the blue and the black ones. In fact, I think this might be the reason they are valuable. A lot them got junked and there’s only so many left.

@rosewoodsteel6656

3 жыл бұрын

@@capohd28 Capo, that makes sense to me. The fewer, the more valuable. Throughout the years, I have stored my D35 in pretty stable environments. I never left in in a hot car, etc. However, there where times that it was unavoidable, such as the outside gigs. It's an 74 case, I don't know if they differed much from year to year, but as I said it has held up well for me. I'm one of the lucky ones. :)

@BRLaue

2 жыл бұрын

Plus I hated that you almost invariably bumped the guitar getting it in. Gave mine away in ‘93 and bought a Gelb.

This has got to be the equivalent of a never touched, pristine barn find 1940s Harley Davidson. Which, if Frank and Mike would knock it off, someday I’ll find!!

That 1958 is way crazy. Wow.

Man that d18 wqs absolutely great

I bought a Martin D-35 new back in 1976. It was 1975. It did not have a fuzzy look to the finish. I also bought a new D35 in 2021 for 2100 hundred dollars. If I was that guy. I'd keep the D35 and HD28 and sell the others and hold out for a top dollar. Sooner or later someone will buy them.

I’d keep the 58 D-18 and the Hd28 personally. They all sound good.

All of them are great.

What a coincidence, Martin used to have a "Shenandoah" model once in their catalog, build with MIJ parts.

The 58 D18. Is killer

Amazing

Key-Tars the lovely man says. Love it.

You make those guitars sing!

Ok, i'm ready to come work for with you. Just let me know when i can start.. Thanks, Andy ;-)

No. Way. The aging adds so much good tone.

That 58 D18 sounds incredible and the HD28V also sounds great..nice big bottom end and resonance..What strings were on the HD28V? What flat pick and thickness were you using?

super cool

That D-35 sounds great!

The D-18 with overspray would get played everyday!

Sweet video

I am from Appalachia in southern Ohio . A lot of church goin folks bought nice instruments for worship and praise . My Dad told me my great Aunt had a nice Gibson acoustic . Boy , would I love to have that guitar . Unfortunately my Grandpa was all about himself and didn't set his family up . All my Dad saw was partying and gambling growing up . My Grandpa and Dad obtained a lot of nice Gibson's and Fender's but hocked them or sold them . IMO as a musician , nothing means more than an instrument passed down by your family .

Martin, bringing the MAGIC!, since 1833.

Great video....up ntil the business part of the deal. Haa Beautiful guitars.

Those are great guitars. When I first started playing my dream guitar was a Martin D-28, I’ve never owned one, kids, ministry etc, it’s never been practical but perhaps someday.

@tomfoolery333

2 жыл бұрын

I hope The Lord blesses you with a beautiful Martin D-28 someday soon.

@tj03297

2 жыл бұрын

thats what the donation buckets are for

@mattbeckner2427

2 жыл бұрын

@@tj03297 naw, I’ll figure it out the old fashioned way.

Does that last one have the forward shifted x bracing?

This is what guitar is all about

I wish I was there hanging with you guys.

@JeremySheppard

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, Mike!

I've had my D-35 since I was 21 back in 71, brand new. After 5 years it cracked around the pick guard due to a flaw in the way it was made. The pick guard is glued to bare wood. If the guard shrinks the fibers in the wood are pulled apart. It still sounds great. However Martin would not honor their "life time warranty".

No one has too many guitars 🎸 !!

Anyone know what happened to Andy Griffiths Martin D-28 from the show? Probably a late '50's?