Daddy paid $75 for that guitar from a Southern Railways Engineer in 1968,

@boco1951

3 жыл бұрын

Did Norman travel with that I cannot remember what guitars he had the times I saw him play.

@ibanez456189

3 жыл бұрын

Still cheap for '68!

@GiantRock62

3 жыл бұрын

$75 in 1968, todays worth $566.84 with average inflation rate of 3.89%

@stonybuckner9928

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! one word for that deal did I say Wow!? Already?? And befitting the ownership of such a gifted picker as Norman

@Cataphract1236

2 жыл бұрын

Hope your father is doing well. Best wishes

One of the best Martin’s ever made.

Mr. Smith playing is something my Dad aspired to. Gentle easy picking interspersed with chords just like the picking. Thanks, Kenny

The Guitar. And the Player. And the Guitar.

This what a guitar should sound like. Beautifully played.

Someone has taken their video game up several notches. This looks and sounds fantastic!

..sublime...what an incredible touch....subtle,nuanced playing,as good as it gets.

@emersonlangstaff1527

3 жыл бұрын

Kenny is my favorite picker today, and there are a bunch of great ones!

@charlesmcgowen7238

3 жыл бұрын

Many years ago I saw Mark O'Connor live at a little place called Rockefeller's in Houston. Almost everything he played that night was as fast as greased lightning. He did play a couple of old Civil War era tunes, and they were beautiful. Yes, O'Connor is exceedingly talented, but speed isn't always tasteful. Kenny Smith can light up the strings it's true. But he doesn't exhibit the need to impress, and so his playing is sublime indeed.

Kenny Smith's Guitar picking is always awsome, slow or fast picking, cristal clear and great

Lordy. That's a magical sounding D-18.

What a beautiful rendition of Coleman’s March.

@brandonc7559

10 ай бұрын

Was wondering if this had a name. Thanks!

That looks and sounds the way this guitar should be played!! Right on!!

Maybe it’s my reverence for Norman, but at the price they’re asking it breaks my heart to realize it’ll probably end up in the hands of a collector. A guitar like this with its history I wish would end up in the hands of a player who would cherish it and carry on Norman’s legacy. Norman’s D-28 is listed at 400K. Sorry guys, I understand value but it feels so wrong.

@jonathanlynch8819

4 жыл бұрын

case in point..

@hiroprotagonitis

4 жыл бұрын

Hope a legacy studio or something g gets their hands on it, unlikely as it might be, at least it'll still be played

@JPMGuitarPicker

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlynch8819 Wow.

@JPMGuitarPicker

4 жыл бұрын

@@hiroprotagonitis Indeed.

@petermillis11

3 жыл бұрын

I hope Norman gets a big fat piece of whatever it goes for.

This guitar is alive! Amazing tone and beautiful playing.

Beautiful music! Kenny pulled the sweetest tones from the guitar. Enjoyed it very much.

That is one beautifully done piece, bring tears to a glass eye.

Just learned this tune from watching this(alot) and its such a beautiful little piece to play. Obviously not as beautiful as Kenny plays it, his subtleties and clean playing is just so awesome!

Such a nice rich balance sound no wonder it's a favorite

One of my favorite sounding guitars

I really love Kenny's fluent style. It sounds so easy, yet it's so hard to play like that.

Gorgeous. Thank you.

Well-played!

Kenny is my favorite!

Mr. Blake had some stellar guitars.

A fine guitar, nicely recorded, and the touch of a master's hand. Great music. I hope when this sells, someone will leak the selling price.

@privatefrey7876

4 жыл бұрын

You can find a standard no-name Pre- war D-18 runs $15-20.

Norman sure had some fine instruments

Twin Ear Trumpets make this recording stereo supremacy. I love the styling of these mics. Fantastic guitar. I am currently looking for a 50+ year old D-18H. Hell, I am always looking for Martins and Gibsons that are 50+ years old!! I just have a bit of Norman Blake thing bugging me lately.... lol. Did I forget to mention the playing... yeahp, I did... Lovely rendition.

love Kenny's playing

@BeareTube

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. What a great, subtle touch he has.

Wow perfect tone

Very nice!

Beautiful pickng Kenny!

Excellent.

beautiful

Was the action kind of high on that guitar or was the sound just the way you mic'ed it? Thanx for sharing it with us and merry Christmas.

bravo! 👏🏼

Drop D tuning is the answer. I tried it and it’s my go to chord. Try it, you’ll like it as I do.

This should go to a artist voted by music fans sounds very complex you can hear each string amazing

Sublime.

Kenny is great...Holy smokes what a guitar! Crazy low end!Whatever the price it sounds like a Million bucks!

@PeterCat1111

4 жыл бұрын

It's a steal then because it's only 1/4 of a million!!!!

@6412mars

4 жыл бұрын

@@PeterCat1111 Regardless...still sounds like a million to me

Buitiful playing

But yes absolutely holy grail!

Before and or adter each film they should show a 20 second view of every guitar from all different angles

@GunnarSalyer

4 жыл бұрын

Click the link in the description and you can look at all the photos for as long as you want

I hope this goes to a player half as talented as Mr. Blake

@mandohat

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it probably won't. Great players are generally not in the $200,000 range.

Didn't Billy Strings recently buy a '34 D18?

How much did it sell for?

👍🏼

What tune is this?

Beautiful. Anyone know the title of the tune?

@pastorharry2

4 жыл бұрын

Coleman's march. Never heard it prettier!

@paulhebert4491

4 жыл бұрын

@@pastorharry2 Thanks!!!

Hope it was purchased by somebody who would lend it to the greats like many Stradivari such that it can be seen and heard like it was meant to be - as with the gentleman here. And what is that recording rig? Oh, bliss!

Is this guitar in drop D tuning?

@daviddavenport6896

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

It belongs in the Smithsonian. Yet, it should be played and heard. Can I Rent it for an hour?

Is it 24.9" scale?

@gabrielfurtado2270

4 жыл бұрын

25.4

Here is a tab: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zqyi1KqYXd2ef6w.html

Is this DADGAD tuning?

Bliss

Um... fug yes

go to museum..

Is there a better sounding guitar in this world than this one??

Sweet as Honey

Prestine

$250k

Martin guitars are the best.

@privatefrey7876

4 жыл бұрын

"Old" Martin.....

@pascalmettey7858

4 жыл бұрын

@@privatefrey7876 Agreed!

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Not if people don't play 'em

@pascalmettey7858

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac There are 600 Stradivarius violins in the world. They were all made centuries ago. There's one in a museum which has never been played. People yet to be born will one day be able to see (and maybe hold) the unplayed Stradivarius as it looked fresh from the hands of the maker. What a thrill! The other 599 are played and treasured also.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

@@pascalmettey7858 You should read 'Stradivarius' by Toby Faber. It's the life story of a handful of instruments including 'the messiah' which I have seen and photographed in The Ashmoleon. I does indeed look gorgeous but there is no real way of knowing how good an instrument it is until a maestro plays it. Musical Instruments are just artefacts or ornaments until a human being brings the music out of them.

Sounds better mic'd of course..

I want to know why ANYONE down voted this??!!!

Funny, this guitar doesn’t sound much like how I perceive a modern day Martin to sound. Much closer to a Lowden to my ears, the clarity and note separation is reminiscent of a Celtic guitar. And that is no bad thing. Just interesting.

@mbsnyderc

4 жыл бұрын

it's not modern it was made in 1934.

@chrisjs6123

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. My point is that it sounds less like a modern Martin and more like a Lowden or Fylde. Just an observation really- people pay so much for these searching for an ultimate “Martin tone” which is to my ears more akin to a European/ Celtic sound. I’d love to compare them side by side.

@jbilly24

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. That “martin tone” belongs to Martin, not lowden or any other. Why? Simple. It pre-dates any of those. So actually a lowden sounds like a prewar Martin to your ears?

$250,000 is not even remotely realistic. Carter's is a fine establishment, but this really is a silly thing to list at this price.

@curtislynch8189

4 жыл бұрын

Why? Somebody paid more than a mil for Hendrix’s Woodstock strat. Somebody paid close to a mil for Clapton’s blackie strat, and it was spare parts. 1959 Les Pauls with no historical provenance go for about the same amount as the asking price for this Martin. I’m sure if they put it up for auction in a room full of rich drunk egomaniacs it would probably get what they are asking if not more.

It's a piece of wood.

@poconojeff

4 жыл бұрын

...and here is the one thumbs down.

@BeareTube

4 жыл бұрын

And what a beautiful, rare and immaculate piece of wood.

How much did it sell for?

name of the tune?

@fgeneva

3 жыл бұрын

Coleman's March