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The 1952 Martin D-28

The 1952 Martin D-28

Matt Umanov

Sometime in 2011 I was contacted by a woman named Julie to have our repair department thoroughly go over a 1952 Martin D-28, which had been her father’s. The guitar had...

The 1952 Martin D-28

Matt Umanov

Sometime in 2011 I was contacted by a woman named Julie to have our repair department thoroughly go over a 1952 Martin D-28, which had been her father’s. The guitar had...

JG Schroeder, NYC Guitar Maker Extraordinaire.

JG Schroeder, NYC Guitar Maker Extraordinaire.

Matt Umanov

Finding J. G. Schroeder's name-branding iron.

JG Schroeder, NYC Guitar Maker Extraordinaire.

Matt Umanov

Finding J. G. Schroeder's name-branding iron.

The 1903 Martin 00-30.

The 1903 Martin 00-30.

Matt Umanov

Repairing the split side and marquetry of a rare Style 30 Martin from 1903.

The 1903 Martin 00-30.

Matt Umanov

Repairing the split side and marquetry of a rare Style 30 Martin from 1903.

Guitar Repairs.

Guitar Repairs.

Matt Umanov

We’ve seen a heck of a lot of wildly different repair situations come in over the fifty-plus years.

Guitar Repairs.

Matt Umanov

We’ve seen a heck of a lot of wildly different repair situations come in over the fifty-plus years.

Cannot be improved upon.

Cannot be improved upon.

Matt Umanov

There are some ways of doing things that just cannot be improved by technology.

Cannot be improved upon.

Matt Umanov

There are some ways of doing things that just cannot be improved by technology.

Signs of the times.

Signs of the times.

Matt Umanov

We have our own door from the street and it has one little sign on it, which is just right.

Signs of the times.

Matt Umanov

We have our own door from the street and it has one little sign on it, which is just right.