Antique Vintage Guitars collector info - collecting old VINTAGE GUITARS. Vintage Guitars Info - Martin collecting vintage martin guitars. Contact the vintage guitar info guyBack to Table of Contents General Martin Specs. Serial Number and Size/Style Number Stamps1898 to present: flat top serial number stamped inside on neck block. Oct 1930 to present: flat top model number stamped inside on neck block around serial number rant 439xx to 44362 (exact serial number change unknown). All Martin f-hole arch tops have the serial and model number on the inside center backstripe.
Martin Stamps, Peghead Logos, Labels. 1934 Martin 0-17 peghead with a silkscreened logo. 1934 Martin 00-18 peghead with a decal logo. 1942 Martin 0-15 celluloid peghead veneer with a decal logo. Tops (Style 18 and higher) 1919: Martin experimented with Sitka spruce tops on some guitars. "Split Diamond" style inlays as used on pre-1945 style 21 and 28 guitars. Back removed from a Martin showing the neck block and two top braces. The pre-1945 braces have a scooped or "scalloped" profile, making them lighter in design and weight.
"Braced for Steel Strings. " Guild Guitars. Rumblings from the Custom Shop. Luthier's Collection: custom made and acoustic handmade guitars.