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Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger 
on 1/10/21 at 8:11 pm
on 1/10/21 at 8:11 pm
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3Dude claims this is a Martin D35 and is asking $2200 for it.
To cleanse your palate of that garbage, here's my Martin HD-28 I recently acquired.
To cleanse your palate of that garbage, here's my Martin HD-28 I recently acquired.
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by mingoswamp 
on 1/10/21 at 10:37 pm to SidewalkTiger
on 1/10/21 at 10:37 pm to SidewalkTigerI have a 1966 D18 (last year of a real tortoise shell pick guard) that I've had since 1973. I'm ready to let it go, but I can't imagine letting it go for for $2200.
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger on 1/11/21 at 4:11 am to mingoswamp
on 1/11/21 at 4:11 am to mingoswampThat would still be Brazilian rosewood, correct?
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by auggie 
on 1/11/21 at 7:47 am to SidewalkTiger
on 1/11/21 at 7:47 am to SidewalkTiger I don't know a lot about Martins, but the first thing that doesn't look right to me is the fretboard. What else do you see that looks wrong?
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger on 1/11/21 at 7:53 am to auggie
on 1/11/21 at 7:53 am to auggieI'm sure someone like Fretshack could point out more but the wood on the fretboard and bridge doesnt look right, the cutout of the fretboard around the soundhole, the sticker in the soundhole, the back bracing isn't right for a D35, the fretboard dot pattern isnt right, the fretboard binding looks odd, and I've never seen a D35 with a black pickguard although they might have some.
This post was edited on 1/11 at 12:07 pm
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by auggie on 1/11/21 at 8:43 am to SidewalkTiger
on 1/11/21 at 8:43 am to SidewalkTigerquote:
the cutout of the fretboard around the soundhole
That's what caught my attention, but there may an explanation.
quote:
the sticker in the soundhole,
Pretty sure I have seen real Martins with a sticker before, especially older ones, and after searching D-35s on Reverb.com I saw a couple with black pickguards. One was a 76 model, but the fretboard wasn't cut around the soundhole, like the one in your OP. One thing I did notice in the guitar in your OP, that pickguard was cut and placed perfectly, whoever did it. It also seems to have real bone nut and saddle. Did they show a photo of the back? That guitar should have a 3 piece back, right?
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by mingoswamp on 1/11/21 at 9:03 am to SidewalkTiger
on 1/11/21 at 9:03 am to SidewalkTigerquote:
That would still be Brazilian rosewood, correct?
It is rosewood, but I don't remember the country of origin.
My brother had a D35 which never played or sounded right, so it found a new owner. If I recall correctly, the ebony fretboard developed a crack.
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger on 1/11/21 at 9:16 am to auggie
on 1/11/21 at 9:16 am to auggiequote:
Did they show a photo of the back? That guitar should have a 3 piece back, right?
No photo of the back but it should have a three piece back
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by auggie on 1/11/21 at 9:20 am to SidewalkTiger
on 1/11/21 at 9:20 am to SidewalkTiger I don't do facebook, so I don't know how it works. Can you ask the seller for a photo of the back? and back of the neck?
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by LSU alum wannabe on 1/11/21 at 11:37 am to SidewalkTiger
on 1/11/21 at 11:37 am to SidewalkTigerquote:
photo of the back but it should have a three piece back
But the sound hole shows a center seam reinforcement. Which would not be a D-35.
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re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by LSU alum wannabe on 1/11/21 at 11:39 am to mingoswamp
on 1/11/21 at 11:39 am to mingoswampquote:
is rosewood, but I don't remember the country of origin.
A D-18 should be mahogany back and sides no?
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger on 1/11/21 at 12:05 pm to LSU alum wannabe
on 1/11/21 at 12:05 pm to LSU alum wannabequote:
A D-18 should be mahogany back and sides no?
I believe thats correct
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger on 1/11/21 at 12:06 pm to LSU alum wannabe
on 1/11/21 at 12:06 pm to LSU alum wannabequote:
But the sound hole shows a center seam reinforcement. Which would not be a D-35.
Correct. This was like the second thing I noticed after the soundhole sticker.
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by auggie on 1/11/21 at 12:41 pm to SidewalkTiger
on 1/11/21 at 12:41 pm to SidewalkTiger This D-35 shows that type of construction
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Possible that the backs are laminated and the outside is façade.
The soundhole decoration of the guitar that's for sale, also looks correct.
I think it's possible that it is a real D-35 that has had the fretboard replaced with an incorrect piece.
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Possible that the backs are laminated and the outside is façade.
The soundhole decoration of the guitar that's for sale, also looks correct.
I think it's possible that it is a real D-35 that has had the fretboard replaced with an incorrect piece.
This post was edited on 1/11 at 12:49 pm
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by TheFretShack on 1/11/21 at 12:48 pm to SidewalkTiger
I just looked up the serial number. Based on Martin's decades-old sequential SN system, and compared with annual production in recent years, this "Martin" is technically a 2022 model. AKA, they haven't gotten to 262xxxx yet.
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger on 1/11/21 at 12:51 pm to TheFretShack
on 1/11/21 at 12:51 pm to TheFretShackDamn, its a time traveler.
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by auggie on 1/11/21 at 12:55 pm to TheFretShack
on 1/11/21 at 12:55 pm to TheFretShackquote:
I just looked up the serial number. Based on Martin's decades-old sequential SN system, and compared with annual production in recent years, this "Martin" is technically a 2022 model. AKA, they haven't gotten to 262xxxx yet.
Damn, you cheated!
I was going to look it up soon too, I was kind of enjoying the guesswork though. 
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SEClint 
on 1/11/21 at 1:37 pm to SidewalkTiger
on 1/11/21 at 1:37 pm to SidewalkTiger
Well look at this shite I found the other day. Look at the shipping the a-hole put on this
re: Found a ridiculous Martin fake on Facebook Marketplace todayPosted by SidewalkTiger on 1/11/21 at 1:52 pm to SEClint
on 1/11/21 at 1:52 pm to SEClintMust be planning on walking it over personally
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