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My dumb ass friend sold it for 4,000,,, i asked the guy at the store if he would call me.... when he gets it back from martin ....so i can play it one more time ,,,,, a sad end for a great git thanks again john
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John
Your friend really is a dumb a$$. He could have consigned the guitar at Gruhn or Elderly, as is without the repairs done, for $12 K or so, an received a check for $10K within two days. If the guitar is pretty clean, he could have gotten closer to $20K. (That would be a rather high, but not totally preposterous price given the fact that 1936 or 37 is an absolute primo year for that guitar and vintage martins in general)
I imagine the same life skills that got him to the point of needing to sell his dad's guitar let him sell the darn thing for a quarter on the dollar or less.
Let's hope he sold it to someone who'll appreciate it more than him.
Too bad that someone wasn't you. Or me.
best
Allen