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Mike Eskimo · June 9th, 2012, 08:17 PM

Priced like an old shop vac.

2002-ish but not sure of the exact model.

Looks like an all-mahogany 000-15 but those usually have a decal rosette and don't have tortoise shell binding front and back. Says "Custom" inside.

There are some cracks to fix on the side but my luthier says "That's just cabinetry son !"

thorton077 · June 9th, 2012, 08:20 PM

Wow. What a find! Nice job

bigmuff113 · June 9th, 2012, 08:21 PM

How much?

birddog01 · June 9th, 2012, 08:25 PM

Ya never ask Mike Eskimo how much, as you can count on it being up for sale soon.

Mike Eskimo · June 9th, 2012, 08:36 PM

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How much?

I already told ya - priced like an old shop vac.

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Ya never ask Mike Eskimo how much, as you can count on it being up for sale soon.

Nah - not this one. I'm selling my Recording King fake D-18 at a local store and have been looking around for a summer flattop and - well here it is !

bingy · June 9th, 2012, 08:47 PM

Holy crap! Nice one.

acalan · June 9th, 2012, 08:50 PM

Hope you got a case with it for that price.

Jack FFR1846 · June 9th, 2012, 08:54 PM

Missing 2 strings. I'll have to take it off your hands. I have some old strings from the 60's that should fit.

backporch guy · June 9th, 2012, 09:13 PM

I haven't been doing much on the weekends lately. I may have to start going to garage sales.

FrankenFretter · June 9th, 2012, 09:54 PM

I've actually been looking for an old shop vac.

That one would do nicely.

fezz parka · June 9th, 2012, 09:59 PM

Dayum. That's all I've got.

rangercaster · June 10th, 2012, 01:32 AM

here is an 00-15 Custom from a recent thread in the acoustic forum http://www.tdpri.com/forum/acoustic-...ustom-ngd.html ...

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1955 · June 10th, 2012, 01:44 AM

Cool!

gitold · June 10th, 2012, 02:20 AM

Those all mahogany Martins are really great guitars. Congrats. All I ever see at garage sales are old shop vacs.;^(

mnutz · June 10th, 2012, 02:20 AM

I have never seen a guitar of any kind at a garage sale.

studio1087 · June 10th, 2012, 03:48 AM

Mike you lucky dog!

That's an OM-15 Custom.

It was a special limited run OM-15 that was made for Muisicians Friend with butter bean tuners, tortus binding and the white rosette.

I think that less than 1000 of them were made.

This was back when you could still buy a D-15 for $600 (it's when I bought my D15) and the OM Customs were $799-ish.

That's a sought after and coveted guitar. The binding and butter beans made the thing so classy and unique. I wanted one and when I had saved the cash they were gone. I bought an OM16GT. I watched the OM Customs on MF.com and then eBay and then they were gone.

You scored man. Congratulations. The new Martin OOO15M's have butter beans and the rosette upgrade but not the binding and not the 1-3/4" nut. I bought a OOO15M this spring for $1150.

I'm green with envy Mike. Wow!

I'm glad you stopped at the garage sale! This is what I get for checking the forum when I can't sleep. (-:

studio1087 · June 10th, 2012, 03:58 AM

Look at the small tear drop pick guard on the OM16GT in the center. That's an OM pick guard just like yours Mike. Wider nut implies finger style which requires a small pick guard.

Mike that was the garage sale find of a lifetime!

ASC67 · June 10th, 2012, 12:52 PM

Yep, John hit the nail on the head........ sweet OM-15 Custom.
You scored big time !!!!

Mike Eskimo · June 10th, 2012, 01:04 PM

I dig it already and I've still only got 4 strings on it.

Not 1 3/4" nut but there's no way I'm gonna complain.

Thing is, a bunch of guys had picked it up and checked it out throughout the day - and no one bought it !!!

I got there as they were about to pack it in - at the end of the day.

Hiker · June 10th, 2012, 01:40 PM

Congrats, what a find!

Has the luthier scheduled some side repairs?

June 9th, 2012, 08:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mike Eskimo Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 6,285	Garage Sale Find : New (old) Martin Day Priced like an old shop vac. 2002-ish but not sure of the exact model. Looks like an all-mahogany 000-15 but those usually have a decal rosette and don't have tortoise shell binding front and back. Says "Custom" inside. There are some cracks to fix on the side but my luthier says "That's just cabinetry son !" __________________ Geeshie Wiley is my co-pilot

June 9th, 2012, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
thorton077 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 16 Posts: 1,018	Wow. What a find! Nice job __________________ Thomas "That's no reason to cry. One cries because one is sad. For example, I cry because others are stupid, and that makes me sad." -Sheldon

June 9th, 2012, 08:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
birddog01 Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan, in the palm of the mitten Age: 57 Posts: 975 33 Photos	Ya never ask Mike Eskimo how much, as you can count on it being up for sale soon. __________________ Wally Birddogs, homegrown tomatoes and the blues to me it don't get much better than that

June 10th, 2012, 01:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
rangercaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: portland, or Age: 55 Posts: 4,053	here is an 00-15 Custom from a recent thread in the acoustic forum http://www.tdpri.com/forum/acoustic-...ustom-ngd.html ... ... __________________ "Unum saltum et siffletum et unum bumbulum"

June 10th, 2012, 01:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
1955 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: U.S.A Posts: 3,811 98 Photos	Cool! __________________ "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Jim Rohn

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June 9th, 2012, 08:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigmuff113 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Antonio tx Age: 15 Posts: 2,277	How much?

June 9th, 2012, 08:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
bingy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Champlain Valley,Vermont, USA Posts: 2,786	Holy crap! Nice one.

June 9th, 2012, 08:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
acalan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ormond Beach Fl. Age: 60 Posts: 2,414	Hope you got a case with it for that price.

June 9th, 2012, 08:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jack FFR1846 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hopkinton, MA Posts: 1,426	Missing 2 strings. I'll have to take it off your hands. I have some old strings from the 60's that should fit.

June 9th, 2012, 09:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
backporch guy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: new iberia, la 70563 Age: 60 Posts: 1,468 6 Photos	I haven't been doing much on the weekends lately. I may have to start going to garage sales.

June 9th, 2012, 09:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
FrankenFretter TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 74	I've actually been looking for an old shop vac. That one would do nicely.

June 9th, 2012, 09:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
fezz parka Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a movie... Posts: 12,466	Dayum. That's all I've got.

June 10th, 2012, 02:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
gitold Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denver Co. Age: 59 Posts: 2,942	Those all mahogany Martins are really great guitars. Congrats. All I ever see at garage sales are old shop vacs.;^(

June 10th, 2012, 02:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
mnutz Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2010 Location: Heartland Age: 42 Posts: 375	I have never seen a guitar of any kind at a garage sale. __________________ "I play the crap out of this guitar. I'll give it to my son when I get too old to play it, if there's anything left of it!"

June 10th, 2012, 03:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
studio1087 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 48 Posts: 13,775 37 Photos	Mike you lucky dog! That's an OM-15 Custom. It was a special limited run OM-15 that was made for Muisicians Friend with butter bean tuners, tortus binding and the white rosette. I think that less than 1000 of them were made. This was back when you could still buy a D-15 for $600 (it's when I bought my D15) and the OM Customs were $799-ish. That's a sought after and coveted guitar. The binding and butter beans made the thing so classy and unique. I wanted one and when I had saved the cash they were gone. I bought an OM16GT. I watched the OM Customs on MF.com and then eBay and then they were gone. You scored man. Congratulations. The new Martin OOO15M's have butter beans and the rosette upgrade but not the binding and not the 1-3/4" nut. I bought a OOO15M this spring for $1150. I'm green with envy Mike. Wow! I'm glad you stopped at the garage sale! This is what I get for checking the forum when I can't sleep. (-: __________________ John "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Frank Zappa

June 10th, 2012, 03:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
studio1087 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 48 Posts: 13,775 37 Photos	Look at the small tear drop pick guard on the OM16GT in the center. That's an OM pick guard just like yours Mike. Wider nut implies finger style which requires a small pick guard. Mike that was the garage sale find of a lifetime! __________________ John "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Frank Zappa

June 10th, 2012, 12:52 PM	#18 (permalink)
ASC67 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN. Age: 45 Posts: 3,424	Yep, John hit the nail on the head........ sweet OM-15 Custom. You scored big time !!!! __________________ Steve

June 10th, 2012, 01:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mike Eskimo Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 6,285	I dig it already and I've still only got 4 strings on it. Not 1 3/4" nut but there's no way I'm gonna complain. Thing is, a bunch of guys had picked it up and checked it out throughout the day - and no one bought it !!! I got there as they were about to pack it in - at the end of the day. __________________ Geeshie Wiley is my co-pilot

June 10th, 2012, 01:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
Hiker Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Knob Hill Posts: 3,596 10 Photos	Congrats, what a find! Has the luthier scheduled some side repairs? __________________ Hammer On!

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