Oldest Martin Guitar
A long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, a year before Covid messed things up for many people (aka 2019), I got the rare opportunity to borrow, record, photograph, and play one of the oldest Martin guitars I’ve ever seen or held in my hands. Just look below at all the beautiful photos!
The guitar is from 1867! The back insides are very old Brazilian Rosewood. Probably harvested from a tree from the 1500s! Just wow!
How in the world did I end up getting an opportunity to play a guitar like this!
Well lucky enough you're reading my blog and I will tell you!
This is Django's guitar and our initial meeting was of “digital means”. No no no we didn’t meet on Tinder. it’s not what you’re thinking…. lol!
Here’s the story.
A few years back I was making these really goofy and fun coffee-making videos live on Facebook. (You can go to my profile and search my videos to see what I mean) Yeah, fun. Yeah goofy, but hey, it’s my personality. And you can learn how to make a great cup of coffee while you’re at it.
Django friended me on there because of the fun cawfee videos and my guitar-playing skillios. We quickly became friends and he told me about his 1867 Martin guitar. After meeting in person a few times, Django thought it would be cool if I borrowed his guitar and make some videos and recorded with it, to see what it would inspire. I had it for a few months and it inspired a small hand full of videos on youtube and 4, official releases on his guitar. Each one was inspired by the guitar itself.
Below are some links to listen to the songs.
Django has been a great friend and I’m so grateful for that! He’s a fan and supporter of what I do and I’m thankful!
The beautiful photography is by my wife, Twila Allen. You can see her work at this site.
