Norman's Rare Guitars - Guitar of the Day: 1937 Martin D-18

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    It’s #FlatTopFriday!!! #GuitarOfTheDay: 1937 Martin D-18. Store manager, Mark Agnesi, showing you how our #MartinGuitar D-18 sounds like here at #NormansRareGuitars! For any questions you may have or price inquires please give us a call at 818-344-8300. So what do you guys think?
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  • @RockHardRiffs
    @RockHardRiffs 6 лет назад +100

    I just about guarantee ol' Buster is looking down...thanking Mark for representing and telling Buster's story. What incredible tone. I can hear it still ringing out all the way over here in AZ

    • @imgonnagetbanned
      @imgonnagetbanned 6 лет назад +8

      That might be tinnitus, I'd be careful ;)

    • @RockHardRiffs
      @RockHardRiffs 6 лет назад

      oh shit!

    • @markhansen8078
      @markhansen8078 2 года назад

      There is no way I am selling my grandfather's guitar. No way man.

  • @mountaineer_9619
    @mountaineer_9619 6 лет назад +119

    I can’t imagine having that passed down to me and selling it...smh... so much history down the family line. You couldn’t pry that from my cold, dead fingers!

    • @rotom223
      @rotom223 6 лет назад +31

      BGeorge 304 she was loved by a musician once, hopefully this way she’ll be loved again. Guitar like that deserves to be played & heard.

    • @mountaineer_9619
      @mountaineer_9619 6 лет назад +5

      Yeah true. Better than collecting dust I suppose. I’m sure they got a nice payday from it

    • @erikwolfe9467
      @erikwolfe9467 6 лет назад +7

      I thought the same thing. Breaks my heart that this was sold. It belongs with the family. But it ended up in as good of hands as it could have.

    • @DesertScorpionKSA
      @DesertScorpionKSA 6 лет назад +4

      It needs to be owned by a musician that will appreciate and play it.

    • @emmaduncan2991
      @emmaduncan2991 6 лет назад +2

      some people just don't get it...

  • @superdriver777
    @superdriver777 3 года назад +9

    That's it, that's my dream guitar. Say what you will, but you can keep your Brazilian rosewood and fancy pearl/abalone/ivory appointments. All I want is aged mahogany and spruce, with nothing to prove and a tone to die for! Plus that history...man, I am one of those people who would sit there and learn every handwritten song by heart. That's what it's all about.

  • @msspi764
    @msspi764 6 лет назад +11

    When I lived in Kentucky I jammed with several guys who had '30s early '40s Martins.. Some few had gone to Gruhns or some guitar and pawn shop and bought theirs, but most were hand-me-downs from their dad or grandad. A friend of mine had an early '40s D-18 he brought in every week, a hand me down from his father who had bought it new. Newbies would come into the jam and their jaws would drop. One said "That's a $40,000 guitar!" Jim said "Not to me, 'cause I'm not gonna sell it." It wasn't money to him, it was his guitar it was an extension of his hands, and that's all it was to him.

  • @JohnnyArtPavlou
    @JohnnyArtPavlou 6 лет назад +73

    Brother, listening to that guitar is like going to church. Saved for another day, by the power of music. Make a glorious noise. 🌞

    • @barrysoetoro1543
      @barrysoetoro1543 6 лет назад +2

      Kinda spooky how that old guitar has that certain something you can feel. Pre war Martins are like a legal drug that everybody wants. That's why they are so rare. They do take your mind off of your problems?

    • @davidcampbell4174
      @davidcampbell4174 6 лет назад +2

      Amen

    • @user-yp1gs8vz2l
      @user-yp1gs8vz2l 3 года назад

      Whats the 2 songs he playef

    • @ivanichev7590
      @ivanichev7590 3 года назад

      @@user-yp1gs8vz2l buddy, just cuz they demo guitars don't mean every single note is a "song", its a guitar demo for christ's sake

  • @thomasnettleton289
    @thomasnettleton289 6 лет назад +5

    It's a treat to see Mark have such reverence for a timeless piece of Americana. That guitar IS history. Now, it has a new life again because of Joel Whitehead and Norman's Rare Guitars. Somebody buy this D-18 and make sure it gets played for another 50 years at least.

  • @jayjuliecooper8882
    @jayjuliecooper8882 Год назад +2

    Gorgeous and beautiful sounding D-18. That’s what it’s all about right there.

  • @PicksPaints
    @PicksPaints 6 лет назад +5

    Good God that thing sounds AMAZING. For being 81 years old "Buster" has some serious magic and mojo! What a piece of history, and the log book to boot.

  • @angryheb1
    @angryheb1 6 лет назад +4

    The notes just ring out of that thang!! So much history and so beautiful.

  • @Zelomeisterdude
    @Zelomeisterdude 6 лет назад +7

    That really is about as perfect an acoustic guitar as I've ever heard, and looks sooo beautiful.

  • @gidge34
    @gidge34 6 лет назад +12

    Wow, that sound is unbelievable

  • @scottie777777
    @scottie777777 6 лет назад +2

    An exceptional GOTD...an outstanding guitar! What a sound!!! Truly a work of art, nothing less. One can feel the antiquity flowing outta this guitar.

  • @dwainmcbain5263
    @dwainmcbain5263 6 лет назад +3

    I have a 2013 D-18 and I totally love it! And man this 37 is giving me tonal goosebumps. Don't know if it just the guitar or the rad name or the history...hell, its all of it!!! sounds so amazing! thnx for the vid!

  • @catfishmudflap
    @catfishmudflap 6 лет назад +1

    That was amazing. Thank you Mark, Jen and Buster!

  • @crazyuncleduke8012
    @crazyuncleduke8012 6 лет назад +45

    Hole in the headstock was for a hootenanny strap button if anyone give a crap about it. :-)

    • @anthonyc1883
      @anthonyc1883 6 лет назад +5

      My gawd...you beat me to it, my friend! :-)

    • @shawnterry373
      @shawnterry373 6 лет назад

      Damn knew someone on here would know. I think he's trolling he should know better.

  • @gunsandpoker7432
    @gunsandpoker7432 2 года назад +1

    Folding the book over on top of the paper that wasn’t completely flat, put a chill up my spine.

  • @mrpitiful27368
    @mrpitiful27368 6 лет назад +3

    Townes Van Zandt-style Dead Flowers on a ‘37 Martin? I must’ve died and gone to heaven. Excellent Flattop Friday, guys! Most excellent, indeed!

  • @sonofprovence
    @sonofprovence 2 года назад +3

    This guitar comes with such a fascinating history. The book is worth as much as the guitar. Amazing. As far as the guitar is concerned, the note separation and volume seem phenomenal.

  • @TheRockyhockey007
    @TheRockyhockey007 6 лет назад

    that sounds spectacular , every string every note clear as a bell , so cool , and with all that memorabilia , about as cool as it gets , great camera work Jen , great demo , great guitar , the best flat top friday in a while , . that right there is the shit

  • @JtotheP68
    @JtotheP68 6 лет назад

    That was amazing. I've learnt so much from flat top Friday. Thank you Mark and Jen

  • @soopr38
    @soopr38 6 лет назад +1

    Man that's as effen cool as it gets! What an amazing treasure. FTF has hit a new pinicle. Well done Mark and Jen 👍👏

  • @StevenAlwine
    @StevenAlwine 6 лет назад +25

    Pre-WWII Martins really are something special. It's a slice of Americana, and the book is awesome. Someone needs to convince Jason Isbell to come out and scoop that thing up.

  • @antioche6276
    @antioche6276 6 лет назад

    That freaking guitar. That guitar is probably the best sounding acoustic guitar you played on the show in a long time. It smells life and passion.

  • @BroKEnCaPSLoCk1
    @BroKEnCaPSLoCk1 5 лет назад

    100 years of crafting to get to that caliber of instrument in 1937, that's a real lesson in passion and perseverance. Probably the best sounding guitar I've ever heard...

  • @KorbenDenver
    @KorbenDenver 6 лет назад +14

    The Mark abides... I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good to know he's out there, The Mark, takin' 'er easy for all us sinners.

    • @goldwold
      @goldwold 6 лет назад

      Korben Schrock best comment ever! I do take comfort in it!

    • @jbilly24
      @jbilly24 5 лет назад

      Korben Schrock that guitar would really tie the room together.

    • @GroovesAndLands
      @GroovesAndLands 4 года назад

      That's the tune he's picking out, right? By Townes VZ? Sounded like it but wasn't sure...

  • @ElkoSkate
    @ElkoSkate 6 лет назад +10

    the D-18 is like a pepperoni pizza. it's a fricking classic.

  • @gaetanb.
    @gaetanb. 6 лет назад

    Great guitar, great playing and great job Jen :-) thanks!

  • @campfirecrooner
    @campfirecrooner 6 лет назад

    One of the most incredible pre war Martins I've heard on guitar of the day. Amazing!!!!

  • @ASennaFan
    @ASennaFan 6 лет назад +7

    Wow, that sounds phenomenal. Beautiful tone.

  • @Normac1994
    @Normac1994 4 года назад +6

    This could be the best acoustic tone i've ever heard

  • @burtbackattack
    @burtbackattack 4 года назад

    I don't play and know nothing about guitars but that was amazing. Thanks for schooling me, what a fantastic history.

  • @douglasphillips2079
    @douglasphillips2079 6 лет назад +2

    I love these common guitar videos! What a great history that you get with this instrument. Great video Mark and Jen! Thank you!

  • @thomasrichmond601
    @thomasrichmond601 6 лет назад

    How cool is this video, thanks for sharing the history of this one Mark ✌️ Jen great color on this one, thanks my favorite videographer 🌷 byeeeeee

  • @jenniferwhitewolf3784
    @jenniferwhitewolf3784 6 лет назад

    Now THIS is preservation stuff! One to cherish. Thank you Mark for honoring it with
    just the right kind of tunes...

  • @kathyharvey6609
    @kathyharvey6609 5 лет назад

    Beautiful in every way. Thank you

  • @ShaulGold
    @ShaulGold 6 лет назад +36

    First song: Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt. With all due respect for the stones. The best version of this song. Appeared on the soundtrack of Big Lebowski. Classic.

    • @allanlaskeyguitar
      @allanlaskeyguitar 6 лет назад +2

      ShaulGold Townes Van Zandt is a national treasure.

    • @msspi764
      @msspi764 6 лет назад +1

      Saw Lebowski last night on the big screen. Good to hear Dead Flowers again. I agree, Townes nailed it. No one else need apply.

    • @ShaulGold
      @ShaulGold 6 лет назад

      Yes he is.

    • @Claptonisgod33
      @Claptonisgod33 6 лет назад +2

      Greatest songwriter or all time imo

    • @DaveMulo666
      @DaveMulo666 4 года назад +1

      The dude abides

  • @donaldholman9070
    @donaldholman9070 6 лет назад

    You play that great old guitar so fine..you do it justice!

  • @russg.9348
    @russg.9348 4 года назад +1

    Times are a-changing for sure. They sure don't make 'em like they used to. Thank you.

  • @cramster3495
    @cramster3495 6 лет назад

    Wonderful, thanks Mark. I wish I had one I could pass on to my grandson.

  • @allyearclan
    @allyearclan 6 лет назад

    COME GATHER ROUND PEOPLEEEE, WHEREEVER YOU ROOAOAOAMMMMMM
    Thanks for that mark ive been waiting to hear some dylan for too long!

  • @bernarino5942
    @bernarino5942 6 лет назад +1

    Sounds awesome!

  • @DLawrenceMarketing
    @DLawrenceMarketing 6 лет назад

    Nice history with that guitar. Tone like no other Mr. Agnesi

  • @michaelmerritt1722
    @michaelmerritt1722 6 лет назад

    Excellent! Nice history. Thanks Mark! Thanks Buster!
    Byeeeeeee Jen!!

  • @bassnm8
    @bassnm8 6 лет назад +1

    Amazing sounding guitar

  • @goldwold
    @goldwold 6 лет назад

    Sounds so good! Love it best vid of the week!

  • @MrBoris7910
    @MrBoris7910 4 года назад

    Absolutely my dream guitar!

  • @gerrys4593
    @gerrys4593 6 лет назад

    What a beauty thanks Mark

  • @stephenhuber1079
    @stephenhuber1079 6 лет назад +1

    Beautiful music from 1937.

  • @joeygonzo
    @joeygonzo 4 года назад +23

    If I were the grandson, I'd freaking learn how to play it right .

    • @jonkerr2050
      @jonkerr2050 3 года назад +10

      I’m actually doing that very thing. I found out my 94 year old grandpa who’s on hospice is leaving me his early 1950s Gibson acoustic. I remember that guitar as a kid. So I’m starting lessons and learning all I can at 42 years old.

    • @devanshsoni8622
      @devanshsoni8622 Год назад

      @@jonkerr2050 woww, I appreciate you...

  • @justinray9895
    @justinray9895 3 года назад

    Damn! That sounded so crisp and clear!

  • @anthonynonya
    @anthonynonya 6 лет назад +3

    OMG that is so cool. GOTD one ups its self once again.

  • @gben2457
    @gben2457 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing tone.

  • @jeffrey3498
    @jeffrey3498 5 лет назад +1

    Holy smokes, that's a keeper. Nice review too 👍.

  • @bronx0804
    @bronx0804 2 года назад

    Sounds Amazing!

  • @moritzprivat7325
    @moritzprivat7325 6 лет назад

    That guitar is the most rad thing I've ever seen ! So dig it

  • @copierguy1961A
    @copierguy1961A 6 лет назад

    Wow, what an amazing sound...

  • @jamesbaker4077
    @jamesbaker4077 6 лет назад +1

    Love the camera work almost as much as the guitar

  • @SUPERSCUMDK
    @SUPERSCUMDK 4 года назад

    This is so awesome it gives me chills!

  • @willbollman6246
    @willbollman6246 4 года назад +14

    Why on earth would someone part with such an incredible family heirloom?

    • @alan4sure
      @alan4sure 3 года назад

      The kid is probably into gaming and rap. In other words, nothing between his ears.

    • @imaseeker100
      @imaseeker100 2 года назад +1

      hmmmm....let me think

    • @wheninroamful
      @wheninroamful 11 месяцев назад

      @@alan4surehopefully the kid is less cynical and ‘negative leaning’ than other people.

  • @jeffhollidy5194
    @jeffhollidy5194 6 лет назад

    Wonderful tone sweet old Martin

  • @MrCrystalcranium
    @MrCrystalcranium 5 лет назад

    Wow...what a sound!!!!

  • @jimfitzgerald6510
    @jimfitzgerald6510 6 лет назад +10

    Jenn gettin creative with the camera angles. Woohoo!!

  • @ditto1958
    @ditto1958 6 лет назад +3

    Wow. I don’t care what year it’s from. Those Martins just sound waaaay better than any other brand of flattop on gotd.

  • @guitarocd9984
    @guitarocd9984 6 лет назад +2

    Oh yeah!!!

  • @Bigdave_t4
    @Bigdave_t4 5 лет назад

    that sings lovely!! what a classic

  • @jaycoyoyo
    @jaycoyoyo 6 лет назад

    That thing sounds amaze balls!

  • @fuzzcous
    @fuzzcous 6 лет назад

    That really sounds awesome.

  • @williamanderson3402
    @williamanderson3402 6 лет назад

    Such a beauty.

  • @pacificgreen9690
    @pacificgreen9690 Год назад

    What a perfect song for that guitar. Love Townes Van Zandt and The Rolling Stones. That's the tone everyone's chasing today.

  • @globalwarmingltd1339
    @globalwarmingltd1339 5 лет назад

    I feel like I say this bout every single one of your videos, but You have a real beauty in Stock there, my friends!

  • @2000coddoc
    @2000coddoc 5 лет назад

    Such clarity...

  • @adriannasanchez468
    @adriannasanchez468 5 лет назад

    I bought a new d18 this year with all the same specs. Golden era bracing, Adi top, ebony, etc... It doesn't sound nearly this big and open though. I'm really hoping mine opens up over the years and sounds like this eventually. Absolutely perfect sounds. Adi and mahogany is the ultimate combo

  • @johneason6540
    @johneason6540 6 лет назад

    Another guitar with haunting h oh story. Were was it played at. I bet a bunch of smoky,noisy cowboy bars. Wow. You which I understood the scalloped bracing you explained on how that brought The volume and bass up the sound. Awesome as always.

  • @jaredfreeman8572
    @jaredfreeman8572 5 лет назад +7

    Cant imagine why someone would want to get rid of something that belonged to their grandfather. But hopefully it will be passed to some good hands and be cherished

  • @Chrispy_tV
    @Chrispy_tV 6 лет назад +43

    "have a look at this book of old documents and watch as I FOLD AND CRUSH all of them" lol. Thanks guys! Byeeee 🎸🔥🎸🔥

    • @braydengrimaldi6644
      @braydengrimaldi6644 6 лет назад +6

      Christopher Violante seriously frustrating to watch.

    • @rusty5hi
      @rusty5hi 6 лет назад +5

      He does handle things harshly. At the end of him showing off the lyric sheets and just cramming them back into an 80 year album made me shudder. He handles/plays the instruments in the same manner. Amazing chunk of history tho'.

    • @Zelomeisterdude
      @Zelomeisterdude 6 лет назад +5

      Mark does seem to work by the old adage: "It's not mine, so what's it matter?"

    • @Chrispy_tV
      @Chrispy_tV 6 лет назад +5

      Rusty Luthe man you guys really let loose on old mark here. I was cracking a joke. I'm pretty sure the guy handles the instruments fine. These aren't newborn babies. They are instruments made to be played by musicians. CALM THE FUCK DOWN EVERYONE

    • @Lookup2Wakeup
      @Lookup2Wakeup 6 лет назад

      I saw that too!

  • @markv.5962
    @markv.5962 5 лет назад

    just freakin awesome

  • @trapperkcmo3460
    @trapperkcmo3460 6 лет назад +1

    when you shine, you really shine; both of you. which reminds me, ozark mountain daredevils or little feet sometime, please. the guitar with proof of its cred as a worker? priceless. looks like 80 years of salty ocean breeze has been good for it.

  • @garrickmcgowan9022
    @garrickmcgowan9022 6 лет назад

    Wow that's awesome mark

  • @walterwhiting9970
    @walterwhiting9970 4 года назад

    OMG ! Incredible

  • @rickycarter7154
    @rickycarter7154 4 года назад

    Buster's guitar kicks ass!!! Seriously, probably the best `18 I've heard.

  • @michaelheins3044
    @michaelheins3044 5 лет назад

    Beautiful tone :)

  • @SingSurfStrum
    @SingSurfStrum 3 года назад +1

    Love me some Lemmo, Mark was the king of RUclips guitar presenters

  • @zankyalbo2208
    @zankyalbo2208 6 лет назад

    What a sound ... thanks, BUSTER

  • @larscasteen
    @larscasteen 5 лет назад

    Dear lord, that's a beautiful sounding guitar

  • @IHATEYANKS41
    @IHATEYANKS41 6 лет назад

    That is THE acoustic sound, sounds so big as if it’s plugged in !

  • @sozeverbal
    @sozeverbal 6 лет назад

    Look at you Jen being all cinematic. Great job! Ya, Mark, I guess you did a great job too.

  • @conorbelvin9024
    @conorbelvin9024 6 лет назад

    I know this is a stretch, but do you guys have any tenor guitars? I'd love to see Mark play some blues/country/bluegrass licks!

  • @madgeniusmusic
    @madgeniusmusic 6 лет назад

    That's beautiful.

  • @ogjoseywales1823
    @ogjoseywales1823 2 года назад

    Love the Townes Van Zandt tune!!

  • @lauramoore9659
    @lauramoore9659 6 лет назад

    MAN! THAT is COOOOOOOL!

  • @timothybedwards5440
    @timothybedwards5440 6 лет назад

    Awesome guitar Sweet

  • @jimmyv6703
    @jimmyv6703 6 лет назад +5

    Yeh # 2 Dylan's, "The Times They Are A Changin"!

  • @dhillmad
    @dhillmad 3 месяца назад

    Nothing sounds better!

  • @leesanders6490
    @leesanders6490 4 года назад

    My dad had the same model. It may have been a couple of years older. My uncle borrowed it one day and the next day his house burned down. That was twenty five years ago and I still grieve for that guitar.

  • @fleadoggreen9062
    @fleadoggreen9062 4 года назад

    Wonder if that sold? And for how much?
    Couldn’t imagine buying that ,would have to be on layaway for a few years

  • @cheryllakin3077
    @cheryllakin3077 5 лет назад

    Holy moley !!!! What volume and tone!!! I actually had to turn my volume down!!!!.....wish I could afford this one😎🎼🎻🎵

  • @sweetswing1
    @sweetswing1 6 лет назад

    Would love to see a vid of your personal collection sometime Mark.

  • @mattcardwell1506
    @mattcardwell1506 5 лет назад +1

    That thing is a cannon. Awesome sound and projection...its got it all. There's a reason those instruments are worth uber money.

  • @greensombrero3641
    @greensombrero3641 6 лет назад +1

    i was lost in the forest, the forest of guitar necks.... nice!

  • @joemack1884
    @joemack1884 6 лет назад +2

    Beautiful guitar