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G'mornin, all-New member here, my name is Tim. A bit about me: I've been around Martins my whole life, and have a 1973 D28 which my dad bought me on consignment as a "coming of age" present when I got...

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Tom,Welcome to the Forum! You must live not far from me here in Cokesbury, NJ.Your best bet is to take the guitar in to Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island and ask Stan Jay to appraise it. It's...

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I believe there from 1962 and it does stand for "Special Wurlitzer" and that is Bostons Wurlizer music store. A twelve fret slotted headstock Brazilian d-28. I think Ive seen a solid headstock one as...

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Re: Any info on D28SW appreciated and appraisal Q

D-28SW models were produced from 1962 to 1968. Longworth gives the following production numbers:1962 21963 81964 111965 31968 6for a total of 30. So they are fairly rare instruments. According to...

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The D-28 SW is indeed the exact same guitar as the D-28S, with the "W" indicating that it was built specifically for Wurlitzer. The 12 fret BRW dread of any description is a rare bird indeed, but the...

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Re: Any info on D28SW appreciated and appraisal Q

According to Longworth, Martin produced only 33 D-28S/D-28SW instruments in 1954-1964, the latter date being the cuttoff for the long saddle and the move from the old factory. I have never seen one of...

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Tim,Welcome to the Forum. Glad to have you. I bought a Martin at Wurlitzer's in 1967. I wanted a D-28, but couldn't afford it. So I bought a D-18 instead. Wurlitzer's was a big, old fashioned music...

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Thanks for your responses, everyone--and for the warm welcome!I'm happy to hear my dad's SW may be more rare than even he thinks it is. I did chuckle when I read that "SW" does not actually stand for...

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