2000 C.F. Martin D-1R With 7 Hall Of Fame Autographs

Description: This is beautiful well cared for 2000 C.F. Martin D-1R dreadnought guitar made in Nazareth Pennsylvania. And this instrument boasts 7 genuine Bluegrass Hall of Fame , and Country music Hall of Fame musicians autographs. Musicians included on the guitar are Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Sonny Osborne, Mac Weisman, Jimmy Martin and Del McCoury. All the autographs are genuine ink signed by the musicians at various Bluegrass festivals throughout the years. These are very rare guitars and you won’t find one in better condition. It's a gorgeous American Martin guitar with a very warm tone. The volume and bass tones are amazing and compare to my 28 series guitars and amazing for flatpicking and bluegrass applications. It has minor pick rash at the sound hole, and minor ring marks on the backside of the neck, and 2 minor divets on the spruce top. It comes with its original Martin hard case which does have some obvious wear on the outside but overall in great condition and very clean, and strung with Elixir Nanoweb Phosphorus Bronze .009 strings. One owner from new. This is a great guitar for the collector and someone wanting something different for their arsenal of acoustic tones in the studio. Note to the new owner….this is a satin finish guitar, and polish should never be used on the finish. Only use a watered damp cloth. No repair work has ever been done to this guitar and doesn’t need any at all. I will answer any questions , and will entertain any reasonable offers. Low ballers please don’t bother. More about the autographs…… Earl Scruggs (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-finger style of playing was radically different from the traditional way the five-string banjo had previously been played. This new style of playing became popular and elevated the banjo from its previous role as a background rhythm instrument to featured solo status. He popularized the instrument across several genres of music. Scruggs' banjo instrumental "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" was released in 1949 and became an enduring hit. The song experienced a rebirth of popularity to a younger generation when it was featured in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. The song won two Grammy Awards and, in 2005, was selected for the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry of works of unusual merit. Flatt and Scruggs brought bluegrass music into mainstream popularity in the early 1960s with their country hit "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme music for the television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies—the first Scruggs recording to reach number one on the Billboard charts. Over their 20-year association, Flatt and Scruggs recorded over 50 albums and 75 singles. • In 1989, Scruggs was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship given by the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the United States. Flatt and Scruggs were inducted together into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985. Scruggs was an inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 1991 and into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Charles Samuel Bush is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame a second time in 2023 as a solo artist. Sonny Osborne (October 29, 1937 – October 24, 2021) was the first to popularize double banjos, the six-string banjo, and instruments combining various elements of the banjo, Spanish and resonator guitars. He Helped to introduce the high-lead vocal trio (Sonny sang baritone, the second-highest part) and complex vocal arrangements that echoed pedal steel guitar harmonies. Bridged the gap between bluegrass and mainstream country music, headlining in both genres. First bluegrass group to play a college campus, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, March, 1960. Joined the Grand Ole Opry, 1964 Vocal Group of the Year, Country Music Association, 1971First bluegrass act to play at the White House, 1973 An active member of the International Bluegrass Music Association from the beginning, spearheaded the idea of a Bluegrass Trust Fund to help members of the bluegrass community in emergency need. He was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, 1994 Mac Weisman ( May 23, 1925 – February 24, 2019) In 1993 was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Wiseman was a recipient of a 2008 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. In 2014 he became part of the Veteran Era category of the Country Music Hall of Fame, as "an artist who achieved national prominence more than 45 years ago". Ricky Skaggs…. was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. On January 13, 2021, it was announced Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith. Jimmy Martin ( August 10, 1927 – May 14, 2005) in 1995 was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. A documentary on his life, King of Bluegrass: The Life and Times of Jimmy Martin, was released in 2003. Martin is also featured in the documentary film High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music. Del McCoury (born February 1, 1939) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury, who play mandolin and banjo respectively. In June 2010, he received a National Heritage Fellowship lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts and in 2011 he was elected into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. This guitar will be packed and shipped with love in its original Martin case that will then be boxed! There are of course slight marks and pick wear, but overall is in excellent condition!

Price: 4000 USD

Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-08-10T19:10:57.000Z

Shipping Cost: 120 USD