1971 Martin D-35 S
Steve Cornelius
shows this guitar to be made in 1971. Can anyone tell me what the "S" means?
Thanks in advance.
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Bob Males
SRS
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> I have a Martin D-35 S guitar (serial number 278855). The Martin
> website shows this guitar to be made in 1971. Can anyone tell me what
> the "S" means?
The S usually means slotted headstock -- that _should_ mean that it's 12-
frets to the body (instead of 14) with a somewhat longer body and a slotted
headstock.
If it's not that, it must be something else ;-)
Scott
Steve Cornelius
Rosewood. Was it still built that way in 1971?
Thanks.
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Pete Greenwood
BZRW center piece in the back, but most didn't. I think Martin's stock of
BZRW had gotten pretty thin by then.
I wish my D35 was an S. 12-frets rock!
Pete
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Ty Ford
Slotted head? I think that's what the "S" stands for in my D 28S.
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Yep 12 fret neck AND the neck is wider that a regular dreadnought. For me
that was a plus coming over from a Harmony 12-string Sovereign which also
has a wider neck.
Hmemerson
Hi Steve,
It stands for 'Special', and sometimes for special order.
It is mostly found the on the Dreads with the longer body and 12fret neck..
This information can be found in the Washburn & Johnson book 'Martin Guitars:
An illustrated Celebration of America's Premier Guitarmaker.
Best regards,
Howard Emerson
Leonardo
>
> In Article <FC8fa.207395$sf5.1...@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net>, "Steve
> Cornelius" <sscor...@attbi.com> wrote:
> >I have a Martin D-35 S guitar (serial number 278855). The Martin website
> >shows this guitar to be made in 1971. Can anyone tell me what the "S" means?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
'S' stands for 'Standard' not 'Slothead'
I think.
Lenny Alcamo
Kenneth
wrote:
Well, you'd better tell the Martin company...<g>
From their website:
Special Features
The letter after the number denotes a special feature.
S = 12-fret neck to body juncture
GT = Gloss top
N = Nylon strings
E = Electronics
I will add that their 12 fret guitars (almost) always have the slotted
peghead.
--
Kenneth
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Joe McNamara
From their website:
Regarding his '71 D-35S, Steve asked what the 'S' means.
This is one of those deals where everybody (Len, Howard, RJ & Washburn, and the
CFMco website) is right.
According to Longworth, in the days prior to WWII, "S" as a suffix on a Martin
stood for "Special" and could mean anything that deviated from production
specs. After Martin switched over to 14 fret necks on most steel strings, they
were still making a few models in 12 fret, slotted headstock variants. In the
1937 catalog, these are 0 & 00 sizes in styles 21, 28 and 42 and were grouped
together in the catalog under the header "Standard model." Part of the catalog
text read:
"In this model many features of the classical guitar, including the twelve fret
neck, wide fingerboard, and light braces are retained....Steel strings, Spanish
style, are regular equipment:...." This is at a time when no 12 fret
dreadnoughts or 000 models were in production, a state that lasted until after
WWII.
One could reasonably argue that in the postwar revival of the 12 fret dread,
"S" stood for "Standard," the company-penned designation for the only 12 fret,
slotted headstock model that they were building a decade earlier. Longworth
cites a batch of 12 fret D-28 models made up "special" for E.U. Wurlitzer Music
in Boston in '54, which had the specs of the "Standard models" of 1937 (12
frets clear, wide [1 7/8"] fingerboards and "slotted" headstocks. They carried
the suffix "S" and later, "SW" (Special Wurlitzer). When Martin put 12 fret,
slotted dreads in the line as regular production models in '67, they carried
the "S" suffix.
Over the past 50 years, those characteristics have boiled down to the present
day nomenclature. In 2003, "S" does mean a 12 fret, wide necked, slot-headed
guitar, currently available in dreadnought and 000 versions in the "15", "16" ,
"17" "Limited" and "Vintage" series.
Joe McNamara
Steve Cornelius
Here's a little background about this guitar. My sister-in-law owned two
Martin guitars: a 1970 D-28 and the D-35 S. Both guitars were stored at a
former boyfriend's house in an unheated basement for over three years!
Yesterday, my brother-in-law and I initiated a "Martin Guitar Intervention
and Rescue" and were able to reclaim both guitars for my sister-in-law. Both
guitar cases were ruined with mold and mildew and had to be thrown out. My
sister-in-law was so disgusted with the situation that she gave me both
guitars to see what I could do.
Both the D-28 and D-35 S have surface cracks which the Martin website calls
"lacquer cracks." The cracks do not appear to be all the way through the
top. They begin at the bridge and go to the bottom of the guitars. I spent
most of Saturday afternoon cleaning the mildew off the guitars and using
water and lemon oil to polish them. Both guitars responded quite nicely to
the care and attention. The pickguards on both guitars need to be replaced
and the D-28 needs professional help. We restrung the D-35 S with new
strings and I have been playing it. The sound is pretty good, all things
considered, but the sound vibration is reflecting off the pickguard so there
is a definite buzz. I live in the Chicago area and I'm going to take both
guitars to a Martin dealer to see what can be done and how much. Hopefully
both guitars can be saved.
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> Thanks to everyone who responded to my question.
>
> Here's a little background about this guitar. My sister-in-law owned two
> Martin guitars: a 1970 D-28 and the D-35 S. Both guitars were stored at a
> former boyfriend's house in an unheated basement for over three years!
> Yesterday, my brother-in-law and I initiated a "Martin Guitar Intervention
> and Rescue" and were able to reclaim both guitars for my sister-in-law.
Both
> guitar cases were ruined with mold and mildew and had to be thrown out. My
> sister-in-law was so disgusted with the situation that she gave me both
> guitars to see what I could do.
This is awful. Lets get us a burlap sack, a pick-up truck and some clubs
and get a little retrobution for the horrendous abuse this vermon put forth
upon these fine instruments. I'm sure we could organize a mob here. Anyone
in? :-))
--Roger
Lee D
> S means it has a Slotted headstock rather than a solid headstock
And all along I thought that it meant that it comes with sprinkles.
Mmmm...sprinkles.
Lee D (I wish there was a Krusty Kreme around here)
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Leonardo
>
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:50:39 -0600, Leonardo <alc...@centurytel.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Ty Ford wrote:
> >>
> >> In Article <FC8fa.207395$sf5.1...@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net>, "Steve
> >> Cornelius" <sscor...@attbi.com> wrote:
> >> >I have a Martin D-35 S guitar (serial number 278855). The Martin website
> >> >shows this guitar to be made in 1971. Can anyone tell me what the "S" means?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >'S' stands for 'Standard' not 'Slothead'
> >
> >I think.
> >
> >
> >Lenny Alcamo
>
> Well, you'd better tell the Martin company...<g>
>
> From their website:
>
> Special Features
> The letter after the number denotes a special feature.
> S = 12-fret neck to body juncture
Why don't they call them TF? :-}
> GT = Gloss top
> N = Nylon strings
> E = Electronics
Although the 'S' designation 'represents' 12 fretters in the current
designation, the 'S' actually stands for 'Standard'. All Martins before
193something were 12 fretters, thus the reference 'S' of the current 12
fretters to this original configuration.
>
> I will add that their 12 fret guitars (almost) always have the slotted
> peghead.
What do they call the ones that aren't slotted?
Lenny Alcamo
John Sorell
> "Bob Males" wrote about a Martin D-35S
> > S means it has a Slotted headstock rather than a solid headstock
>
> And all along I thought that it meant that it comes with sprinkles.
> Mmmm...sprinkles.
>
> Lee D (I wish there was a Krusty Kreme around here)
I guess J means it comes with jimmies. Mmmmmmm....donuts.
John
Robert L. Abramowitz
So what does the Martin BM acoustic bass come with?
Bob A.
John Sorell
Tom from Texas
good!!!!"
Tom from Texas
Tom from Texas
>
>Bob A.
BIG Mother!!
HTH
TFT
Kevin Hall
any 'Special' model, while others insist it refers to 'Slothead'.
The 12 fret dreadnought with the slotted head and longer body was of course
the original dreadnought design, created by the manager of the Oliver
Ditson firm, for whom Martin manufactured such guitars as far back as 1919.
The larger body of course produced greater volume than other models in the
line, and so Martin incorporated it into their mainstream product line in
the early 30s as the D-18 and D-28.
About the same time guitars with 14 frets clear of the body were increasing
in popularity, so the 'D' models soon underwent some radical changes,
including the adoption of the much simpler to build solid peghead,
shortening of the body, and 'squaring' of the shoulders of the upper bout.
The 12 fret versions were still available on special order, and were given
the 'S' designation to clarify their differences with the 'regular' D
models.
Of course in your case, you could tell folks the 'S' stands for Steve.
KH
Timberline Guitars and Ukes,
Canada.
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> I just purchased a 1971 D-35-S. Slotted headstock. The "S" doesn't mean Standard. A D-35 Standard would simply be stamped on the neck heal as D-35. Same any any standard. The S means Slope Shoulder, I always thought it meant slotted but I recently see a D-18s non slotted, that was slope shoulder and 12 frets to the body.
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Steven Bornfeld
between the pick guard and the bridge plate?
My brother has a D-35 from 1977. He got the crack. The sound is good,
but nothing outstanding as Martins go.
Steve
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> I wonder if it developed the top crack so common to 1970s Martins
> between the pick guard and the bridge plate?
> My brother has a D-35 from 1977. He got the crack. The sound is good,
> but nothing outstanding as Martins go.
>
> Steve
jbj