Talk:Martin D-45

A fact from Martin D-45 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that commanding prices up to $400,000, pre–World War II versions of the Martin D-45 guitar (first made for Gene Autry) are the most expensive production-model guitars in the United States?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/February.

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Wrong Photo

The photo accompanying the Martin D-45 article is not a D-45. It looks like it could be the 1,000,000th Martin, a D-100.

Rrussell8 (talk) 00:39, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rrussell is correct, the picture is number 1,000,000...NOT a D-45

Also changed the wood in the fretboard and bridge from rosewood to ebony. That would be correct. Buck49 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.198.104.150 (talk) 00:07, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I swapped the image for one of Gene Autry's original D-45, noted that it is a 12-fret neck + long body instrument. Tony 1212 (talk) 06:01, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

1943 D-45?

The article states that 1943 was the last year of production for the D-45 with 6 units being produced that year. The reference for that is Johnson p. 90. I don't have that handy, but in any case I believe it to be incorrect. None of the 91 original D-45s has a serial number later than 1942, and there are several references for 1942 being the last year of production. D-45s last appeared in the catalog and/or advertisements in 1941 and the last manufacture date that I know of is 1942. Can this reference be expanded or explained or the article be changed? - Buck49 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:2C66:8960:D4A4:191C:E676:8CDB (talk) 19:15, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Changed end date for first series to 1942 as per all reputable sources. Tony 1212 (talk) 05:00, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]