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Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
Posted by Liz Garvin on Sat, 09/21/02 - 17:53:17.
I have come across a small acoustic guitar with the name Martin Coletti on it. Does anyone know anything about these guitars. Any information would be appreiciated.
Thanks
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
Some Martin guitars are valuable, some not, check the model # at there site to see if it's a good one.
: I have come across a small acoustic guitar with the name Martin Coletti on it. Does anyone know anything about these guitars. Any information would be appreiciated.
: Thanks
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
: Some Martin guitars are valuable, some not, check the model # at there site to see if it's a good one.
:
: : I have come across a small acoustic guitar with the name Martin Coletti on it. Does anyone know anything about these guitars. Any information would be appreiciated.
: : Thanks
I was given a Martin Colletti for my 11th birthday back in 1961 and I recently found an old black and white photo of it. Go to my site at www.carsandguitars.co.uk and take a look, Is this the same guitar ?
I would be very interested in purchasing another for sentimental reasons....
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
: : Some Martin guitars are valuable, some not, check the model # at there site to see if it's a good one.
: :
: : : I have come across a small acoustic guitar with the name Martin Coletti on it. Does anyone know anything about these guitars. Any information would be appreiciated.
: : : Thanks
: I was given a Martin Colletti for my 11th birthday back in 1961 and I recently found an old black and white photo of it. Go to my site at www.carsandguitars.co.uk and take a look, Is this the same guitar ?
: I would be very interested in purchasing another for sentimental reasons....
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
: : : Some Martin guitars are valuable, some not, check the model # at there site to see if it's a good one.
: : :
: : : : I have come across a small acoustic guitar with the name Martin Coletti on it. Does anyone know anything about these guitars. Any information would be appreiciated.
: : : : Thanks
: : I was given a Martin Colletti for my 11th birthday back in 1961 and I recently found an old black and white photo of it. Go to my site at www.carsandguitars.co.uk and take a look, Is this the same guitar ?
: : I would be very interested in purchasing another for sentimental reasons....
I own a Martin Coletti American Guitar which I bought at auction in the U.K. c.1980.
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
: : Some Martin guitars are valuable, some not, check the model # at there site to see if it's a good one.
: :
: : : I have come across a small acoustic guitar with the name Martin Coletti on it. Does anyone know anything about these guitars. Any information would be appreiciated.
: : : Thanks
: I was given a Martin Colletti for my 11th birthday back in 1961 and I recently found an old black and white photo of it. Go to my site at www.carsandguitars.co.uk and take a look, Is this the same guitar ?
: I would be very interested in purchasing another for sentimental reasons....
I've been looking for information on Martin Coletti guitars for some time as I've laid my hands on an old one with a good action. Do you know anything about them?
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
What site are you talking about? I have an old Coletti that was my father'd from circa 1930. I'd lopve to know if it has any value...
Alex
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
I have a 1920/30s Martin Coletti. They were made in Munich until the 50s I think. Email me if you would like some pictures.
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
: I have a 1920/30s Martin Coletti. They were made in Munich until the 50s I think. Email me if you would like some pictures.
Greetings - I have an early f hole arch top bearing the name 'Colletti' - have never traced the origin and interested to learn more.It is full size, curved top fingerboard and wider than modern trends.Sunburst finish and was in an original case that opened from the end when first acquired.It was an old intrument when I acquired it at 13 in 1954.
Would be very interested in any info you may have.
Best Regards, Ian Hedley
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
I also have a small Martin Coletti acoustic. I understand they were made in the 1920's/1930's poss up to 1950's.
not much more known though
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
My first guitar (circa 1973) was a small Martin Coletti acoustic. Cost me 1 Pound UK second hand from my sister. It cost £7 new in around 1969 in "Sound Centre" in Cardiff, Wales. It was atrocious. I beat the plywood body to matchwood with a hammer, and made a "Flying V" body from a school desk top, fitted a Shaller pickup near the neck, and sprayed it with blue glitter. This was follwed by a rectangle "Bo Diddley" boddy.
Hey it was the 70's! :-)
Sold it for around £5 in 1976, and I can't say i ever missed it. It played and sounded disgusting. it can only be described as a Toy guitar for children, or something non-musicians would hang on the wall as an ornament. Mine was so unplayable it almost put me off guitar, but I battled on such was my desire.
My advice? If you don't want to hang it on the wall, and don't have a child that you want to discourage from playing the guitar, it would probably make good firewood.
Sorry to be so blunt.
: I have come across a small acoustic guitar with the name Martin Coletti on it. Does anyone know anything about these guitars. Any information would be appreiciated.
: Thanks
Re: Anyone any information on Martin Coletti Guitars
Liz et al -
I can't add any info, but for interest, I've got a Coletti 4-string flat-topped tenor guitar bought in my jazz banjo days.
It's been stashed away since a house move, but, from memory, it's reasonably full-sized, dark sunburst with small 'snowflake' (rather than dot) markers, with 'Coletti' in script inlaid in the peghead. I put nylon strings on it for quiet 'while the audience was eating' playing.
If anyone's interested, I can dig it out and take photos.
Cheers
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