Oh boy here's another Martin! This one has been around our house for some time, as it has been my partners main axe for a number of years now. She's moving on now as she's now in love with an old King!
This horn is splendid. It was made for Sears and marked "Silvertone", came out of the Martin factory I'm guessing 1950's......it has same side bell keys and a Front F key. As some folks say "a Martin is a Martin is a Martin".............this horn has that unmistakable Martin sound! I actually haven't done much work to this horn as it came to us in great playing shape and has been well maintained. Whoever the new owner is will be very very satisfied with this instrument!
By the way I have a friend who's been dealing with old horns for many years, he tells me that often times the Silvertone horns are very good.......perhaps whoever was doing the buying for Sears was good at getting the good ones? At least for some period of time? Who knows!
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