With its abalone trim and Brazilian rosewood back and sides, the D-45 is the flagship of the Martin line. They made very few D-45s in the early ‘40s, stopped completely with WWII, and reintroduced them in 1968. Neil got his…

Stereo White Falcons are rare and complex Gretches, and very different from all other guitars. The best way to explain a stereo White Falcon is to consider it to be two 3-string guitars in one body. One guitar for the…

This 1941 Martin D-18 is another guitar that Neil got from GTR in Nashville in the late ‘60s. With its mahogany back and sides and scalloped braces, it has a wonderful tone—rich and full. He has played it a lot…

Neil purchased this 1945 Martin in the late sixties, in Nashville from Gruhn Guitar’s predecessor GTR (George Gruhn/Tut Taylor/Randy Wood). The D-45 style inlay on the peghead is not original to the guitar. The most unusual thing about this guitar,…

My name is Larry Cragg. I toured with Neil for 35 years, taking care of his guitars, amps and keyboards. Over the years I got to play banjo, baritone sax, keys, 12 string, pedal steel, broom and percussion, and was…

It gets its Ball Bearing name because it has springs embedded into the rim with a ball bearing on top of each spring. The tone ring sits on top of the ball bearings and the head is stretched over that.…

HANK RETURNS TO THE STAGE OF THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM the original home of the Grand Ole Opry. It was for the concert movie “Heart of Gold.” Once owned by Hank Williams, he last played it at the Opry in 1952.…