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Comment by Lacy on August 18, 2012 at 10:33am

Robin I never thought of it that way. And your right. The more you play it the more it matures and develops..into what it was meant to be :-) Guess I was being selfish and so worried about protecting it that I didn't give thought to letting it grow and develop into what it is supposed to be.  Thank you.

Comment by Lacy on August 18, 2012 at 10:27am

Hi Edward, I love your idea about finding a safe place to play it and thank you for the link I guess I have some thinking to do:-) and I see your points. My martin has been sitting on the wall in the holder since the day it was bought. I have changed the strings on it and polish it all the time keeping it clean and tuned. Your points have touched my heart and thoughts. Thank you :-)

Comment by Edward Sparks on August 18, 2012 at 7:44am

Lacy, I have to agree with Willa that it would be shame not to play your Martin, and as she said, it really is good for the guitar's wooden components  to "breath" as well as to make the music it was lovingly built for, especially these special limited editions which use the best wood available. It is possible for you to make a "safe place" to play this guitar, such as on a chair with no arms to hit the back and away from anything within the range of the guitar's neck or headstock.  

All that said I think you would be best suited with a wooden case that seals and is internally humidified with an easy to monitor and change humidpack sysstem.    There is a new company that is marketing a case just like this and I think is the best currently available. They are well made and use good wood, so they are not cheap, but they will serve your purpose.  Here is a link to their site:

http://www.acousticremedycases.com/Home.html

Best of luck to you!  You might consider posting some pictures of your special guitar for us to see as well!  Thanks, Edward

Comment by Robin June Nakkula on August 18, 2012 at 7:38am

You can buy a "sock" that fits around the back and sides to protect the finish, but seriously, the more the guitar is played, the more the strings vibrate, the more the pores of the wood cells in the soundboard open up and develop a mature, improved tone.  It's why vintage instruments become more valuable than new ones of their same model. 

Comment by Lacy on August 18, 2012 at 6:58am

Thank you Willa, and I know my friend, I just cant bring myself to play it. My Dad who passed was an Army Vet, and my son was a Marine. If it got a scratch on it I would be devastated..silly I know. I just wonder seeing the guitar is made of wood would the wood need to breathe?

Comment by Willa on August 18, 2012 at 6:49am

Oh you should play it, Lucy.  It's good for the guitar, and what it was meant for, dedicated to our wonderful vets or not.  

Comment by Lacy on August 18, 2012 at 6:42am

I have a Martin dvm bought it new. Martin dedicated this guitar to our vets. Love it so much I wont play it but looking for a glass case to put it in for display in my home. Any ideas?

Comment by FloridaGull on August 17, 2012 at 2:35pm

It's $39.99 now... :-)

Comment by Edward Sparks on August 17, 2012 at 1:45pm

I remember when Sigmas came out, they were great guitars...leave it to Martin to import a high quality product! 

Comment by Jim Yates on August 17, 2012 at 12:20pm

My sister has a Sigma.  She kept it as a second guitar when she got her J-45 and I've played it many times when I visit her and I liked it a lot.  I'm not sure of the model number, but it's a mahogany guitar.  This is what it looks like:

I wouldn't trade her for my Martin, but it plays really nicely.

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