Martin Litigation

Yup, it takes all kinds.  "I don't know anything about wood" drove the final nail to the case in my mind..... the "crack that goes all the way to the inside, is likely a slight variation in the grain color of the side.  Ebony has some slight variation in color as well and it's common practice to "apply stain" to give more consistent "blackness" to it, so a little rubbing off on a polishing cloth is not unexpected.

Martin verified the serial number and production date of the guitar..... so it is a Genuine Martin, not some $600 "Australian copy".

Get out of my Courtroom, and get a life!  Good for a laugh though.

As TF said, "a real winner" maybe she just wanted her 15 minutes of tv fame.

That woman has a screw loose.  I hope she is able to get her head right some day soon.

As Copy Guitars GO some may have real Serial #'s and identical looks and Logo's. So in this case, the only way to actually tell if she had a real Martin is to get it to the Martin Factory and have it verified as a true Martin. Or at least have a credible witness verify it's not a copy. That was not asked , the only evidence is the paper work both sides had. I'm not siding with the buyer ,she sunk her own ship. If she would have had the guitar verified as a real or fake before her court appearance she could have saved herself some embarrassment. There are lot's of good copies out there the average person cannot detect. Beware.

    Joe