Thank you! I knew it was something like that. Tbh, I wasnt fond of that guitar. While it had an amazing pickup system with both xlr and 1/4" out, played well as a Martin should, it didnt have great bass reaponse, possibly due to laminated sides. The satin finish was also a little slippery. But, yes, terrific gigging guitar and good value at that proce point. Thx again. P.s. really enjoy the vids.

10:00pm and I found the binding problem on the eight year old Martin cutaway and went through the whoa is me I messed up even though I keep it humidified neuro. Then I watched your video and feel much better so you better get a couch and note pad and start your guitar noia therapy right quick, thanks again!

Can you tell me what modwl this is? I tthink I had one exactly like it in the 1990s and got rid of it. Mine wasnt a typical Martin model # and I cant remember it! Thx. Js

I wonder if it's because the upper and lower parts of the guitar are bound first when the binding's glued on, and the narrow waist last? This would put the binding in this region under stress, rather like a bowstring, and eventually it springs out from the wood. I had my hands on a Martin affected by this problem a while ago - a lot of pressure ('force' might be a better wood!) was needed to push the binding back into place. It would have needed some very strong glue to hold it back in place. It certainly seems that Martin has changed something, perhaps the glue, type of plastic, or method of gluing the binding - perhaps all of these! Whatever, it's not good and I think Martin should be telling customers about why this has happened.

Hello! my martin D18 has the same problem after 8 years, the bindings have come off completely. No good luthier here in my area. I think I can glue them myself, but how do I fix the numerous finish chips that are there?

The binding shrinks. It's cheap and a bad design. I've had my D28 repaired by a "certifiect Martin Luthier" and it came out fine, but he showed me where he inserted a small section at the neck block to complete the shorter binding. What I also found when I got it home was he'd ripped out the rosewood side panel, glued and refinished without informing me. Also a bunch of dings around the top plate edges. NOT happy, but the binding was covered under the warranty. Two years later the binding is falling off again along with the front binding in the curve near the sound hole. I'm using painters tape to hold it all in place. Martin needs to have a recall, but they use this binding on hundreds of thousands (or more) instruments. Likely I'll either glue it myself or wait for Martin to come up with a solution. It's VERY common on all instruments that use this plastic binding for a lot of years back. I know of no other instrument company that has this problem. Including my 54 year old Yamaha FG160.