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Hatbox Homage

Jesse John

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I don’t have pictures of it since I sold it a while back, but I had a similar reaction to a very nice high end Martin guitar. It was a post 2000 model, and the green hard shell case interior had bled into the cream/ivoroid binding of the guitar, and partially into the Brazilian rosewood back and sides. It was a common incident though. After doing research, it was a specific year of cases and specific green padding.

I’d expect better from Martin! Sorry to hear about your geetar
 
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woah, yes. Mine definitely did not come with a “one hundred” and I wish it did! Thanks for sharing those photos. Looks like the case makes sense for the hat! Shame about the discoloration issue. I have 2 S100 cases, one with the plastic holder and one without. I was hoping to keep hats in them without any bags or covers but you make a great point. Better safe than sorry!

I wouldn’t worry too much about the case with the plexiglass cradle but like you, I have one w/o it and my S100 gets bagged before being stored in the case.
 
Incoming box with all the inserts (and a mismatched hat). Not the most interesting artwork, but I've not seen one like this before.

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Nederland
I finally managed to land one of these at a halfway decent price. They usually fetch a premium. It's not perfect; one of the straps is broken and the key is missing, but it does have some stories to tell I'm sure.
Leather hatbox for a topper. Hat is missing, but it appears to be from the turn of the previous century as the datestamp looks like it says 1908.

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