Gordon Lightfoot’s guitar

^{It is always fun to talk about famous guitars. We all heard this one. A huge amount of people have seen it live over the years. It was a 1947 Martin D-18. It was played on stage and in the studio by Gordon Lightfoot.}

^{It had two modifications. One was a shield to protect the back as well as the noise from Lightfoot’s belt buckles. The other was a smiley face decal on the back from Lightfoot’s daughter.}

^{It sold for $380,000.}

^{This was the 50th anniversary of “Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald.”}

^{Gordon Lightfoot passed away in 2023. He was 84.}

^{Old Martins tend to have interesting stories.}

^{Here’s one we found:}

^{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmcKTWw082s}