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As a Marlin owner and acoustic guitar nut, I came across an interesting link between the two which may be of interest to others.
One of the most prestigious britsh guitar luthiers of recent times is a man by the name of Tony Zemaitis who made acoustic guitars for the rich and famous including the likes of George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Marc Bolan and the list goes on.
His acoustic guitars now after his death fetch anywhere between 10K and 40K, yes you read that right 10K to 40k for an acoustic guitar.
Well it turns out thats not the only passion he had, he also liked cars and owned and maybe built a Marlin Berlinetta, pictured on the Zemaitis owners clubsite at http://www.zemaitisclub.com/zemaitis-history.htm
the car now resides at the Tony Zemaitis museum in Tokyo shown on the website at http://www.zemaitis.net/zemaitis-museum-cars.htm
Is this the most distant Marlin? probably the first to be exhibited in a museum.
Thought it may be of interest to some fellow club members and wondered if anyone new him or his car.
John
One of the most prestigious britsh guitar luthiers of recent times is a man by the name of Tony Zemaitis who made acoustic guitars for the rich and famous including the likes of George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Marc Bolan and the list goes on.
His acoustic guitars now after his death fetch anywhere between 10K and 40K, yes you read that right 10K to 40k for an acoustic guitar.
Well it turns out thats not the only passion he had, he also liked cars and owned and maybe built a Marlin Berlinetta, pictured on the Zemaitis owners clubsite at http://www.zemaitisclub.com/zemaitis-history.htm
the car now resides at the Tony Zemaitis museum in Tokyo shown on the website at http://www.zemaitis.net/zemaitis-museum-cars.htm
Is this the most distant Marlin? probably the first to be exhibited in a museum.
Thought it may be of interest to some fellow club members and wondered if anyone new him or his car.
John
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