Threads about problems with binding on Martin guitars built since 2010 come up regularly. The latest thread is
here, and it raises the question: “what proportion of Martin guitars have this problem?”. Let’s see if we can find out.
Most of the Martin binding failures discussed on the AGF seem to be on guitars built within the period 2010 – 2020. Prior to that Martin seemed to be able to use plastic/celluloid binding without this problem, and more recent guitars may not have reached the point where a binding problem shows up. The issue seems to be focused on plastic/celluloid binding.
I’ve only ever bought pre-2010 Martins, but for those of you with plastic or celluloid-bound Martins built between 2010 and 2020, have you had binding issues? Just a yes or no for the poll is fine, as I don’t want to take discussion away from the other thread.