C. F. Martin 0-18T Flat Top Tenor Guitar (1964)
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C. F. Martin 0-18T Model Flat Top Tenor Guitar (1964), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 193742, natural lacquer finish, mahogany back, sides and neck, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard, original brown chipboard case.
The Martin 0-18T is a very nice example of one of the finest and certainly the most popular tenor guitars ever made, a lovely and well-balanced design. This one dates to the end of the early 1960s "folk" era, just as the "Beatle Boom" hit the guitar market like an atomic explosion. Before them, the Kingston Trio had hit BIG in 1958-9 and the 0-18T was along for the ride in the hands of group member Nick Reynolds. Many of the folk groups who emulated the Trio's sound needed one in their arsenal and the model had a definite boost in popularity for a few years. By 1964 that was tapering off but still 150 were shipped over the year.
This 0-18T shows typical period Martin features for an instrument made in early '64, just prior to Martin's move to their new large modern factory. After that revised production methods resulted in numerous construction changes for Martin guitars. This instrument features a spruce top, mahogany back and sides, teardrop celluloid pickguard and a dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard on the 14 fret, 23" scale neck. The Brazilian rosewood-faced headstock has a small "C. F. Martin" decal logo and open back Grover Sta-Tite tuners. The rosewood bridge is original and of the earlier "through saddle" type.
Designed in the late 1920s for tenor banjoists getting pushed out of work by the preference for the guitar, tenor guitars like this 0-18T have a range of possibilities to this day still not fully explored. Long before the Kingston Trio Rabon Delmore used small tenor Martin models including the 0-18T to play deftly picked leads on the Delmore Brothers' 1930s and '40s records, and many others have explored them since. The Martin tenor has enjoyed several upswings in popularity over the years; this is one of the nicer post-WWII example we have had.
Overall length is 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm.), 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 23 in. (584 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.).
This lovely 1960's Martin tenor guitar remains all original with no alterations. The top finish shows a few scratches, scuffs and dings and some light checking. The back and sides show only a few light scuffs. The neck finish is clean, as is the headstock. The interior, including the original small maple bridge plate, is clean and shows no signs of any repair. Only the saddle on the otherwise un-modified original bridge has been replaced.
The original frets have a bit of wear but have plenty of life left in them. Overall this is a cleaner than average, very easy playing and good-sounding example of Martin's -- and the world's -- most perennially popular tenor guitar. It includes a still-solid example of the original 1960s 0-sized chipboard case that is sized for a 6-string guitar. Excellent Condition.
The Martin 0-18T is a very nice example of one of the finest and certainly the most popular tenor guitars ever made, a lovely and well-balanced design. This one dates to the end of the early 1960s "folk" era, just as the "Beatle Boom" hit the guitar market like an atomic explosion. Before them, the Kingston Trio had hit BIG in 1958-9 and the 0-18T was along for the ride in the hands of group member Nick Reynolds. Many of the folk groups who emulated the Trio's sound needed one in their arsenal and the model had a definite boost in popularity for a few years. By 1964 that was tapering off but still 150 were shipped over the year.
This 0-18T shows typical period Martin features for an instrument made in early '64, just prior to Martin's move to their new large modern factory. After that revised production methods resulted in numerous construction changes for Martin guitars. This instrument features a spruce top, mahogany back and sides, teardrop celluloid pickguard and a dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard on the 14 fret, 23" scale neck. The Brazilian rosewood-faced headstock has a small "C. F. Martin" decal logo and open back Grover Sta-Tite tuners. The rosewood bridge is original and of the earlier "through saddle" type.
Designed in the late 1920s for tenor banjoists getting pushed out of work by the preference for the guitar, tenor guitars like this 0-18T have a range of possibilities to this day still not fully explored. Long before the Kingston Trio Rabon Delmore used small tenor Martin models including the 0-18T to play deftly picked leads on the Delmore Brothers' 1930s and '40s records, and many others have explored them since. The Martin tenor has enjoyed several upswings in popularity over the years; this is one of the nicer post-WWII example we have had.
Overall length is 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm.), 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 23 in. (584 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.).
This lovely 1960's Martin tenor guitar remains all original with no alterations. The top finish shows a few scratches, scuffs and dings and some light checking. The back and sides show only a few light scuffs. The neck finish is clean, as is the headstock. The interior, including the original small maple bridge plate, is clean and shows no signs of any repair. Only the saddle on the otherwise un-modified original bridge has been replaced.
The original frets have a bit of wear but have plenty of life left in them. Overall this is a cleaner than average, very easy playing and good-sounding example of Martin's -- and the world's -- most perennially popular tenor guitar. It includes a still-solid example of the original 1960s 0-sized chipboard case that is sized for a 6-string guitar. Excellent Condition.