{"product_id":"c-f-martin-0-15-flat-top-acoustic-guitar-1952-10731","title":"C. F. Martin 0-15 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952)","description":"C. F. Martin 0-15 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 125344, natural mahogany finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, original black chipboard case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a super nicely preserved, great playing and sounding just-postwar 0-15, the lowest-ranked guitar model in Martin's post-WWII line. The 0-15 is a study in careful economy; the finish was less polished out than the otherwise identical 0-17, but structurally the guitars were the same. The standard Martin appointments are reduced to the minimum. There is no ornament besides a W\/B\/W sound hole ring, tortoise celluloid pickguard, and gold Martin logo decal. The tuners are large-plate openback plastic-button Klusons typical of the late '40s and early '50s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis small-bodied all-mahogany guitar has a surprisingly loud and rich voice, and sounds great finger or flat--picked. While this was the least expensive guitar Martin offered, listing for $60.00 in 1952 it is still built to the expected Martin standard of quality and is an extremely fine instrument. A total of 550 of these little mahogany marvels were shipped from Nazareth in 1952, and this has to be one of the nicer surviving examples, complete in its original pebbled chipboard case.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 38 1\/2 in. (97.8 cm.), 13 1\/2 in. (34.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1\/4 in. (10.8 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3\/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11\/16 in. (43 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a VERY clean and all-original guitar, showing just some minor scuffs scrapes and dings and general light handling wear and one small mark on the front face of the headstock. It appears to have been played very little since new. The original bridge has been shaved down, a little lower than Martin specifications but still tall enough to be fully functional with a replaced bone saddle. This is as nice an early 1950s Martin as we usually expect to see, an excellent player with a full ringing tone. Even the original chipboard case is relatively well-preserved and still quite functional. Excellent Condition.","brand":"C. F. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853419303052,"sku":"10731","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_a22f3c95-3714-4c64-b7e7-69e4ae977d80.jpg?v=1774338292","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/c-f-martin-0-15-flat-top-acoustic-guitar-1952-10731","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}