C. F. Martin 0-18 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1921)
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C. F. Martin 0-18 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1921), made in Nazareth, PA, semi-gloss shellac finish, Adirondack spruce top, Honduras mahogany sides and neck, ebony fingerboard and bridge, rosewood bound top, original black hard shell case.
A wonderful example of an early-1920's mahogany Martin, in excellent playing condition.
Unusually original and well-preserved for an example from this era, with a varnish finish untouched by overspray and the original pyramid bridge intact. The top and back are bound with rosewood and the bridge and fingerboard are very high-grade dark ebony. The inlay is simple descending-sized pearl dots and the tuners are unplated with celluloid buttons.
The $36.00 (original price!) 0-18 had recently settled into its specifications as a mahogany bodied, spruce top guitar by 1921, and would be built in this form until the advent of 14-fret neck joints in the early 1930's. This small bodied guitar may have been near the bottom of the Martin line, but was still a more expensive instrument than most 1920's guitars, and built to the lofty standards that only C.F. Martin ever sustained.
While technically built for gut strings, this 0-18 has been strung with light gauge steel for some years and shows no ill affects at all. The sound is spectacular, with a very powerful response and surprising depth.
A great fingerstyle instrument, this guitar also works very well with thumb or flatpicks, from stringband music to early jazz (Hi Matt!) and beyond. Simply a great little early 1920's guitar.
Overall length is 38 in. (96.5 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 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
Very nice original condition; refretted recently with correct vintage style bar frets. Plays perfectly. Two cleanly repaired top cracks below the bridge, one very inconspicuous one above the bridge, some pickwear to treble side of top near soundhole, otherwise pretty much as it left Martin almost 85 years ago. With a spectacularly nice period hard shell case. Excellent Condition.
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A wonderful example of an early-1920's mahogany Martin, in excellent playing condition.
Unusually original and well-preserved for an example from this era, with a varnish finish untouched by overspray and the original pyramid bridge intact. The top and back are bound with rosewood and the bridge and fingerboard are very high-grade dark ebony. The inlay is simple descending-sized pearl dots and the tuners are unplated with celluloid buttons.
The $36.00 (original price!) 0-18 had recently settled into its specifications as a mahogany bodied, spruce top guitar by 1921, and would be built in this form until the advent of 14-fret neck joints in the early 1930's. This small bodied guitar may have been near the bottom of the Martin line, but was still a more expensive instrument than most 1920's guitars, and built to the lofty standards that only C.F. Martin ever sustained.
While technically built for gut strings, this 0-18 has been strung with light gauge steel for some years and shows no ill affects at all. The sound is spectacular, with a very powerful response and surprising depth.
A great fingerstyle instrument, this guitar also works very well with thumb or flatpicks, from stringband music to early jazz (Hi Matt!) and beyond. Simply a great little early 1920's guitar.
Overall length is 38 in. (96.5 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 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
Very nice original condition; refretted recently with correct vintage style bar frets. Plays perfectly. Two cleanly repaired top cracks below the bridge, one very inconspicuous one above the bridge, some pickwear to treble side of top near soundhole, otherwise pretty much as it left Martin almost 85 years ago. With a spectacularly nice period hard shell case. Excellent Condition.