C. F. Martin 5-17T Model Flat Top Tenor Guitar (1929), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 38056, natural mahogany finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, chipboard case.
Overall length is 32 5/8 in. (82.9 cm.), 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 22 1/2 in. (572 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). Fairly well-worn but nicely original. There is some moderately heavy wear through the top finish into the wood adjacent to the soundhole and scuffs and scratches overall. One tuner shaft is bent but all are fully functional. A good sounding example of an early small-body Martin tenor with a bright and surprizingly powerful sound. Very Good + Condition.
