C. F. Martin 0-17 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1935)
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C. F. Martin 0-17 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1935), made in Nazareth, PA, natural lacquer finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, black chipboard case.
This is a truly superb-sounding prewar Martin 0-17, an extremely fine player with an amazingly robust tone for a small mahogany guitar. This 0-17 was built in early 1935, when the 14-fret version of the model was still a relatively new design. Nine hundred and fifty four of these little mahogany wonders were made this year, when the Depression was still very much in evidence and inexpensive instruments were of the utmost importance. While this model was extremely plain in appearance and near the bottom of the Martin guitar line listing for $30.00 in 1933-4, it still is built to the highest standards. The 0-17 is a fully professional-sounding guitar, and these are among the last relative bargains to be had in scallop-braced pre-WWII Martin flat-tops.
Overall length is 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm.), 13 5/8 in. (34.6 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.).
This old 0-17 is an excellent player with some typical maintenance repair including a clean neck set, reglued original bridge, and a new bone saddle. It has been fitted with a replica small maple bridge plate and modern Waverly tuners but is otherwise original. There are some very small spots of finish touch up on the front, and the back has some larger lightly overfinished areas. There is not a lot of play wear overall, just small dings and scrapes, and the lacquer on the back of the neck is worn down to the wood in some places. Overall for its age this is a very well-preserved guitar and simply an exceptionally fine-sounding instrument, a true testament to the unmatched excellence of these Depression-era Martins...even the least expensive ones! Excellent - Condition.
This is a truly superb-sounding prewar Martin 0-17, an extremely fine player with an amazingly robust tone for a small mahogany guitar. This 0-17 was built in early 1935, when the 14-fret version of the model was still a relatively new design. Nine hundred and fifty four of these little mahogany wonders were made this year, when the Depression was still very much in evidence and inexpensive instruments were of the utmost importance. While this model was extremely plain in appearance and near the bottom of the Martin guitar line listing for $30.00 in 1933-4, it still is built to the highest standards. The 0-17 is a fully professional-sounding guitar, and these are among the last relative bargains to be had in scallop-braced pre-WWII Martin flat-tops.
Overall length is 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm.), 13 5/8 in. (34.6 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.).
This old 0-17 is an excellent player with some typical maintenance repair including a clean neck set, reglued original bridge, and a new bone saddle. It has been fitted with a replica small maple bridge plate and modern Waverly tuners but is otherwise original. There are some very small spots of finish touch up on the front, and the back has some larger lightly overfinished areas. There is not a lot of play wear overall, just small dings and scrapes, and the lacquer on the back of the neck is worn down to the wood in some places. Overall for its age this is a very well-preserved guitar and simply an exceptionally fine-sounding instrument, a true testament to the unmatched excellence of these Depression-era Martins...even the least expensive ones! Excellent - Condition.