C. F. Martin 000-28 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952)
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C. F. Martin 000-28 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952), made in Nazareth, PA, natural lacquer finish, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case.
Here is a real delight in an early 1950's Martin-an very well preserved 000-28 from 1952. Brazilian rosewood 000's from this period are considered a Martin classic but are surprisingly rare guitars. Only 120 were produced this year and a grand total of less than 900 examples shipped from Nazareth in all of the 1950's, making the 000-28 very much a connoisseur's model even then. By comparison more than 476 D-28's shipped out in 1952 alone! At $175 new this was a fairly expensive guitar, and fell 'between the cracks" a bit between the inexpensive student Martins and the top-end Dreadnoughts.
This 000 has the classic early-1950's appointments; multi-layer celluloid binding back and top, long-saddle bridge, dot-inlaid ebony fingerboard and Clauson Deluxe tuners. The beautiful book matched Brazilian rosewood on the back and sides has some lovey figuring off the center seam and a very even-grained spruce top. While this is a fabulous guitar to look at; still, the real beauty comes in the playing. This guitar responds very well to both a light and heavier-handed strumming approach, and is extremely resonant. The 000-28 is one of our favorite Martin models, and this is one of the sweetest examples we have seen in some time.
Overall length is 39 3/4 in. (101 cm.), 15 1/8 in. (38.4 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.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
This is a truly superb example overall, with some general wear but no major finish loss or serious repair. The finish shows minor checking, small dings, scrapes and dents overall, with some pick scratches into but not the wood on the upper bout area of the top. There is some deeper pickwear through the finish centered around the pickguard and soundhole edge, which is worn into the wood on the treble side.
The top center seam has been resealed behind the bridge, solidly but visibly. There is a small area of touch up and overspray where a strap button hole was filled on the treble side of the neck heel. The ebony bridge and small maple bridgeplate are original, the bridge has been cleanly re-glued some time back but not lowered. This is a very fine playing guitar with a rich and powerful sound, a wonderful nearly 70 year old example of one of Martin's finest 1950s instruments.
Excellent Condition.
Here is a real delight in an early 1950's Martin-an very well preserved 000-28 from 1952. Brazilian rosewood 000's from this period are considered a Martin classic but are surprisingly rare guitars. Only 120 were produced this year and a grand total of less than 900 examples shipped from Nazareth in all of the 1950's, making the 000-28 very much a connoisseur's model even then. By comparison more than 476 D-28's shipped out in 1952 alone! At $175 new this was a fairly expensive guitar, and fell 'between the cracks" a bit between the inexpensive student Martins and the top-end Dreadnoughts.
This 000 has the classic early-1950's appointments; multi-layer celluloid binding back and top, long-saddle bridge, dot-inlaid ebony fingerboard and Clauson Deluxe tuners. The beautiful book matched Brazilian rosewood on the back and sides has some lovey figuring off the center seam and a very even-grained spruce top. While this is a fabulous guitar to look at; still, the real beauty comes in the playing. This guitar responds very well to both a light and heavier-handed strumming approach, and is extremely resonant. The 000-28 is one of our favorite Martin models, and this is one of the sweetest examples we have seen in some time.
Overall length is 39 3/4 in. (101 cm.), 15 1/8 in. (38.4 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.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
This is a truly superb example overall, with some general wear but no major finish loss or serious repair. The finish shows minor checking, small dings, scrapes and dents overall, with some pick scratches into but not the wood on the upper bout area of the top. There is some deeper pickwear through the finish centered around the pickguard and soundhole edge, which is worn into the wood on the treble side.
The top center seam has been resealed behind the bridge, solidly but visibly. There is a small area of touch up and overspray where a strap button hole was filled on the treble side of the neck heel. The ebony bridge and small maple bridgeplate are original, the bridge has been cleanly re-glued some time back but not lowered. This is a very fine playing guitar with a rich and powerful sound, a wonderful nearly 70 year old example of one of Martin's finest 1950s instruments.
Excellent Condition.