Merrill

Merrill C-28 Cocobolo (USED, 2010)

$6,995.00

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Product information

It's been a while since we've had one of Jim Merrill's guitars in the shop; and this 2010 C-28 is a great reminder that when he gets it right he REALLY gets it right. This is a monster of a guitar, which we sold when it was new back in 2010. Time has only made it better. It's been played, and it's also had 13 years to dry and settle in, leaving the finish fully cured and the guitar resonant as a bell. The sound of this instrument is squarely cut from the pre-war Martin cloth. It's woody, open, clear, and warm all at once. It's also beautifully responsive for a dreadnought ~ a great choice for a flatpicker who plays all over the fingerboard a la Tony Rice.

Condition: we'd call it very good PLUS, only because the very thin finish shows some minor signs of wear directly under the treble strings. The finish itself, again, is super-thin and has had some time to sink into the pores of the wood. There's also a small amount of play wear on the back of the neck near the heel -- it's difficult to photograph and is, for all intents and purposes, imperceptible when playing the guitar. Priced with its original hard case. On consignment; shipping calculated at checkout.

Materials

Top
Adirondack Spruce
Back & Sides
Cocobolo
Neck
Mahogany
Fingerboard
Ebony
Bridge
Ebony
Nut & Saddle
Bone
Tuners
Waverly
Bracing
Scalloped (Forward shifted)
Construction
Hide Glue
Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Specs

Carve
Modified V
Nut Width
1 11/16"
String Spacing
2 1/4"
Scale Length
25.4"
Truss Rod
Adjustable
Inlays
Diamond & Squares
Headstock
Cocobolo veneer w/Merrill logo in MOP

Other

Serial #
307
Case
Original Hardshell

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