Martin 0-18 (1934)

Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Martin 0-18 (1934)
Vintage

Martin 0-18 (1934)

Regular price $15,500.00
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Nut Width

1 3/4"
Neck Carve
Vintage V
Scale Length
24 7/8"
Serial Number
57147

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When set up well, and firing on all cylinders, these are simply incredible guitars.

Why We Love This

When you hear the cognoscenti waxing on about pre-war Martin 0-18 flattop guitars, you'll hear them saying things like, "Incredible power for its size!" or, "The most rewarding playability of any guitar ever!" And on, and on, and on. And ... as it relates to the pre-war 0-18, we're going to respectfully disagree with Chuck D and advise you to believe the hype. When set up well, and firing on all cylinders, these are simply incredible guitars, with a mightiness of tone fit to topple Goliath.

The 14-fret 0-sized guitars hold special places in our collective hearts here at TME: it was a 1932 0-18 that hung on the office wall of founder, Stu Cohen, for many years, eventually inspiring Bill Collings to adapt the model to his own product lineup. This 1934 0-18 is a truly exceptional example of the model. It is stunningly clean and crack free; and it's had a neck reset, and re-fret with proper bar stock, by luthier David Eichelbaum (who also installed a new, period correct bridge). It boasts a responsiveness rivaled by few other guitars in the world: its combination of bar frets, ebony neck reinforcement, and full-feeling, V-shaped neck profile will show the uninitiated why those of us bitten by the vintage bug can't seem to go back to modern instruments.

Priced with Harptone case. Payment requested by check or wire transfer. On consignment.


Materials

Top
Red Spruce
Back & Sides
Mahogany
Neck
Mahogany
Fingerboard
Ebony
Bridge
Ebony (Expert replica)
Nut & Saddle
Original nut & new saddle
Tuners
Original
Bracing
Scalloped (Forward X)
Finish
Original lacquer

Neck Specs

Carve
Full vintage V
Nut Width
1 3/4"
String Spacing
2 3/8"
Scale Length
24 7/8"
Fret wire
Bar frets (Expert re-fret)
Headstock
Original C.F. Martin decal

Other

Serial #
57147
Case
Harptone

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