These old 50's era Martins have a great reputation for brilliant tone, amazing clarity, and expert craftsmanship just to name a few reasons. This beautiful 1957 00-18 definitely checks all those boxes. We have made an embedded a little Youtube video of the actual guitar for sale here today so please take a minute to check it out if your interested in this guitar. She's a fantastic player, with very crisp, clear, articulate loud voice that really sings wonderfully.
Solid Sitka Spruce top, mahogany back, and sides (bound in tortoiseshell), Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, open-gear Grover tuners, Mahogany neck with Rosewood overlay on the face of the headstock and tortoiseshell pick guard..... This is a beautifully aged vintage Martin guitar that's been well played, but never abused.
For a guitar of this age, and one that's hard to put down as well there are expectedly some signs of the usual wear throughout; light, but even lacquer checking on the body, a little ding here and there, small scratch marks from strumming, the finish has worn thru where the player rests their arm on the upper bout bass side, the internal bracing looks great and shows no signs of repair, the only repair work we could find on close examination is a small crack on the back of the guitar. The repair is solid and appears to have been done some time ago, this is quite common and does not affect the sound or playability, please see photos for a visual description. The pick guard shows some minor shrinkage which is also quite common. Overall this guitar is in very good condition and has been very well taken care of over the years.
Thanks for looking! Cost of shipping includes full insurance, for peace of mind to you the purchaser. We hope you have a great day!
Feel free to message us anytime with any questions.... requests for more photos... a video....etc.
**International buyers, and CONUS buyers should message us for more accurate shipping rates to their country or location in the USA, we are happy to accommodate all fellow guitar/music lovers around the 🌎 globe**
Solid Sitka Spruce top, mahogany back, and sides (bound in tortoiseshell), Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, open-gear Grover tuners, Mahogany neck with Rosewood overlay on the face of the headstock and tortoiseshell pick guard..... This is a beautifully aged vintage Martin guitar that's been well played, but never abused.
For a guitar of this age, and one that's hard to put down as well there are expectedly some signs of the usual wear throughout; light, but even lacquer checking on the body, a little ding here and there, small scratch marks from strumming, the finish has worn thru where the player rests their arm on the upper bout bass side, the internal bracing looks great and shows no signs of repair, the only repair work we could find on close examination is a small crack on the back of the guitar. The repair is solid and appears to have been done some time ago, this is quite common and does not affect the sound or playability, please see photos for a visual description. The pick guard shows some minor shrinkage which is also quite common. Overall this guitar is in very good condition and has been very well taken care of over the years.
Thanks for looking! Cost of shipping includes full insurance, for peace of mind to you the purchaser. We hope you have a great day!
Feel free to message us anytime with any questions.... requests for more photos... a video....etc.
**International buyers, and CONUS buyers should message us for more accurate shipping rates to their country or location in the USA, we are happy to accommodate all fellow guitar/music lovers around the 🌎 globe**