1935 Martin 00-42 Brazilian – Adirondack

Category: Product Condition: Pre-Owned

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Original  1935 Martin 00-42 pre-war 12-fret! Stunning guitar with the tone and feel of one of Martin’s most sought after vintage guitars.

This awesome vintage 1943 Martin 00-42 is in excellent condition. Pro neck reset and re-fret make this guitar play like butter. Totally crack free, no issues at all.

From a tonal point of view, this 1935 Martin 00-42 is the one everybody is looking for. Fantastic tone all over the spectrum. Solid bass notes, sweet mid-tones and those angelic high notes with massive amount of overtones. Perfect for fingerstyle and flat-picking too.

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Specifications

  • Body Size: 00-12 Fret
  • Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
  • Gluing process: all Hide Glue
  • Serial #: 61588
  • Top: Solid Adirondack Red Spruce
  • Top inlay: Style 42 Japanese Pearl Inlay
  • Back & Sides material: Solid Brazilian Rosewood
  • Rosette: Style 45
  • Top Bracing Pattern: Standard X, Scalloped
  • Top Braces: Adirondack scalloped
  • End piece: Ivoroid
  • End piece Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
  • Binding: Ivoroid
  • Headstock logo: C.F. Martin Script Logo
  • Neck Material: Honduras Mahogany
  • Truss rod: metal T-bar, non-adjustable
  • Neck Shape: soft V
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Headstock: Slotted/round Slots/Diamond/Square
  • Head plate: Solid Brazilian Rosewood
  • Heelcap: Ivoroid
  • Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Fingerboard inlay: style 45 Japanese Pearl
  • Side dots: Tortoise
  • Body width: 14 1/8 / 359 mm
  • Body depth: 4 1/16 / 103 mm
  • Body length: 19 5/8 / 498 mm
  • Scale Length: 24.9″/ 632 mm
  • Number Of Frets Clear: 12
  • Number Of Frets Total: 20
  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 47,5 mm – 1-7/8”
  • Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret: 58,7mm – 2-5/16”
  • Finish: original Nitro Cellulose
  • Bridge: Belly with drop in long Bone saddle
  • Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Bridge String Spacing: 58,7 mm – 2-5/16”
  • Saddle: 16” Radius/Long Bone
  • Tuners: Grover G-97 1:4
  • Bridge & End Pins: period correct Celluloid with black dots
  • Pickguard: Tortoise
  • Case: period correct Geib & Schaefer style
  • Paperwork: n.a.