• 1943 Martin 00-21 Brazilian – Adirondack

    Category: Product Condition: Pre-Owned

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    The original 1943 Martin 00-21 pre-war 12-fret! What a great instrument. Tone, tone and more tone. This beautiful guitar will give any guitarist the opportunity to experience the tone and feel of one of Martin’s most sought after vintage guitars.

    This awesome vintage 1943 Martin 00-21 is in great condition. She had a professional neck and bridge reset. But for the lacquer repair on the back, she is 100% original. This awesome vintage martin 00-21 is in great condition and totally crack free, not even the historic Martin pickguard/spruce crack under the B-string! Also, the bridge plate is in excellent condition. Interior inspection shows no issues at all.

    From a tonal point of view, this 1943 Martin 00-21 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.

    SOLD

    Specifications

    • Body Size: 00-12 Fret
    • Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
    • Gluing process: all Hide Glue
    • Serial #: 85798
    • Top: Solid Adirondack Red Spruce
    • Back & Sides material: Solid Brazilian Rosewood
    • Rosette: Herringbone
    • Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ”X” Scalloped
    • Top Braces: Adirondack scalloped
    • Back Purfling: Herringbone
    • End piece: Tortoise
    • End piece Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
    • Binding:Tortoise
    • Headstock logo: C.F. Martin Script Logo
    • Back Inlay: Tortoise
    • Neck Material: Honduras Mahogany
    • Neck Shape: V
    • Nut Material: Bone
    • Headstock: Slotted/round Slots/Diamond/Square
    • Head plate: Solid Brazilian Rosewood
    • Heelcap: Rosewood
    • Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
    • 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 Sides and Top: original Nitro Cellulose
    • Finish Neck: Original Nitro Cellulose
    • Finish back: restored with Shellac for vintage look
    • Bridge: Belly with drop in long saddle
    • Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
    • Bridge String Spacing: 58,7 mm – 2-5/16”
    • Saddle: 16” Radius/Long Bone
    • Tuners:
    • Bridge & End Pins:
    • Pickguard: Tortoise
    • Case: orginal Geib style