This, folks, is what honest play wear looks like. Makes you proud to call yourself a musician. We’re looking at a 1937 Martin 000-18 which has been resurrected by our very own repair staff, returned to the pristine playing condition as the barn dance guitar of its youth! The previous owner confided with us that her family used this 000-18 for local barn dances for much of the first decades of its life.
If there’s a some play wear and pick marks, you know they were well-earned in the line of duty. Naturally, she’s completely opened up! The Mahogany and Spruce body lends a dry, woody tone to the voice, and man oh man can she belt it out when you dig in; at just over three pounds, this 000-18 has magnificent projection. Flatpicks or fingers, you’ll get the same snappy response. The neck profile is a soft V that’s a bit more rounded out than our 1931 OM-18, but feels just as intimate. Years and years of left hands have worn the neck to a satin-smooth sheen. Now, freshly restored, this 000-18 has a long llife behind it, and a long life yet to go.