Status
Sold
Brand
Martin Guitars
Product Year
1910
Model
000-28
Serial #
11063
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
1624
Condition
Excellent ++. This guitar comes with a letter from master luthier John Greven detailing its originality and discussing the work he performed on the guitar.This was the fourth 000-28 ever built and has the original body and neck with scarfe jointed headstock and original bar frets, ivory end pin wedge, ivory saddle, ivory bindings, heel cap, etc. The nut has been replaced with ivory. The back of the headstock shows where the original ivory strap button was located. It is braced for steel strings and has been strung with them for decades with no problems in the top or neck. It is currently strung with extra lights and sounds amazing. John says he believes it went back to Martin in the 1930's to be refinished and have a new bridge put on. The belly bridge helps it to hold steel strings perfectly. The original friction pegs have been replaced with Waverly open back tuners. John removed most of the oversprayed lacquer through careful buffing and French polished over the original French polish. He also repaired any cracks that were in the back and sides. The top is original and X braced with shallow scalloping. The top has no cracks or other issues. This is a superb piece of Adirondack that has aged to perfection and has handled steel strings for at least the last few decades with no signs of trouble. The pickguard is new, but made in the original style of the guitar by John Greven. We've included a brand new Calton Flight Case to protect this rare instrument
Body Type(s)
Small, 000
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Brazilian
Top
Spruce - Adirondack (Red)
Neck Wood
Cedar - Spanish
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
Wood
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
None
Fret Markers
None
Frets to Body
12
Headplate
Rosewood - Brazilian
Headstock Inlay
None
Body Bindings
Ivory
Tuners
Waverly Open Back
Cutaway
None
Pickguard
Greven Tortis
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
19.5 in
Upper Bout
11.38 in
Lower Bout
15.63 in
Body Depth Heel
3.38 in
Body Depth Tail
4.38 in
Scale Length
25.4 in
Scale Length (mm)
645.2 mm
Nut Width
1.88 in
Nut Width (mm)
47.6 mm
String Spacing
2.38 in
String Spacing (mm)
60.3 mm
Weight
0 lb. 0 oz.
Case
Hardshell - Calton Flight Case