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2017 MARTIN & CO. 1939-SPEC 0000-18 LTD. ACOUSTIC IN NATURAL FINISH

Handmade Matters.

There’s a corner in Pennsylvania where timeless guitar-building techniques never go out of style. Where tradition rules and is respected. Where handmade still matters. You can only create guitars with amazing tone when artisans do honest work with care and patience without taking shortcuts. Handmade guitars are special; they have a soul all their own, and you can hear it in the music they create.

The 2017 Martin 1939-Spec 0000-18 Ltd. Acoustic Guitar at a glance:

Redesigned 0000-18 offers many of the features found in our pre-war era guitars

Premium tonewoods; aged Sitka spruce top with selected mahogany back and sides

One piece Ebony fretboard

24.9” short scale neck with high-performance taper

Bone nut and compensated saddle

Scalloped X-Bracing

Original Hardshell Case included

2017 MARTIN & CO. 1939-SPEC 0000-18 LTD. ACOUSTIC IN NATURAL FINISH

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Every handcrafted Martin is a stand against a mass-produced, disposable, speed-obsessed world. See, hear, and enjoy the difference.

Carrying a distinct vintage-inspired design and updated like the D-18 a few years ago, the redesigned 1939 Spec 0000-18 offers many of the features found in our pre-war era guitars. The 0000-18, which has a beautiful aging toned top in Sitka spruce, is married with genuine mahogany back and sides. The body is edged with tortoise binding and complemented with a polished finish.

The 24.9” short scale model’s neck features a modified low oval profile with Performing Artist taper, with a width of 1-3/4” at the nut and 2-5/32” string spacing for easy playability. Nickel open-geared tuners with butterbean knobs are found with a rosewood headplate, which displays a large old style Martin logo

Specifications

General

Condition	Used (Good) Professional Peghead Fracture Repair
Number of Strings	6
Orientation	Right-handed
Country of Origin	U.S.A.
Year	2017
Limited Edition / Series	No
Weight	4-lbs 2.4-oz.

body

Body Type / Size	Hollowbody Acoustic / 000-14 Fret
Body Shape	0000-18 Dreadnought
Body Material	Front: 2-pc Solid Sitka Spruce	Rims: Grade AA Mahogany
	Back: Grade AA Mahogany
Body Carve	Front: Flat Top	Back: Flat with
Body Binding	Front: 2-ply Faux Tortoise	Back: Style 18 Purfling/strip
Spine / Bracing	No / Scalloped X-Bracing
Rosette	Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Build Materials Used	Hot-hide Glue (neck-joint) and Titebond Glue (body/bracings)
Body Finish Type	High-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color	Front: Natural, Aging Toner	Back & Neck: Dark Mahogany

neck

Neck Material	Genuine Quartersawn Mahogany with Satin Finish Back
Heel Cap	Ebony
Truss Rod	Standard 2-way Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover	2-ply B/W Beveled Bell-style with Hot-stamped White ’75th Anniversary’
Peghead Particular	Front: Square East Indian Rosewood Headplate with Old Style Script ‘Martin’ Overlay
	Back: Blank
Neck Profile	Modified Low Oval High-Performance Taper − Neck Joint to Body at 14th fret
Fingerboard Material	Ebony
Fingerboard Radius	12”
Scale Length	24.9"
No. Frets / Type	20 / Medium (Pleked)
Nut Size / Material	1 3/4''/ Bone
Neck Width	1.747” at 1st fret / 2 1/8'' at 12th fret
Neck Depth	0.840" at 1st fret / 0.870" at 9th fret
Fingerboard Inlays	Old Style 18 – Genuine Abalone
Neck Binding	No
Side Dots	White Acrylic
Neck Joint	Dovetail Neck Joint

hardware

Saddle / Radius	Compensated drop in Bone Saddle on Modern Belly Ebony Base / 16” Radius
Bridge String Spacing	2 5/32" string spacing
Bridge Pins	Martin® Hardened Black Plastic, Slotted, with no Dot Inlays
Tailpiece	No
Tuning Machines	Martin® Nickel Open Gear Tuners with Butterbean Knobs / 14:1 Ratio
Strap Buttons	No
Pickguard	Single-ply beveled Tortoise Pattern

miscellaneous

Case / Gigbag	Martin® Acoustic Ply OHSC Black with plush Interior and lock
Strings	Elixir® 16027 Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze Acoustic .011-.052 Gauges
Tools / Accessories	No
Manual / Literature	Martin® Owner’s Manual, Warranty Card
C.O.A.	No
Other	No
Weight	Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard Units

Disclosure	Certain technical specs may have been extracted from Martin® website and/or internet archives. The words Martin® / Elixir® and the associated designs are registered trademarks of C.F. Martin & Co. Inc. and the other named manufacturers, respectively.

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