Martin 00-17 1945 | HOLD | (VBG1927) | The 00-17 as a catalog offering had been around about a dozen years when this example was built. With its construction dating to 1945, it has some war-time features such as no ferrules in the peg head, and an ebony truss rod instead of the steel t-bar. Otherwise, it conforms to the specs of a typical 00-17 with mahogany body and neck, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, bridge and head stock overlay. Top and back are unbound.
This example is in solid, very good condition with a few apparent repairs. The neck was reset and the frets possibly replaced at that time. The original rosewood bridge is shaved a bit, and the original slot filled and recut likely for intonation purposes; a few braces reglued; an input jack replaces the end pin; a top crack was repaired (not level); the top appears refinished; original tuners replaced with StuMac reproduction Grovers; bridge pins replaced.
The body measures 14 3/8" across at the lower bout; scale length is 25"; the neck measures 1 5/8" across at the nut.
Action is set at 4 & 6/64" and the guitar plays smoothly. The tone is rich and open.
Comes with a hard case.
Check out the sound clip.
This example is in solid, very good condition with a few apparent repairs. The neck was reset and the frets possibly replaced at that time. The original rosewood bridge is shaved a bit, and the original slot filled and recut likely for intonation purposes; a few braces reglued; an input jack replaces the end pin; a top crack was repaired (not level); the top appears refinished; original tuners replaced with StuMac reproduction Grovers; bridge pins replaced.
The body measures 14 3/8" across at the lower bout; scale length is 25"; the neck measures 1 5/8" across at the nut.
Action is set at 4 & 6/64" and the guitar plays smoothly. The tone is rich and open.
Comes with a hard case.
Check out the sound clip.