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Martin 00 16E Granadillo Steel String Guitar

On May 6, 2020 /

The new Martin 00 16E model starts from the classic 00, or Grand Concert body size, but in place of Mahogany or Indian Rosewood for the back and sides uses Granadillo. Granadillo is also known as Mexican Rosewood or Platymiscium Yucatanum. In Central and South America, it’s often used under the name Macacauba for musical instruments. Its density and hardness help it deliver a bit more top end than true Rosewoods, but still has bottom end and warmth.

New

Price: $2,379.00 CAD

Eastman E10OOSS Sunburst Steel String

On March 18, 2020 /

Tags: 00, acoustic, Eastman mandolins, steel string

Eastman Strings because we’ve found them to be excellent value. Based on proven designs, Eastman guitars are well built, well finished and deliver tone and playability. Part of the Eastman Strings Traditional series, the Eastman E10OOSS is a small body (00 size) sunburst finished guitar featuring a solid Adirondack Spruce top and solid Mahogany for back, sides and neck, with rosewood for the fingerboard, headplate and bridge. The tuners are open-style with “butter bean” shaped metal buttons.

New

Price: $1,610.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Martin 00 18 Steel String Guitar, 2019

On February 6, 2020 /

Here we’re looking at a Martin 00 18 standard series guitar, built during 2019 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania and in very good, clean condition. There’s virtually no wear of any kind. For woods, this guitar uses Sitka Spruce for the top and Mahogany for the sides, back, body blocks and neck. The head plate is Indian Rosewood and sports a gold Martin decal. The bridge and bound fingerboard are Ebony. The body finish is gloss, but the neck is a smooth satin. The tuners are open-gear Grover Sta-Tite models.

Used

Price: $2,399.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ C F Martin 00-18 Steel String Guitar, 1962

On November 6, 2019 /

The C F Martin 00-18 steel string guitar has its origins in 1898, and was originally built with Rosewood back and sides until 1917, and braced for gut strings until 1923. It stayed in production until 1995, and was brought back online in 2016 with the occasional custom shop or signature model made available in the in-between time.In the form we’re most familiar with, the Martin 00-18 steel string guitar uses Martin’s smaller ’00’ sized body, using Sitka Spruce top and braces paired with Mahogany for the sides, back, 14-fret neck, and body blocks.

Vintage

Price: $4,049.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Larrivee OO Body Steel String Guitar Rosewood, 1976

On September 16, 2019 /

Here is a lovely item from the past – a Larrivee OO body steel string guitar from 1976 in Toronto, just as The Twelfth Fret opened, with signatures from both Jean Larrivee (on the label) and Tony Duggan-Smith (discreetly engraved in the headstock inlay). At the time this guitar was built, I was just moving to The Twelfth Fret from the late Darryl Williams’ shop in Schomberg, Ontario, as the first Twelfth Fret employee.

Vintage

Price: $4,000.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ Sold ❌ Collings 001 Mh Mahogany Steel String Guitar, 2012

On September 5, 2018 /

The Collings 001 is based on a very traditional design that’s been a standard for over a century, and this example is built with Mahogany for the top, back and sides. This fine guitar was built in Austin, Texas during 2012. Like every Collings we’ve seen, the build quality is exceptional, with excellent playability and great tone. It is good condition, and we’d rate and price it higher except that there is some subtle finish marking, visible only from close up – from more than a foot away, it’s nearly impossible to see it and doesn’t really show in the photos.

Used

Price: $3,450.00 CAD

This instrument has sold