The C.F. Martin 00-15M model continues the Martin tradition with a 00-14 fret body size, solid all-mahogany construction and a rich satin finish. The Martin 00 body design dates back to 1898 and has been used continually since then. The Martin 00-15M model was introduced in 2009, but Martin has built many mahogany topped guitars in the past, including the 000-18M. Martin’s 15 Series delivers elegant simplicity – a high quality but simply appointed instrument at an affordable price.
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This Martin Custom 000 guitar is brand new and has not developed its voice, but even so has a warm, rich and evenly balanced tone with plenty of top end sparkle. With a Sitka Spruce top with Martin’s Vintage Tone System (VTS) and Sinker Mahogany for the sides and back. The top and back braces are Sitka Spruce. The 14-fret neck is Honduran Mahogany, with Ebony used for both the bridge and fingerboard. The head plate is solid East Indian Rosewood and bears the large, old style Martin decal.
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MORE →This new redesigned ’18’ models with pre-war features included, including this C. F. Martin 000-18. The 000-18 is one of Martin’s most successful models after its Dreadnought line, and delivers a full, evenly balanced tone ideal for fingerstyle players.
The very first C. F. Martin 00018 steel string guitar appeared in 1906 with a Maple body, then with Rosewood until 1917, and finally built using Mahogany for the body in small numbers until 1926, when 224 were sold. Annual production stayed in the mid-hundreds until 1972, when 650 were built. It has been in production since, with the exception of 1932 and 1933, when none were built. The C. F. Martin 00018 string guitar is closely related to the OM or Orchestra Model, introduced in 1930.
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MORE →Here we’re looking at a Martin 00018 Standard Series steel string guitar in nearly-new condition, built during 2019 at the Martin plant in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It is very clean, with no appreciable wear of any kind. Almost ideal for fingerstyle playing, the Martin 00018 Standard delivers a very even harmonic representation, with lots of top end sparkle
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