Description

1937 CF Martin 000-18 #66607

Plenty of play wear, nicks and dings but this pre-war 000-18 plays and sounds great. The guitar has no top cracks or side cracks. The back has 3 old repaired cracks that are tight, level and stable. One of the back cracks is accompanied by an impact dent in the wood, looks like it got dinged pretty good back in the day, see pics. There was also some finish touch up done over that crack repair that is visible only on close inspection. The rest of the body shows typical surface scrapes, play wear, etc from 83 years of making music. The guitar has had the bridge replaced, the bridge is properly shaped for the era but has a drop-in saddle slot (which is not correct), my guess is to facilitate the installation of the Fishman pickup that is in the guitar. Easily removed if desired. All of the interior bracing is original and secure, the bridge plate is original and in good condition. The nut is also a replacement (bone). All other aspects of the guitar are original (finish, tuners, etc). The guitar has had a neck reset and a refret, the frets are in excellent shape and the neck angle is good. The top shows top deflection (belly) behind the bridge that is fairly typical of pre-war Martins. The nut width is 1 3/4", the scale length is 24.9". The neck has a full but comfortable "C" profile. The action measures (at the 12th fret) 6/64" at the low E and 5/64" at the high E. Sounds huge. Comes with a non-original, modern hard shell case. $12,500

Kovacik Guitars and Fretted Instrument Repair

Kovacik Guitars and Fretted Instrument Repair

1937
CF Martin
Good
Hard
19 Years
Kovacik Guitars and Fretted Instrument Repair
Steven Kovacik
Scotia, NY
1:00 AM
By appointment

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I generally ship by UPS and will ship an item within 48 hours (usually the next day) of having received or cleared payment. Exact shipping costs will be added to the total for the buyer once the buyer has provided a shipping address. I insure everything for fulll purchase price.

Items are sold with a 48 hour approval period unless clearly marked "AS IS" in the listing. AS IS items are not returnable. If an item is going to be returned it is at the buyer's expense and the item must be shipped within 24 hours of the buyer notifying Kovacik Guitars of intent to return. Any returned items must be shipped in the original packaging and MUST be fully insured when returned. Once an item is returned to Kovacik Guitars and judged to be in the same condition as when originally sold a full refund will be issued.