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This 77-year-old classic is from the last year Martin used hide glue on their guitars. An original lightweight 3 lb 1 oz 1945 Martin 0-17. Guitar has light checking, edge wear and nicks and dings from play wear and honest use. One of 575 0-17’s made by Martin in 1945. “0” sized Martin’s are known to be a great size for their acoustic properties, and this guitar is no exception.

This is just back from getting all its age-related maintenance done, by one of the best in the business. New owner will get a copy of the receipt detailing all the work done and the cost.

If you know your seventy-year-old plus Gibson & Martin acoustics, you know they all need age related maintenance, and you know people who say they don’t are lying. You also know this work done by the best is not only expensive, but the wait time to get work done is long. You can get it done cheaper and faster, but it will show. This one is a bargain when you factor in the cost of the work performed on it and the wait time you will avoid. The frets are brand new, & precision leveled. You will be the first owner to play on these new frets, and a neck reset was also performed at this time.

Original tuners are classic thin gear no bushing models typical of wartime fare, and it lacks a magnetic truss rod, as is correct for this year. Original ebony nut, bridge plate & strap button at the tail. No strap button at the neck heel ever installed. The neck profile is a nice rounder profile.

Neck Thickness at 1st fret: .902, 7th fret: 1.062, 11th fret 1.118. Nut measures1 23/32".

Sides & back have some nice figure to them, you won’t find wood of this quality on the new ones. Crack-free example with the exception of a typical and repaired sound hole to bridge stress crack at the pick guard area.

Like many of these old Martins, this one had a different bridge on it at one point. A genuine vintage time period correct bridge has been reinstalled. Prior bridge had a couple of nuts securing it, which were underneath the existing bridge footprint, and have been corrected when the bridge was off. A slight ghost line exists from the old bridge mostly evident on the treble end of the bridge. A slight line of finish is missing on the sound hole side of bridge. See the pics for details. Includes a newer high quality hard case.

Copper Basin Guitars

Copper Basin Guitars

1945
Martin
Excellent
Hard
19 Years
Copper Basin Guitars
Copper Basin
208-631-5757
Online Only
By Appointment Only

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Buyer pays insurance and shipping costs.

24 hour approval process if item returned in exact shape as when shipped. Amps are packed extremly well for shipment and sales are final.