Serial Number | 167560, built in 1959 in Nazareth, PA. |
Pricing | $1275 CAD with non-original case. SOLD |
Neck | Mahogany neck with unbound rosewood fingerboard. Rosewood headplate. |
Frets | Moderate play wear. |
Body | Mahogany body – top, back and sides, unbound – with rosewood bridge. Side crack repairs were done long ago, and there is a patch on the upper treble side near the neck block. |
Finish | Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Some of the finish is original, much of the body was resprayed when the side repairs were done. |
Hardware/electronics | Original hardware, open tuners, bone saddle, ebony nut. |
Playability/Action | Action is 5/64″ treble, 7/64″ bass side and the saddle is low, the guitar sounds great. |
Case | Later Japanese hardshell case included. |
Comments | Here is a great-sounding 1959 Martin 0-15 guitar. It has had repairs over its life, but is structurally sound and a really nice fingerstyle guitar. |
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