1942 Martin 0-18
$11495 USD
($17012.6 CAD)
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With its ebony neck reinforcement and extra-light wartime construction, this 1942 Martin 0-18 is a dreamy sounding guitar. It is expansive and expressive and offers that magical combination of endless headroom and incredible touch-sensitivity. It’s an unanimous shop favorite.
This 0-18 features a red spruce top with scalloped bracing, 13.5” wide 0-size body, 24.9” scale neck, and 1-11/16” nut. It remains in excellent condition and crack-free; there are no repairs to its bracing or bridge plate. The neck has been reset, the bridge is a replacement, and the tuning machines are from the later 1940s. The work was done elsewhere and in recent years. Although the reset could have been done more cleanly, the angle is excellent and the guitar’s action was well served. There are small repaired chips on the bass side of the heel, the cracked ebony heel cap has been off and on, and is some scarring alongside the fretboard extension. If you can live with a few fairly minor cosmetic flaws you’ll be rewarded with one of the best sounding 0-18s around.
The neck has a comfortable and fairly compact feel. The carve has a C shape in the first position and evolves into a very soft V up the neck. First fret neck depth is a contemporary .838”, and the thickness at the 9th fret measures .971. String spread at the saddle is 2-1/8”. The guitar’s frets have recently been dressed and play cleanly. We’ve set up the action at 5-6.5 64ths with 12-54 strings.
With modern hardshell case
This 0-18 features a red spruce top with scalloped bracing, 13.5” wide 0-size body, 24.9” scale neck, and 1-11/16” nut. It remains in excellent condition and crack-free; there are no repairs to its bracing or bridge plate. The neck has been reset, the bridge is a replacement, and the tuning machines are from the later 1940s. The work was done elsewhere and in recent years. Although the reset could have been done more cleanly, the angle is excellent and the guitar’s action was well served. There are small repaired chips on the bass side of the heel, the cracked ebony heel cap has been off and on, and is some scarring alongside the fretboard extension. If you can live with a few fairly minor cosmetic flaws you’ll be rewarded with one of the best sounding 0-18s around.
The neck has a comfortable and fairly compact feel. The carve has a C shape in the first position and evolves into a very soft V up the neck. First fret neck depth is a contemporary .838”, and the thickness at the 9th fret measures .971. String spread at the saddle is 2-1/8”. The guitar’s frets have recently been dressed and play cleanly. We’ve set up the action at 5-6.5 64ths with 12-54 strings.
With modern hardshell case