{"product_id":"1957-martin-d-21-686","title":"1957 Martin D-21","description":"Serial # 154328.  We'll probably be kicking ourselves in a few years for putting this guitar up for sale, as D-21's are among the best investments in the vintage guitar world; and they don't come much more perfect than this guitar.  But, alas, we're in the business of selling guitars - not keeping them.  The '57 D-21 pictured here is the cleanest 50 year old Martin dreadnaught you're likely to find. It's one repair - a small binding reglue and 1\/8 splice- was done exceptionally well and is largely invisible.  There are no cracks anywhere on the instrument,  and no neck work has ever been done to the guitar.  No neck reset, no shaved bridge, no fretwork.  The ivory nut and saddle are original, the tuners are original, the bridge pins are original,  the finish is original... you get the idea here folks.  With action of 5 to 8 64ths the guitar is eminently playable, and with some saddle height left above the bridge the action is lowerable further.  This fifty year old Martin doesn't need a neck reset.  With guitars this perfect tone is often an afterthought, but that is not the case with this D-21. It's a fifty year old Brazilian rosewood dreadnaught.  It sounds huge. A marvelous flat picker.  Oh, and it has an Adirondack Spruce top, too.  I almost forgot to mention that...  Spidery Brazilian and Adirondack; not a bad thing, really.\u003cbr\u003eThe guitar is very expensive, and it is worth every penny of the price. \u003cbr\u003eWith a new Martin Geib-style case\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sold\"\u003eSOLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"C.F. MARTIN \u0026 CO.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53610376167790,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/3660\/5550\/files\/d21__0702.jpg?v=1790963942","url":"https:\/\/folkwaymusic.com\/products\/1957-martin-d-21-686","provider":"Folkway Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}