Martin Guitars

1965 Martin 00-21NY Guitar, Serial Number 204925

Serial number 204925 was stamped on September 28, 1965 and cleared final inspection on Novembr 22 that year.

The tuners are Waverly G-13 (or possibly G-31) machines with white celluloid buttons.

Style 21 features:

Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood

Top: Sitka spruce

Purfling: Lines

Binding: Tortoiseshell celluloid

Backstripe: "Zipper" purfling pattern

Other period features:

Unscalloped X-bracing

Brazilian rosewood fingerboard

Brazilian rosewood straight bridge

Steel T-bar neck reinforcement

No pick guard

No fingerboard inlays

Decal on front of headstock

No C. F. Martin stamp on back of headstock

Style stamp

Photos courtesy of Schoenberg Guitars

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