C. F. Martin & Co. stamp on back of headstock

1932 Martin 12-Fret 0-18 Guitar with Dark Top (Serial Number 49601)

The guitar featured in this entry is one of the very last 12-fret 0-18 guitars made by Martin. The guitar was stamped […]

The popularity of 12-fret 00-28 guitars began to waver in 1929 as the first Martin 14-fret six-string guitars appeared on the market. […]

Serial number 33002 was stamped on September 15, 1927 at the beginning of the production process. The tuners are Waverly G-32 chrome […]

Serial number 39272 was stamped on April 4, 1929 and cleared final inspection on October 22 that year, just two days before […]

Serial number 57851 was stamped on October 3, 1934 and cleared final inspection on May 7, 1935 (quite a long time in […]

Serial number 57921 was stamped on October 8, 1934 and cleared final inspection on Jun 26, 1935 (a long time in […]

Martin launched its carved-top guitars in June 1931. They were offered in three models; C-1, C-2 and C-3, with the C-3 guitars […]

This particular guitar has a very interesting story as it has been in the same family since 1934. The guitar is a […]

Serial number 60245 was stamped on June 26, 1935 and cleared final inspection on August 27 that year. It was shipped to […]

Serial number 12915 was stamped during October/November 1917 and was shipped to William Lewis & Son in Chicago on December 26, 1917. […]