Eric Schoenberg – The Guitarphile

1936 Martin 000-18S, Serial Number 65086

Posted on March 18, 2019

Serail number 65086 was stamped on December 16, 1936 and cleared final inspection on January 8, 1937. The special features of this guitar are the 12-fret body and the fact it was originally made for seven strings, with a banjo tuner mounted near the top of the headstock for the seventh string. The tuners are […]

Martin Guitars

1901 Martin 000-21, Serial Number 9156 (The First 000)

Posted on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

The first documented 000 size guitar was this 000-21 shipped to Henry Spahr on November 7, 1901. This guitar was discovered by Eric Schoenberg about 35 years ago. The top was in very poor condition. Dana Bourgeois attempted to save the severely thinned top but it eventually had to be replaced by TJ Thompson to […]

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