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Used – Martin OM-18 Authentic 1933 (2013)

Serial Number: 1726173

Here to remind you why you fell in love with us in the first place, the new Authentics are constructed the old way – with hide glue, throughout, and historically-accurate detailing confirmed by using a CAT scan machine located at the Smithsonian Institute. Based on a 1933 OM-18 on loan from Fred Oster of Vintage Instruments, this guitar is constructed with a mahogany back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top using an authentic circa 1933 bracing pattern. Featuring period-correct “OM-18” Authentic-style appointments, right down to the Authentic 1933 neck barrel and heel.

Other specifications Include:

  • Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint – Hide Glue Construction
  • Body Size: 000-14 Fret
  • Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce
  • Rosette: Old Style 18
  • Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ”X” Scalloped (Authentic Style) – Circa 1933
  • Top Braces: Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16”
  • Back Material: Solid Genuine Mahogany
  • Back Purfling: Solid Madagascar Rosewood Strip
  • Side Material: Solid Genuine Mahogany
  • Endpiece: Solid Madagascar Rosewood in a Narrow 1933 Shaped
  • Endpiece Inlay: none
  • Binding: Black Boltaron
  • Top Inlay Style: Multiple Black/White Boltaron
  • Side Inlay: none
  • Back Inlay: none
  • Neck Material: Solid Genuine Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: Authentic 1933 Barrel and Heel
  • Nut Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Headstock: Solid/1939 Taper
  • Headplate: Solid Madagascar Rosewood/Authentic Style (1933) Gold Lettering w/No Black Outline
  • Heelcap: Solid Black Ebony
  • Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Scale Length: 25.4”
  • Number of Frets Clear: 14
  • Number of Frets Total: 20
  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4”
  • Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/4”
  • Fingerboard Position Inlays: Old Style 18
  • Fingerboard Binding: none
  • Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner
  • Finish Top: Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner – 1933 Chris Hillman Shaded
  • Finish Neck: Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner
  • Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Bridge Style: Authentic Style Belly w/Long Saddle
  • Bridge String Spacing: 2-3/8”
  • Saddle: 16” Radius/Fossilized Ivory
  • Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel 8060 w/Butterbean Knobs
  • Recommended Strings: Martin Bronze Medium Gauge (M150)
  • Bridge & End Pins: Black
  • Pickguard: Delmar Tortoise Color
  • Case: 533V Harptone style
  • Interior Label: none
  • Electronics: none
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$3,699.00

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