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C.F. Martin 0-28K Guitar

(description below)

 

Price: $5,250.00 USD

Martin 0-28K made April 26th 1930, serial # 42256.

Details:

• Heavily figured koa top, back and sides
• Herringbone top trim with white binding
• white & black sound hole trim with violin purfling
• Zigzag back-strip inlay
• Purfling trim with white binding on back
• Snowflake fret markers on ebony fingerboard
• Engraved tuning plates with patterned celluloid knobs in excellent condition
• Original flat bar frets
• Original raised bone nut
• Original body bridge and non-slotted bridge pins
• Some humping behind the bridge which can only be expected
• X-braced for steel (currently strung with light steel)
• Original end pin is missing
• Some random scratches and nicks otherwise quite new looking

Great lap guitar!

 

 

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