1958 Martin 0-15 Flattop Guitar

This is a local customer's 0-15 and he dropped it off some time back to get sorted-out. It's a lively, lovely, comfortable guitar and will do both flatpicking and fingerpicking with aplomb but, like a lot of 0-size instruments that are lightly-built, if driven a little too hard, its sound flattens-out a bit under duress. Fortunately, most folks who own these guitars don't intend to whack them the same way one would a dreadnought, so we're on safe ground, methinks!

I like how this one has enough "love bites" to its looks that it feels friendly in the hand and unassuming. Someone evidently enjoyed it a lot during its life, too, as it has the evidence of a life well-lived throughout its finish and fretboard.

One little note -- the saddle was originally "through-cut" but I sealed the ends off to make this drop-in adjustable for its owner. That's just a nod to practicality that can easily be reversed if desired.

Repairs included: a neck reset, fret level/dress, new saddle, replacement (vintage) tuners, cleaning, etc.

Weight: 3 lbs 6 oz

Scale length: 24 7/8"

Nut width: 1 11/16"

Neck shape: medium-full C/soft V

Board radius: 20"

Body width: 13 1/2"

Body depth: 4 1/2"

Top wood: solid mahogany

Back & sides wood: solid mahogany

Bracing type: x

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: mahogany

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 52w, 40w, 30w, 22w, 16, 12

Truss rod: non-adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-lower

Condition notes: it has some larger cracks on the top and some smaller ones on the sides. There's a ton of general minor wear and tear (scratches, scuffs, finish weather-checking, etc.) throughout. Someone fit backwards-installed Grover Rotomatic tuners on it at some point but I removed those and fit some almost-correct, parts-bin period tuners on it instead.