1959 Martin 5-15T Tenor Guitar

Overview: I tend to really enjoy this model of tenor guitar -- they're cute, they're cozy, and they're endearing. They have the usual 23" long scale (for tenor) and so will suit both chord-melody/droney-chord players as well as lead-picking folks. In a band, I think of these best as used for chordal work as they don't quite have the punch and snap of the bigger 0-15T or 0-18T models of the same time.

Tone: It's clean, woody, and chimey all at the same time -- very well-balanced and mics up easily.

Feel: The neck is the usual mildly-medium soft V Martin shape and it has a flat fretboard.

Interesting features: Nothing to write home about, here, save that it's very clean overall. The body is solid mahogany throughout and it has a mahogany neck and rosewood board and bridge.

Repairs included: I reset the neck and Ancel leveled/dressed the frets, fit a new bone saddle, and set it up to play on the dot.

• Weight: 2 lbs 7 oz
• Scale length: 23"
• Nut width: 1 1/4"
• Neck shape: slim-medium V
• Board radius: flat
• Body width: 11 1/4"
• Body depth: 3 7/8"
• Top wood: solid mahogany
• Back & sides wood: solid mahogany
• Bracing type: x
• Bridge: rosewood
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 32w, 20w, 13, 9 for CGDA standard tuning
• Truss rod: non-adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-lower

Condition notes: It's quite clean but does show mild usewear here and there and it has a little weather-checking throughout the finish as you might expect. Everything appears to be original save for our new bone saddle.

It comes with: This come with a simple chip case.

Consignor tag: SFSA