1958 Martin 0-17T Tenor Guitar

Overview: This tenor guitar was snapped-up pretty quickly, though I did have a chance to take a full set of photos, write-down the specs, and do a video. Along with the 0-18T models, the 0-15T and 0-17T are, I think, the most successful of flattop tenor guitars produced in the past. They all have good warmth, good projection, and handle nicely. They sit in the lap "just so" and the squashed, 0-size body matches the stretch in the neck and scale length perfectly. There's a reason modern Blueridge models copycat these so closely!

Repairs included: Jake Too gave it a level/dress of the frets, repaired a hairline crack in the top with some cleats, cleaned it up a bit, and set it up. It's playing bang-on and is ready to serve.

• Weight: 2 lbs 11 oz
• Scale length: 23"
• Nut width: 1 1/4"
• Neck shape: medium C/V
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 0.85"
• Depth at seventh fret: 0.94"
• Body width: 13 1/2"
• Body depth: 4 1/8"
• 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: GDAE tuning 42w, 32w, 20w, 12
• Truss rod: non-adjustable steel
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-medium

Condition notes: It has a lot of minor wear and tear throughout the body (scuffs, scratches) and one repaired hairline crack below the bridge on the top, but it's actually in pretty good shape for a '58. That's a long time ago, these days. 

It comes with: It had a gigbag which I upgraded to a hard case.

Consignor tag: DSCH