Vintage 1942 0-15

Condition Report

This '42 Martin 0-15 is one of the coolest guitars in the shop, and it sounds unbelievably good. It's also in shockingly good shape for its age! It has a few bumps on bruises on the finish, but it's quite clean. There are two repaired cracks: one on the top with a few small internal cleats and one side crack on the guitar's butt-end. The frets show extremely light wear, measuring .080 inches by .038 inches. The neck angle looks perfect, and the bridge and tuners are original. It comes with its original chipboard case, which has shrunk so the guitar is a pretty tight fit. As a bonus, we've included a modern hardshell case that isn't perfect fit-wise, but protects the guitar much better. If you want to experience the magic of mahogany, it's hard to imagine a better example than this! 

• Serial Number

  81227

• Brand Name

  Martin Guitars

• Model

  Vintage 1942 0-15

• Finish Color

  Natural

• Finish Type

  Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Top Wood

  Mahogany

• Bracing

  X-Bracing

• Back & Sides Wood

  Mahogany

• Neck Dimensions

  .850 1st - 1.010 9th

• Neck Wood

  Mahogany

• Neck Finish

  Gloss

• Fingerboard Wood

  Brazilian Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius

  16"

• Fingerboard Inlays

  White Dots

• Frets

  19

• Scale Length

  24.9”

• Headstock

  Faux Tortoise Veneer

• Nut Material

  Ebony

• Width at Nut

  1.711”

• Saddle String Spacing

  2.187”

• Electronics

  None

• Saddle

  Bone, Compensated

• Hardware

  Nickel

• Tuners

  Strip Tuners

• bridge

  Brazilian Rosewood, Through-Saddle

• Pickguard

  Faux Tortoise

• Case Candy

  Vintage Martin Guitars Catalogue from 1941

• Case

  Vintage Brown/Purple Hardshell Case