2008 Martin 00 Stauffer 175th Anniversary


RARE 2008 Martin 00 Stauffer #31 of 50 Limited Edition features a classic OO-12 Fret design with solid Madagascar Rosewood back and sides. Solid Engelmann Spruce top with aging toner.  Fine Herringbone top inlay. Grained Ivoroid binding. Style 45 Abalone rosette. Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish. Maple dove-tail neck with Low Profile shape. Stauffer style headstock. Gotoh Stauffer style tuning machines. 12 fret ebony fingerboard with 24.9" short scale and 1 3/4" bone nut. Special 175th Anniversary Banner 12 fret inlay. Ebony pyramid bridge with bone saddle. Camel bone bridge pins and endpin with Abalone dots. Authentic styled "coffin case" and purple case cover. When the instrument was orginally shipped to our store the bridge pins did not match up. Enclosed is a bag with additional pins and a short note to Rick (store owner) from Danny Brown, head of Martin Custom Shop. Interior label is signed by Chris Martin. The guitar is as it came from the factory with hang tags still attached. A beautiful instrument that any collector of Martin guitars would love to own.

Specifications:

• Model: 00 Stauffer 175th
• Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
• Body Size: 00-12 Fret
• Top: Solid Engelmann Spruce
• Rosette: Style 45
• Top Bracing Pattern: Standard "X" Scalloped
• Top Braces: Solid Sitka Spruce 1/4"
• Back Material: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
• Back Purfling: Fine Pattern Herringbone
• Side Material: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
• Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
• Endpiece Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
• Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Top Inlay Style: Fine Herringbone
• Side Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
• Back Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: Low Profile w/Ice Cream Cone Heel Shape
• Nut Material: Bone
• Headstock: Solid/Stauffer Style
• Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
• Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
• Scale Length: 24.9
• Number of Frets Clear: 12
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4"
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/4"
• Fingerboard Position Inlays: 175th Anniversary Banner @ 12th Fret
• Fingerboard Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss
• Finish Top: Polished Gloss w/ Aging Toner
• Finish Neck: Satin - Black
• Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
• Bridge Style: Pyramid w/ Drop-In Long Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing: 2-5/16'
• Saddle: 16' Radius/Long Bone
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Nickel Engraved Stauffer-Style w/ Coin-Shaped Buttons
• Recommended Strings: Martin Studio Performance Light Phosphor Bronze (MSP4100)
• Bridge & End Pins: Camel Bone w/ Select Pearl Dots
• Case: 900 Hard Shell Coffin-style
• Interior Label: Signed By CFM IV, Numbered In Sequence w/ Total (50)