Photos of the Martin 00-17 Authentic 1931

Torrefied mahogany debuts on the most affordable Authentic yet

Specs include: Standard 12-fret 00 body size; All-solid tonewoods with hide glue construction throughout; mahogany back and sides; torrefied mahogany top; torrefied Adirondack spruce bracing and torrefied maple bridge plate; short-scale one-piece mahogany neck with ebony support rod and accurate 1931 V neck profile; Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 1-7/8” width at bone nut, 2-5/16” at 12th fret; Brazilian rosewood straight bridge with long bone saddle and 2-3/8” string spacing; thin Vintage Gloss finish; vintage Style 17 appointments, including white micro dot position markers, no bindings, faux tortoise pick guard; slotted headstock with Martin brand stamped in back, three-on-a-plate Golden Age relic tuners with black knobs.

” This short-scale, 12-fret 00 generates tone that expands in all directions, filling the room with clearly defined notes and woody sympathetics, while creating a soundscape of inner depth that seems far greater in size than the physical dimensions of the instrument should allow.”