A time machine 12-fretter, the 00-18 Authentic 1931 is superb

The new featherweight champ with heavyweight tone

00-18 Authentic 1931 specs include: All solid woods with hide glue construction throughout, including traditional Big Leaf mahogany back and sides; Adirondack spruce top with M1 level of Martin’s Vintage Tone System, and VTS treated Authentic Series 1/4″ bracing and bridge plate; short-scale mahogany neck with a shape unique to this model, 1-7/8″ at nut; ebony fingerboard and bridge with 2-3/8″ string spacing; bone saddle and ebony nut; Vintage Style 18 appointments for the fret markers and rosette, tortoise colored pickguard and binding; Madagascar rosewood accents; thin, Vintage gloss finish.

“From the first note, I felt that of all the Authentic Series, the 00-18 Authentic 1931 would fool me most easily if I was blindfolded and told I was playing a pre-war Martin.”

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Back Detail:   N/A

Back Purfling/Strip:   Madagascar Rosewood

Side Material:   Genuine Mahogany

Side Detail:   N/A

Endpiece:   Madagascar Rosewood

Endpiece Inlay:   N/A

Binding:   Madagascar Rosewood

Top Inlay Material:   Multi-Stripe

Side Inlay Material:   N/A

Back Inlay Material:   N/A

Neck Material:   Genuine Mahogany

Neck Shape:   Authentic 1931

Neck Taper:   Standard Taper

Plek:   No

Nut Material:   Ebony

Headstock Shape:   Slotted with 1931 Taper

Headplate Material:   Madagascar Rosewood

Headplate Detail:   N/A

Headplate Logo Style:   Stamped on Back of Headstock

Headplate Binding Material:   N/A

Heelcap:   Madagascar Rosewood

Fingerboard Material:   Ebony

Scale Length:   24.9″

Neck Joins Body At:   12th Fret

Number of Frets Total:   20

Fingerboard Width at Nut:   1 7/8”

Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:   2 5/16”

Fingerboard Inlay Material:   Abalone

Fingerboard Inlay Style:   Authentic 18 Old Style

Fingerboard Binding Material:   N/A

Side Dots:   Grained Ivoroid

Back and Side Finish:   Vintage Gloss

Back and Sides Color:   Dark Mahogany

Finish Top:   Vintage Gloss

Top Color:   Clear

Finish Neck:   Vintage Gloss

Neck Color:   Dark Mahogany

Bridge Material:   Ebony

Bridge Style:   Authentic Belly – Glue in Long Saddle

Bridge String Spacing:   2 3/8”

Saddle:   Bone

Saddle Radius:   16″

Tuning Machines:   Golden Age Relic Brass Side Mount

Recommended Strings:   SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Light (MSP4100)

Knob:   Cream Plastic

Bridge Pin Material:   Black Plastic

Bridge Pin Dots:   N/A

Pickguard:   Faux Tortoise

Pickguard Inlay:   N/A

Case:   Ply Hardshell

Label:   N/A

Electronics:   Not Available

Left Handed Availability:   Yes

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