Martin Custom Shop 00 12-Fret Style 3 All Mahogany

Martin Custom Shop 00 All Mahogany 12 Fret Style 3 Guitar

Built as a Style 3 Ukulele in Guitar Form

This is a one of a kind Martin Custom Shop 00 that was designed around the look and feel of a vintage Style 3 ukulele then built at full guitar scale. It is not a reissue or a standard model and there is nothing else like it.  it has a rich, full tone that you expect from a Custom Shop Marrtin and the feel of a guitar you just don't want to put down.

The entire guitar is mahogany finished in a deep dark stain that gives it a rich old world warmth. The 12 fret body moves the bridge further into the sweet spot of the top which gives it a fuller more open voice with quick response and great note separation. It is incredibly comfortable to play and has a sound that feels intimate and woody rather than bright and modern.

Details

All mahogany top back and sides

12 fret 00 Grand Concert body

Golden Era hand shaped scalloped bracing

Modified V neck with a 1930s style heel

24.9 inch scale length

Ebony fingerboard with Style 3 ukulele Diamond and Squares abalone inlay running down the center

Mahogany headplate with Mandolin Torch in select abalone with no decal

Rickard high ratio banjo tuners with ivoroid buttons

Ebony pyramid bridge with long bone saddle

Antique white binding with black and white vintage rosette

Gloss body with satin neck

1-3/4 inch nut width and 2-3/8 inch string spacing

No electronics

What makes it special

This guitar was not built to match any existing Martin model. It was built to feel like a Style 3 ukulele that grew up into a guitar. The center line Diamond and Squares fingerboard the torch headstock and the dark mahogany finish give it a personality you simply do not see on guitars. It is simple soulful and completely its own thing.