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Continue ShoppingMartin D12-35 Natural 1968
12-String Acoustic Guitar with Ebony Fingerboard, Includes Hardshell Case. Made in the USA.
Martin D12-35 Natural 1968
Vintage
Vintage
Summary
Finish: Original finish except for touchup and over-spray on neck heel crack repair.
Top Material: Spruce Top
Body Material: Brazilian Rosewood Body
Body Details: Brazilian rosewood back and sides with spruce top.
Neck Material: Mahogany Neck
Fingerboard Material: Ebony Fingerboard
Neck Profile: medium/wide, soft "V"
Neck Thickness (IN): 1st- .84" 12th- .94"
Fingerboard Radius: 16.00
Nut Width: 1-7/8 in
Neck Details: One piece mahogany neck with bound ebony board. The neck has undergone extensive repair (see Modifications/Repairs section and pictures).
Electronics: An under-bridge transducer pickup has been installed. The brand is unknown.
Pickup Measurements:
Hardware: The nut is original. The tuners have been replaced. There is a strap button installed in the heel. Several of the bridge pins are slightly mismatched. The pick guard is not original.
Weight: 4 lbs 14.8 oz
Modifications / Repairs: -The guitar has had a neck reset and been refretted. When the neck was reset, the tongue was completely removed from the neck. As a result, there is a gap in the binding at the 12th fret. -All of the neck binding has been reglued. -The neck heel has been extensively repaired. The lower half of the neck heel was cut off and replaced at some point. The neck heel was then over-sprayed. Later, a larger crack occurred in the heel above this repair. This crack has been glued and lightly touched up. -There is a repaired hairline crack in the back of the body near the neck heel. -There is a repaired crack in the treble side shoulder of the body starting at the neck heel. -There are repaired cracks on either side of the fingerboard tongue in the top. -There is a small hairline crack in the tongue end of the fingerboard and a small chip of ebony missing between the 16th and 17th frets. This is not affecting playability. -Several of the back braces have been reglued. -The bridge has been reglued. -An under-bridge transducer pickup has been installed. -The tuners have been replaced. -A strap button has been installed in the neck heel. -The pick guard has been replaced.
Case Details: Original hard shell case.
Cosmetic Condition: The guitar has has moderate play wear. The finish is glossy with checking and light dents and scratches throughout. A small piece of spruce has broken of the edge of the sound hole near the bass side corner of the tongue. There are also numerous visible repairs throughout the body and neck (read below). There is cosmetic damage to the finish on and around the neck heel due to repairs (see pictures).
Serial Number: 236406
Tech Notes: -The guitar plays well with low action. The frets are small with medium height and to play wear. -The serial number date to 1968.
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- Brand: Martin
Description & Specs
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| Finish Details: | Original finish except for touchup and over-spray on neck heel crack repair. |
| Body Material: | Brazilian Rosewood |
| Body Details: | Brazilian rosewood back and sides with spruce top. |
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Neck Profile: | medium/wide, soft "V" |
| Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st- .84" 12th- .94" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 16.00" |
| Nut Width: | 1-7/8" |
| Neck Details: | One piece mahogany neck with bound ebony board. The neck has undergone extensive repair (see Modifications/Repairs section and pictures). |
| Electronics: | An under-bridge transducer pickup has been installed. The brand is unknown. |
| Hardware: | The nut is original. The tuners have been replaced. There is a strap button installed in the heel. Several of the bridge pins are slightly mismatched. The pick guard is not original. |
| Modifications/Repairs: | -The guitar has had a neck reset and been refretted. When the neck was reset, the tongue was completely removed from the neck. As a result, there is a gap in the binding at the 12th fret. -All of the neck binding has been reglued. -The neck heel has been extensively repaired. The lower half of the neck heel was cut off and replaced at some point. The neck heel was then over-sprayed. Later, a larger crack occurred in the heel above this repair. This crack has been glued and lightly touched up. -There is a repaired hairline crack in the back of the body near the neck heel. -There is a repaired crack in the treble side shoulder of the body starting at the neck heel. -There are repaired cracks on either side of the fingerboard tongue in the top. -There is a small hairline crack in the tongue end of the fingerboard and a small chip of ebony missing between the 16th and 17th frets. This is not affecting playability. -Several of the back braces have been reglued. -The bridge has been reglued. -An under-bridge transducer pickup has been installed. -The tuners have been replaced. -A strap button has been installed in the neck heel. -The pick guard has been replaced. |
| Case Details: | Original hard shell case. |
| Cosmetic Condition: | The guitar has has moderate play wear. The finish is glossy with checking and light dents and scratches throughout. A small piece of spruce has broken of the edge of the sound hole near the bass side corner of the tongue. There are also numerous visible repairs throughout the body and neck (read below). There is cosmetic damage to the finish on and around the neck heel due to repairs (see pictures). |
| Serial Number: | 236406 |
| Tech Notes: | -The guitar plays well with low action. The frets are small with medium height and to play wear. -The serial number date to 1968. |