Martin 00-18VS Custom Limited Edition

You’re bidding on a 2009 Martin 00-18VS Custom originally purchased from My Favorite Guitars. This is a limited edition created specially for the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum.

It’s a fabulous guitar, with an amberburst sitka spruce top and beautiful quilted mahogany back and sides, but I recently scored a 1938 00-17 that occupies pretty similar sonic territory. The guitar and case are as-new and have never been out of the house.

Here’s an audio sample and more pictures of the guitar from the MFG site.

http://www.myfavoriteguitars.com/product.php?productid=16545&cat=277&page=1

MFG is currently charging $2900 for one of these with a Dec/Jan wait.

Reserve is set at $2000.

I also have this for sale locally, so I reserve the right to stop this auction at any point.

 Thanks for looking

Here are the specs.

Model Specifications

MODEL: Custom 00-18VS Quilted Mahogany Ambertone 1933

CONSTRUCTION: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint

BODY SIZE: 00-12 Fret

TOP: Solid Sitka Spruce

ROSETTE: Old Style 18

TOP BRACING PATTERN: 00-12 fret

TOP BRACES: Scalloped 1/4''

BACK MATERIAL: Solid Quilted Mahogany

BACK PURFLING: Zig-zag pattern

SIDE MATERIAL: Solid Quilted Mahogany

ENDPIECE: Tortoise Color

ENDPIECE INLAY: none

BINDING: Tortoise Color

TOP INLAY STYLE: Fine Herringbone

SIDE INLAY: none

BACK INLAY: none

NECK MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany

NECK SHAPE: Modified V

NUT MATERIAL: Bone

HEADSTOCK: Solid/Square Slots/6 string No Diamond/Square Taper

HEADPLATE: Solid East Indian Rosewood /Small Old Style

HEELCAP: Solid Black Ebony

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony

SCALE LENGTH: 24.9''

# OF FRETS CLEAR: 12

# OF FRETS TOTAL: 20

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1-3/4''

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2-1/4''

FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS: Old Style 18 (Abalone)

FINGERBOARD BINDING: none

FINISH BACK & SIDES: Polished Gloss/Dark Mahogany Stain

FINISH TOP: Polished Gloss w/Ambertone 1933 finish

FINISH NECK: Semi Gloss/Dark Mahogany Stain

BRIDGE MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony

BRIDGE STYLE: Vintage Belly w/ Drop-In Long Saddle

BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2-1/4''

SADDLE: 16'' Radius/Bone

TUNING MACHINES: Waverly Nickel w/ Butterbean Knobs

RECOMMENDED STRINGS: Martin Studio Performance Light Phosphor Bronze (MSP4100)

BRIDGE & END PINS: Black w/ White Dots

PICKGUARD: None

CASE: 534 Geib style

INTERIOR LABEL: Paper label signed by CFM IV

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