C. F. Martin & Co / 000-28 / 1935 / Natural / Guitar
Martin 000-28, 1935, Serial #59272, vg+
Early 1935 model with Adirondack red spruce, neck steel T-bar and T-frets, 1 ¾“ nut. Well played condition with some wears all over, finish fingered off at the beack oft he neck. There are no cracks, no hairlines, even not a pickguard crack. Original bridge plate in excellent condition, bridge replaced years back as well as neck reset and refret. All original finish throughout, original pickguard, tuners and pins. A soundhole pickup has been removed with holes through the soundhole rosette and a jack hole in the lower treble side plugged as well as a small hole through the peghead. Excellent straight neck and structure of top and body. Excellent, very strong and powerful clear tone. This guitar shows the superb quality of Martin’s guitar making in the mid ‘30s in an impressive way. Probably the best sounding example of this model we had in hands. Hc. On consignment.
Früh 1935er Exemplar mit Adirondack Red Spruce Decke, T-Halsstab und T-Bünde, 44,5 mm Sattelbreite. Viel gespielter Zustand aber ohne nennenswerten Beschädigungen oder Einschränkungen, Steg ersetzt vor einigen Jahren sowie Halswinkelkorrektur und Neubundierung. Ein Schallloch Pickup wurde entferrnt mit Löchern durch die Schallloch Rosette und ein Endbuchsenloch an der unteren Zarge ausgeflickt ebenso wie ein kleines Loch durch den Kopf. Exzellenter, gerader Hals und sehr solider Korpus. Diese Gitarre demonstriert auf beeindruckende Art die Blütezeit des Gitarrenbaus der Firma Martin Mitte der 30er Jahre. Wahrscheinlich das am besten klingende Exemplar von diesem Modell, dass wir in den Händen hatten. Hc. On consignment.
EU: Euro 65.335,-
Export: US$70,000.-
Henkes & Blazer, Germany
Through building their own guitars in the style of traditional American steel string guitars and through specializing in the restoration and repair of American pre-war instruments, they realized how similar these guitars were to the traditional German guitars in construction and materials.
Their new Tuebingen workshop opened in 1996. As aficionados of old American guitars, they have been creating many replicas of these wonderful instruments, authentic not only in their looks, but also in design and construction.
In addition to that, Blazer & Henkes are also specialists for the creation of modern guitar design, delicate pearl inlays as well as for restoration and repair work of vintage guitars.
Also, you will usually find an exquisite selection of vintage instruments in their shop.