Martin size 0 or concert sized guitars are around 13.5 inches wide, narrower than the size 00 but also slightly deeper than the 00 with a maximum body depth of 4.25 inches (14 fret models) to 4.19 inches (12 fret models). According to Martin the size 0 is designed for concert playing and club use (size 00 is designed for extra volume) and is the most favored size combining great brillancy with clearness. Martin was consistent over the years in the size 0 being their favorite guitar when volume was not the most important criterion.
MARTIN 0-15The Martin 0-15 was an all-mahogany instrument with modest styling. It was made mainly between 1940 and 1961, although a few may have been made in the 1930s. Its humble appearance means it has been largely overlooked by collectors and good vintage 0-15s can be bought for a relatively reasonable prices. The Martin 0-15 has Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, bridge and headstock veneer. The all mahogany body means that the tone is also restrained not too much bass or treble. The was also a tenor guitar (4 string) version the Martin 0-15T. | |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-15TThe 0-15T was made between 1960 and 1963 |
MARTIN 0-16The extremely rare Martin 0-16 was like the Martin 0-16NY except it had a tortoiseshell pickguard. Only 6 were made in total, in 1961. | |
MARTIN 0-16NYMARTIN made the 0-16NY between 1961 and 1995. Shaped in the authentic “New York Martin” style, the concert sized Martin 0-16NY joins a quarter sawn mahogany body with a resonant spruce top trimmed in black and white inlay. Finished in natural semi-gloss lacquer, the 0-16NY combines a rosewood fingerboard with a rosewood bridge. Braced for (light!) steel or nylon strings, the 0-16NY is considered an ideal finger picking folk guitar because of its soft mellow sound and wide neck. | |
MARTIN 0-17 (1906-1917)Introduced in 1906 the Martin 0-17 was a concert sized acoustic. From 1906 until 1917 this model had a spruce top and rosewood back and sides. In 1929 the Martin 0-17 was renamed the 2-17 and had mahogany tops, backs and sides. | |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-17 (1929-1948, 1966-68 Mfg.)Production of the 0-17 (1929-1948, 1966-68 Mfg.) began in 1929 and ended in 1948 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-17HProduction of the 0-17H began in 1930 and ended in 1939 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-17TThe 0-17T was made between 1932 and 1963 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-18MARTIN manufactured the 0-18 between 1898 and 1995 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-18KProduction of the 0-18K began in 1918 and ended in 1935 |
MARTIN 0-18TMartin introduced the 0-18T tenor guitar in the late 1920s. At this time banjos were a popular rhythm instrument because they were loud enough to be heard over the other dance band instruments. Tenor guitars were aimed at banjoists who wanted to switch to guitar - they had four strings and the same tuning as a banjo but sounded like a guitar. The 0-18T even had banjo tuners for the first couple of years of production. The 0-18T remained in prodcution until 1994 although in later years it was made to order only. | |
MARTIN 0-21Martin first began producing the 0-21 way back in 1898. The concert sized 0-21 was the smallest body sized version of the Martin style 21 flat-tops. They had 19 frets and the neck joined the body at the 12th fret. The earliest ones had cedar necks until mahogany necks were introduced in 1917. They had also ebony fingerboards until 1941 and then rosewood until the 0-21 model was discontinued . | |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-21HRead more |
MARTIN 0-21KMARTIN originally made the concert sized 0-21K between 1919 and 1929. It was like the Martin 0-21 but had all koa construction (top, back and sides). The Martin 0-21K has since been reissued by the Martin Custom Shop | |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-28Production of the 0-28 began in 1898 and ended in 1931 |
MARTIN 0-28KThe Martin 0-28K was made between 1917 and 1935. It was an all koa steel stringed version of the Martin 0-28. The koa tops were used in part because of a belief at the time that spruce soundboards could not withstand the force of steel strings. Makers like Martin noted the use of koa & steel strings on Hawaiian made instruments and followed suit. Total production of the model was 641 were made in total. The 0-28K, at least until 1929, had the bridge set up in such a way that it could be easily converted between Hawaiian and Spanish configurations by simply raising the nut. | |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-28TMARTIN produced the 0-28T between 1930 and 1931 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-30MARTIN produced the 0-30 between 1899 and 1921 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-34The 0-34 was made between 1898 and 1899 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-40The 0-40 was made between 1912 and 1913 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-42MARTIN produced the 0-42 between 1898 and 1942 |
No image yet | MARTIN 0-45MARTIN manufactured the 0-45 between 1904 and 1939 |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Made in | Number of strings | Scale length | Finish effects | Binding | Configuration |
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MARTIN 0-15 1940 to 1961 | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | 24.875 inches scale length | - | - | - | |
MARTIN 0-15T 1960 to 1963 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16 1961 | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | - | satin finish | - | - | |
MARTIN 0-16NY 1961 to 1995 | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | 24.875 inches scale length | - | - | - | |
MARTIN 0-17 (1906-1917) 1906 to 1917 | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length | - | rosewood binding | - | |
MARTIN 0-17 (1929-1948, 1966-68 Mfg.) 1929 to 1948 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17H 1930 to 1939 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17T 1932 to 1963 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18 1898 to 1995 | No image yet | natural finish | - | 6 strings | - | - | black binding, rosewood binding, wood binding | - |
MARTIN 0-18K 1918 to 1935 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18T 1929 to 1994 | natural finish | USA | - | - | - | black binding, rosewood binding, wood binding | tenor configuration | |
MARTIN 0-21 1898 to 1948 | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length | - | wood binding | - | |
MARTIN 0-21H | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21K 1919 to 1929 | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | - | - | rosewood binding, wood binding | - | |
MARTIN 0-28 1898 to 1937 | No image yet | natural finish | - | 6 strings | - | - | ivory body-binding | - |
MARTIN 0-28K 1917 to 1935 | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | - | - | ivory body-binding | - | |
MARTIN 0-28T 1930 to 1931 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-30 1899 to 1921 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-34 1898 to 18991907 | No image yet | natural finish | USA | 6 strings | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-40 1912 to 1913 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-42 1898 to 1942 | No image yet | natural finish | - | 6 strings | - | - | ivory body-binding, plastic binding | - |
MARTIN 0-45 1904 to 1939 | No image yet | natural finish | - | 6 strings | - | - | ivory body-binding, plastic binding | - |
Model | Body back material | Body sides material | Body top material | Pickguard material | Soundhole rosette | Soundhole | Body style | Body width |
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MARTIN 0-15 1940 to 1961 | mahogany body back | mahogany body sides | mahogany body top | tortoiseshell pickguard | 2-stripe rosette | round soundhole | - | - |
MARTIN 0-15T 1960 to 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16 1961 | mahogany body back | mahogany body sides | spruce body top | tortoiseshell pickguard | - | round soundhole | concert size body | - |
MARTIN 0-16NY 1961 to 1995 | mahogany body back | mahogany body sides | spruce body top | - | - | round soundhole | - | 13.625 inches body width |
MARTIN 0-17 (1906-1917) 1906 to 1917 | mahogany body back, rosewood body back | mahogany body sides, rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | 3-stripe rosette | round soundhole | - | 13.5 inches wide body |
MARTIN 0-17 (1929-1948, 1966-68 Mfg.) 1929 to 1948 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17H 1930 to 1939 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17T 1932 to 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18 1898 to 1995 | rosewood body back | rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | rope pattern rosette | round soundhole | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18K 1918 to 1935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18T 1929 to 1994 | rosewood body back | rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | rope pattern rosette | round soundhole | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21 1898 to 1948 | rosewood body back | rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | herringbone rosette | round soundhole | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21K 1919 to 1929 | koa body back | - | koa body top | - | herringbone rosette | round soundhole | concert size body | - |
MARTIN 0-28 1898 to 1937 | rosewood body back | rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | herringbone rosette | round soundhole | - | - |
MARTIN 0-28K 1917 to 1935 | koa body back | koa body sides, rosewood body sides | koa body top | - | herringbone rosette | round soundhole | concert size body | - |
MARTIN 0-28T 1930 to 1931 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-30 1899 to 1921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-34 1898 to 18991907 | Brazilian rosewood body back | rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | pearl rosette | round soundhole | - | - |
MARTIN 0-40 1912 to 1913 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-42 1898 to 1942 | rosewood body back | rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | - | round soundhole | - | - |
MARTIN 0-45 1904 to 1939 | Brazilian rosewood body back | rosewood body sides | spruce body top | - | - | round soundhole | - | - |
Model | Body fret | Neck joint | Neck width | Number of frets | Nut | Peghead (headstock) | Tuner layout | Neck material | Headstock inlays or logos |
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MARTIN 0-15 1940 to 1961 | Neck joins body at 14th fret | set neck | 1.725 inches wide at nut | 19 fret | ebony nut | veneer headstock | three-each-side | - | - |
MARTIN 0-15T 1960 to 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16 1961 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | slotted (open) headstock | three-each-side | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16NY 1961 to 1995 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | 1.875 inches wide at nut | 19 fret | - | slotted (open) headstock | three-each-side | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17 (1906-1917) 1906 to 1917 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | - | 1.875 inches wide at nut | 20 fret | - | slotted (open) headstock | three-each-side | cedar neck | - |
MARTIN 0-17 (1929-1948, 1966-68 Mfg.) 1929 to 1948 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17H 1930 to 1939 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17T 1932 to 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18 1898 to 1995 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | - | three-each-side | cedar neck | - |
MARTIN 0-18K 1918 to 1935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18T 1929 to 1994 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | - | three-each-side | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21 1898 to 1948 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | 1.91 inches wide at nut | 19 fret | - | slotted (open) headstock | three-each-side | cedar neck, mahogany neck | - |
MARTIN 0-21H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21K 1919 to 1929 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | ivory nut | slotted (open) headstock | three-each-side | cedar neck | - |
MARTIN 0-28 1898 to 1937 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | - | three-each-side | cedar neck | - |
MARTIN 0-28K 1917 to 1935 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | - | three-each-side | cedar neck | - |
MARTIN 0-28T 1930 to 1931 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-30 1899 to 1921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-34 1898 to 18991907 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | - | three-each-side | cedar neck | - |
MARTIN 0-40 1912 to 1913 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-42 1898 to 1942 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | - | three-each-side | mahogany neck | Ivoroid logo inlaid on headstock |
MARTIN 0-45 1904 to 1939 | Neck joins body at 12th fret | set neck | - | 19 fret | - | bound headstock | three-each-side | cedar neck | - |
Model | Bridge pins | Bridge | Tuners | Hardware color |
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MARTIN 0-15 1940 to 1961 | white pins | rosewood bridge | open gear tuners | - |
MARTIN 0-15T 1960 to 1963 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16 1961 | black with white dot pins | rosewood bridge | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16NY 1961 to 1995 | black with white dot pins | rosewood bridge | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17 (1906-1917) 1906 to 1917 | black pins | ebony bridge | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17 (1929-1948, 1966-68 Mfg.) 1929 to 1948 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17H 1930 to 1939 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17T 1932 to 1963 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18 1898 to 1995 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge, straight bridge | brass tuners | - |
MARTIN 0-18K 1918 to 1935 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18T 1929 to 1994 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge, straight bridge | banjo tuners | - |
MARTIN 0-21 1898 to 1948 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge | brass tuners | - |
MARTIN 0-21H | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21K 1919 to 1929 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge | brass tuners | nickel hardware |
MARTIN 0-28 1898 to 1937 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge | brass tuners | - |
MARTIN 0-28K 1917 to 1935 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge | brass tuners | - |
MARTIN 0-28T 1930 to 1931 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-30 1899 to 1921 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-34 1898 to 18991907 | pearl dot pins | ivory bridge | - | - |
MARTIN 0-40 1912 to 1913 | - | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-42 1898 to 1942 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge, ivory bridge | - | - |
MARTIN 0-45 1904 to 1939 | pearl dot pins | belly bridge, ebony bridge, ivory bridge | brass tuners | - |
Model | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers | Fingerboard inlay material |
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MARTIN 0-15 1940 to 1961 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | - |
MARTIN 0-15T 1960 to 1963 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16 1961 | rosewood fingerboard | - | - |
MARTIN 0-16NY 1961 to 1995 | rosewood fingerboard | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17 (1906-1917) 1906 to 1917 | ebony fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
MARTIN 0-17 (1929-1948, 1966-68 Mfg.) 1929 to 1948 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17H 1930 to 1939 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-17T 1932 to 1963 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18 1898 to 1995 | ebony fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
MARTIN 0-18K 1918 to 1935 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-18T 1929 to 1994 | ebony fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
MARTIN 0-21 1898 to 1948 | ebony fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers, slotted diamond fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
MARTIN 0-21H | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-21K 1919 to 1929 | ebony fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
MARTIN 0-28 1898 to 1937 | ebony fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
MARTIN 0-28K 1917 to 1935 | ebony fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
MARTIN 0-28T 1930 to 1931 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-30 1899 to 1921 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-34 1898 to 18991907 | ebony fingerboard | slotted diamond fingerboard position markers | - |
MARTIN 0-40 1912 to 1913 | - | - | - |
MARTIN 0-42 1898 to 1942 | ebony fingerboard | - | - |
MARTIN 0-45 1904 to 1939 | ebony fingerboard | - | - |