Martin 00-21
Martin 00-21 (1960)
Martin 00-21 (1983)
Overview
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Product:
- acoustic guitars
Series name:
Dates of manufacture:
1898 to 1995
MARTIN manufactured the 00-21 between 1898 and 1995. It is a spruce topped rosewood bodied grand concert style acoustic. Over almost 100 years of production the 00-21 model has naturally seen some changes. Some of the ones made in the 1930s have a belly bridge with a larger areas designed to help withstand the tension of steel strings. The post 1947 00-12s had a rosewood fingerboard - instead of the earlier ebony. In 1990 the open headstock was changed to a solid headstock.
The 00-12 is still available from Martin as a custom shop model.
Specifications (20)
Body
| Body back material | rosewood body back |
| Body sides material | rosewood body sides |
| Body style | grand-concert style |
| Body top material | spruce body top |
| Pickguard material | black pickguard |
| Soundhole rosette | 3-stripe rosette |
| Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 12th fret |
| Neck joint | set neck |
| Neck material | mahogany neck |
| Number of frets | 19 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | slotted (open) headstock, veneer headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge pins | black with white dot pins |
| Bridge | belly bridge, rosewood bridge |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Prices (8)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | $1200 | excellent | Scott | |
| 1970 | $350 | good | ||
| 1974 | $350 | excellent | Love my guitar!! I actually bought it used; I was told it was about 2 years old (and obviously little used). | |
| 1966 | $600 | new | ||
| 1971 | $600 | excellent | ||
| 2017 | $3500 | good | really nice condition w/original case | |
| 1972 | $460 | new | Fred Fuller | Price included a rigid case that is still as good as the day I got it. |
| 1967 | $2255.99 | worn | 00-21 189697 MODEL NO |
1 Comment
Famous guitarists using 00-21
Submitted by Marc Cogan (not verified) on
You can add the names Frank Hamilton (Old Town School of Folk Music; The Weavers [replaced Pete Seeger]) and Josh White (Sr.).