: Martin Custom Shop 0-12 Fret - All Fiddleback Mahogany, Hide Glue (MINT / UNPLAYED)

Martin Custom Shop 0-12 Fret - All Fiddleback Mahogany, Hide Glue, Hand-Selected Wood, MINT / Unplayed

Description:

Up for sale is a breathtaking, one-of-a-kind C.F. Martin Custom Shop 0-12 Fret, preserved in absolute MINT / Unplayed condition from a private collection. Built in 2014 (Serial #1828964), this instrument is a masterclass in custom luthiery, featuring an incredible spec sheet that sets it miles apart from standard production models.

If you are a collector or a player looking for the ultimate small-body acoustic with unmatched resonance and visual depth, this is it.

Key Premium Features:

 All Fiddleback Mahogany Construction: The top, back, and sides are meticulously crafted from rare Fiddleback Mahogany. The tight, highly-figured 3D flame pattern on this wood is absolutely stunning and provides a warm, rich, and articulate voice.

 "Emily to Select Wood": The spec sheet explicitly notes that the tone woods for this build were hand-selected by Emily Meixnell, head of Martin’s Wood Selection team. Only the finest, most resonant cuts make the cut for builds like this.

 Hide Glue Complete Construction: Built using traditional Hot Hide Glue throughout the entire assembly. This vintage-correct method allows the guitar to vibrate as a single unit, offering superior tonal transfer and sustain compared to modern synthetic glues.

 European Flamed Maple Bindings: The body (top and back), fingerboard, headplate, and endpiece are beautifully bound in European Flamed Maple, providing a striking, elegant contrast to the rich mahogany.

 Gorgeous Tweedy Burst Finish: Finished in a full gloss "Tweedy Burst" that perfectly highlights the underlying flame of the Fiddleback Mahogany.

 Premium Appointments: 12-fret neck with a comfortable "Full Thickness / 30s style heel" profile, Solid Black Ebony fingerboard and bridge, Custom Shop Modified Diamond Mother of Pearl inlays, bone nut and saddle, and Grover Nickel StaTite open-back tuners.

Condition & History:

This guitar comes from a climate-controlled private collection and has never been played. There are absolutely no scratches, dings, fret wear, or blemishes of any kind—it is exactly as it left the Nazareth factory in 2014.

Includes the original premium Martin Custom Shop 5-Ply Hardshell Case with silver embroidery, also in mint condition.

The full, original 3-page Martin Co. spec sheets are included and shown in the photos.

Specifications:

 Body Size: 0-12 Fret

 Top, Back & Sides: Fiddleback Mahogany

 Construction: Standard; Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint (Hide Glue Complete)

 Top Bracing: Scalloped Sitka Spruce 1/4"

 Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany

 Neck Shape: Full Thickness / 30s style heel / CS-21 swoop

 Nut Width: 1 11/16"

 Scale Length: 24.840" (24.9")

 Fingerboard & Bridge: Black Ebony

 Binding: European Flamed Maple

 Tuners: Grover Nickel V97-18NA StaTite (18:1 ratio)

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