2008 Martin 000-28 Norman Blake Signature, Indian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce

This signature guitar is a perfect tool to celebrate his music with. A 000-28 body with a 12th fret neck and slotted head stock make this a perfect guitar for any finger picking Americana player.

Here is a detailed description of this guitar from Martin's publication "The Sounding Board": "The Norman Blake Signature Models combine Martin 14-fret 000 body style and 24.9 scale length with a 12-fret (to the body) neck. This unique combination allows the top braces to be shifted forward to cross just below the soundhole and places the bridge lower on the top for greater soundboard vibration. A 00 size soundhole (1/8" smaller than 000) and 1/4" width scalloped braces enhance both bass response and dynamic range. The 000-28 Norman Blake Signature Models are handcrafted from premium solid tonewoods. The top and top braces are fashioned from Adirondack red spruce, highly prized for brilliant timbre. The neck is carved from genuine mahogany. The satin finished neck is a substantial 1 13/16 width at the nut. Carved with a pointed heel but without the traditional diamond volute, it has a special Norman Blake modified-V contour for player comfort. Custom tall, wide frets on the black African ebony fingerboard provide a similar feel to the bar frets that Norman Blake prefers.   The unusual modified snowflake abalone fingerboard inlay pattern comes from a unique 00-42 produced by Martin for the Wurlitzer Company in 1922: a Maltese cross at the 3rd fret, two diamonds at the 5th fret, a square at the 7th fret, two diamonds at the 9th fret, a square with cats eyes at the 12th fret and a cats eye at the 15th fret. In keeping with Norman Blake's request for design purity, no inlaid signature appears on the fingerboard. Presented in a Geib style vintage case, each 000-28 Norman Blake Signature Model guitar bears an internal label personally signed by Norman Blake and Martin Chairman and CEO C.F. Martin IV. In addition, the labels are numbered in sequence."

K&K Western Passive Pickup Installed w/ Tapastring Vintage Jack (2 adapers included)

Note: Serial number obscured to prevent scammer copying post. Available upon request.

Original owner. Purchased in 2008 from Buffalo Brothers Inc, Carlsbad, CA.

Specs: Top: Adirondack Spruce Back & Sides: East Indian Rosewood Scale Length: 24.9" Bracing: 1/4" Scalloped Nut Width: 1-13/16ths" Fingerboard: Ebony