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Acoustic: Standard Grand Concert (00) Series
Size 00 (Grand Concert) guitars feature a lower bout width of 14 5/16 (14-fret) or 14.125 (12-fret) in., 4.125 (14-fret) or 4 1/16 (12-fret) in. depth, 18.875 (14-fret) or 19.625 (12-fret) in. length, and 24.9 in. scale.
Martin produced one 0012-35 in 1973 that featured 12-string configuration and a three-piece Indian rosewood back.
00-16C CLASSICAL
- classical Grand Concert body style, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe rosette (1/9/1 grouping), dark outer top binding, black back stripe, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style tuners with pearl buttons, tied rosewood bridge, available in Natural finish, available as a Special Order, mfg. 1962-1982, 1988.
00-17 FIRST VERSION
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with three black rings, three-ply top binding with rosewood outer layer, rosewood back binding, cedar (1908-1916) or mahogany (1916-17) neck, unbound ebony fingerboard, rectangular ebony bridge, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1908-1917.
00-17 SECOND VERSION
- Grand Concert body style, mahogany top, back, and sides, round soundhole with three thin W/B/W rings, no binding, thin black back stripe, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret (1930-34) or 14/20-fret (1934-1960, 1982-88) rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, slotted headstock (1930-34) or solid headstock (1934-1960, 1982-88), three-per-side open-style tuners (1930-34) or regular tuners (1934-1960, 1982-88), rectangular rosewood bridge, no pickguard (1930-34), tortoise pickguard (1932-1960), or black pickguard (1982-88), available in Natural finish, total production of 13,407 instruments, mfg. 1930-1960, 1982-88.
00-17 Hawaiian
- similar to the 00-17 Second Version, except in Hawaiian configuration with a flat fingerboard with flush frets, a high nut, and a non-slanted saddle, total production of 20 instruments, mfg. 1934-35.
00-18
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood (1898-1917) or mahogany (1917-1993) back and sides, round soundhole with various rosettes (colored wood rope rosette between 1898 and 1902, white line rosette grouped 1/9/1 between 1902 and the mid-1930s, inlaid white lines grouped 1/9/1 between the mid-1930s and 1988, and inlaid 5/9/5 grouping between 1988 and 1993), five-ply top binding, single-ply back binding with rosewood (1898-1932), black (1932-36, 1966-1993), or tortoise (1936-1966) outer layer, black backstripe, cedar (1898-1916) or mahogany (1916-1993) neck, 12/19-fret (1898-1934) or 14/20-fret (1934-1993) unbound ebony (1898-1939) or rosewood (1935-1993) fingerboard with no inlays (1898-1902) or pearl dot inlays (1902-1993), slotted (1898-1934) or solid (1934-1993) headstock, three-per-side open-style tuners (1898-1934) or regular tuners (1934-1993), rectangular (1898-1929) or belly (1929-993) ebony bridge, no pickguard (1898-1932) tortoise pickguard (1932-1966), or black pickguard (1966-1993), Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, available as a Special Order, mfg. 1898-1993.
00-18C Classical
- similar to the 00-18, except in classical nylon string configuration with a 12-fret body, 12/19-fret fingerboard, slotted headstock, fan bracing, and a tied bridge, 26.44 in. scale, total production of 4,351 instruments, available as a Special Order, mfg. 1962-1992.
00-18E Electric
- similar to the 00-18, except has a single exposed pickup in the upper part of the soundhole and two knobs on the lower treble bout (v, tone), total production of 593 instruments, mfg. 1959-1964.
00-18G Gut String
- similar to the 00-18, except in classical nylon string configuration with X-bracing, fan patterned, and a pin tied bridge, total production of 5,140 instruments, mfg. 1936-1962.
00-18H Hawaiian
- similar to the 00-18, except in Hawaiian configuration with a flat fingerboard with flush frets, a high nut, and a non-slanted saddle, total production of 255 instruments, mfg. 1935-1941.
00-18K Koa
- similar to the 00-18, except has koa top, back, and sides, total production of 61 instruments, mfg. 1918-1934.
00-18T Tenor
- similar to the 00-18, except in four-string tenor configuration and two-per-side tuners, total production of six instruments, mfg. 1931, 1936, 1938-1940.
00-21
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood (1898-1969) or Indian rosewood (1969-1995) back/sides, round soundhole with herringbone rosette (1898-1947, three stripes with 5/herringbone/5 grouping) or regular rosette (1/9/1 grouping), five-ply top binding, two-ply back binding with rosewood (1898-1932), black (1932-36, 1966-1995), or tortoise (1936-1966) outer layer, herrinbgone backstripe (1898-1947), cedar (1898-1916) or mahogany (1898-1916) neck, 12/19-fret unbound ebony (1898-1947) or rosewood (1947-1995) fingerboard with slotted diamond (1898-1944) or pearl dot (1944-1995) inlays, slotted headstock (1898-1990) or solid headstock (1990-95) with rosewood overlay and screened logo, three-per-side open-style chrome tuners with pearl knobs (1898-1990) or regular tuners (1990-95), rectangular (1898-1929) or belly (1929-1995) ebony (1898-1947) or rosewood (1947-1995) bridge, black bridge pins with white dots, no pickguard (1898-1932), tortoise pickguard (1932-1966), or black pickguard (1966-1995), available in Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, available as a Special Order, mfg. 1898-1995.
00-21NY
- similar to the 00-21, except has no pickguard, no fingerboard inlays, and a wide fingerboard, total production of 906 instruments, mfg. 1961-65.
00-25K KOA
- Grand Concert body style, solid spruce top, koa back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe rosette (5/9/5 grouping), five-ply top binding with black outer layer, black back binding, chainlink back stripe, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret unbound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood bridge, black bridge pins with white dots, tortoise pickguard, Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of 128 instruments, mfg. 1980, 1985, and 1988.
00-25K2 Koa
- similar to the 00-25K Koa, except has a koa top, total production of 54 instruments, mfg. 1980-89.
00-28
- Grand Concert body style, solid spruce top, Brazilian rosewood (1898-1941, 1958) or Indian rosewood (1977, 1984) back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe rosette (5/9/5 grouping), ivory (1898-1918), ivoroid (1918-1941, 1958), or non-grained white (1977, 1984) top binding, herringbone top purfling (1898-1941) or six-ply top inlay with white outer layer (1958, 1977, 1984), three-ply back binding with ivory (1898-1918), ivoroid (1918-1941, 1958), or non-grained white (1977, 1984) outer layer, zigzag (1898-1941) or chainlink (1958, 1977, 1984) back stripe, cedar (1898-1916) or mahogany (1916-1941, 1958, 1977, 1984) neck, 12/19-fret unbound ebony fingerboard with no inlays (1898-1901), slotted diamond inlays (1901-1941), or pearl dot inlays (1958, 1977, 1984), slotted headstock with rosewood overlay, three-per-side open-style tuners, rectangular (1898-1929) or belly (1929-1941, 1958, 1977, 1984) ebony bridge, no pickguard (1898-1932), tortoise pickguard (1932-1941, 1958), or black pickguard (1977, 1984), available in Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of 758 instruments, mfg. 1898-1941, 1958, 1977, and 1984.
00-28C Classical
- similar to the 00-28, except in classical nylon string configuration with fan bracing and a tied bridge, 26.44 in. scale, total production of 1,411 instruments, available as a Special Order, mfg. 1962-1992.
00-28G Gut String
- similar to the 00-28, except in classical nylon string configuration with X-bracing, fan patterned, and a pin tied bridge, total production of 1,531 instruments, mfg. 1936-1962.
00-28K Hawaiian Koa
- similar to the 00-28, except in Hawaiian configuration with koa back and sides, a flat fingerboard with flush frets, a high nut, and a non-slanted saddle, total production of 40 instruments, mfg. 1919-1921, 1926-1933.
00-30
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with pearl rosette, ivory (1899-1918) or ivoroid (1918-1921) top and back binding, herringbone top purfling, cedar (1899-1916) or mahogany (1916-1921) neck, 12/19-fret ivory (1899-1918) or ivoroid (1918-1921) bound ebony fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style tuners, rectangular ebony bridge, Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of 101 instruments, mfg. 1899-1921.
00-34
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with pearl rosette, ivory top and back binding, herringbone top purfling, cedar neck, 12/19-fret ivory-bound ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays at the 5th and 9th frets and a Maltese cross inlay at the 7th fret, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style tuners, rectangular ebony bridge, Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of six instruments, mfg. 1898-99.
00-40
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with pearl rosette, ivory top and back binding, pearl top border, cedar neck, 12/19-fret ivory-bound ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays starting at the fifth fret, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style tuners, rectangular ivory bridge, Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of one instrument, mfg. 1913 only.
00-40H Hawaiian
- similar to the 00-40, except in Hawaiian configuration with a flat fingerboard with flush frets, a high nut, and a non-slanted saddle, total production of 244 instruments, mfg. 1928-1939.
00-40K Koa
- similar to the 00-40, except has koa top, back, and sides, total production of nine instruments, mfg. 1917-18, 1930.
00-41
- Grand Concert body style, solid spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with pearl rosette, white top and back binding, pearl top borders, zipper-pattern back stripe, mahogany neck, bound ebony fingerboard with hexagonal pearl inlays, bound headstock with vertical block Martin logo, ebony belly bridge, black pickguard, Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of five instruments, mfg. 1972-75.
00-42
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with pearl rosette, ivory (1898-1918) or ivoroid (1918-1942) top and back binding, pearl border around top and where the fingerboard meets the body, zipper-pattern back stripe, cedar (1898-1916) or mahogany (1916-1942) neck, 12/19-fret ivory (1898-1918) or ivoroid (1918-1942)-bound ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays that start at the fifth fret, ivory (1898-1918) or ivoroid (1918-1942)-bound slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style tuners, rectangular (1898-1929) or belly (1929-1942, 1973) ivory (1898-1918) or ebony (1918-1942) bridge, no pickguard (1898-1932) or tortoise pickguard (1932-1942), Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of 503 instruments, mfg. 1898-1942, 1973.
00-44
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with three-stripe rosette (5/9/5 grouping), six-ply top binding with ivory (1913-18) or ivoroid (1918-1922) outer layer, three-ply back binding with ivory (1913-18) or ivoroid (1918-1922) outer layer, wide white backstripe surrounded by smaller black and white lines, cedar (1913-16) or mahogany (1916-1922) neck, 12/19-fret ivory (1913-18) or ivoroid (1918-1922)-bound ebony fingerboard, ivory (1913-18) or ivoroid (1918-1922)-bound slotted headstock, rectangular ebony bridge, Natural finish, 24.9 in. scale, total production of six instruments, mfg. 1913-1922.
00-45
- Grand Concert body style, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood (1904-1938) or Indian rosewood (1970-1993) back and sides, round soundhole with pearl rosette, ivory (1904-1918) or ivoroid (1918-1938, 1970-1993) top binding, pearl inlay border around top and fingerboard where it meets the top, pearl inlays around sides, zipper-pattern back stripe, cedar (1904-1916) or mahogany (1916-1938, 1970-1993) neck, 12/19-fret (1904-1934, 1970-1993) or 14/20-fret (1934-38) ivory (1904-1918), ivoroid (1918-1938), or white (1970-1993)-bound ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays (1904-1938) or hexagonal inlays (1970-1993), ivory (1904-1918), ivoroid (1918-1938), or white (1970-1993)-bound slotted (1904-1934, 1970-1993) or solid (1934-38) headstock with torch inlay (1904-1934) or vertical block Martin logo inlay (1934-38, 1970-1993), three-per-side open-style tuners (1904-1934, 1970-1993) or regular tuners (1934-38), rectangular (1904-1929) or belly (1929-1938, 1970-1993) ivory (1904-1918) or ebony (1918-1938, 1970-1993) bridge, Natural finish, 24.9 in. (1904-1938) or 25.4 in. (1970-1993) scale, available as a Special Order, mfg. 1904-1938, 1970-1993.