American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company, Nazareth, 1933, Model OOO-45

Description:

American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company, Nazareth, 1933, Model OOO-45, stamped internally CF MARTIN & CO, NAZARETH, PA, and 000-45, 57636 at the upper block, the two-piece rosewood back bound in abalone and wood purfling with inlaid center strip, the rosewood sides, the mahogany neck, the bound headstock with CF MARTIN pearl inlay, the bound ebony fingerboard with later enlarged snowflake pattern pearl inlay, the Adirondack Spruce top bound in abalone, the soundhole with abalone and purfling inlay, length of back 19 1/4 in., width of lower bout 15 1/8 in., with later case.

Provenance: Benny Cain.
Estimate $30,000-50,000

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