| Serial Number | 50023, built 1932 |
| Pricing | $1699 with period cardboard case. |
| Neck | Mahogany neck with unbound rosewood fingerboard. |
| Frets | Original bar-type frets with very little wear. |
| Body | Arched, round-hole spruce top with X-bracing, bound mahogany back and sides. The top has had a seam repair, long ago, and the back has had a couple of crack repairs over the years. |
| Finish | Original nitrocellulose laquer finish, with some wear. |
| Hardware/electronics | Grover Patent planetary gears, rosewood bridge with bone saddle, original Martin-engraved tailpiece. Tortoise pickguard |
| Playability/Action | This instrument plays well and cleanly. Bar frets were discontinued not long after this time. |
| Case | Period cardboard type case included. |
| Comments | This Martin C-1T Tenor Guitar from 1932 is an interesting instrument in reasonable condition. The round-hole archtop design was very seldom used past the early 1930’s, and was replaced with F-holes on archtop instruments. |
You can preview our videos now on Our YouTube Channel!
You can now Visit our Facebook page!
