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This 1977 Martin M-38 is among the first examples ever manufactured of this model! Check out the included demo video.This was made as part of Martin’s early efforts to build guitars that more closely modeled their prewar instruments: it features scalloped bracing and a small maple bridgeplate, which contrasted the straight bracing and large rosewood bridgeplate being employed on its standard models issued during this era. The M-38, which features Indian Rosewood back/sides, is an early version of the quadruple-0 (0000), a body size that many players have come to love because of how it bridges the gap between smaller-bodied guitars and dreadnoughts. It is a really sweet-sounding guitar with a tone all its own: very responsive, deep, balanced, and a little more “present” than the typical dreadnought.I know from the original owner that this guitar was among the first couple hundred M-38s Martin released. Jack Dillen recently performed a refret on it, and Glaser Instruments did a heat set and recut the saddle slot to correct the intonation. A pickup has been removed and a new endpin installed. Despite a fair amount of lacquer checking and some sort of finish interaction on the back (maybe with bugspray or sunscreen?), there are no cracks (there is what appears to be a small pickguard crack in the usual area, but it doesn’t seem to go all the way through the wood). The Schaller tuners (which are pretty rare – stamped “Made in West Germany”) are original, but another set of tuners had been installed in the past. The pickguard is a Martin warranty replacement. The nut width is 1 11/16”.  Asking $3,400 here on Reverb (lower on other forums) plus shipping for this very cool piece of history! Comes with its original black thermoplastic Martin case.

The Martin 00-28 is a high-end acoustic guitar known for its exquisite craftsmanship and rich, balanced tone.