1997 Martin 00-40 Stauffer Limited Edition

Beautiful Martin/Stauffer 00-40 from 1997, in very good condition.

This guitar was produced in very limited quantities – only 75 were ever made, of which this is #32. It takes after the instruments known as “Stauffer” guitars, produced by C. F. Martin in the 1830s and inspired by the work Austrian luthier Johann Georg Stauffer, under whom he studied prior to emigrating to the United Stated. Most notably, it sports the long, curvated Stauffer headstock with all the tuners aligned on the same side.

Body is typical of style 40 – spruce top, rosewood sides and back, ivoroid and pearl binding. Snowflake fretboard inlays borrowed from style 45.

Complete professional setup done at our workshop – the frets have been fully leveled, rounded and polished, the original nut and saddle have been reworked and adjusted to offer smooth action and accurate intonation.

Sold in its original wooden coffin case.