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Description:
C.F. Martin & Co. 000-28 Acoustic Guitar, 1905, serial no. 10010, stamped C.F. MARTIN & Co./NAZARETH, PA./H. SPAHR/J.C., inscribed internally #10-010./Feb 10th 1905./F.H.M., with hardshell case.
Note: Shipped to Henry Spahr of Jersey City, New Jersey, this is the only 000-28 produced in 1905.
Estimate $8,000-12,000
Repairs performed at the Martin factory include oversized rosewood bridge plate, added pickguard, and overspray to top and sides. Repaired damage to treble side of lower bout. Repaired side cracks. Back crack at waist. Loose side strips. Pucker to side of lower bout. Endpin missing pearl dot.
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C.F. Martin & Co., Henry Spahr, Jersey CityFine Musical Instruments
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