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C.F. Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV

7.170,39 EUR

Model/Product no.: 20654
Weight: 7 kg
Stock status: In stock

The Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV marks the 100th anniversary of Martin’s transition to modern lacquer finishes in 1926. This exclusive Custom Shop model is crafted from flamed koa and features a classic 12-fret "Single-0" body, a vintage-style headstock, and Golden Era X-bracing. The result is a lively, responsive guitar with a crisp, focused, and balanced tone—perfect for fingerpicking, Delta blues, modern fingerstyle, flatpicking, and chord work. The Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV is an exclusive limited edition, with only 100 instruments being produced.

  • Description

    The Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV marks the 100th anniversary of Martin’s transition from traditional shellac and varnish finishes to the modern lacquer used since 1926. The 0-18K2 CFM IV is built just like the first guitars Martin produced with this finish—featuring a koa top, back, and sides—though this exquisite Custom Shop edition upgrades the material to stunningly flamed and figured koa. Another historical touch is the classic 12-fret "Single-0" body, paired with a retro headstock featuring open-gear tuners, giving the guitar an elegant vintage aesthetic.

    Combining Custom Shop build quality, koa tonewood, and the elegant "0" body size with hand-shaped, scalloped Golden Era X-bracing results in a lively guitar that sings with a crisp, focused, and impeccably balanced tone across all six strings. The result is a highly responsive fingerpicking instrument that excels at Delta blues, modern melodic fingerstyle, and everything in between. The slender hardwood neck features a comfortable "Golden Era Modified Low Oval" profile, an ebony fingerboard, and a 1.75" nut width, ensuring the 0-18K2 is equally well-suited for flatpickers and strummers. It also features a traditional rectangular ebony bridge, "Old Style 18" appointments, and Golden Era-style tuners. The body is sealed with a thin Vintage Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, giving the guitar the same classic look as the original 0-18K from 1926.

     

    Body Size: 0
    All Solid: True
    Top Wood: Koa
    Back & Sides Wood: Koa
    Finish: Vintage Gloss
    Color: Natural
    Cutaway: False
    Electronics: False
    Construction: Dovetail
    Body Bracing: Golden Era X-bracing
    Bracing: Scalloped
    Neck Material: Select hardwood
    Neck Profile: Golden Era Modified Low Oval – High-Performance Taper
    Radius: 16"
    Fingerboard Material: Ebony
    Fingerboard Inlay: Old Style 18
    Number of Frets: 20
    PLEK Treated: True
    Scale Length: 24.9" (632.46 mm)
    Nut Width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
    Nut Material: Bone
    Saddle Material: Bone
    Bridge Material: Ebony
    Tuning Machines: Golden Age Relic Brass
    Strings: C.F. Martin MA540T Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Light (.012 – .054) 92/8 Phosphor Bronze
    Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case

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