Ukecaster
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Here is a wartime ('43 or so) Martin Style 0 soprano. Plenty of bumps, bruises and cracks. The cracks were repaired, and seem stable. I've had a few other vintage Martin sopranos before, most all in better shape, but this beat up & repaired example is the loudest and best sounding one I've had. This one has both the mojo and the sound, it's a real treasure to me. It is sweet & warm when played softly, and it loves heavy strumming too, you just can't overdrive it. Came with the wartime ebony pegs, but I installed Pegheds, to retain the look of the original pegs. Unlike the others I've had, which had 36mm nuts, this one is a bit smaller at 35.3 mm, but the string spread at the nut is very wide, with only 1.5 mm clearance to the edges on both sides. It feels fine to me.
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