rosepose
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This is a beautiful, like-new, made in the USA, Martin Size 5 Tenor Guitar, in mint condition. I purchased this new from Elderly Instruments in February 2016, and I believe only a few of these were made exclusively for Elderly. I am a baritone ukulele player and wanted to try a bigger instrument without learning new chord shapes. It sounds, looks and feels wonderful, but I’m more comfortable with the size of the uke so the tenor guitar has barely been touched. Here are the specs: Size 5 (mini) body of solid sipo, single ring soundhole rosette, morado bridge, 4 string neck, solid peghead with old-style Martin decal, vintage style open-gear tuners with cream buttons and Elderly Instruments stamp on back of peghead. Solid morado fretboard (23” scale, 1 ¼” nut), small pearl dot position markers. Tuned DGBE, but can be tuned CGDA or GDAE (or any tenor guitar tuning I suppose). A K&K twin-spot pickup and ebony strap button were installed by an authorized Martin luthier. Inside the body is stamped "C.F. Martin & Co., Nazareth, PA." Approximate body dimensions: upper bout 8”, lower bout 11”, maximum depth 3 ¾”, body length 15 ¾”, total length 34”. Satin finish. A Martin flattop hardshell case, also in mint condition, is included. I paid $1695 and will sell for $1350 and I will pay $50 toward shipping.