Description
Martin 000-21 1947 Acoustic Guitar – A Rare Post-War Tone Machine with Extraordinary Character
This Martin 000-21 1947 Acoustic Guitar is the real deal — a true player’s guitar with a voice unlike anything you’ve ever heard. A rare post-war treasure, full of maturity, richness, and that haunting vintage presence that only decades of music can create.
C.F. Martin & Co. has been building world-class acoustic guitars for more than a century, played by countless artists on stage and in the studio. Among their designs, the 000-21 stands out with its elegant auditorium body shape and superb tonal balance.
This 1947 example features classic, premium tonewoods from Martin’s golden era:
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Top: Sitka spruce
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Back & sides: rosewood
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Neck: Mahogany
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Fingerboard & bridge: Ebony
These tonewoods are no longer available from Martin today, making the guitar historically significant and highly desirable. The combination of Sitka spruce and rosewood creates a sound that is warm, rich, and incredibly responsive, with sparkling clarity even when played hard.
This is one of those guitars that proves the old saying:
“To play it is to want to own it.”
The sound is everything you hope for in a vintage Martin:
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Warm, lush rosewood overtones
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A resonant and open midrange
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Sparkling highs with clarity and definition
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A wonderfully full, mature voice that inspires from the very first note
This is truly a guitar you will not forget.
This Martin 000-21 1947 Acoustic Guitar is a player’s grade vintage instrument with repairs and modifications, fully stable and professionally serviced. As such, it is offered far below the usual market price for a Brazilian rosewood 000-21 of this era.
Condition notes include:
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New tuners
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Refinished in the past
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Several crack repairs, all clean and stable
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Neck reset professionally completed
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Excellent playability with low action
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2.4 mm (E string)
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1.7 mm (e string) at the 12th fret
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Fully checked and approved by our luthier
Despite its player-grade status, the guitar is structurally sound, perfectly playable, and exceptionally musical — a wonderful opportunity to own a post-war Brazilian Martin at a fraction of the usual price.
The guitar comes with its original case (handle missing).















