1949 Martin 00-17

by Michael Egan
(Granville, Vermont, U.S.)

curious to know the market value if any of my old guitar think its a 1939 all mahogany body, average shape with 2 very thin cracks 1"-3" long on the top below sound hole, long ago I was swindled out of the original tuning machines by an unscrupulous repair guy, so thats a bummer but otherwise excellent tonal quality, sometimes makes me sound a little like Hank Williams Sr.

ANSWER

Hi, Michael--

The serial number indicates a 1949 manufacture date.

Here is the Blue Book general info:

00-17 SECOND VERSION
- Grand Concert body style, mahogany top, back, and sides, round soundhole with three thin W/B/W rings, no binding, thin black back stripe, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret (1930-34) or 14/20-fret (1934-1960, 1982-88) rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, slotted headstock (1930-34) or solid headstock (1934-1960, 1982-88), three-per-side open-style tuners (1930-34) or regular tuners (1934-1960, 1982-88), rectangular rosewood bridge, no pickguard (1930-34), tortoise pickguard (1932-1960), or black pickguard (1982-88), available in Natural finish, total production of 13,407 instruments, mfg. 1930-1960, 1982-88

The pricing info:

1946-1960
Excellent $1,600 - 2,000
Average $1,100 - 1,350

Lynne

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