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Rare 1966 C.F. Martin GT 75 semi hollow body burgundy electric guitar
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C.F. Martin GT-75 electirc guitar .1966, hollow-body, arch-top electric guitar. Serial # 215489 Burgundy with cream banding . Guitar shows wear and use . Some minor chips pick wear shown above the upper F hole . Headstock shows an older repair but recently stress tested checks out fine. Plays great sound great . This Martin has a 16 inch-wide body and weighs 6.5 lbs. Double-cutaway, three-ply laminated maple, two inch thick hollow arch-top body with two 'f' soundholes. One-piece 'bolt-on' mahogany neck with a thin profile and four screws which in turn are covered by a small metal plate with four small screws. Single-bound (and freshly oiled) Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Single-bound "Grammar" style headstock with 'mahogany' veneer on face, concave curve and pointed corners. Martin decal in gold with black trim. Single-layer triangular black plastic truss-rod cover with one screw. The body of the guitar is double-bound on the top and single-bound on the back. Individual single-line Kluson Deluxe tuners with oval metal buttons. Two original DeArmond Dynasonic pickups with metal trapezoid bezels. Four controls (two volume, two tone - free of scratchiness) on lower treble bout and a three-way pickup selector switch on the treble horn. Guild style black plastic control knobs with 'fluted' sides, white lettering and metal tops. Aluminum 'compensated' bridge on aluminum base, with ‘Bigsby-style’ tremolo. Marked "C.F. Martin & Co. Nazareth, PA - Made in USA" logo is 'branded' on the inside of the bass F hole along with serial number . Small decal on backside of headstock reads Middletons Music Grand Rapids Mi. . There are minor surface marks and checking, but overall this guitar is in very good condition for pushing almost 70 years old! Plays great and has absolute classic vibes! Comes with heavy possibly original case . "The Martin F Series bit the dust in mid-'65, to be supplanted by the somewhat updated, nattier GT Series of bound archtop hollowbody electrics. The first few prototypes were dubbed the XTE Series and produced in 1965. The guitars were renamed the GT Series and swung into production in the beginning of 1966. The GT Series consisted basically of two models, the GT-70 and GT-75. These were thinlines with two f-holes, a 15th fret neck joint (actually more frets were clear of the body), bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboards, dot inlays, and new, bound, wide-flared three-and-three headstocks with a concave curve in the pointed crown. The GT-70 was a re-styled two-pickup, single-cutaway recalling the F-55s. The cutaway retained the wide horizontal angle of before, however the upper bass bout received a more graceful treatment, with a slight inward curve as it met the neck at the 16th fret. The controls were the same as before; the elevated pickguard had become a large white affair, the tailpiece was the V-notched Bigsby. Pickups remained our familiar DeArmond humbuckers. Gone were the plastic bridges in favor of metal adjustable finetune variety. Finishes were either burgundy or black. The first prototype serial number was 203803. Around 1,450 of these were made between January of 1966 and October of 1968. The GT-75 was a re-tooled two-pickup, double-cutaway F-65 with the same appointments as the GT-70. The major change was moving the heel forward to the body juncture, eliminating the awkward body extension of the F-65. The first prototype serial number was #204108. 1,555 GT-75s were built from January '66 to October '68." (Michael Wright, Vintage Guitar Magazine,November, 2003).
- Creator:C.F. Martin & Co. (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1966
- Condition:Repaired: Headstock had been repaired at some point . This was recently stress tested when the guitar was re strung and set up professionally . Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Guitar hows its age as a well loved instrument . Recently set up and still plays very well .
- Seller Location:Ferndale, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU848240264152
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