Guitar Martin 00-40ST Limited Edition 16/75, n°609131, year 1997 Technical specifications - Top : Spruce - Back : Rosewood - Sides : Rosewood - Neck : Black varnish - Fingerboard : Ebony - Saddle width : 45 mm - Radius : Flat - Frets : 20 frets - Fork : 632 mm - Fittings : Gold - Country of manufacture: USA, Nazareth - Year : 1997 - Finish : Natural - Serial number : 609131 - Decorations : Table edge, back edge and rosette fillet / Abalone rosette fillet / Mother-of-pearl fingerboard markers Mother-of-pearl fingerboard markers - Details : Perfect condition / In original case Magnificent 00-40ST model from 1997 (number 16 of 75) featuring the characteristics of the style 40 made from 1860 to 1917, then 1928 to 1941 and finally from 1985 to the present day. This model also includes some of the distinctive features of the guitars made by J. G. Stauffer (1778 - 1853), such as the iconic scroll headstock and the Viennese-style fingerboard. As rare as it is iconic, this guitar combines some of the most important historical features of the early decades of C.F. Martin & Company (1833 - present).