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Featured in 'Acoustic Guitar' 'Great Acoustics' section, December 1999.

Presently in Hank Risan's Museum of Modern Instruments (MOMI) collection. Made for Jackie 'Kid' Moore, 12 fret model with solid headstock featuring 'torch' inlay. Autry at a cost of $210.00, including $10.00 extra for the pearl head and bridge inlay. This guitar was originally supplied to Mr. Special order for Gene Autry, 'Gene Autry' on fingerboard, 12 fret model with slotted head and 'torch' inlay on headstock, currently in the Autry National Center in Los Angeles (see illustration at top of page) photographs and other information available here. Instruments marked '' are those known to exist according to either information contained herein or a separate version of the Martin D-45 Master List.

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The listing of serial numbers presented below is from Mike Longworth's book 'Martin Guitars - A History', while associated information is from other sources as available, one particularly valuable source being the Martin D-45 Master List by Robert (Bob) Hamilton and Bruce Herrmann. Serial numbers and years, with notes as available

3 Original list price and present value.

1 Serial numbers and years, with notes as available.

With its original blue thermoplastic Martin hardshell case, this 0-16NY is a very attractive package. String spread at the bridge is a roomy 2-5/16', and the scale length is 24.9'. Round neck carve with a nut width that's a touch smaller than 1-7/8'. With its light build, small Indian rosewood bridge, and small hide-glued bridge plate this guitar sounds a whole lot more 1920's than it does 1970's. The guitar has an aged, open, and woody voice very warm through the midrange, and fairly expansive in the low end. The guitar is truly in exceptional condition. Original frets show no wear at all, the original ivory nut has been replaced with bone, and the Waverly tuning machines are shiny-perfect.

The finish work is undetectable, and was done to correct someone's failed effort to gloss-up the top. We've spliced a short center seam separation right under the bridge, reglued the original bridge with hide glue, and very lightly oversprayed the top with matching satin-finish lacquer. It's in beautiful condition, and looks perfect.

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We've reset the neck, and installed a new full height bone saddle as well.

This 1973 example is an exceptionally good sounding guitar thanks, in part, to a much smaller 1960's sized maple bridgeplate that we installed. It was lightly made, and sounded excellent. Through the 1970's many feel that the 0-16NY was the best instrument Martin was building. The 0-16NY sold well, and remained in production into the early 1990's - although the model's heyday was the period between 19. In effect, with the introduction of the New Yorker series, Martin released their very first vintage reissues. It wasn't until 1898 that the instruments made in Nazareth were labeled with the town's name. The company's early guitars were stamped C.F. The New Yorker models were introduced by Martin in 1961, and aimed to appeal to the folk musicians who were buying up old 12 fret 'New York' Martins.