Century Studio Series 626 12th Fret 000 by Recording King: The Recording King ROS-626 is a faithful reproduction of the Martin 0-Series steel string guitars of the early 20th Century. If you are looking for the most authentic guitar possible for Old-Time music, this is it. Because the 000 body style is MUCH smaller than a contemporary steel string guitar, although not as small as the Martin 1850s and 1860s gut-strung guitars, it is a plausible alternative to the Civil War reenactor who needs an instrument appropriately-braced for steel strings.

The ROS-626 Model 000, with its solid AA-grade Sitka spruce top and all-solid African Mahogany back and sides (no plywood!), the tone is warm and even, and the hand-rubbed nitrocellulose lacquer finish (NOT SPRAYED POLYURATHANE!) allows the sound of the wood to resonate clearly and powerfully.

This guitar is built with lighter bracing for more resonance, but still strong enough to accommodate steel strings, and the ebony pyramid bridge helps enable greater vibration from the hand-selected spruce top.

The Nitrocellulose lacquer finish is dried for 8 weeks in order to ensure that the lacquer is properly bonded to the wood. Both the gloss and matte finishes allow the guitars to sing powerfully and clearly.

Feature Summary:

BODY SHAPE:        12th Fret OOO
TOP MATERIAL:        Solid AA Grade Sitka Spruce
BACK MATERIAL:        Solid African Mahogany
SIDE MATERIAL:        Solid African Mahogany
TOP BRACING PATTERN:    Fully Scalloped X-Bracing
TOP BRACES:        Scalloped Spruce
NECK MATERIAL:        1 Piece Mahogany
NECK PROFILE:        Vintage "V"
NECK JOINT:        Hand-Cut Dovetail
FRETBOARD MATERIAL:    Ebony
SCALE LENGTH:        25.4"
# OF FRETS CLEAR:        12
# OF FRETS TOTAL:        20
NUT MATERIAL:        Bone
NUT WIDTH:        1-13/16"
HEADSTOCK TYPE:        Slotted
HEADSTOCK OVERLAY:    Rosewood
HEADSTOCK INLAY:    None
TUNING MACHINES:    Grover Butterbean
BODY BINDING:        Grained Ivoroid
ROSETTE:        3-Ring
TOP PURFLING:        Herringbone
FRETBOARD INLAYS:    Diamond and Square, Pattern 1
FRETBOARD BINDING:    None
BRIDGE MATERIAL:        Ebony
BRIDGE SHAPE:        Pyramid Style
SADDLE:        Bone
BRIDGE PINS & ENDPIN:    Ivory with Black Dot
PICKGUARD:        None
FINISH:        Hand-Buffed Nitrocellulose Lacquer
WARRANTY:            Lifetime warranty

You may be interested in these items

19th Century Guitar

Price: $1,199.00
Retail: $1,600.00
You Save: $401.00

Martin 1857 Model Guitar Replica

Price: $3,100.00
Retail: $3,800.00
You Save: $700.00

E-mail a friend about Adventurous Muse Store: Musical Instruments.

Return to Catalog