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-plated - Country of manufacture: USA, Nazareth - Year : 1997 - Finish : Natural - Serial number : 609131 - Decorations : Table edge, back and rosette filleting / Rosette abalone filleting / 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 from 1928 to 1941 and finally from 1985 to the present day. This model also includes some of the distinctive features of guitars by J. G. Stauffer (1778 - 1853), such as the iconic scroll headstock and 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).