Traditional Martin Models

Size   Frets   Width    Depth    Length    Introduced
----   -----   -----    -----    ------    ----------
O      12      13 1/2   4 3/16   19 1/8    1852
O      14      13 1/2   4 1/4    18 3/8    1934 (first year for 14 frets)
OO     12      14 1/8   4 1/16   19 5/8    1877
OO     14      14 5/16  4 1/8    18 7/8    1934 (first year for 14 frets)
OOO    12      15       4 1/16   20 7/16   1902
OOO    14      15       4 1/8    19 3/8    1934 (first year for 14 frets)
OM     14      15       4 1/8    19 3/8    1929 (discontinued 1934, reintroduced 1977)
D      12      15 5/8   4 3/4    20 15/16  1931 (available 1916 from Ditson)
D      14      15 5/8   4 7/8    20        1934

The OM model is basically a 14-fret 000 with long 25.4" scale. The 14-fret 000 has a 24.9" scale.

(Thanks to Felix Wiedler.)


Last modified 18 May 1996
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