Martin Custom Shop 000 Auditorium Body, 18 Style, Sitka Spruce Bearclaw Top, Sinker Mahogany Back & Sides

This Martin Custom Shop 000 Auditorium 18 Style acoustic is a welcome addition from our friends at Martin Guitars. This 12-fret build draws inspiration from golden era Martin guitars and features tonewoods for its top, back, and sides that were specifically selected by Russo Music, a proud Martin Custom Expert dealer. This Auditorium style guitar begins with a Bearclaw Sitka spruce top, which is characterized by its unique grain pattern, and paired to a sinker mahogany back and sides. The wood grain on this instrument's body is a huge part of what sets this instrument apart, visually. The mahogany on its back comes in two symmetrical, bookmatched halves that showcase the beauty of mahogany's grain on full display, contrasting the Bearclaw-style topwood, with grain that seems to follow no rules and is "swashed" in all directions. The guitar's simple approach to binding and its 18 Style appointments further allow the woodgrain to be a focal point of the guitar's aesthetic.  The neck of t