MARTIN C-1 Description
- Grand Auditorium 000-style body, carved spruce top, arched mahogany back, mahogany sides, round soundhole (1931-34) or two f-holes (1932-1942), black outer layer body binding (1931-35) or three-ply binding with outer ivoroid layer (1935-1942), mahogany neck, 14/20-fret unbound rosewood (1931-34) or ebony (1934-1942) fingerboard with white dot inlays, vertical pearl Martin (1931-32) or CF Martin (1932-34) logo inlay or decal (1934-1942) on headstock, three-per-side nickel tuners, rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised black pickguard, available in Sunburst finish, total production of 1,235 instruments (449 with round soundhole, 786 with f-holes), mfg. 1931-1942.
Martin also produced one C-1 12-string with a round soundhole (1932). The C-1 has features that are similar to Martin's Style 18 appointments.