






Martin 1917 Style 4 C.F. Martin&Co Nazareth
PA USA Original Leather Case
Fingerboard: ebony bound in ivory; 20 nickel-silver frets; decorative
mother-of-pearl abstract floral inlay behind 5th and 7th frets; mother-of-pearl
Maltese cross between two lozenges behind 10th fret; single abalone lozenges
behind 12th and 15th frets (one behind 12th fret slightly larger); imitation
tortoise-shell plastic side dots behind 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets Nut:
ivory. Bridge: ebony; ebony lozenges on ends; ivory or bone saddle. Pegs: two
sets of nickel-plated steel worm-gear machine tuners with mother-of-pearl heads.
Pick guard: tortoise shell with festooned lower edge; mother-of-pearl and
abalone floral and foliate inlay. Tailpiece: nickel silver with engraved,
festooned cover. Varnish: slightly yellow.
Total mandolin length: 610 mm (24″)
Maximum body width: 203 mm (8″)
Maximum bowl height: 140 mm (5-1/2″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 145 mm (5-11/16″)
Neck width, nut: 30 mm (1-3/16″)
Neck width, heel: 40 mm (1-9/16″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 336 mm (13-7/32″)