Martin Guitar
This Martin guitar was in the collection of items found in the home when Friends of Hildene took over the ownership of the estate. It is a Model 00-45 that was made in January of 1908. Martin records indicate it was purchased from the C. H. Ditson Company in New York, NY on May 14, 1908.  It is not known who purchased the guitar or for whom it was purchased. It was restored by the Martin Company in 2006.

Our guitar is a spruce top with a Brazilian rosewood body. It has inlaid bridge pins and abalone inlay along the top, back, sides, fingerboard, sound hole and decorative snowflake inlays on the neck.  Research suggests there were less than five 00-45 Martin guitars made in 1908.