1958 Martin 5-18

This is a fairly rare little "Terz" guitar, meaning that it's tuned a third higher than standard tuning (i.e. the open 6th string is a "G"). The guitar is strung with the "upper strings" from a 12 string acoustic guitar string set, and is in "Nashville tuning" with two strings tuned an octave higher than usual. It's an all mahogany body, with a fine thick mahogany neck, wonderful open Grover tuners, and a lovely Adirondack spruce face.

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[4130fe]

Nice playing -- "Over the Hills and Far Away" sounds very different on a terz, but still very cool.

[InsanityOnABunFilms]

awesome!

[EdEdelenbos]

Sweet little guitar... and played well. It's meant to be tuned a step and a half up from a full sized guitar.

Nashville tuning is for a full sized guitar but it is like using the octave strings of a 12 string set... that is, EADG an octave higher than a regular set but the B and e strings tuned the same as a regular set.

[spittake1234]

sounds like a uke 1st