Why have a custom run of Martin Guitars 000 Perry Bechtel Special?

Because we thought Perry Bechtel needed to be remembered in connection with the actual Martin guitar he ordered, not a later stock model that we’ve all assumed was Martin first 14 fret guitar. We also thought it important to point out that the transition from the standard 000 to the OM-28 did not happen in one leap, but instead, like most of Martin’s developments, had an important, if short-lived, intermediary step. The 000 Perry Bechtel Special is a recreation of that critical step, the hybrid 000 that combined features from Martin’s standard models, it’s newest and largest tenor guitar, and the more modern neck shape for 6-string guitars popularized by Gibson.

Gryphon Stringed Instruments

The 000-28 Perry Bechtel Special
is a custom run of guitars made by the C.F. Martin Custom Shop
and commissioned by Gryphon Stringed Instruments
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