![]() ![]() The guitar is completely crack free but does have some slight surface checking on upper bouts. The front is decorated with the subtlest of sunburst (described as shaded finish in the brochure) and simple black and white binding/sound hole inlay and although I have always associated sunburst with cheaper guitars, it really is well done. Fully working truss rod (lightly oiled a while back) in a nice feel South American mahogany neck/rosewood fingerboard 1 11/16" at the nut They are marked "made in W Germany " and are smooth and effective. The buttons are tarnished but I think that just adds to the look. ![]() It has Kolb enclosed machine heads in nickel finish. Everything is bookmatched and is lightly built with Martin based internal bracing. It has what I consider to be a perfect dread body shape. The guitar is an all solid wood construction (no laminates) featuring a reasonably tight even grained German spruce soundboard and I believe solid but may be laminate African mahogany back and sides with a nice figure and colour. The soundhole label states "CF Martin Organisation Made in the Netherlands " I also understand that some Vega's were also made in Japan. Martin bought out Egmond in the Netherlands famous for bringing guitars to the masses in the '50 and beyond and this was the result. This is Vega, however it is a reinvention in name only of the famous banjo and archtop manufacturer. V ega 446 dreadnought guitar circa mid 70's: Martin: vintage: old:
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