In article <6drvv2F42sd4U1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Ed Edelenbos
<eded@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Kevin Hall" <timberline@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:w6ydnTmTIfoOKuXVnZ2dnUVZ_rjinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Ed;
> >
> > The 0-16 NY model was very lightly built by 'modern' standards, and
> > really not intended for steel strings. Odd little things actually.
If
> > I remember rightly, and it's been about 30 years since I repaired or
> > played one, they had only one tone bar down between the lower legs
of
> > the 'X', like the very early small bodied Martins built before they
> > switched to steel strings in the early 1920s.
> >
> > The model was originally intended as a sort of 'dual-s****t' rig on
which
> > you could use either nylon or silk-'n-steel strings. Steel strings
any
> > heavier than extra-lights will damage them in short order.
> >
> > They're definitely not meant as a flat-picking thrasher, and frankly
> > they're just not that good as an all-rounder either.
> >
> > I did a few gigs back about 1968 or '69 with a woman who had one, and
it
> > was drowned by my 00-18. The woman was a member of the Canadian
Olympic
> > gymnastic team at the time. Wonder what happened to her and the
little
> > guitar?
> >
> > Anyway, if you want a good all 'round 12-fret slothead Martin, try
> > finding a 00-21 instead, or an early 0 or 00-18.
> >
> > KH
>
> Thanks, Kevin. I guess I'm not immune to the Martin allure...
especially a
> '60s folkie special like the 0-16ny. (grin) As I'm second guessing it
(by
> asking questions) I guess I'm not completely taken by that allure,
though.
> I've been totally spoiled by the feel of my Larrivee parlor. I had a 00
> size (made by Ayers) that was a terrific guitar but after the parlor, it
> just felt too big. I recently found a '70 0-18 that was well within my
> budget but some previous (so-so looking) repairs and the fact that it
looks
> like a neck reset will be needed soon combined with not being able to
try it
> (i.e. mail order) makes it a non-starter. If I keep looking (and asking
> questions like this post), the right thing will probably pop up.
>
> Ed
>
>
I used standard light gauge strings on the one I owned for many years,
and the neck and top did just fine.
It was not a "strummer," of course.
--
Larry Pattis
email: LP "at" LarryPattis "dot" com
http://www.LarryPattis.com
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