From the original Martin Advertisement in 1996:
"The 000-28 12-fret represents the second in a series of faithful vintage Golden Era® recreations. The concept of “Golden Era” guitars refers to the vintage Martin instruments made prior to World War II. During that pre-war era, Martin’s celebrated and unique blend of well-chosen materials, optimized design, and handcrafted construction created what many collectors and guitar experts believe to be the finest acoustic stringed instruments ever made. Gradually over the past 20 years, Martin has reintroduced many of the individual styles and features of those pre-war instruments. The return of the vintage attributes to production has been received well by the guitar-playing community, including references to this period as Martin’s 2nd Golden Era. The idea for a specific Golden Era Series has challenged Martin to recreate, as faithfully as possible, models that have long since become legendary. The 1996 000-28 12-fret Limited Edition Golden Era® model draws its inspiration from an obscure but highly sought-after pre-war Martin size and style. The graceful 000 12-fret body shape, with a slightly wider 1 11/16" neck width at the nut, is particularly suited for guitarists who favor more delicate fingerstyle techniques. A bookmatched Sitka spruce top is braced with the original pre-war Martin-invented scalloped X-brace pattern, shifted to a position 1" from the soundhole. Linen reinforcement strips have been glued at regular intervals along the interior surface of the East Indian rosewood sides to further strengthen the body. The two-piece back, also fashioned from solid East Indian rosewood, features the traditional “Zig-Zag” back inlay strip."
This 000-28 is in excellent condition with a little playwear. The guitar is completely original, plays beautifully with comfortable action, and has a wonderfully sweet, mellow tone. It comes complete with its hard case.
