2012 Martin Custom Shop D-42 Madagascar Rosewood Italian Alpine Spruce - Forward Shifted Bracing, Hide Glue Construction!
2012 Martin Custom Shop D-42 Madagascar Rosewood Italian Alpine Spruce - Forward Shifted Bracing, Hide Glue Construction!
Martin Custom Shop D-42 Alpine Spruce/Madagascar Rosewood Hide Glue!
ON-HOLD... Here's a beautiful, elegant and excellent-sounding Martin Custom Shop D-42. It has some wonderful specs that are very expensive to get nowadays. The Madagascar is very hard to come by at Martin now and not likely to return anytime soon. In addition to the beautiful Madagascar Rosewood back and sides, it has Italian Alpine Spruce top, hot hide glue construction, and forward shifted bracing. All of this adds up to an excellent Martin Custom dreadnought that plays well and sounds huge.
The guitar is in excellent condition with a few very light indentations as shown. It's very close to mint. This Martin comes complete with the original custom case, paperwork, and even the store tag from when the guitar was purchased back over a decade ago. Get a nice clean Martin Custom Shop D-42 with some exceptional and expensive specs for a meager premium over a standard EIR D-42.
CUSTOM REVISED: 01/04/12 PAGE 1
Instrument: CUSTOM with CASE Case,5-
Ply,HS,D-14F,545E Cabernet
MODEL: D-42
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Hide Glue Bridge, Neck, Braces, Top and Back to Body
ELECTRONICS: None
LABEL: none
CONSTRUCTION: Standard; Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
TOP: ◆ Italian Alpine Spruce
TOP BRACES: Sitka/Scalloped 5/16''
PATTERN: ◆ DOMLE #3A / (1'' From Soundhole)
TONE BAR: Sitka Spruce
CROSS BRACE: Sitka Spruce
BRIDGE PLATE: Maple
SIDE BRACE: Sitka Spruce
TOP PLATE: Sitka Spruce
A BRACE: None
#1 BRACE: Sitka Spruce
SOUNDHOLE BRACE: Sitka Spruce
TOP BINDING: ◆ 11/64'' Grained Ivoroid
TOP INLAY: ◆ .049'' B/W/B Boltaron/.066'' Poly/ .049''B/W/B Boltaron
TOP PEARL: ◆ Style 42- .064'' Select Abalone Pearl (Mitered Corners)
ADDITIONAL TOP INLAY: None
ROSETTE: ◆ Style 45
PEARL INLAY: ◆ Select Abalone Pearl
ADDITIONAL ROSETTE INLAY: None
BACK: ◆ Solid Madagascar Rosewood
BACK PANELS: 2 Pc.
PURFLING: ◆ Style 45
CENTER STRIP/LOC. STAMP: Sitka Spruce Standard(CF Martin & Co Nazareth PA Made in USA Btwn
1st/2nd Brace)
CAUTION STAMP: None
BACK BRACE #1: Sitka Spruce
BACK BRACE #2: Sitka Spruce
BACK BRACE #3: Sitka Spruce
BACK BRACE #4: Sitka Spruce
BACK BINDING: ◆ 11/64'' Grained Ivoroid
BACK INLAY: .0325'' B/W Boltaron
BACK PEARL: None
ADDITIONAL BACK INLAY: None
C.F. MARTIN & CO.
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SIDES: ◆ Solid Madagascar Rosewood
SIDE INLAY: None
SIDE PEARL: None
ADDITIONAL SIDE INLAY: None
RIBBONS: Spanish Cedar
SIDE STRIPS: East Indian Rosewood
ELECTRONICS BRACE: None
ENDPIECE: ◆ Grained Ivoroid
ENDPIECE INLAY: .0325'' B/W Boltaron
ENDPIECE PEARL: None
ADDITIONAL ENDPIECE INLAY: None
BLOCK: Solid Genuine Mahogany
TAG/PLATE: None
REAR: D Mahogany
FRONT: D 14 Fret Adjustable Mahogany
Line 1: C. F. Martin Logo
Line 2: Custom Shop Logo
Line 3: Serial #
Line 4:
Line 5:
NECK: ◆ Genuine Mahogany- 12/4
NECK SHAPE: Low Profile
HEADSTOCK: Solid/6 String Diamond/Square Taper
BACK/HEAD STAMP: None
TRUSS ROD: 2-Way Adjustable 356mm
HEELCAP: ◆ Grained Ivoroid
NUT: Bone
ON ANGLE/FLAT: Flat
HEADPLATE: ◆ Solid Madagascar Rosewood
HP. GRADE: n/a
HEADPLATE DECAL: ◆ None
HEADPLATE BIND: ◆ Grained Ivoroid
HEADPLATE INLAY: ◆ .0325 B/W Boltaron
HEADPLATE PEARL: ◆ C.F. Martin Block, Abalone Pearl
ADDITIONAL HEADPLATE INLAY: None
C.F. MARTIN & CO.
CUSTOM REVISED: 01/04/12 PAGE 3
FINGERBOARD: Black Ebony
RADIUS: 16''
ACTUAL SCALE LENGTH: 25.340'' (25.4'')
COMPENSATED SCALE LENGTH: 25.470''
WIDTH AT NUT: ◆ Bound 1 11/16"
WIDTH AT 12 FRET: 2 1/8''
LENGTH: ◆ 17.594
FRET WIRE: G300
FRET SLOT: ◆ .023
FRETS CLEAR: 14
TOTAL FRETS: 20
FINGERBOARD BIND: ◆ Grained Ivoroid/Mitered
FINGERBOARD INLAY: None
PEARL INLAY: ◆ Style 42 Snowflakes (Abalone)
ADDITIONAL FINGERBOARD INLAY: None
SIDE DOTS: ◆ Black Boltaron, .063
SIDE DOT POSITION: One at 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, Two at 12th, One at 15th & 17th Frets
FINISH TYPE: ◆ Gloss/Satin Neck
FINISH BODY: Non-Catalyzed Gloss/Dark Filler
FINISH TOP: Non-Catalyzed Gloss/Clear
FINISH NECK: ◆ Non-Catalyzed Satin/Dark Mahogany Stain/Dark Filler/Polished HP
BRIDGE: Black Ebony
STYLE: Standard Belly
PEARL INLAY: None
ADDITIONAL BRIDGE INLAY: None
STRING SPACING: 2 1/8''
SADDLE: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone
TUNING MACHINES: ◆ Gotoh Gold w/ Butterbean Knobs (Drill 11/32
STRAP BUTTON: None
STRINGS: ◆ LifeSPan MSP 7200 Medium Strings
BRIDGE PINS: ◆ White w/ Abalone Pearl Dots
END PIN: ◆ White w/ Select Pearl Dot
PICKGUARD: ◆ Delmar, Faux Tortoise 3071, Self-Ad, Pattern 2B (D45 Style)
PEARL INLAY: None
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