MARTIN 00-45 STAUFFER (1997) Description
- Grand Concert 12-fret 00-style body, bookmatched solid Sitka spruce top, solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides, scalloped bracing, round soundhole with three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large center ring of abalone pearl), grained ivoroid binding, Style 45 abalone pearl top inlay that goes around the fingerboard, mahogany neck, 12/20-fret grained ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with Style 45 snowflake pattern inlays, Stauffer-style headstock with black Boltaron overlay and gold foil logo, six-on-one-side gold custom tuners with elongated variable length knobs, ebony pointed belly bridge with pyramid wings, fossilized ivory bridge pins with abalone pearl dots, no pickguard, Natural polished gloss finish with Vintage Toner top and Black ebonized finish on the back of the neck, 24.9 in. scale, case included, limited edition run of 25 instruments, mfg. 1997 only.