MARTIN 00-45S 1902 (2002) Description
- Grand Concert 12-fret 00-style body based on four prototype 1902 Martins that eventually became the Style 45 Martins in 1904, solid Adirondack spruce top, solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides, standard bracing, three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle ring of abalone pearl), grained ivoroid binding, Style 42 abalone pearl with black/maple/black fiber top, back, and side inlays, Style 45 Golden Era back purfling, select hardwood neck, 12/19-fret grained ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with elaborate abalone and MOP Tree Of Life inlays, slotted headstock with with solid Brazilian rosewood overlay and abalone pearl flower pot inlays, three-per-side open-style Waverly/Sloane tuners with small iovorid knobs, white Micarta pyramid bridge with drop-in saddle, fossilized ivory bridge pins with black pearl dots, tortoise color pickguard with ablone pearl inlays that is positioned directly below the soundhole, label signed by CFM IV and numbered in sequence, Natural polished gloss with Vintage Toner top finish, 24.9 in. scale, hardshell vintage-style coffin case included, limited edition run of 60 instruments, mfg. 2002-04.