MARTIN 000-45JR JIMMIE RODGERS (1997) Description
- Grand Auditorium 12-fret 000-style body, solid bookmatched Adirondack spruce top, solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides, scalloped forward-shifted bracing, round soundhole with three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large center ring of pearl), grained ivoroid binding, Style 45 abalone pearl with B/W/B top inlay, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret grained ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with pearl MOP "JIMMIE RODGERS" and diamond/square/snowflake inlays, bound slotted headstock with solid Brazilian rosewood overlay and MOP "BLUE YODEL" inlay (no logo), three-per-side gold Waverly open-geared side-mount tuners with ivoroid buttons, ebony pyramid bridge with MOP snowflake inlays, fossilized ivory bridge pins with abalone pearl dots, label signed by CFM IV, Natural polished gloss finish with Vintage Toner top, 25.4 in. scale, case included, limited edition run of 100 instruments, mfg. 1997 only.
This model is the replica of Jimmie Rodgers' 1928 000-45 and these guitars were offered with an optional "THANKS" printing on the back.