MARTIN C-2 Description
- Grand Auditorium 000-style body, carved spruce top, arched Brazilian rosewood back, Brazilian rosewood sides, round soundhole (1931-33) or two f-holes (1932-1942), three-ply body binding with outer ivoroid layer, 14/20-fret unbound (1931-35) or ivoroid-bound (1935-1942) ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays (1931-35) or hexagaonal inlays starting at the third fret (1939-1942), unbound headstock overlay with vertical CF Martin logo, three-per-side nickel tuners, rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised unbound (1931-35) or ivoroid-bound (1935-1942) plastic black pickguard, available in Darkened top (1931-34) or shaded (1934-1942) finish, total production of 709 instruments (269 with round soundhole, 440 with f-holes), mfg. 1931-1942.
Martin also produced one C-2 12-String (1932, f-hole configuration), and two C-2P plectrum models (1931). The C-2 has features that are similar to Martin's Style 28 appointments.