MARTIN D-18 1955 CFM IV (2010) Description
- dreadnought-style body based on a 1955 D-18, solid Sitka spruce top, solid quilted mahogany back and sides, standard X rear-shifted solid Sitka spruce bracing, round soundhole with three-ring old Style 18 rosette (1/9/1 grouping), tortoise color binding, multiple B/W boltaron top inlay, old Style 18 back purfling, mahogany modified V-shaped neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with 1955 era Style 18 dot inlays, rounded headstock corners with solid Madagascar rosewood overlay and gold foil C.F. Martin & Co. logo, three-per-side Grover Deluxe nickel tuners with oval buttons, 1930s-style belly ebony bridge with drop-in long saddle, Delmar tortoise color pickguard, label signed by CFM IV and numbered in sequence, available in Natural Gloss finish with Aging Toner top, 25.4 in. scale, limited edition run of 55 instruments, 545E Geib-style case included, mfg. summer 2010-2011.