MARTIN D-45SS STEPHEN STILLS (1998) Description
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Italian Alpine spruce, solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides, standard X scalloped forward-shifted bracing, round soundhole with three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large center ring of abalone pearl), grained ivoroid binding, abalone pearl with B/W/B top inlay, abalone pearl with B/W back and side inlays, Style 45 back purfling, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret grained ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with snowflakes or optional hexagon pearl inlays and 17-20th fret Stephen Stills signature inlay, bound headstock with solid Brazilian rosewood overlay and large abalone pearl vertical block logo, three-per-side gold Waverly W-16 tuners, ebony belly bridge with a long saddle, fossilized ivory bridge pins with pearl dots, tortoise color pickguard with southern cross inlay, label signed by CFM IV and Stephen Stills, Natural polished gloss finish with Vintage Toner top, 25.4 in. scale, case included, limited edition run of 91 instruments, mfg. summer 1998-mid-1999.