MARTIN D-50 DELUXE (2001) Description
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Sitka spruce with heavy bearclaw, CITES certified select Brazilian rosewood back and sides, D-OMLE forward-shifted bracing, round soundhole with three-ring rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle ring of herringbone pearl), grained ivoroid binding, herringbone pearl with B/W/B fiber top inlays, abalone pearl with B/W/B fiber back and sides inlays, multi-layer fiber/heart pearl/BWB fiber back purfling, floral pattern abalone inlays on the bottom and top sides as well as around the neck joint, mahogany neck, 14/19-fret grained ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with custom abalone Tree of Life inlay bordered in MOP, solid Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay with abalone pearl bordering and Tree of Life/MOP inlays, three-per-side gold Waverly hand engraved tuners with butterbean knobs, ebony belly bridge with abalone pearl Tree of Life/MOP inlays, black beveled pickguard with abalone pearl/MOP Tree of Life inlay, fossil ivory bridge pins with star sapphire dots borderd in 14 karat gold, label signed by CFM IV and numbered in sequence, Natural polished gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, special leather hardshell case with onboard humidity/temparture gauge included, limited edition run of 50 instruments, mfg. early 2001 only.