MARTIN F-1 Description
- Grand Auditorium-style body, carved spruce top, arched mahogany back, mahogany sides, two f-holes, three-ply top and back body binding with outer ivoroid layer, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret unbound ebony fingerboard with white dot inlays, unbound headstock overlay with standard decal logo, three-per-side nickel tuners, adj. ebony bridge, nickel-plated trapeze tailpiece, raised black pickguard, available in dark back and sides with a Shaded top finish, total production of 91 instruments, mfg. 1940-42.
Martin also produced one F-1S 12-string (1941). The F-1 has features that are similar to Martin's Style 18 appointments.