MARTIN F-2 Description
- Grand Auditorium-style body, carved spruce top, arched Brazilian rosewood back, Brazilian rosewood sides, two f-holes, three-ply top and back body binding with outer ivoroid layer, zigzag back stripe, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with pearl hexagonal inlays starting at the third fret, unbound headstock overlay with vertical CF Martin logo, three-per-side nickel tuners, adj. ebony bridge, nickel-plated trapeze tailpiece, raised ivoroid-bound black pickguard, available in dark back and sides with a Shaded top finish, total production of 47 instruments, mfg. 1940-42.
One F-2 was produced with maple back and sides (1941). The F-2 has features that are similar to Martin's Style 28 appointments.