MARTIN F-9 Description
- Grand Auditorium-style body, carved spruce top, arched Brazilian rosewood back, Brazilian rosewood sides, two f-holes, seven-ply top body binding with outer ivoroid layer, multi-ply back binding, zipper back stripe, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with W/BW inlays near the edge and pearl or pearloid hexagonal inlays starting at the first fret, three-ply headstock binding with outer ivoroid layer, vertical CF Martin logo, three-per-side gold tuners, adj. ebony bridge, gold-plated trapeze tailpiece, raised black pickguard with three-ply binding and outer ivoroid layer, available in dark back and sides with a Shaded Golden Brown top finish, total production of 72 instruments, mfg. 1935-1942.