MARTIN NWD GEORGE NAKASHIMA (2000) Description
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Italian Alpine spruce top, solid high figured Claro Walnut back and sides, DOM forward-shifted scalloped bracing, round soundhole with single ring rosette (large ring of blue paua pearl surrounded by B/W/B fiber on each side), solid East Indian rosewood binding, multiple B/W wood fiber top and back inlays, two Indian rosewood bowtie inlays on the back, maple neck with a walnut center stripe, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with flower petals and 20th fret George Nakashima signature inlays, solid figured Claro walnut headstock overlay with logo and Nakashima Crest abalone pearl inlay, three-per-side nickel Waverly tuners with Butterbean knobs, ebony belly bridge, fossil ivory bridge pins with black pearl dots, tortoise color beveled pickguard, two labels with one signed by CFM IV and Mira Nakashima and the other with a picture of George Nakashima, Natural polished gloss top with Aging Toner and satin back and sides finish, 25.4 in. scale, case included, limited edition run of 100 instruments, mfg. 2000-mid 2001.