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Martin D-42 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

Original price $6,399.00 - Original price $6,399.00
Original price
$6,399.00
New: $6,399.00
Display Model: $6,399.00
Current price $6,399.00
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New: The item is brand new as received from the manufacturer with a full manufacturer warranty. Instruments such as guitars, snare drums, drum kits, brass and woodwind instruments may be opened for photography and quality control inspection and may not be in a factory sealed box.

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Experience A Classic Offering From Martin's Lineup - The Martin D-42 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

With back and sides of premium East Indian rosewood and a Sitka spruce top, this instrument is highly appointed with pearl inlay and enhanced with vintage appointments, such as antique white binding and open gear tuners. Massive bass response balanced with articulate highs and a high performance neck makes the D-42 a beautifully appointed tonal masterpiece that makes playing for hours an easy task.


SPECIFICATIONS

Overview

  • Body Size: D-14 Fret
  • Finish Top: Gloss
  • Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
  • Back and Side Finish: Gloss
  • Bracing Pattern: Forward-shifted X-brace
  • Scale Length: 25.4"
  • Brace Shape: Scalloped
  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
  • Top Material: Sitka Spruce
  • Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
  • Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
  • Neck Taper: High-performance Taper
  • Side Material: East Indian Rosewood

Top

  • Top Color: Aging Toner
  • Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
  • Binding: Antique White
  • Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
  • Top Inlay Material: Abalone With Multi-stripe
  • Bridge Material: Ebony
  • Top Detail: None
  • Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
  • Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
  • Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
  • Pickguard Inlay: None
  • Saddle: Compensated Bone
  • Rosette: Abalone With Multi-stripe
  • Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

  • Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
  • Back and Sides Color: None
  • Brace Size: 5/16"
  • Back Detail: None
  • Back Purfling/strip: Style 45
  • Back Inlay Material: Multi-stripe
  • Heelcap: Antique White With Multi-stripe
  • Side Detail: None
  • Endpiece: Antique White
  • Side Inlay Material: Multi-stripe
  • Endpiece Inlay: Multi-stripe

Neck

  • Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  • Finish Neck: Gloss
  • Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
  • Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
  • Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 45 Snowflake
  • Number of Frets Total: 20
  • Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
  • Neck Joins Body at: 14th Fret
  • Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White With Multi-stripe
  • Side Dots: Black

Headstock

  • Headstock Shape: Solid With Square Taper and Diamond
  • Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
  • Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
  • Knob: Butterbean
  • Headplate Logo Style: Block Inlay
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Headplate Binding Material: Antique White With Multi-stripe
  • Headplate Detail: None


Manufacturer: C. F. Martin & Co.
Model: Y18D42
SKU: I553140-2-WHXC


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