D42

European Spruce • Solid Mahogany Back/Sides

SKU: D42     List:$6,499.00.... WMC:$4,899.00

 

The D42 draws its inspiration from the pre-war period with vintage features such as forward-shifted scalloped bracing, traditional Style 45 snowflake fingerboard inlays, grained ivoroid bindings, and gold tuning gears with 'butterbean' knobs. Other features for the 14-Fret Dreadnought include East Indian Rosewood top, back, and sides, polished gloss finish and a hand-fit dovetail neck attachment.

 

 

 

MODEL D-42

CONSTRUCTION : Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint

BODY SIZE : D-14 Fret

TOP : Solid Sitka Spruce

ROSETTE : Style 45

TOP BRACING PATTERN : Standard ''X'' Scalloped, Forward Shifted

TOP BRACES : Solid Sitka Spruce 5/16''

BACK MATERIAL : Solid East Indian Rosewood

BACK PURFLING : Style 45

SIDE MATERIAL : Solid East Indian Rosewood

ENDPIECE : Grained Ivoroid

ENDPIECE INLAY : Black/White Boltaron

BINDING : Grained Ivoroid

TOP INLAY STYLE : Abalone Pearl with Black/White/Black Boltaron

SIDE INLAY : Black/White Boltaron

BACK INLAY : Black/White Boltaron

NECK MATERIAL : Select Hardwood

NECK SHAPE : Low Profile

NUT MATERIAL : Bone

HEADSTOCK : Solid/Diamond/SquareTaper

HEADPLATE : Solid East Indian Rosewood /C.F. Martin Block- Select Abalone Pearl

HEELCAP : Grained Ivoroid with Black/White Boltaron Inlay

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL : Solid Black Ebony

SCALE LENGTH : 25.4''

# OF FRETS CLEAR : 14

# OF FRETS TOTAL : 20

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT : 1-11/16''

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET : 2-1/8''

FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS : Style 45 Snowflakes - Select Abalone Pearl

FINGERBOARD BINDING : Grained Ivoroid

FINISH BACK & SIDES : Polished Gloss

FINISH TOP : Polished Gloss w/ Aging Toner ; Sunburst available at additional cost.

FINISH NECK : Polished Gloss

BRIDGE MATERIAL : Solid Black Ebony

BRIDGE STYLE : Belly

BRIDGE STRING SPACING :  2-1/8''

SADDLE : 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone

TUNING MACHINES : Gold Open-Geared w/ Butterbean Knobs