Martin D-45 1941, Natural

$375,000.00

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Specs


Instrument	Dreadnought
Brand	Martin
Model	D-45
Finish	Natural
SKU	GF9276-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1941
Top	Adirondack Spruce
Back and Sides	Brazilian Rosewood
Neck/Fingerboard	Mahogany/ Ebony
Bridge Material	Ebony (replica)
Tuners	Original
Neck Profile	C
Neck Depth	.802"- .927"
Scale Length	25.4"
Radius	16"
Nut Width	1.682"
String Spacing at Saddle	2.175"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	Y
Case	White Calton
Modifications/Repairs	Fully refinished (with binding crackling evident of 50s/60s lacquer stripper), original tuners installed (evidence of other style from plugged screw holes); refret; neck reset; replica bridge (once had oversized bridge); top bridge patch (installed from underside with braces removed and reinstalled); 2 splintered pieces glued back down below bridge; 7" spruce spline along lower bass bout of top (5 small cleats); replaced pickguard; lower treble rim of top has .25" inlaid spruce; top was removed and reglued with newer mahogany kerning on inside and the binding/abalone was reinstalled with various degrees of alignment; replica maple bridge plate installed within range of era footprint and thickness specifications; two 5" cracks in back reglued & one 10" crack reglued prior to refinishing (12 low profile diamond rosewood cleats); 10" crack in lower treble rim with 6 small diamond cleats; 7" crack in bass rim with 6 small diamond cleats; three 2" cracks along lower top glued prior to refinishing; one 3" crack extending from bass corner of top with 2 small diamond cleats; b-string crack reglued with one diamond cleat; three glued cracks around rosette; replacement brine pins and end pins
1 9/16”	1.563”
1 5/8”	1.625”
1 11/16”	1.688”
1 3/4”	1.750”
1 7/8”	1.875”

Description

91 Pre-War D-45s were made by Martin, this one survived. Arguably the greatest specifications, this pearl bound-brazilian rosewood with Adirondack spruce top dreadnaught is a cannon. While it has lived a full life with varying quality in repair technique, as a whole, each method served its purpose in keeping it playable and with as many factory components intact on the guitar as possible; please see repair history list provided. These guitars are heralded for not only their aesthetics, but their open sound. They were built with the finest choice in spruce and Brazilian rosewood available at the factory. The scalloped bracing and small maple bridge plate help the top move with each note hit. If you are looking for volume and articulation, this one for you. Everything else is character.

Comes in tan Calton Case.

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