Martin D-45 1969, Natural

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Specs


Instrument	Dreadnought
Brand	Martin
Model	D-45
Finish	Natural
SKU	GF423-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1969
Top	Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides	Brazilian Rosewood
Finish Material	Lacquer
Neck/Fingerboard	Honduran Mahogany / Ebony
Fingerboard Radius	16"
Brace Pattern	X braced
Tuners	Original Grover
Bridge	Ebony
Scale Length	25.4"
Nut Width	1 11/16"
String Spacing at Saddle	2.14"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	Y
Case	OHSC
Modifications/Repairs	neckset, touch-up on back of body treble side lower bout, pickguard crack with cleat, original small Rosewood bridge plate, repair work by TJ Thompson

Description

A fantastic sounding and playing Brazilian D-45. Close your eyes and you'll think you're David Crosby at Woodstock.

Martin reintroduced the D-45, the Holy Grail of its prewar models, in 1968. Like the original version, the new D-45s featured back and sides of Brazilian rosewood. However, when Brazil placed an embargo on rosewood logs in 1969, Martin switched to Indian rosewood, leaving a handful of Brazilian D-45s from 1968 and 1969 to become some of the most highly sought Martins of the postwar era.

This 1969 D-45 has the desirable small rosewood bridgeplate (rather than the later oversized bridgeplate). The neck was reset by legendary luthier Randy Wood. A small ding in the back was restored by Bob Peterson of Angel Guitars, known for his work for Paul McCartney. A crack along the edge of the pickguard has been repaired with a cleat (also by Randy Wood). The pickguard is original (although the edge is starting to curl up).

Comes with its original hang tags and hard case.

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