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Acoustic: Special Edition Models Numbered Models, A-D
00-16DBFM WOMEN & MUSIC
- Grand Concert 14-fret deep 000-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, Pacific Big Leaf flamed maple back and sides, round soundhole with Women & Music mosaic rosette, solid mahogany binding, black/white/black/rope wood top inlay, B/W/B back inlay, Women & Music back purfling, maple neck with mahogany stripe, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with MOP diamond and pearl short pattern inlays, slotted headstock with solid Pacific Big Leaf flamed maple overlay and small raised foil logo, three-per-side open-style gold Waverly tuners with Butterbean knobs, ebony belly bridge, black bridge pins with MOP dots, black teardrop pickguard, two labels with one signed by CFM IV and one with the Women & Music mission statement, Natural polished gloss finish with Autumn Maple toner, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. summer 2000-03.
000-18 NORMAN BLAKE
- Grand Auditorium-style body that has a 14-fret style body with a 12-fret style neck, differet bracing, and a smaller 00-sized soundhole, solid Italian Alpine spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, Style 28 rosette, tortoise color body binding, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret ebony fingerboard with unique diamond and square inlays, rosewood headstock overlay, three-per-side Waverly nickel tuners with ivoroid Butterbean knobs, ebony bridge, tortise pickguard, label signed by Norman Blake, available in Natural Gloss finish, 24.9 in. scale, mfg. summer 2007-present.
000-18 WG WOODY GUTHRIE
- Grand Auditorium 14-fret 000-style body, solid spruce top, solid bookmatched mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring rosette (1/5/1 grouping), tortoise binding, V-shaped mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony with abalone dot inlays and "Woody Gutherie" signature on the 20th fret, tapered headstock with old style Martin decal logo, three-per-side nickel tuners with Butterbean knobs, ebony belly bridge, tortoise pickguard, label signed by Arlo Gutherie, Nora Gutherie, Harold Levinthal, and CFM IV, Natural finish, mfg. summer 1999-mid-2001.
000-28 NORMAN BLAKE
- Grand Auditorium 12-fret 000-style body, solid Adirondack spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring Style 28 black/white fiber rosette (5/9/5 grouping), grained ivoroid binding, fine herringbone top inlay, black/maple fiber back inlay, HD zig-zag back purfling, select hardwood neck, 12/19-fret ebony fingerboard with Maltese diamond and square long pattern inlays, slotted headstock with solid East Indian rosewood overlay and Golden Era logo, three-per-side open-style Waverly tuners with small ivoroid buttons, ebony vintage belly drop-in long saddle bridge, fossilized ivory bridge pins with black pearl dots, tortoise color beveled pickguard, Natural polished gloss finish with Aging toner top, label signed and numbered by C.F. Martin IV and Norman Blake, case included, 24.9 in. scale, mfg. 2004-mid-2008.
000CE AL CHERRY (FSC CERTIFIED WOOD)
- single cutaway Grand Auditorium 14-fret 000-style body, Graffiti pattern aluminum top, solid certified cherry back and sides, A-Fame X bracing, round soundhole with no rosette, black Boltaron binding, certified Cherry modified low oval neck, 14/20-fret certified Katalox fingerboard with small dot inlays, solid certified cherry headstock overlay with raised silver foil logo, three-per-side chrome tuners with small buttons, certified Katalox belly bridge, aluminum bridge pins with black dot inalys, Fishman Aero Blend electronics, two lables with one for the model name and the other for the FSC certification, aluminum polished gloss top and satin Classic Cherry Stain back and sides finish, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. summer 2008-present.
ALTERNATIVE II
- single cutaway Grand Auditorium 14-fret 000-style body, solid graffiti pattern aluminum top, Jett Black High Pressue Laminate (HPL) back and sides, alternative pattern bracing, round soundhole, black Stratabond neck, 14/20-fret black Micarta fingerboard with small dot inlays, solid graffiti pattern aluminum headstock overlay with metallic black foil logo, three-per-side Cosmo black Gotoh tuners, black Micarta belly bridge, black bridge pins with white dots, Fishman Prefix Pro electronics, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. 2002-03.
Alternative II Resonator
- similar to the Alternative II, except has a hand-spun aluminum resonator cone, spider bridge, and Fishman Prefix Pro Resonator system electronics, mfg. summer 2003-07.
ALTERNATIVE III
- single cutaway dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid graffiti pattern aluminum top, Jett Black High Pressue Laminate (HPL) back and sides, alternative pattern bracing, round soundhole, black Stratabond neck, 14/20-fret black Micarta fingerboard with small dot inlays, solid graffiti pattern aluminum headstock overlay with metallic black foil logo, three-per-side Cosmo black Gotoh tuners, black Micarta belly bridge, black bridge pins with white dots, Fishman Prefix Pro electronics, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. 2002-03.
ALTERNATIVE X
- single cutaway Grand Concert 14-fret 00 thin-style body, solid graffiti pattern aluminum top, Jett Black High Pressue Laminate (HPL) back and sides, alternative pattern bracing, round soundhole, black Stratabond neck, 14/20-fret black Micarta fingerboard with small dot inlays, solid graffiti pattern aluminum headstock overlay with metallic black foil logo, three-per-side Cosmo black Gotoh tuners, black Micarta belly bridge, black bridge pins with white dots, Fishman Prefix Pro electronics, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. 2001-present.
Alternative XMIDI
- similar to the Alternative X, except has Roland MIDI GK-KIT-G electronics with three knobs and a switch on the face of the guitar, mfg. 2003-mid-2005.
Alternative XT
- similar to the Alternative X, except has a "CFM" Martin logo grille soundhole cover, a tune-o-matic bridge, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, a DiMarzio Fast Track 2 humbucker pickup, and two knobs and a coil tap switch on the face of the guitar, mfg. summer 2002-mid-2005.
CAR TALK
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Englemann spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, standard X scalloped forward-shifted bracing, round soundhole with a Style 45 three-ring rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle ring of abalone pearl), grained ivoroid binding, bold herringbone top inlay, B/W Boltaron back and side inlays, select hardwood neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with custom assorted car-related pearl inlays and 20th-fret Tom and Ray signatures inlay, ebony headstock overlay with Click and Clack cartoon inlay and large old style logo, three-per-side chrome Gotoh tuners with car themed engraved knobs, ebony belly bridge, ebony bridge pins with abalone dots, black pickguard with Car Talk credits artwork, two labels with one signed by Tom and Ray Magliozzi and numbered in sequence (no total) and the other with a photo of the Magliozzi's, special case with nickel hardware and Car Talk license plate included, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. summer 2008-present.
CEO'S CHOICE CEO-1
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle ring of abalone pearl), black binding, fine herringbone top inlay, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with hollow pearl hexagon inlays and CF Martin IV's signature on the 20th fret, East Indian rosewood headstock overlay with raised gold foil logo, three-per-side gold tuners with ebony button, ebony belly bridge with hollow pearl hexagon inlays, tortoiseshell pickguard, label signed by CF Martin IV, Natural finish, 25.4 in. scale, case included, total production of 128 instruments, mfg. 1997 only.
CEO's Choice CEO-1R
- similar to the CEO's Choice CEO-1, except has solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, total production of 191 instruments, mfg. 1997 only.
CEO'S CHOICE CEO-2
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid spruce top, laminated Macassar striped ebony back and sides, three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle abalone pearl ring), black binding, fine herringbone top inlay, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with hollow hexagon inlay and C.F. Martin IV's signature on the 20th fret, three-per-side gold enclosed tuners with ebony buttons, ebony bridge with hollow hexagon inlays, tortoise pickguard, label signed by C.F. Martin IV, Natural finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 1998 only.
CEO'S CHOICE CEO-3
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid spruce top, veneered Brazilian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle abalone pearl ring), multiple body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with hollow pearl hexagon inlays, tortoise headstock overlay, three-per-side gold tuners with tortoise buttons, ebony belly bridge with two hollow pearl hexagon inlays, black pickguard, label signed by CFM IV, Unique gold top finish, 25.4 in. scale, limited production of 150 instruments, mfg. 1999 only.
CEO'S CHOICE CEO-4
- slope-shouldered dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Adirondack spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, modified hybrid bracing, round soundhole with thin two-ring black/white rosette, white Boltaron binding, black top inlay, black Boltaron back and side inlays, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret black Micarta fingerboard with Style 28 pearl dot inlays, solid Indian rosewood headstock overlay with raised gold foil logo, three-per-side gold Gotoh tuners with large knobs, black Micarta belly bridge, white bridge pins with tortoise color dots, black beveled pickguard, Sunburst polished gloss finish, label signed by CFM IV, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. 2001-03.
CEO's Choice CEO-4R
- similar to the CEO-4, except has solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, mfg. 2002-present.
CEO'S CHOICE CEO-5
- dreadnought 12-fret-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, solid sapele back and sides, hybrid scalloped bracing, round soundhole with a three-ring herringbone pearl rosette (5/9/5 grouping), grained ivoroid binding, herringbone with black/white fiber top inlay, B/W/B back inlay, Style 18 back purfling, mahogany neck, 12/20-fret ebony fingerboard with gold color frets and old Style 18 abalone pearl dot inlays, slotted headstock with solid Indian rosewood overlay and gold logo, three-per-side gold side-mount Schaller tuners with acrylic knobs, ebony belly bridge, white bridge pins with abalone dots, tortoise color beveled pickguard, label signed by CFM IV,Natural polished gloss finish with Aging Toner top, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. 2001-04.
CF-1
- single cutaway archtop body, laminated Alpine spruce top, laminated European flamed maple back and sides, two f-holes, archtop crossbrace bracing, U-shaped flamed maple neck, 14/21-fret ebony fingerboard with no inlays, black micarta headstock overlay with raised gold foil "American Archtop" and "Martin" logos, three-per-side gold Gotoh tuners with ebony buttons, floating ebony bridge, ebony trapeze tailpiece, ebony finger rest pickguard, single Kent Armstrong floating pickup, single black volume knob mounted on the pickguard, available in Black (summer 2005-present), Natural, or Sunburst polished gloss finish, 17 in. body width, 3 in. body depth, 25 in. scale, mfg. 2004-present.
CF-2
- similar to the CF-2, except has a thinner 2.5 in. body, two Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), and a three-way pickup switch, mfg. 2004-present.
CONCEPT J
- single cutaway Jumbo-style body with rounded edges, solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, round soundhole with abalone rosette, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with hollow hexagon inlay and C.F. Martin IV's signature on the 20th fret, three-per-side tuners, ebony bridge with hollow hexagon inlays, active electronics, available in "Holographic" finish (made with suspended metallic particles), mfg. 1998-99.
CONCEPT II
- single cutaway Grand Auditorium 14-fret 000-style body, spruce top, curly maple back and sides, three-per-side gold tuners, on-board EQ or Gold+Plus electronics, available in contiguous holographic opalescent gloss lacquer finish, mfg. summer 1999-2001.
CONCEPT III
- single cutaway Grand Auditorium 14-fret 000-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, solid soft red curly maple back and sides, round soundhole with single ring blue paua/pearl rosette, two-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret black Micarta fingerboard, solid maple headstock overlay with black foil logo, three-per-side black Gotoh tuners with L-5 buttons, black Micarta belly bridge, black bridge pins with pearl dots, no pickguard, label signed by CFM IV, available in polished gloss finish with firemist gold pigment, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. 2003 only.
COWBOY X
- Grand Auditorium 14-fret 000-style body, high pressure laminate (HPL) top with Robert Armstrong's cowboy campfire scene, HPL back and sides with "Dreamy Illusion" color, round soundhole, black Stratabond neck, 14/20-fret black Micarta fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, HPL headstock overlay with gold foil logo, three-per-side black tuners, black Micarta belly bridge, limited production of no more than 250 instruments, mfg. summer 2000 only.
CSN GERRY TOLMAN
- dreadnought style, solid Englemann spruce, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, Style 45 rosette, grained ivoroid bold herringbone body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with special Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young design inlays, bound ebony headstock overlay with "Martin" and "CSN" inlays, three-per-side nickel open geared tuners with butterbean knobs, ebony pyramid Stauffer-style bridge, tortoise pickguard, label signed by Crosby, Stills, and Nash, available in Natural Gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 2007-present.
D-7 ROGER MCGUINN
- seven-string configuration with a double G string based on the HD-7 Roger McGuinn model, solid Sitka spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, bold Herringbone rosette, grained ivoroid body binding, mortise neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with diamond and squares inlaid in hard rock maple inlays, ebony headstock overlay, three-per-side chrome tuners, ebony bridge, tortoise pickguard, label signed by Roger McGuinn, available in Natural Gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 2007-present.
D-28CW CLARENCE WHITE
- dreadnought 14-fret body style designed after Clarence White's 1935 D-28, solid Adirondak spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, standard X scalloped forwarded shifted bracing, large round soundhole with two-ring Style 28 black/white fiber rosette (9/5 grouping), grained ivoroid binding, fine herringbone top inlay, black/maple fiber back inlay, select hardwood neck, 14/21-fret ebony bound fingerboard that extends over the soundhole, solid East Indian rosewood headstock overlay with a Golden Era logo, three-per-side Waverly nickel tuners with Butterbean knobs, ebony belly bridge with long saddle, white bridge pins with black dots, authentic tortoiseshell patterned pickguard, label signed by CFM IV and Michelle White Bledsoe and numbered in sequence, Natural polished gloss finish with Aging Toner top, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. summer 2002-present.
D-28 ELVIS PRESLEY
- dreadnought-style body based on Presley's 1955 D-28, solid Carpathian spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, Style 28 rosette, grained ivoroid multiple black/white boltaron binding, select hardwood neck, MOP TCB lightning bolt graphic in black micarta neck heel, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with select abalone star inlays bordered in MOP, regular headstock with solid ebony overlay and black/white abalone Elvis Presley graphic silhouette, three-per-side Grover Deluxe nickel tuners (Kluson-style), vintage belly ebony bridge with drop-in long saddle, black pickguard, two labels (Elvis label with holographic sticker numbered in sequence, an album cover label), available in Natural Gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 2008-present.
D-28 Elvis Presley CVR
- similar to the D-28 Elvis Presley, except has a custom-tooled leather cover with Presley's name enscribed across the lower bout, mfg. 2008-present.
D-35 JOHNNY CASH
- dreadnought-style body, solid Engelmann spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with Style 45 three-stripe rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large center ring of abalone pearl), grained ivoroid binding, multiple B/W Boltaron top and side inlay, B/W/B Boltaron back inlay, HD zig-zag back purfling, 14/20-fret grained ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with select abalone stars bordered in MOP and 20th fret Johnny Cash signature inlays, grained ivroid-bound solid East Indian rosewood headstock overlay with large old style logo, three-per-side chrome Grover 102C tuners, ebony belly bridge, black bridge pins with abalone pearl dots, black beveled pickguard, label signed by C.F. Martin IV and John Carter Cash, Black polished gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, black case with black interior and hardware included, mfg. summer 2006-present.
DC AURA
- single cutaway dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, solid East Indianrosewood back and sides, hybrid X scalloped bracing, round soundhole with three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle ring of abalone pearl, white Boltaron binding, abalone pearl with B/W/B Boltaron top inlay, B/W Boltaron back inlay, B/W Boltaron side inlay, Style 45 back purfling, select hardwood neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl hexagon outline inlays, bound headstock with ebony overlay and MOP logo, three-per-side gold Gotoh tuners with large ebony buttons, ebony belly bridge with pearl hexagon outlines, ebony bridge pins with abalone pearl dots, black beveled pickguard, Fishman Prefix Aura system electronics, Natural polished gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 2004-present.
DCE BLACK (SUSTAINABLE WOOD)
- single cutaway dreadnought style, solid Sitka spruce top, solid poplar back and sides, Style 28 overlay rosette, White Boltaron body binding, cherry/Mortise neck, 14/20-fret black Micarta fingerboard with Style 28 simulated pearl dot inlays, poplar headstock overlay, three-per-side chrome tuners, black Micarta bridge, black pickguard, Fishman Aura Pro Electronics, available in Black Gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. summer 2007-present.
DITSON DREADNAUGHT 111
- body designed after the original 1916-1930 Dreadnaught (notice spelling), solid Adirondack spruce, solid mahogany back and sides, single ring rosette, Brazilian rosewood body binding, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret ebony fingerboard with dot inlays at the 5th, 7th, and 9th frets, open-style headstock with Brazilian rosewood overlay, three-per-side Waverly brass open geared tuners with small ivoroid knobs, ebony bridge, small tortoise pickguard, reissue paper label signed by Chris Martin IV, available in Natural Gloss finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 2007-present.
DITSON DREADNAUGHT 333
- dreadnought 12-fret-style body, solid Adirondack spruce top, solid Mahogany back and sides, standard X scalloped bracing, round soundhole with Ditson-style multi-ring rosette, grained ivoroid binding, multiple B/W Boltaron top inlay, B/W Boltaron back inlay, select hardwood Modified V-shaped neck, 12/19-fret bound ebony fingerboard with Style 333 snowflake, diamond, and oval inlays, slotted headstock with solid Brazilian rosewood overlay, three-per-side open-style Waverly tuners with small ivoroid buttons, pyramid ebony bridge with drop-in long saddle, bone bridge pins with tortoise dots, label signed by CFM IV, Natural polished gloss finish with Ditson 333 Toner top, 25.4 in. scale, case included, mfg. summer 2008-present.
D MAHOGANY 09 (FSC CERTIFIED WOOD)
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid certified European spruce top, solid certified mahogany back and sides, standard X scalloped forward-shifted bracing, Style 18 three-ring rosette (1/9/1 grouping), tortoise color binding, multiple B/W Boltaron top inlay, B/W Boltaron back inlay, certified mahogany modified V neck, 14/20-fret certified Katalox fingerboard with old Style 18 bone dot inlays, certified mahogany headstock overlay with gold foil logo, three-per-side nickel open-geared tuners with Butterbean knobs, certified Katalox 1930s-style belly bridge with drop-in long saddle, bone bridge pins with black dots, tortoise color pickguard, two labels with one with FSC certification and one with model name, Natural polished gloss finish with Aging Toner top, 25.4 in. scale, case included, new 2009.
D MUNINGA 08 (FSC CERTIFIED WOOD)
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid certified four-piece Adirondack spruce top, solid certified Muninga back and sides, standard X scalloped forward-shifted bracing, Style 28 three-ring rosette (5/9/5 grouping), grained ivoroid binding, multiple B/W Boltaron top inlay, B/W Boltaron back inlay, grained ivoroid back purfling, certified mahogany modified V neck, 14/20-fret certified Katalox fingerboard with long pattern Golden Era diamonds and squares inlays, certified Muninga headstock overlay with Golden Era-style logo, three-per-side nickel Gotoh open-geared tuners with Butterbean knobs, certified Katalox 1930s-style belly bridge with drop-in saddle, bone bridge pins with black dots, Delmar tortoise color pickguard, two labels with one with FSC certification and one with model name and numbered in sequence, 1935 Sunburst polished gloss top and Natural polished gloss back and sides finish, 25.4 in. scale, case included, limited edition run of 17 instruments, mfg. summer 2008 only.
DVM VETERAN'S MODEL
- dreadnought 14-fret-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, hybrid X scalloped bracing, round soundhole with three-ring Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle abalone pearl ring), black Boltaron binding, bold herringbone inlay, black/white Boltaron back and side inlay, select hardwood neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with MOP 3rd fret eagle, "VETERANS" spelled across frets 5 through 12, small stars at the 15th and 17th fret, and 20th fret red/yellow logo inlays, ebony headstock overlay with raised gold foil logo and the five Armed Forces applied insignia pins (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard), three-per-side gold Gotoh tuners with Butterbean knobs, ebony belly bridge, black bridge pins with abalone pearl dots, black beveled pickguard, Natural polished gloss finish with Aging Toner top, label signed by CFM IV and numbered in sequence, 25.4 in. scale, case included, supplied with two genuine steel dog tags with serial number, mfg. 2002-mid-2008.