D-42 TASMANIAN BLACKWOOD (2011)
– Dread 14-fretstyle body,
solid Adirondack spruce top,
solid flamed Tasmanian blackwood back and sides,
standard X scalloped bracing,
three-ring rosette Style 45 rosette (5/9/5 grouping with a large middle abalone pearl ring),
solid European flamed maple binding,
Style 42 abalone pearl top inlay,
black/maple/black back inlay,
Style 45 back purfling,
select hardwood modified V neck,
14/20-fret solid European flamed maple-bound ebony fingerboard with Style 42 golden era snowflake inlays,
square taper headstock with ebony overlay and custom abalone design inlay,
three-per-side gold tuners with engraved butterbean knobs,
ebony belly bridge with drop-in long saddle,
tortoise color pickguard,
label signed C.F. Martin IV and numbered in sequence,
polished gloss top with aging toner,
25.4 in. scale,
limited edition run of 10 instruments summer 2011 only