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Martin Creates Model Just for 2004 Summer NAMM Show (Click for a close-up) July 27, 2004 OM-42QM2 Show Special This Quilted Maple OM-42 is limited to orders received from Martin dealers in attendance at the Nashville 2004 NAMM show only, and no more than 30 guitars will be offered. Features include a premium Italian alpine spruce top, a Stauffer-style pointed pyramid bridge, a Style 45 flowerpot inlaid into an ebony headplate, Martin "M" inlaid ebony tuning machine knobs, Style 45 snowflake fingerboard inlays, grained ivoroid bindings with Style 42 abalone top inlay, and exquisite highly figured quilted maple back and sides toned with a hand-applied "British tan" stain reminiscent of violin finishes. Advertisement List Price $7499.00. CONSTRUCTION: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint BODY SIZE: 000-14 Fret TOP: Solid Italian Alpine Spruce ROSETTE: Style 45 TOP BRACING PATTERN: OM TOP BRACES: Scalloped 1/4 BACK MATERIAL: Solid Quilted Maple BACK PURFLING: Herringbone Pearl Bordered By B/W/B Boltaron SIDE MATERIAL: Solid Quilted Maple ENDPIECE: Grained Ivoroid ENDPIECE INLAY: B/W/B Boltaron BINDING: Grained Ivoroid TOP INLAY STYLE: Abalone Pearl with Black/White/Black Fiber Inlays SIDE INLAY: Mulitple Black/White BACK INLAY: B/W/B Boltaron NECK MATERIAL: Solid Spanish Cedar NECK SHAPE: Low Profile NUT MATERIAL: Fossilized Ivory HEADSTOCK: Solid/Diamond/Tapered HEADPLATE: Solid Black Ebony /Flower Pot- Abalone Pearl Inlay HEELCAP: Grained Ivoroid FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony SCALE LENGTH: 25.4" # OF FRETS CLEAR: 14 # OF FRETS TOTAL: 20 FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4" FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/4" FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS: Style 45 Snowflake - Select Pearl FINGERBOARD BINDING: Grained Ivoroid/Mitered FINISH BACK & SIDES: PolishedGloss / British Tan Stain / Lime Yellow Filler FINISH TOP: Polished Gloss FINISH NECK: Polished Gloss/British Tan Stain w/ Dark Filler BRIDGE MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony BRIDGE STYLE: Pyramid Stauffer Style BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 5/16" SADDLE: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Fossil Ivory TUNING MACHINES: Schaller Gold w/ Large Ebony Knobs w/ Inlaid Pearl RECOMMENDED STRINGS: Martin MSP 4100 Light Phosphor Bronze BRIDGE & END PINS: Fossil Ivory w/ Black Dots PICKGUARD: I-03 Tortoise Color/Beveled and Polished CASE: 533 Geib Style INTERIOR LABEL: Paper Label Signed By CFM IV, Numbered In Sequence with a Total (30) ELECTRONICS: optional For more information, visit their web site at www.martinguitar.com.

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