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Martin Creates Model Just for 2004 Summer NAMM Show

July 27, 2004

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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.

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 http://www.martinguitar.com/.

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