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MARTIN DITSON 111 SPECIAL EDITION GUITAR & CASE

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MARTIN DITSON 111 SPECIAL EDITION GUITAR & CASE
This reissue commemorates the very first dreadnought guitar, designed by Martin for the Oliver Ditson Company of New York in 1916. Like the originals, the peghead is slotted and the neck meets the body at the 12th fret. Pickguard and rosette are the vintage design. Mahogany back and sides, Adirondack spruce top with scalloped Golden Era style braces, Brazilian rosewood binding, backstrip & endpiece, multi-layered black/maple soundhole rosette, ebony pyramid bridge, tortoise pickguard. Modified V-shape neck, ebony fretboard (1-7/8" nut, 25.4" scale), abalone dot position inlays, slotted headstock with Brazilian rosewood veneer (no decal, inlay, or stamp), Waverly/Sloane 3-on-plate gears with ivoroid buttons. Fossil ivory nut & saddle, gloss finish including neck, aging toner on top. Inside label signed by C.F.Martin IV. 540V case has vintage style latches.
DITSON111 .. (List $6499.00) (Minimum Advertised Price $5199.00)
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Specifications:
  • MODEL Ditson Dreadnaught 111
  • CONSTRUCTION: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
  • BODY SIZE: D-12 Fret
  • TOP: Solid Adirondack Spruce
  • ROSETTE: Multiple Black/Maple
  • TOP BRACING PATTERN: Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Golden Era Style)
  • TOP BRACES: Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''
  • BACK MATERIAL: Solid Genuine Mahogany
  • BACK PURFLING: Solid Brazilian Rosewood Strip
  • SIDE MATERIAL: Solid Genuine Mahogany
  • ENDPIECE: Solid Brazilian Rosewood
  • ENDPIECE INLAY: none
  • BINDING: Brazilian Rosewood
  • TOP INLAY STYLE: Maple and Black Fiber
  • SIDE INLAY: none
  • BACK INLAY: none
  • NECK MATERIAL: Select Hardwood
  • NECK SHAPE: Modified V
  • NUT MATERIAL: Fossilized Ivory
  • HEADSTOCK: Slotted/Round Slots/Tapered
  • HEADPLATE: Solid Brazilian Rosewood
  • HEELCAP: Solid Black Ebony
  • FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony
  • SCALE LENGTH: 25.4''
  • # OF FRETS CLEAR: 12
  • # OF FRETS TOTAL: 19
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1-7/8''
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2-5/16''
  • FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS: Abalone Dots @ 5th, 7th, & 9th
  • FINGERBOARD BINDING: none
  • FINISH BACK & SIDES: Polished Gloss
  • FINISH TOP: Polished Gloss w/ Aging Toner
  • FINISH NECK: Polished Gloss
  • BRIDGE MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony
  • BRIDGE STYLE: Pyramid - Long Saddle
  • BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2-3/8''
  • SADDLE: 16'' Radius/Long Fossil Ivory
  • TUNING MACHINES: Waverly/Sloane w/ Small Ivoroid Knobs
  • RECOMMENDED STRINGS: Martin SP 4200 Medium Phosphor Bronze
  • BRIDGE & END PINS: Solid Black Ebony
  • PICKGUARD: Delmar Tortoise Color
  • CASE: 540V Harptone
  • INTERIOR LABEL: ''Reissue'' Paper Label Signed By CFM IV
  • ELECTRONICS: not an option
  • OTHER OPTIONS: Available left-handed at no additional charge
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